Peter Benchley
- Writing
- May 8, 1940 · New York City, New York, USA
- February 11, 2006
Biography
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
Known for
Filmography
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story · Self
- A Quint-mas Carol · Characters
- The Shark Is Still Working · Self
- I Love the '70s
- Great White Deep Trouble
- Amazon · Executive producer, Creator
- Creature · Exec's Buddy, Novel
- The View · Self
- In the Teeth of Jaws · Self
- E! True Hollywood Story · Self
- The Beast · Novel
- The Making of 'Jaws' · Self
- Cruel Jaws · Story
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle · Frank Crowninshield
- Expedition Earth · Self, Writer
- Dolphin Cove · Writer
- Jaws: The Revenge · Characters
- Jaws 3-D · Characters
- The Island · Screenplay, Novel
- Jaws 2 · Screenplay, Characters
- Hunters of the Reef · Bus Passenger (uncredited), Characters
- The Deep · Novel, Screenplay
- The Great Houdinis · Writer
- Jaws · Interviewer, Novel
- Film '72 · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self