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Peter Benchley
Writer, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born May 8, 1940Died February 11, 2006 (65 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1998 | Peter Benchley's Creature (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1996 | The Beast (1996) (TV Series) · as Novel |
| 1989 | Dolphin Cove (TV Series) |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1980 | The Island · as Screenplay |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 · as Screenplay |
| 1977 | The Deep · as Novel |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Jaws · as Screenplay |