Tim Hunter
Tim Hunter (born June 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film director.
Tim Hunter
- Name
- Tim Hunter
- Born
- 15 June 1947
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Known for
- River's Edge, Carnivàle, Mad Men, Twin Peaks
- Education
- Harvard University (1968)
- Occupation
- Television and film director
- Nationality
- United States
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Tim Hunter • Born — 15 June 1947 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Known for — River's Edge, Carnivàle, Mad Men, Twin Peaks • Education — Harvard University (1968) • Occupation — Television and film director • Years Active — 1979–present • Parents — Ian McLellan Hunter • Relatives — Aileen Hamilton, (aunt)
Career
Career
Since the late 1980s he has mostly worked on television, directing episodes for dozens of televisions series including Breaking Bad, Carnivàle, Chicago Hope, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood, Falcon Crest, Homicide: Life on the Street, House, Law & Order, Lie to Me, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Glee, Revenge, Pretty Little Liars and American Horror Story. During the early to mid-1980s, Hunter directed several feature films, including 1986's River's Edge, which won that year's award for Best Picture at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Personal life
Personal life
Hunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.
Unrealized projects
Unrealized projects
• Modern Bride (1983) • Edward Ford (1980s) • RoboCop 2 (1989) • Nightwood Bar (1993) • Guns and Roses (1993) • The Story of Junk (1999) • Fade (1999) • New Orleans (2006) • This is the Water (2018)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Notes • 1988-1990 — Falcon Crest — 2 episodes • 1990-1991 — Twin Peaks — 3 episodes • 1990 — Beverly Hills, 90210 — Episode "Class of Beverly Hills" • 1991-1993 — Dark Justice — 2 episodes • 1991 — Lies of the Twins — TV movie • Eerie, Indiana — 2 episodes • 1993 — Bakersfield P.D. — Episode "There Goes the Neighborhood" • 1994 — Chicago Hope — Episode "You Gotta Have Heart" • 1994-1995 — Homicide: Life on the Street — 4 episodes • 1995 — Central Park West — Episode "Days of Thunder" • Fallen Angels — Episode "Fly Paper" • 1997 — Moloney — Episode "Misconduct" • 1998 — Michael Hayes — Episode "Vaughn Mower" • Sins of the City — Episode "Honor Among Thieves" • Four Corners — 2 episodes • 2000 — Profiler — Episode "Clean Sweep" • Soul Food — Episode "Claiming" • 2001 — Dead Last — Episode "To Serve, with Love" • 2003 — Out of Order — 5 episodes • 2003-2005 — Crossing Jordan — 2 episodes • Carnivàle — 2 episodes • 2004 — The 4400 — Episode "White Light" • CSI: NY — Episode "Creatures of the Night" • 2004-2006 — Cold Case — 3 episodes • 2005 — House — Episode "Mob Rules" • Line of Fire — Episode "Born to Run" • 2006 — South Beach — Episode "Who Do You Trust" • Deadwood — Episode "A Rich Find" • 2006-2008 — Law & Order — 2 episodes • 2007-2008 — Mad Men — 6 episodes • 2008 — Breaking Bad — Episode "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal" • Army Wives — Episode "Duplicity" • Sons of Anarchy — Episode "Giving Back" • Brotherhood — Episode "All the Interim is like a Phantasma..." • 2008-2009 — Dexter — 2 episodes • 2009 — Lie to Me — Episode "Love Always" • 2009-2010 — Nip/Tuck — 3 episodes • 2010 — Saving Grace — Episode "Let’s Talk" • The Glades — Episode "The Girlfriend Experience" • Caprica — Episode "Things We Lock Away" • Outlaw — Episode "In Re: Kelvin Jones" • 2011 — Glee — Episode "Rumours" • American Horror Story — Episode "Open House" • 2011-2012 — Revenge — 2 episodes • 2011-2013 — Necessary Roughness — 3 episodes • 2012 — Breakout Kings — Episode "Round Two" • Pretty Little Liars — Episode "This is a Dark Ride" • 2013 — Cult — Episode "The Kiss" • 2013-2014 — Hannibal — 4 episodes • 2014 — Intelligence — Episode "The Grey Hat" • The Lottery — Episode "Genie" • Gotham — Episode "Viper" • 2015 — Powers — Episode "Aha Shake Heartbreak" • The Messengers — Episode "Why We Fight" • Scream — 2 episodes • Wayward Pines — 2 episodes • Blood & Oil — Episode "The Art of the Deal" • 2016 — The Blacklist — Episode "Lady Ambrosia" • Underground — 2 episodes • Frequency — Episode "Break, Break, Break" • 2016-2018 — Bosch — 2 episodes • 2017 — Hand of God — Episode "When You Pull the Trigger" • 2018 — Riverdale — Episode "Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle" • 2020 — neXt — Episodes "File #3" and "File #6"
Life and career
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Life and career
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1947
Tim Hunter born at Los Angeles.
Film
Writer • Over the Edge (1979) • Tex (1982) Director • Tex (1982) • Sylvester (1985) • River's Edge (1986) • Paint It Black (1989) • The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) • The Colony (1996) • The People Next Door (1996) • The Maker (1997) • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples (1998) (Segment "Aart and Johtje Vos") • Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families (1998) (Segment "Malka Csizmadia") • Mean Streak (1999) • Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001) • Video Voyeur: The Susan Wilson Story (2002) • The Failures (2003) • Control (2004) • The Far Side of Jericho (2006) • Kings of South Beach (2007) • Looking Glass (2018) • Smiley Face Killers (2020)
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Janet Maslin made the following comments about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:
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