Peter Whitehead

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1937-01-08

Deathday 2019-06-10 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Liverpool, England, UK

Peter Whitehead

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.

Known For

Director

1977
Fire in the Water

as Director

1973
Daddy

as Director

1969
The Fall

as Director

1969
Lilford Hall

as Director

1967
Jeanetta Cochrane

as Director

1967
1966
1965
Wholly Communion

as Director

1965
When I Was Young

as Director

1964

Editor

1973
Daddy

as Editor

1967
1965

Crew

1973
Daddy

as Cinematography

1969
The Fall

as Cinematography

1967
Jeanetta Cochrane

as Cinematography

Actor

1969
The Fall

as Himself / Narrator

Camera

2005
Pink Floyd London '66-'67

as Director of Photography

1964
The Perception Of Life

as Still Photographer

Producer