Bruce Ricker (October 10, 1942 – May 13, 2011) was a jazz and blues documentarian. He is best known for his collaboration with Clint Eastwood on films about jazz and blues legends.
Survived by his wife, Kate Gill, their daughter, Emma Gill; a son from his first marriage, Jason Ricker; his mother, Estelle Van Pelt; three brothers, Kenneth, Carl and Robert Ricker; and two grandchildren.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
2010
TV Movie documentary producer
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
TV Movie documentary producer
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
2009
Documentary associate producer
American Masters
2000-2007
TV Series documentary producer - 2 episodes
Budd Boetticher: An American Original
2005
Video documentary producer
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
TV Movie documentary producer
The Blues
2003
TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
1997
TV Special documentary producer
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
1988
Documentary producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
2010
TV Movie documentary
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
TV Movie documentary
American Masters
2000-2007
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
TV Movie documentary
Jim Hall: A Life in Progress
1998
Documentary
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
1997
TV Special documentary
The Last of the Blue Devils
1979
Documentary
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Independent Lens
2005
TV Series documentary production consultant - 1 episode
Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photography of Milt Hinton
2003
Documentary production consultant
Bucktown
1975
production executive: Kansas City - as Bruce T. Ricker
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mystic River
2003
music consultant
The Bridges of Madison County
1995
music consultant
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall
1997
TV Special documentary
Location Management
Title
Year
Status
Character
Linda Lovelace for President
1975
location manager
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography: Morgan Freeman
2010
TV Movie special thanks
Budd Boetticher: An American Original
2005
Video documentary special thanks
Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider
1994
Documentary thanks
Deep Blues
1992
Documentary special thanks
Black Wax
1983
Documentary additional thanks
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2010
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Nonfiction Special
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
1979
Gold Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Feature
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
1979
Gold Hugo
Chicago International Film Festival
Best Documentary
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)
Known for movies
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) as Producer
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (1997) as Producer
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979) as Director
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) as Producer
$1.4 Million
