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Peter Bogdanovich

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born July 30, 1939Died January 6, 2022 (82 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • She's Funny That Way
  • Dedication
  • Broken English
  • Abandoned
  • Rated X
  • Saint Jack
  • Mr. Jealousy
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
  • Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
  • The Mystery of Natalie Wood
  • Highball
  • Between Us
  • Los Angeles Overnight
  • Willie and Me
  • Six LA Love Stories
  • Picture Windows

Known For

  • The Last Picture Show
  • Paper Moon
  • Mask
  • She's Funny That Way
  • What's Up, Doc?
  • The Sopranos
  • Noises Off...
  • Targets
  • The Cat's Meow
  • The Thing Called Love
  • Infamous
  • Saint Jack
  • The Great Buster
  • Nickelodeon
  • They All Laughed
  • Texasville
  • The Other Side of the Wind
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
  • Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
  • Daisy Miller
  • The Wild Angels
  • Abandoned
  • To Sir, with Love II
  • At Long Last Love

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2023
    2020
    2019
    The Creatress · as Theo Mencken
    2019
    It Chapter Two · as Peter
    2018
    The Other Side of the Wind · as Brooks Otterlake
    2018
    The Great Buster · as Narrator (voice)
    2018
    2017
    Get Shorty (TV Series) · as Giustino Moreweather
    2016
    Six LA Love Stories · as Duane Crawford
    2016
    Between Us · as George
    2016
    The Tell-Tale Heart · as Old Man
    2016
    2015
    Pearly Gates · as Marty
    2014
    She's Funny That Way · as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
    2014
    While We're Young · as Speaker
    2013
    Cold Turkey · as Poppy
    2013
    Are You Here · as Judge Harlan Plath
    2013
    Don't Let Me Go · as Man
    2010
    Queen of the Lot · as Pedja Sapir
    2010
    Abandoned · as Dr. Markus Bensley
    2010
    Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as Arnold Whistler
    2008
    Humboldt County · as Professor Hadley
    2007
    The Doorman · as Peter
    2007
    The Fifth Patient · as John Reilly
    2007
    Dedication · as Roger Spade
    2007
    Broken English · as Irving Mann
    2007
    The Dukes · as Lou Fiola
    2006
    Infamous · as Bennett Cerf
    2006
    Searching for Orson · as Narrator
    2004
    2004
    2003
    2003
    Out of Order (TV Series) · as Zach
    2002
    8 Simple Rules (TV Series) · as Dr. Lohr
    2001
    2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as George Merritt
    2001
    2000
    Rated X · as Film Professor
    1999
    Coming Soon · as Bartholomew
    1999
    The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg
    1998
    Claire Makes It Big · as Arturo Mulligan
    1998
    Lick the Star · as Principal
    1998
    54 · as Elaine's Patron
    1997
    Bella Mafia · as Vito Giancamo
    1997
    Mr. Jealousy · as Dr. Howard Poke
    1997
    Highball · as Frank
    1996
    1995
    Cybill (TV Series)
    1994
    Picture Windows (TV Series) · as Lucca
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Psychologist (voice)
    1981
    They All Laughed · as Disk Jockey (uncredited)
    1979
    Saint Jack · as Eddie Schuman
    1971
    The Last Picture Show · as Dj (voice) (uncredited)
    1969
    Lions Love (... and Lies) · as Peter (uncredited)
    1968
    1968
    Targets · as Sammy Michaels
    1967
    The Trip · as Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)
    1966
    The Wild Angels · as Townsman At Loser's Funeral (uncredited)
    1947
    Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast

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