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Peter Benchley
New York City, New York, USA
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 Benchl…
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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.
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2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Movie Self
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2016
A Quint-mas Carol
Movie Characters
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2009
The Shark Is Still Working
Movie Self
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2003
I Love the '70s
TV show
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2000
Great White Deep Trouble
Movie
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1999
Amazon
TV show Executive Producer
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1998
Creature
TV show Exec's Buddy
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1997
The View
TV show Self
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1997
In the Teeth of Jaws
Movie Self
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1996
The Beast
TV show Novel
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1995
The Making of 'Jaws'
Movie Self
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1995
Cruel Jaws
Movie Story
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1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie Frank Crowninshield
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1990
Expedition Earth
TV show Self (Host)
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1989
Dolphin Cove
TV show Writer
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1987
Jaws: The Revenge
Movie Characters
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1983
Jaws 3-D
Movie Characters
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1980
The Island
Movie Screenplay
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1978
Jaws 2
Movie Screenplay
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1978
Hunters of the Reef
Movie Bus Passenger (uncredited)
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1977
The Deep
Movie Novel
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1976
The Great Houdinis
Movie Writer
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1975
Jaws
Movie Interviewer
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
