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Peter Benchley (1940–2006)

Writer | Actor | Producer

Grandson of famed humorist and actor Robert Benchley and the son of highly respected children's books author Nathaniel Benchley, novelist Peter Benchley's book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father's, and usually centered on the world's oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots... See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

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(age 65) in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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Filmography

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2006 Jaws Unleashed (Video Game) (characters and universe)
 
2001 Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure (Video Game) (character: Jaws)
 
1999 Amazon (TV series)
 
1998 Creature (TV movie) (based on the novel by)
 
1996 The Beast (TV movie) (novel)
 
1995 Cruel Jaws (TV movie) (novel)
 
1989 Dolphin Cove (TV series)
 
1987 Jaws: The Revenge (characters / novel "Jaws" - uncredited)
 
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– Barrington (1987) (writer)
 
1987 Jaws (Video Game) (characters)
 
1983 Jaws 3-D (suggested by the novel "Jaws")
 
1980 The Island (novel / screenplay)
 
1978 Jaws 2 (characters created by)
 
1978 Hunters of the Reef (TV movie) (characters)
 
1977 The Deep (novel / screenplay)
 
1976 The Great Houdini (TV movie)
 
1976 Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck (TV movie)
 
1975 Jaws (novel / screenplay)
 
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1998 Creature (TV movie)
Exec's Buddy
 
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Frank Crowninshield
 
1977 The Deep
Mate (uncredited)
 
1975 Jaws
Interviewer
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1999 Amazon (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1996 The Beast (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2008 The Reader (acknowledgment: JAWS by)
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1995 The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2007 The Shark Is Still Working (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself - Grandson of Robert Benchley/Author 'Jaws'
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jaws (2002) … Himself
 
2000 I Love 1970's (TV series documentary)
Himself
– I Love 1975 (2000) … Himself
 
1997 In the Teeth of Jaws (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1992 The Man Who Loves Sharks (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Expedition Earth (TV series documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1988 World of Audubon: Sharks! (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1982 The American Sportsman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 June 1982 (1982) … Himself
– Episode #18.2 (1982) … Himself
 
1980 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
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2005 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Published five works of non-fiction, which he either wrote or edited: Time and a Ticket (1964), Ocean Planet: Writings and Images of the Sea (1994), Shark Trouble: True Stories About Sharks and the Sea (2001), Shark!: True Stories and Lessons from the Deep (2002), Shark Life: True Stories About Sharks and... See more »

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If I had known then what I know now about sharks, I would not have been able to write 'Jaws'. See more »

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Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Writers Branch) See more »

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Taurus