Writing
Peter Benchley
Born 8 May 1940 in New York City, New York, USA · Died 11 February 2006
30 credits
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
Writing 14
- 2016A Quint-mas CarolFilmCharacters
- 1998CreatureSeriesNovel
- 1996The BeastSeriesNovel
- 1995Cruel JawsFilmStory
- 1990Expedition EarthSeriesWriter
- 1989Dolphin CoveSeriesWriter
- 1987Jaws: The RevengeFilmCharacters
- 1983Jaws 3-DFilmCharacters
- 1980The IslandFilmNovel, Screenplay
- 1978Jaws 2FilmCharacters, Screenplay
- 1978Hunters of the ReefFilmCharacters
- 1977The DeepFilmNovel, Screenplay
- 1976The Great HoudinisFilmWriter
- 1975JawsFilmNovel, Screenplay
Acting 13
- 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryFilmSelf
- 2009The Shark Is Still WorkingFilmSelf
- 2003I Love the '70sSeries
- 2000Great White Deep TroubleFilm
- 1998CreatureSeriesExec's Buddy
- 1997In the Teeth of JawsFilmSelf
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeriesSelf
- 1995The Making of 'Jaws'FilmSelf
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleFilmFrank Crowninshield
- 1990Expedition EarthSeriesSelf (Host)
- 1978Hunters of the ReefFilmBus Passenger (uncredited)
- 1975JawsFilmInterviewer
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
Created 2
Production 1
Filmography from TMDB.