Peter Benchley
Personal Info
Known For Writer
Gender Male
Birthday 1940-05-08
Deathday 2006-02-11 (65 years old)
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Writer
as Novel
as Novel
as Story
as Writer
as Characters
as Novel
as Screenplay
as Novel
as Screenplay
as Characters
as Characters
as Novel
as Screenplay
as Writer
as Novel
as Screenplay
Actor
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Frank Crowninshield
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
as Interviewer
Producer
as Executive Producer