
Ric Burns
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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.
Filmography

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life 2021
Director

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America 2020
Director

Made for Each Other: A History of the Bond Between Humans and Dogs 2019
Director
- The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America
The People of the Standing Stone: The Oneida Nation, The War for Independence, And The Making of America 2017
Director

The Chinese Exclusion Act 2017
Writer, Director

The Mayflower Pilgrims: Behind The Myth 2016
Writer, Director

Aufbruch in die neue Welt 2016
Director

The Pilgrims 2015
Director

American Ballet Theatre: A History 2015
Director
- Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer 2014
Director, Writer

Men at Lunch 2013
as Self

Death and the Civil War 2012
Director
- Nantucket
Nantucket 2011
Director

Into the Deep: America, Whaling & The World 2010
Writer, Director

Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film 2006
Director, Writer

Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film 2006
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- New York: The Center of the World
New York: The Center of the World 2003
Director, Writer

Ansel Adams 2002
Director

The Concert for New York City 2001
Director, Producer, Writer
- New York: The City and the World
New York: The City and the World 2001
Director, Writer
- New York: The City of Tomorrow
New York: The City of Tomorrow 2001
Director

New York: A Documentary Film 1999
Director
- New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898)
New York: Sunshine and Shadow (1865–1898) 1999
Director
- New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865)
New York: Order and Disorder (1825–1865) 1999
Director
- New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825)
New York: The Country And The City (1609-1825) 1999
Director

New York Underground 1997
Director

The Donner Party 1992
Director, Producer, Writer

Coney Island 1991
Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.