Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley
Movie and TV Credits

Peter Benchley was born on May 8, 1940 and passed away 18 years ago at the age of 65 on February 11, 2006.

About Peter Benchley

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.

Movie Credits

Peter Benchley has appeared in 6 movies.

These include In the Teeth of Jaws, The Making of 'Jaws', The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws", Hunters of the Reef, Jaws and Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.

TV Credits

Peter Benchley has appeared in 4 TV Series.

These include I Love the '70s, E! True Hollywood Story, The View and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Production Credits

Peter Benchley has 18 production credits.

Writing

Credited for Novel in 7 shows - Jaws, The Deep, The Island, Jaws 3-D, Cruel Jaws, The Beast and Creature.
Credited for Screenplay in 4 shows - Jaws, The Deep, Jaws 2 and The Island.
Credited for Writer in 2 shows - The Great Houdinis and Dolphin Cove.
Credited for Characters in 2 shows - Hunters of the Reef and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

Creator

Credited for Creator in 2 shows - Creature and Amazon.

Production

Credited for Executive Producer in 1 show - Amazon.