Charles B. Pierce (born 1938) is an Emmy Award-nominated American film director, screenwriter, producer, set decorator, and actor. Pierce is best known for the minor cult hits The Legend of Boggy Creek and The Town That Dreaded Sundown.
Pierce is sometimes credited as Charles R. Pierce, Charles Pierce, or Chuck Pierce.
A former Texarkana ad salesman, Pierce began making low budget films in the early 1970s. His first film, The Legend of Boggy Creek, became a modest hit and grossed around $20 million. Pierce continued to make regional films including a sequel to Boggy Creek entitled Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues in 1985.
In addition to directing, Pierce has starred in several of his own films including Bootleggers and both Boggy Creek films. He also served as a writer on the 1983 Clint Eastwood film Sudden Impact.
Since the late 1960s, Pierce has worked on various films and television shows as a set decorator. In 1987, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for art direction on the mini series Fresno.
