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Peter Bogdanovich

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1939-07-30

Day of Death

2022-01-06

Place of Birth

Kingston, New York, USA

Peter Bogdanovich

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bogdanovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (192)

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Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

2024
⭐ 6.3 Role: Charley

Willie and Me

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

The Wild One

2023
⭐ 0 Role: Self

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

2023
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Fragments of Paradise

2022
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The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons

2022
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

2021
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self - Interviewee

I Am Burt Reynolds

2020
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self - Filmmaker

Audrey

2020
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020
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Morning Has Broken

2020
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020
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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20

2019