Ric Burns

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.

Most Famous Work

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American Experience

(1988) Producer

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The Civil War

(1990) Producer

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New York: A Documentary Film

(1999) Creator

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

(2024) Creator

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We Shall Remain

(2009) Director

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The Concert for New York City

(2001) Director

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The Pilgrims

(2015) Director

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Coney Island

(1991) Producer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2013	Self	Men at Lunch 2013-02-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Director	Dante: Inferno to Paradise 2024-03-18 TV Show
	Director	Dante: Inferno to Paradise 2024-03-18 Movie
2021	Director	Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2021-09-29 Movie
2020	Director	Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America 2020-10-13 Movie
2019	Director	Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs 2019-06-14 Movie
2017	Director	The Chinese Exclusion Act 2017-03-19 Movie
2016	Director	The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth 2016-11-27 Movie
	Director	Aufbruch in die neue Welt 2016-06-25 Movie
2015	Director	The Pilgrims 2015-11-24 Movie
	Director	American Ballet Theatre: A History 2015-01-15 Movie
2014	Director	Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer 2014-10-16 Movie
2012	Director	Death and the Civil War 2012-02-01 Movie
2011	Director	Nantucket 2011-11-29 Movie
2010	Director	Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World 2010-05-10 Movie
2009	Director	We Shall Remain 2009-04-13 TV Show
2006	Director	Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 2006-09-01 Movie
	Director	Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006-03-27 Movie
2002	Director	Ansel Adams 2002-12-21 Movie
2001	Director	The Concert for New York City 2001-10-20 Movie
	Director	New York: A Documentary Film 2001-10-20 Movie
	Director	New York: The City and the World 2001-10-01 Movie
	Director	New York: The City of Tomorrow 2001-09-30 Movie
1999	Director	New York: A Documentary Film 1999-12-03 Movie
	Director	New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) 1999-11-16 Movie
	Director	New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865) 1999-11-15 Movie
	Director	New York: A Documentary Film 1999-11-14 TV Show
	Director	New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825) 1999-11-14 Movie
1997	Director	New York Underground 1997-02-07 Movie
1995	Director	The Way West 1995-05-08 Movie
1992	Director	The Donner Party 1992-10-28 Movie
1991	Director	Coney Island 1991-02-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Creator	Dante: Inferno to Paradise 2024-03-18 TV Show
1999	Creator	New York: A Documentary Film 1999-11-14 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Writer	Dante: Inferno to Paradise 2024-03-18 Movie
2017	Writer	The Chinese Exclusion Act 2017-03-19 Movie
2016	Writer	The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth 2016-11-27 Movie
2014	Writer	Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer 2014-10-16 Movie
2010	Writer	Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World 2010-05-10 Movie
2009	Writer	We Shall Remain 2009-04-13 TV Show
2006	Writer	Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 2006-09-01 Movie
	Writer	Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006-03-27 Movie
2001	Writer	New York: A Documentary Film 2001-10-20 Movie
	Writer	New York: The City and the World 2001-10-01 Movie
1999	Writer	New York: A Documentary Film 1999-11-14 TV Show
1995	Writer	The Way West 1995-05-08 Movie
1992	Writer	The Donner Party 1992-10-28 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2006	Executive Producer	Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006-03-27 Movie
2001	Producer	New York: A Documentary Film 2001-10-20 Movie
1995	Producer	The Way West 1995-05-08 Movie
1992	Producer	The Donner Party 1992-10-28 Movie
1991	Producer	Coney Island 1991-02-04 Movie
1990	Producer	The Civil War 1990-09-23 TV Show
1988	Producer	American Experience 1988-10-04 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv