Frank Pierson

Career Overview

Frank Pierson has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include A Star Is Born, Presumed Innocent, Dog Day Afternoon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Date

1925-05-12

Birth Place

Chappaqua, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  A Star Is Born
• 

  Presumed Innocent
• 

  Dog Day Afternoon
• 

  Cool Hand Luke
• 

  In Country
• 

  A Star Is Born

Frequent Collaborators

• Lady Gaga (1 collaborations)
• Bradley Cooper (1 collaborations)
• Sam Elliott (1 collaborations)
• Andrew Dice Clay (1 collaborations)
• Rafi Gavron (1 collaborations)
• Anthony Ramos (1 collaborations)
• Dave Chappelle (1 collaborations)
• Alec Baldwin (1 collaborations)
• Marlon Williams (1 collaborations)
• Brandi Carlile (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (14 credits)

  • A Star Is Born

    original film writer

    writing
    2018
  • The Good Wife

    - Hybristophilia (2010) ... writer writing
    2009
  • Mad Men

    - Signal 30 (2012) ... writer writing
    2007
  • Presumed Innocent

    screenplay

    writing
    1990
  • In Country

    screenplay

    writing
    1989
  • King of the Gypsies

    screenplay

    writing
    1978
  • A Star Is Born

    screenplay

    writing
    1976
  • Dog Day Afternoon

    screenplay

    writing
    1975
  • Amanda Fallon

    writer

    writing
    1973
  • The Anderson Tapes

    screenplay

    writing
    1971
  • The Looking Glass War

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • Cool Hand Luke

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • The Happening

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • Cat Ballou

    screenplay

    writing
    1965

• actors (3 credits)

  • A Natural Born World-Shaker: The Making of 'Cool Hand Luke'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Brothers Warner

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006

• directing (15 credits)

  • Paradise

    director

    directing
    2004
  • The L Word

    - Lone Star (2006) ... director directing
    2004
  • Soldier's Girl

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Conspiracy

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Dirty Pictures

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Truman

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Citizen Cohn

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

    director

    directing
    1990
  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - Wake Me When I'm Dead (1985) ... director directing
    1985
  • King of the Gypsies

    director

    directing
    1978
  • A Star Is Born

    director

    directing
    1976
  • The Neon Ceiling

    director

    directing
    1971
  • The Looking Glass War

    director

    directing
    1970
  • Route 66

    - Build Your Houses With Their Backs to the Sea (1963) ... director directing
    1960
  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    - The Trap (1962) ... director directing

    - Fragile (1959) ... director directing
    1957

• production (3 credits)

  • The Good Wife

    - Running (2010) ... consulting producer production

    - Hybristophilia (2010) ... consulting producer production

    - Unplugged (2010) ... consulting producer production

    - Mock (2010) ... consulting producer production

    - Boom (2010) ... consulting producer production
    2009
  • Mad Men

    - The Phantom (2012) ... consulting producer production

    - Commissions and Fees (2012) ... consulting producer production

    - The Other Woman (2012) ... consulting producer production

    - Christmas Waltz (2012) ... consulting producer production

    - Dark Shadows (2012) ... consulting producer production
    2007
  • Conspiracy

    executive producer

    production
    2001