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Charles B. Pierce was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, cinematographer and actor, and is considered one of the first modern independent filmmakers. Pierce directed thirteen films over the span of 26 years, but is best known for his cult hits The Legend of Boggy Creek (1973) and The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976).
Birth Name
Charles Bryant Pierce
Born
Thursday, 16 June 1938
Died
Friday, 05 March 2010
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Man in Diner | 2014 |
Renfroe's Christmas | Narrator | 1997 |
Hawken's Breed | Noel Hickman as an old man | 1987 |
The Aurora Encounter | Preacher | 1986 |
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues | Dr. Lockhart / Dr. Brian C. Lockhart | 1983 |
Grayeagle | Bugler | 1977 |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Patrolman A.C. Benson | 1976 |
The Winds of Autumn | Ferd Hankins | 1976 |
Bootleggers | Homer Dodd | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Man in Diner | 2014 |
Renfroe's Christmas | Narrator | 1997 |
Hawken's Breed | Noel Hickman as an old man | 1987 |
The Aurora Encounter | Preacher | 1986 |
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues | Dr. Lockhart / Dr. Brian C. Lockhart | 1983 |
Grayeagle | Bugler | 1977 |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | Patrolman A.C. Benson | 1976 |
The Winds of Autumn | Ferd Hankins | 1976 |
Bootleggers | Homer Dodd | 1974 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Renfroe's Christmas | 1997 |
Hawken's Breed | 1987 |
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues | 1983 |
Sacred Ground | 1983 |
The Evictors | 1979 |
The Norseman | 1978 |
Grayeagle | 1977 |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | 1976 |
The Winds of Autumn | 1976 |
Winterhawk | 1975 |
Bootleggers | 1974 |
The Legend of Boggy Creek | 1972 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Hawken's Breed | 1987 |
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues | 1983 |
The Evictors | 1979 |
The Norseman | 1978 |
Grayeagle | 1977 |
The Town That Dreaded Sundown | 1976 |
The Winds of Autumn | 1976 |
Winterhawk | 1975 |
Bootleggers | 1974 |
The Legend of Boggy Creek | 1972 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |