Peter Benchley
Gender: M
Birthday: 1940-05-08
Died: 2006-02-11
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.
Actor:
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1. Jaws (1975), film...Interviewer
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2. Creature (1998), film...Exec's Buddy
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3. Shark Week's 50 Best Bites (2018), film...Self - Host: Shark Week 1994 (archive footage)
Writer:
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1. Jaws (1975), film...(screenplay by)
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2. The Deep (1977), film
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3. Jaws 2 (1978), film...(based upon characters created by)
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4. The Island (1980), film...(screenplay)
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5. Jaws 3-D (1983), film...(suggested by the novel "Jaws")
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6. Jaws: The Revenge (1987), film...(characters)
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7. The Beast (1996), series...(novel)
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8. Creature (1998), film...(based on the novel by)
