- BIRTH 30/07/1939
- DEATH 06/01/2022
- Country United States
- SHOWS 11
- MOVIES 59
- DIRECTOR 21
- SCRIPT 9
- PRODUCTION 9
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire before becoming a prominent filmmaker as part of the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Bogdanovich worked as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels (1966). His credited feature film debut came with Targets (1968), before his career breakthrough with the drama The Last Picture Show (1971) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and the acclaimed films What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973). Other films include Saint Jack (1979), They All Laughed (1981), Mask (1985), Noises Off (1992), The Cat's Meow (2001), and She's Funny That Way (2014).
As an actor, he was known for his roles in HBO series The Sopranos and Orson Welles's last film The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which he also helped finish. He received a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for directing the Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down a Dream (2007).
Bogdanovich directed documentaries such as Directed by John Ford (1971) and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018). He also published numerous books, some of which include in-depth interviews with friends Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles. Bogdanovich's works have been cited as important influences by many major filmmakers.
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Shows (11)
Movies (59)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Director (21)
Mask
The Last Picture Show
She's Funny That Way
Paper Moon
The Thing Called Love
Nickelodeon
The Cat's Meow
Illegally Yours
Targets
Texasville
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
They All Laughed
To Sir, with Love II
Noises Off...
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
What's Up, Doc?
Saint Jack
Daisy Miller
The Great Buster: A Celebration
A Saintly Switch
Script (9)
The Last Picture Show
She's Funny That Way
Nickelodeon
Targets
Texasville
They All Laughed
What's Up, Doc?
Saint Jack
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Production (9)
Paper Moon
Phantom Halo
Illegally Yours
Targets
Texasville
Noises Off...
What's Up, Doc?
Daisy Miller
The Great Buster: A Celebration
