Oscar-Winning Director Peter Werner of ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Fame Passes Away at 76
2023/09/12

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Prolific TV director Peter Werner passed away at age 76 due to heart complications, his brother Tom Werner confirmed. The famed Oscar-winning icon is known for his works on Moonlighting, A Different World, Justified, and Law & Order: SVU. His television career spanned five decades.

Werner died on Tuesday in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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In an email sent to THR, his brother relayed that “he had a torn aorta that the doctors weren’t able to repair.” His sudden passing is greatly mourned in the industry.

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Renowned Director Peter Werner’s Passing Serves A Great Loss In The TV Industry

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Peter Werner was born on January 17, 1947. He received his formal training after graduating with a Master’s degree in education and documentary filmmaking. He started his career working as a VISTA volunteer in Detroit, and while teaching in Vermont, he met the widow of Robert Flaherty, who is known as the father of documentary films.

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