Peter Whitehead

Directing • 1937-01-08 • Liverpool, England, UK

Peter Lorrimer Whitehead (8 January 1937 - 10 June 2019) was an English writer, photographer and filmmaker who documented the counterculture in London and New York in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern music video) including a version of "Interstellar Overdrive" for Pink Floyd and several clips for The Rolling Stones.