Writing · geboren 1940-05-08 · New York City, New York, USA

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.

Bekannt aus

• Der weiße Hai (1975) – Interviewer
• Der weiße Hai 2 (1978) – Screenplay
• Der weiße Hai 3 (1983) – Characters
• Der weiße Hai IV - Die Abrechnung (1987) – Characters
• Die Tiefe (1977) – Novel
• The View (1997) – Self
• The Beast - Unheimliche Tiefe (1995) – Story
• Freibeuter des Todes (1980) – Screenplay
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) – Self
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Beast - Schrecken aus der Tiefe (1996) – Novel
• Creature - Der Tod aus der Tiefe (1998) – Exec's Buddy
• Der weiße Hai: Die Geschichte hinter dem Blockbuster (2025) – Self
• Mrs. Parker und ihr lasterhafter Kreis (1994) – Frank Crowninshield
• Der weiße Hai - Making of (1995) – Self
• Der Hai funktioniert noch: Einfluss und Vermächtnis von JAWS (2009) – Self
• Amazon (1999) – Executive Producer
• Die großen Houdinis (1976) – Writer
• The Mike Douglas Show (1961) – Self
• Film '72 (1971) – Self
• I Love the '70s (2003)
• Dolphin Cove (1989) – Writer
• In the Teeth of Jaws (1997) – Self
• Hunters of the Reef (1978) – Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Expedition Earth (1990) – Self (Host)
• Great White Deep Trouble (2000)
• A Quint-mas Carol (2016) – Characters