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.
Known For
Ansel Adams
(2002)
Director
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Coney Island
(1991)
Director
The Donner Party
(1992)
Director
The Way West
(1995)
Director
New York Underground
(1997)
Director
New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)
(1999)
Director
New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865)
(1999)
Director
New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)
(1999)
Director
New York: A Documentary Film
(1999)
Director
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Director
New York: The City and the World
(2001)
Director
New York: The City of Tomorrow
(2001)
Director
Ansel Adams
(2002)
Director
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Director
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Director
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
(2010)
Director
Nantucket
(2011)
Director
Death and the Civil War
(2012)
Director
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
(2014)
Director
The Pilgrims
(2015)
Director
American Ballet Theatre: A History
(2015)
Director
Aufbruch in die neue Welt
(2016)
Director
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
(2016)
Director
The Chinese Exclusion Act
(2017)
Director
Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs
(2019)
Director
Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America
(2020)
Director
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
(2021)
Director
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
(2024)
Director
Acting
Production
Coney Island
(1991)
Producer
The Donner Party
(1992)
Producer
The Way West
(1995)
Producer
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Executive Producer
Writing
The Donner Party
(1992)
Writer
The Way West
(1995)
Writer
New York: The City and the World
(2001)
Writer
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Writer
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(2006)
Writer
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World
(2010)
Writer
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
(2014)
Writer
The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth
(2016)
Writer
The Chinese Exclusion Act
(2017)
Writer
Dante: Inferno to Paradise
(2024)
Writer