Tim Hunter (born June 15, 1947, in Los Angeles, California) is an American television and film director.
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.
Critical reception Janet Maslin made the following comments about Hunter's work on the films River's Edge and Tex:
Personal life Hunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968.
Filmography 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)
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 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 episodes1995 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 episodes2000 Profiler Episode "Clean Sweep" Soul Food Episode "Claiming" 2001 Dead Last Episode "To Serve, with Love" 2003 Out of Order 5 episodes2003-2005 Crossing Jordan 2 episodes Carnivàle 2 episodes2004 The 4400 Episode "White Light" CSI: NY Episode "Creatures of the Night" 2004-2006 Cold Case 3 episodes2005 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 episodes2008 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 episodes2010 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 episodes2012 Breakout Kings Episode "Round Two" Pretty Little Liars Episode "This is a Dark Ride" 2013 Cult Episode "The Kiss" 2013-2014 Hannibal 4 episodes2014 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"
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