Peter Benchley
Known for writing · Born 8 May 1940 · Died 11 February 2006 · aged 65 · New York City, New York, USA
31 credits
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
Jaws
1975
Jaws 2
1978
The Deep
1977
Cruel Jaws
1995
The Island
1980
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
Amazon
1999
The Great Houdinis
1976
In the Teeth of Jaws
1997
Creature
1998
Great White Deep Trouble
2000
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Acting (16)
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelfFilm
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelfFilm
2003I Love the '70sSeries
2000Great White Deep TroubleFilm
1998CreatureExec's Buddy · 2 episodesSeries
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997In the Teeth of JawsSelfFilm
1996E! True Hollywood Story, SelfSeries
1995The Making of 'Jaws'SelfFilm
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleFrank CrowninshieldFilm
1990Expedition EarthSelf (Host) · 2 episodesSeries
1978Hunters of the ReefBus Passenger (uncredited)Film
1975JawsInterviewerFilm
1971Film '72SelfSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
Production (1)
1999AmazonExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
Writing (14)
2016A Quint-mas CarolCharactersFilm
1998CreatureNovel, CreatorSeries
1996The BeastNovelSeries
1995Cruel JawsStoryFilm
1990Expedition EarthWriterSeries
1989Dolphin CoveWriterSeries
1987Jaws: The RevengeCharactersFilm
1983Jaws 3-DCharactersFilm
1980The IslandScreenplay, NovelFilm
1978Jaws 2Screenplay, CharactersFilm
1978Hunters of the ReefCharactersFilm
1977The DeepNovel, ScreenplayFilm
1976The Great HoudinisWriterFilm
1975JawsScreenplay, NovelFilm