Peter Tewksbury
Director · Died February 20, 2003, aged 79 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Peter Tewksbury (March 21, 1923 – February 20, 2003) was an American film and television director who directed Sunday in New York with Jane Fonda in 1963 and a pair of Elvis Presley movies. He directed the entire first season of the television situation comedy My Three Sons and also frequently served as a producer and writer for the series.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 21, 1923
- February 20, 2003 (aged 79)
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Director
- 6 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Peter Tewksbury's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Peter Tewksbury's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Tewksbury's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
The Fitzpatricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Second Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Nichols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Nanny and the Professor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Trouble with Girls(1969)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Stay Away, Joe(1968)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
The Danny Thomas Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Emil and the Detectives(1964)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Sunday in New York(1963)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
It's a Man's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Alcoa Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
My Three Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Lux Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
How to Marry a Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Father Knows Best(1954)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1951 to 1977.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Peter Tewksbury's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 25th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 54/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Peter Tewksbury work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Tewksbury's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Elvis Presley shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Elvis PresleyShared titles: The Trouble with Girls (1969), Stay Away, Joe (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Elvis Presley
Cinematographers and editors
- George W. BrooksShared titles: The Trouble with Girls (1969), Stay Away, Joe (1968)See all 2 shared titles with George W. Brooks
- Fred J. KoenekampShared titles: Stay Away, Joe (1968), Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Fred J. Koenekamp
- Fredric SteinkampShared titles: Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967), Sunday in New York (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Fredric Steinkamp
Producers
- Douglas LaurenceShared titles: Stay Away, Joe (1968), Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Douglas Laurence