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Peter Benchley
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.
Top Filmography
7.7
Jaws
1975 // MOVIE
4.3
The View
1997 // TV
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 // TV
4.8
Creature
1998 // TV
5.8
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 // MOVIE
7.4
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 // MOVIE
6.7
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995 // MOVIE
7.2
The Shark Is Still Working
2009 // MOVIE
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 // TV
8.5
I Love the '70s
2003 // TV
8.0
In the Teeth of Jaws
1997 // MOVIE
6.0
Hunters of the Reef
1978 // MOVIE
10.0
Expedition Earth
1990 // TV