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Peter Bogdanovich profile
Actor

Peter Bogdanovich

Directing

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Acting credits

187

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 190Series: 25Crew credits: 41

TMDB ID: 39012

IMDb ID: nm0000953

Known for: Directing

Born: July 30, 1939

Died: January 6, 2022

Age: 82

Place of birth: Kingston, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2024

Years active: 64

Average TMDB rating: 6.66

Wikidata: Q158250

Also known as

Derek Thomas

Other jobs

Director (29)Thanks (4)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Additional Writing (1)Editor (1)Supervising Technical Director (1)Writer (1)

Biography

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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