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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Homepage: http://www.peterbenchley.com

Movie Involvements: 19

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Jaws
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8

Jaws

(1975) Novel
Jaws 2
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6

Jaws 2

(1978) Characters
Creature
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5

Creature

(1998) Creator
The Beast
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6

The Beast

(1996) Novel
Jaws 3-D
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4

Jaws 3-D

(1983) Characters
Amazon
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8

Amazon

(1999) Creator
Jaws: The Revenge
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4

Jaws: The Revenge

(1987) Characters
The Deep
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6

The Deep

(1977) Screenplay

Acting

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
1999 Creator
1998 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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