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Charles B. Pierce -Director and also "Patrolman A.C. "Sparkplug" Benson"
(October 18, 1938 - March 5, 2010)

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Biography: Charles B. Pierce is a local legend to most filmmakers working in Arkansas today. In 1972, with less than $200,000 of borrowed money, he made one of the most profitable independent films ever: The Legend of Boggy Creek. Charles took the film on the road himself, bypassing industry distribution deals, and made over $22 million at drive-ins nationwide. Charles turned his homegrown business savvy into a 30-year career in movies and television, from writing and producing to directing and acting. He made two more well-respected films in Arkansas: Bootleggers and The Town that Dreaded Sundown. Charles created the template for building a successful film career and is recognized as a true Arkansas film making pioneer. .." -

Life: "A former Texarkana advertising salesman, Pierce began making low budget films in the early 1970s. His first film, The Legend of Boggy Creek, became a modest hit and grossed approximately $20 million.[1] Pierce continued to make regional films, including a sequel to Boggy Creek entitled Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues in 1985.[2]

In addition to directing, Pierce has starred in several of his own films, including The Town That Dreaded Sundown and Boggy Creek II. He also served as a writer on the 1983 Clint Eastwood film, Sudden Impact.

Pierce fell from the movie industry's public eye shortly after 1985's Boggy Creek II, slipping into relative obscurity until his 1997 interview with Fangoria magazine.[3] Ten years later, in an interview with the Austin Chronicle, film directors Duane Graves and Justin Meeks revealed they were in talks with Pierce to bring him aboard as a co-producer of The Wild Man of the Navidad, their homage to 70's drive-in creature features. He reportedly turned them down because he instead wanted to direct the project, which was later released by IFC Films in 2009. . "

Filmography

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Set Decorator, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department
Set Decorator:
  1. "The Bonnie Hunt Show" (1995) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Bonnie (USA: new title)
  2. "MacGyver" (8 episodes, 1991)
        - Gunz 'n Boyz (1991) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
        - Split Decision (1991) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
        - Deadly Silents (1991) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
        - Good Knight MacGyver: Part 2 (1991) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
        - Good Knight MacGyver: Part 1 (1991) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
          (3 more)

  3. "Remington Steele" (1 episode, 1987)
        - The Steele That Wouldn't Die: Part 1 (1987) TV episode
  4. "Fresno" (1986) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  5. "The Ellen Burstyn Show" (1 episode, 1986)
        - Pilot (1986) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
  6. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
  7. Love Thy Neighbor (1984) (TV) (as Chuck Pierce)
  8. The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983) (TV) (as Chuck Pierce)
    ... aka The Fifteen Years Later Affair (USA: subtitle)
  9. Carny (1980) (as Charles R. Pierce)

  10. The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979) (TV) (as Charles Pierce)
  11. The Cheap Detective (1978) (as Charles Pierce)
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (USA: complete title)
  12. Casey's Shadow (1978) (as Charles Pierce)
  13. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) (as Chuck Pierce)
  14. Hearts of the West (1975)
    ... aka Hollywood Cowboy (UK)
  15. The Kansas City Massacre (1975) (TV) (as Chuck Pierce)
  16. Death Sentence (1974) (TV) (as Chuck Pierce)
    ... aka Murder One
  17. Act of Vengeance (1974) (as Charles Pierce)
    ... aka Rape Squad (Australia)
    ... aka The Violator (UK)
  18. Black Eye (1974) (as Chuck Pierce)
  19. Our Time (1974) (as Chuck Pierce)
    ... aka Death of Her Innocence (USA: TV title)
  20. Killer Bees (1974) (TV) (as Chuck Pierce)
  21. Black Belt Jones (1974) (as Charles Pierce)
  22. "Wide World Mystery" (1 episode, 1974)
        - Nightmare at 43 Hillcrest (1974) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
  23. Dillinger (1973) (as Charles Pierce)
  24. Coffy (1973) (as Charles Pierce)
  25. Wicked, Wicked (1973)
  26. The Night Strangler (1973) (TV)
  27. Shadow of Fear (1973) (as Charles Pierce)
  28. The Invasion of Carol Enders (1973) (TV) (as Charles Pierce)
  29. Goodnight, My Love (1972) (TV) (as Charles R. Pierce)
  30. Skyjacked (1972) (as Charles Pierce)
    ... aka Sky Terror (USA: TV title)
  31. Earth II (1971) (TV) (as Charles R. Pierce)
  32. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971) (as Chuck Pierce)
  33. Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) (as Chuck Pierce)
  34. The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) (as Chuck Pierce)
    ... aka The Adventures of Milo in the Phantom Tollbooth
  35. The Strawberry Statement (1970) (as Chuck Pierce)

