Peter Whitehead

Peter Whitehead

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Liverpool, England, UK
January 8, 1937

Biography

Peter Lorrimer Whitehead was an English writer, photographer and filmmaker who documented the counterculture in London and New York in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern music video) including a version of "Interstellar Overdrive" for Pink Floyd and several clips for The Rolling Stones.

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Representative Works

Daddy
Daddy
5.6
/ English
Lilford Hall
Lilford Hall
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
4.5
/ English
The Fall
The Fall
7.2
/ English
Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
7.0
/ English
When I Was Young
When I Was Young
No Rating Yet
/ English
Charlie Is My Darling
Charlie Is My Darling
8.5
/ English
The Benefit of the Doubt
The Benefit of the Doubt
6.5
/ English
Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows
Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows
No Rating Yet
/ English
Led Zeppelin: Live at the Bath Festival
Led Zeppelin: Live at the Bath Festival
No Rating Yet
/ English
A Dream Longer Than the Night
A Dream Longer Than the Night
6.3
/ French
Wholly Communion
Wholly Communion
6.3
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Daddy
1973Nominee

Best Director

Daddy

Lilford Hall
1969Nominee

Best Director

Lilford Hall

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967Nominee

Best Director

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Career Highlights

The Fall
1969Highlight

Best Performance

The Fall

Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts
2009Highlight

Best Director

Terrorism Considered as One of the Fine Arts