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Peter Christopherson(1955-2010)

  • Director
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Peter Christopherson
Peter Christopherson was born on 27 February 1955 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a director and composer, known for Lost Highway (1997), Form Grows Rampant (2007) and Hooverphonics: Mad About You (2000). He died on 24 November 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand.
BornFebruary 27, 1955
DiedNovember 24, 2010(55)
BornFebruary 27, 1955
DiedNovember 24, 2010(55)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Various Ominous Drones", "Driving Theme")
  • 1997
Form Grows Rampant
5.7
  • Director
  • 2007
Hooverphonics: Mad About You (2000)
Hooverphonics: Mad About You
7.0
Music Video
  • Director
  • 2000
The Angelic Conversation (1985)
The Angelic Conversation
6.1
  • Composer(as Coil)
  • 1985

Credits

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Director

  • Form Grows Rampant
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Essential Music Videos: Classic '80s
    6.3
    Video
    • Director (video "Chains of Love")
    • 2004
  • Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000)
    Ministry: Tapes of Wrath
    8.3
    Video
    • Director (videos)
    • 2000
  • Filter: The Best Things (2000)
    Filter: The Best Things
    6.4
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Hooverphonics: Mad About You (2000)
    Hooverphonics: Mad About You
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Godsmack: Keep Away (1999)
    Godsmack: Keep Away
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Filter: Title of DVD (1999)
    Filter: Title of DVD
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Filter: Welcome to the Fold (1999)
    Filter: Welcome to the Fold
    5.1
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Marcy Playground: It's Saturday
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Shawn Mullins: Shimmer (1999)
    Shawn Mullins: Shimmer
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1999
  • The Crystal Method: Comin' Back (1998)
    The Crystal Method: Comin' Back
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Jerry Cantrell: Cut You In (1998)
    Jerry Cantrell: Cut You In
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Closure (1997)
    Closure
    9.1
    Video
    • Director (segments "Wish", "March of the Pigs")
    • 1997
  • Cold: Give (1997)
    Cold: Give
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson in Hanson: I Will Come to You (1997)
    Hanson: I Will Come to You
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1997

Composer

  • Devil's Dairymaid (2009)
    Devil's Dairymaid
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Form Grows Rampant
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex (1992)
    The Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
    7.3
    Video
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • The Angelic Conversation (1985)
    The Angelic Conversation
    6.1
    • Composer (as Coil)
    • 1985
  • T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)
    T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
    4.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)
    In the Shadow of the Sun
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1981

Actor

  • Richard Wolstencroft in The Beautiful and Damned (2009)
    The Beautiful and Damned
    4.0
    • 2009
  • Coil: Tainted Love (1985)
    Coil: Tainted Love
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Peter Christopherson
    • 1985
  • Coil: The Wheel (1985)
    Coil: The Wheel
    Music Video
    • 1985
  • T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)
    T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven
    4.9
    Music Video
    • Peter Christopherson
    • 1981

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Coil Website
  • Alternative names
    • Coil
  • Born
    • February 27, 1955
    • Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 24, 2010
    • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Other works
    Music video: Shot the film clip for the Rollins Band song "Illuminator" in Calcutta, India. This track was a Ben Grosse remix of the song "Illumination."

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Coil co-founder, writer, producer, video director, remixer, Psychic TV co-founder, Throbbing Gristle co-founder, artist, former member of Hipgnosis design team.
  • Nickname
    • Sleazy

FAQ

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  • When did Peter Christopherson die?
    November 24, 2010
  • How old was Peter Christopherson when he died?
    55 years old
  • Where did Peter Christopherson die?
    Bangkok, Thailand
  • When was Peter Christopherson born?
    February 27, 1955
  • Where was Peter Christopherson born?
    Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

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