Peter Benchley

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-05-08 (66 years old)

Deathday

2006-02-11

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Benchley

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.

Acting

1975

Jaws

as Interviewer

1978

Hunters of the Reef

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1994

Production

1975

Jaws

as Novel

1975

Jaws

as Screenplay

1978

Jaws 2

as Screenplay

1977

The Deep

as Novel

1977

The Deep

as Screenplay

1980

The Island

as Screenplay

1980

The Island

as Novel

1976

1987

Jaws: The Revenge

as Characters

1978

Hunters of the Reef

as Characters

1995

Cruel Jaws

as Story

1978

Jaws 2

as Characters

1983

Jaws 3-D

as Characters

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