Tim Hunter

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