Peter Benchley
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 8, 1940 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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
| 2025 | Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf | |
| 2009 | The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf | |
| 2003 | I Love the '70s | |
| 1998 | CreatureExec's Buddy | |
| 1997 | In the Teeth of JawsSelf | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Jaws'Self | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleFrank Crowninshield | |
| 1990 | Expedition EarthSelf (Host) | |
| 1978 | Hunters of the ReefBus Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | JawsInterviewer | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf |
| 1999 | AmazonExecutive Producer |
| 1998 | CreatureNovel | |
| 1996 | The BeastNovel | |
| 1995 | Cruel JawsStory | |
| 1990 | Expedition EarthWriter | |
| 1989 | Dolphin CoveWriter | |
| 1987 | Jaws: The RevengeCharacters | |
| 1983 | Jaws 3-DCharacters | |
| 1980 | The IslandScreenplay | |
| 1980 | The IslandNovel | |
| 1978 | Jaws 2Screenplay | |
| 1978 | Hunters of the ReefCharacters | |
| 1978 | Jaws 2Characters | |
| 1977 | The DeepNovel | |
| 1977 | The DeepScreenplay | |
| 1976 | The Great HoudinisWriter | |
| 1975 | JawsScreenplay | |
| 1975 | JawsNovel |