Peter Carter (December 8, 1933 - June 3, 1982) was a Canadian film and
television director. Best known as the director of The Rowdyman and
Klondike Fever, he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director
at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for Klondike Fever.Carter began as an
apprentice with J. Arthur Rank in England and moved to Canada in 1955,
where he joined Crawley Films as an editor and assistant director. He
returned to England, worked in Africa, and came back to Canada in
1963. His films included Rituals, High-Ballin' and Highpoint and on
television, his credits included episodes of R.C.M.P., Seaway, Wojeck,
McQueen, For the Record, Police Surgeon, The Forest Rangers and Swiss
Family Robinson, and the telefilms The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog
and A Man Called Intrepid. He died of a heart attack on June 3, 1982.
He was married to actress Linda Goranson.
television director. Best known as the director of The Rowdyman and
Klondike Fever, he garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Director
at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for Klondike Fever.Carter began as an
apprentice with J. Arthur Rank in England and moved to Canada in 1955,
where he joined Crawley Films as an editor and assistant director. He
returned to England, worked in Africa, and came back to Canada in
1963. His films included Rituals, High-Ballin' and Highpoint and on
television, his credits included episodes of R.C.M.P., Seaway, Wojeck,
McQueen, For the Record, Police Surgeon, The Forest Rangers and Swiss
Family Robinson, and the telefilms The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog
and A Man Called Intrepid. He died of a heart attack on June 3, 1982.
He was married to actress Linda Goranson.
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