Peter Yost

Biography

Career Overview

Peter Yost has 32 screen credits in a career dating back to 1974. Signature works include Clearing the Air: The War on Smog, Drop Dead City, Nazi Town, USA. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

Known Credits

32

Known For

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  Clearing the Air: The War on Smog
• 

  Drop Dead City
• 

  Nazi Town, USA
• 

  Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling
• 

  The Rise of Drones
• 

  NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

Frequent Collaborators

• Richard Nixon (1 collaborations)
• Ronald Reagan (1 collaborations)
• Beverly Gage (1 collaborations)
• William Hitchcock (1 collaborations)
• Sarah Churchwell (1 collaborations)
• Steven Ross (1 collaborations)
• Leah Wright Rigeur (1 collaborations)
• Arnie Bernstein (1 collaborations)
• Lisa Ling (1 collaborations)
• Jay O. Sanders (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (13 credits)

  • Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Drop Dead City

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Nazi Town, USA

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling

    director

    directing
    2017
  • The Rise of Drones

    director

    directing
    2013
  • NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

    director

    directing
    2012
  • The Two Million Year Old Boy

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Inside Area 51's Secrets

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Area 51 Declassified

    director

    directing
    2010
  • National Geographic: Inside Sumo's Ultimate Clash

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Inside North Korea

    director

    directing
    2006
  • American Experience

    - Nazi Town, USA (2024) ... director directing
    1988
  • NOVA

    - Rise of the Drones (2013) ... director directing

    - Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012) ... director directing
    1974

• production (9 credits)

  • Nazi Town, USA

    producer

    production
    2024
  • Holky: The Steven Holcomb Story

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling

    producer

    production
    2017
  • The Rise of Drones

    producer

    production
    2013
  • NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

    producer

    production
    2012
  • Inside Area 51's Secrets

    producer

    production
    2010
  • Area 51 Declassified

    producer

    production
    2010
  • National Geographic: Inside Sumo's Ultimate Clash

    producer

    production
    2008
  • American Experience

    - Nazi Town, USA (2024) ... producer production
    1988

• writing (10 credits)

  • Nazi Town, USA

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • Inside North Korea: The Kim Dynasty

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • Inside North Korea: Then and Now with Lisa Ling

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • The Rise of Drones

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • The Two Million Year Old Boy

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Area 51 Declassified

    writer

    writing
    2010
  • National Geographic: Inside Sumo's Ultimate Clash

    writer

    writing
    2008
  • Inside North Korea

    script editor

    writing
    2006
  • American Experience

    - Nazi Town, USA (2024) ... writer writing
    1988
  • NOVA

    - Rise of the Drones (2013) ... writer writing
    1974