  36. 80 Steps to Jonah (1969) (as Chuck Pierce)
  37. The Sterile Cuckoo (1969) (as Charles Pierce)
    ... aka Pookie (UK)
  38. "Hondo" (1967) TV series (unknown episodes)
  39. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Golden Fleece (1967) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
  40. "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Purple Avenger (1966) TV episode (as Chuck Pierce)
  41. "T.H.E. Cat" (1 episode, 1966)
        - To Kill a Priest (1966) TV episode (as Charles Pierce)
  42. An Eye for an Eye (1966) (as Chuck Pierce)
    ... aka Talion (USA: video title)
  43. Waco (1966) (as Chuck Pierce)
Director:
  1. Chasing the Wind (1998)

  2. Hawken's Breed (1987)
  3. The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1985)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (USA: alternative title)
  4. Sacred Ground (1983)

  5. The Evictors (1979)
  6. The Norseman (1978)
  7. Grayeagle (1977)
  8. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1977)
  9. The Winds of Autumn (1976)
  10. Winterhawk (1975)
  11. Bootleggers (1974)
    ... aka Bootleggers' Angel
  12. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Producer:
  1. Hawken's Breed (1987) (producer)
  2. The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1985) (producer)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (USA: alternative title)

  3. The Evictors (1979) (producer)
  4. The Norseman (1978) (producer)
  5. Grayeagle (1977) (producer)
  6. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1977) (producer)
  7. The Winds of Autumn (1976) (producer)
  8. Winterhawk (1975) (producer)
  9. Bootleggers (1974) (executive producer)
    ... aka Bootleggers' Angel
  10. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Hawken's Breed (1987) (writer)
  2. The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1985) (writer)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (USA: alternative title)
  3. Sudden Impact (1983) (story)
  4. Sacred Ground (1983) (writer)

  5. The Evictors (1979) (writer)
  6. The Norseman (1978) (writer)
  7. Grayeagle (1977) (written by)
  8. Winterhawk (1975) (written by)
  9. Bootleggers (1974) (story)
    ... aka Bootleggers' Angel
Actor:
  1. Hawken's Breed (1987) (voice) .... Noel Hickman as an old man
  2. The Aurora Encounter (1986) .... Preacher
  3. The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1985) .... Professor Brian C. 'Doc' Lockart
    ... aka Boggy Creek II (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (USA: alternative title)

  4. Grayeagle (1977) .... Bugler
  5. The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1977) .... Patrolman A.C. Benson
  6. The Winds of Autumn (1976)
  7. Bootleggers (1974) .... Othar Pruitt
    ... aka Bootleggers' Angel
Cinematographer:
  1. Sacred Ground (1983)

  2. The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. Bootleggers (1974) (additional photographer)
    ... aka Bootleggers' Angel

Where Is he Now?: Not much is currently known about Charles B. Pierce as of the moment, but our website sends our best to him and his family.

UPDATE: It is with great sadness that we have to inform our readers that Charles B. Pierce has passed away on Friday March 5, 2010 in Tennessee. His legacy will live on in our hearts and on celluloid through the many films he made. Our best wishes go out to his friends and family in this sad time.

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