FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Hyams

1943 - Today

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Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer known for directing the 1977 conspiracy thriller film Capricorn One (which he also wrote), the 1981 science fiction-thriller Outland, the 1984 science fiction film 2010: The Year We Make Contact (a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey), the 1986 action/comedy Running Scared, the comic book adaptation Timecop, the action film Sudden Death (both starring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the horror films The Relic and End of Days. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Hyams is the 625th most popular film director, the 4,625th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,040th in 2019) and the 166th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Hyams ranks 625 out of 2,041. Before him are Im Kwon-taek, Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Stagliano, Juraj Herz, and Oskar Fischinger. After him are Lewis Gilbert, Carmine Gallone, Sergei Bodrov, Paul Mazursky, Gustav von Wangenheim, and Jean-Paul Rappeneau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Peter Hyams ranks 287. Before him are Raúl Cubas Grau, Roberto Micheletti, Patrick Demarchelier, Randall Duk Kim, Ma'ruf Amin, and Katherine Karađorđević. After him are Gilbert & George, Penny Marshall, Patricia Churchland, Ignacio Ramonet, Ronnie Spector, and Peter Sinfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Hyams ranks 4,625 out of 20,380. Before him are Lester Germer (1896), Luke Harper (1979), Henry Darger (1892), Robert Taylor (1948), Elmore James (1918), and Charles Fox Parham (1873). After him are Bill Irwin (1950), Charles Martin Hall (1863), E. G. Daily (1961), Heather Graham (1970), Lesley Ann Warren (1946), and Jen Psaki (1978).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Peter Hyams ranks 166. Before him are Abel Ferrara (1951), Stan Winston (1946), Gore Verbinski (1964), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), and John Stagliano (1951). After him are Paul Mazursky (1930), Joe Johnston (1950), Natacha Rambova (1897), Andrew Blake (1947), Kenneth Anger (1927), and Paul Scheuring (1968).

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