Peter Carter (December 8, 1933 - June 3, 1982) was a British- Canadian film and television director. Best known as the director of '' The Rowdyman'' and ''

Klondike Fever ''Klondike Fever'' is a 1980 Canadian adventure film, based on the writings of Jack London. It follows London's journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields of the Yukon Territory, Canada in 1898. Cast * Jeff East as Jack London * Rod ...

'', he garnered a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nomination for

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at the

1st Genie Awards The 1st Genie Awards were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979.Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1980. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra T ...

in 1980 for ''Klondike Fever''."Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', February 8, 1980. Carter began as an apprentice with

J. Arthur Rank Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (22 December 1888 – 29 March 1972) was a British industrialist who was head and founder of the Rank Organisation. Family business Rank was born on 22 or 23 December 1888 at Kingston upon Hull in England into ...

in England and moved to Canada in 1955, where he joined Crawley Films as an editor and assistant director. He returned to England, worked in Africa, and came back to Canada in 1963. His films included '' Rituals'', ''

High-Ballin' ''High-Ballin'' is a 1978 Canadian action comedy film about truckers directed by Peter Carter. The US release was rated PG, with a runtime of 97 minutes. Plot Jerry Reed plays the "Iron Duke", an independent trucker who stands up to the local t ...

'' and ''

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'' and on television, his credits included episodes of '' R.C.M.P.'', '' Seaway'', ''

Wojeck ''Wojeck'' is a Canadian dramatic television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1966 to 1968. It was arguably the first successful drama series on English Canadian television. Plot Steve Wojeck is a crusading big city coroner who regul ...

'', ''

McQueen McQueen, Mcqueen, MacQueen or Macqueen may refer to: *Clan Macqueen, a Scottish clan *McQueen (surname), including a list of people named McQueen, Mcqueen, MacQueen or Macqueen *McQueen McIntosh (1822–1868), United States and Confederate judge * ...

'', '' For the Record'', '' Police Surgeon'', ''

The Forest Rangers The Forest Rangers may refer to: * ''The Forest Rangers'' (TV series), Canadian TV series *The Forest Rangers (band), band formed to create the soundtrack for TV series Sons of Anarchy * ''The Forest Rangers'' (film), 1942 film starring Fred MacMur ...

'' and ''

Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwreck ...

'', and the telefilms '' The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog'' and ''

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''. He died of a heart attack on June 3, 1982."Trust fund formed for director's family". ''

'', June 8, 1982. He was married to actress Linda Goranson.

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