Biography
Ric Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and writer. He has written, directed and produced historical documentaries since the 1990s, beginning with his collaboration on the celebrated PBS series The Civil War, which he produced with his older brother Ken Burns and wrote with Geoffrey Ward.
Directed 23
2020s
- 2024
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
Director
- 2021
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Director
- 2020
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
Director
2010s
- 2019
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
Director
- 2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Director
- 2016
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
Director
Aufbruch in die neue Welt
Director
- 2015
The Pilgrims
Director
American Ballet Theatre: A History
Director
- 2012
Death and the Civil War
Director
- 2010
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Director
2000s
- 2009
We Shall Remain
Director
- 2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Director
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Director
- 2002
Ansel Adams
Director
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
Director
1990s
- 1999
New York: A Documentary Film
Director
- 1997
New York Underground
Director
- 1995
The Way West
Director
- 1992
The Donner Party
Director
- 1991
Coney Island
Director
1980s
- 1988
Wrote 11
2010s
- 2017
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Writer
- 2016
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
Writer
- 2010
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
Writer
2000s
- 2009
We Shall Remain
Writer
- 2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Writer
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Writer
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
Writer
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
The Way West
Writer
- 1992
The Donner Party
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Produced 7
2000s
- 2006
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Executive Producer
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
Producer
1990s
- 1995
The Way West
Producer
- 1992
The Donner Party
Producer
- 1991
Coney Island
Producer
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Created 2
2020s
- 2024
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
Creator
1990s
- 1999
Appearances1
2010s
- 2013
Men at Lunch
Self