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
Also known As
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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.
1997
as Self
1995
as Self
1975
as Interviewer
1978
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1994
as Frank Crowninshield
1975
as Novel
1975
as Screenplay
1978
as Screenplay
1977
as Novel
1977
as Screenplay
1980
as Screenplay
1980
as Novel
1976
as Writer
1987
as Characters
1978
as Characters
1995
as Story
1978
as Characters
1983
as Characters
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