Actor

Peter Benchley

1975–present1940–2006DocumentaryAdventureDrama

Force of Nature

Also wrote 9 screenplays ↗

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Known For

7 acting credits

as Interviewer

Jaws

as Interviewer

1975

Jaws

Filmography

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf7.5 2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf7.3 1997In the Teeth of JawsSelf8.0 1995The Making of 'Jaws'Self6.7 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleFrank Crowninshield5.9 1978Hunters of the ReefBus Passenger (uncredited)

About

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.

As Screenwriter

Full writer page ↗

1975Jaws 1978Jaws 2 1977The Deep 1980The Island 1976The Great Houdinis 1987Jaws: The Revenge

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