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Peter Bogdanovich

Directing 82 (deceased) years old Kingston, New York, USA ★ 1.3
Born: July 30, 1939
Died: January 6, 2022

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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Known For

The Sopranos
The Sopranos Director 1999
Paper Moon
Paper Moon Director 1973
Hustle
Hustle Director 2004
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Director 1993
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc? Director 1972

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller Producer 1974
While We're Young
While We're Young Speaker 2015

Filmography

Acting Credits (218)

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze Self (Archival Footage) 2024
Willie and Me
Willie and Me Charley 2024
The Wild One
The Wild One Self 2023
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons Self 2023
Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise Self 2022
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons Self 2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Dean Martin: King of Cool Self 2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster Self 2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema Self 2021
I Am Burt Reynolds
I Am Burt Reynolds Self - Interviewee 2020
Audrey
Audrey Self - Filmmaker 2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies Self 2020
Morning Has Broken
Morning Has Broken Shem 2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Self 2020
Talking Sopranos
Talking Sopranos Self 2020
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 2019
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two Peter - Director 2019
The Creatress
The Creatress Theo Mencken 2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Self 2019
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle Himself 2019
Reborn
Reborn Peter Bogdanovich 2018
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind Brooks Otterlake 2018
Tesla Nation
Tesla Nation Himself 2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration Narrator (voice) 2018
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making Self - Executive Producer, Actor 2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Self 2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Self 2018
Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight Vedor Ph.D. 2018
We Blew It
We Blew It Self 2017
Cult of Terror
Cult of Terror Self - Filmmaker 2017
78/52
78/52 Self 2017
Get Shorty
Get Shorty Giustino Moreweather 2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr Self (voice) 2017
Hawks on Hawks
Hawks on Hawks Self (voice) 2017
Six L.A. Love Stories
Six L.A. Love Stories Duane Crawford 2016
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis Himself 2016
Between Us
Between Us George 2016
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart Old Man 2016
Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes George 2016
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut Self 2015
This Is Orson Welles
This Is Orson Welles Self 2015
Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates Marty 2015
While We're Young
While We're Young Speaker 2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Self - Filmmaker 2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh Self 2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Self 2014
A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River
A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River Self 2014
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey Poppy 2013
Are You Here
Are You Here Judge Harlan Plath 2013
Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go Man 2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten Self 2013
Casting By
Casting By Self 2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man Self 2012
Corman's World
Corman's World Self - Filmmaker 2011
By Bogdanovich
By Bogdanovich 2011
Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Scandals Self 2011
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story Self 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides Self 2011
Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA Self 2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance Self 2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Self 2010
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot Pedja Sapir 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Self 2010
Abandoned
Abandoned Dr. Markus Bensley 2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles Arnold Whistler 2010
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich Self 2010
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today Self 2010
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain Himself 2010
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved Self 2010
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich Self 2009
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood Self 2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Peter Bogdanovich 2009
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D. Self 2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Self 2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth Self 2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos Self 2009
Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster Self 2008
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali Self 2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' 2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster Self 2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
The Making of 'Rebecca' Self 2008
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger' 2008
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Professor Hadley 2008
The Doorman
The Doorman Peter 2008
Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo Self (archive footage) 2008
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' Self 2008
365 Day Project
365 Day Project Self 2007
The Fifth Patient
The Fifth Patient John Reilly 2007
Dedication
Dedication Roger Spade 2007
Broken English
Broken English Irving Mann 2007
The Dukes
The Dukes Lou Fiola 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Self 2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' Self 2007
Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson Narrator 2006
They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson
They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson Himself 2006
Infamous
Infamous Bennett Cerf 2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Self 2006
Wanderlust
Wanderlust Himself 2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Self 2006
Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside Self 2006
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption Self - Director, Writer, Actor 2006
The Informer: Out of the Fog
The Informer: Out of the Fog Self 2006
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten Self (archive footage) 2006
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger Himself 2006
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That Self 2005
The Definition of Insanity
The Definition of Insanity 2005
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother Peter Bogdanovich 2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals Self 2005
Hitchcock and Dial M
Hitchcock and Dial M Self 2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic Self 2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock Self 2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess Self 2004
3D: A Brief History
3D: A Brief History 2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' Self 2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths Self 2004
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' Self 2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen Self 2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Cary Grant: A Class Apart Self 2004
Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers Peter Bogdanovich 2004
Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden Self 2004
'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich 2004
The Next Picture Show
The Next Picture Show Self 2003
Getting the Moon
Getting the Moon 2003
Out of Order
Out of Order Zach 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Self 2003
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules Dr. Lohr 2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') Self 2002
New York at the Movies
New York at the Movies Self 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Self 2002
Highball
Highball Frank 2002
John Ford Goes to War
John Ford Goes to War Self - Interviewee 2002
Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes Milo 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent George Merritt 2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Narrator (voice) 2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies Himself 2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic Self 2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy' Self 2001
On Cukor
On Cukor Self 2000
The Independent
The Independent Peter Bogdanovich 2000
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote Self 2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' Self 2000
A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge Self 2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
The Trouble with 'Marnie' Self 2000
All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds' Self 2000
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich Self 2000
Rated X
Rated X Film Professor 2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Self 2000
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius Self 1999
Coming Soon
Coming Soon Bartholomew 1999
Claire Makes It Big
Claire Makes It Big Arturo Mulligan 1999
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick Self 1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood Self 1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos Dr. Elliot Kupferberg 1999
F.
F. Self 1999
Lick the Star
Lick the Star Principal 1998
54
54 Elaine's Patron 1998
Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy Dr. Howard Poke 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs Self 1998
Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg
Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg Himself 1998
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia Vito Giancamo 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom? Self 1997
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist Self 1997
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood Self 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! 1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
The Battle Over Citizen Kane Self 1996
Picture Windows
Picture Windows Lucca 1995
The Death of Playboy Playmate
The Death of Playboy Playmate 1995
Cybill
Cybill 1995
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Picture Windows: Song of Songs Lucca 1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great Himself 1994
American Cinema
American Cinema Self 1994
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II Self 1993
Working with Orson Welles
Working with Orson Welles Himself 1993
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave Self 1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Self 1991
Picture This
Picture This Self 1991
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks Self 1990
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure Himself 1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film Self 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Psychologist (voice) 1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self (voice) 1989
John Wayne Standing Tall
John Wayne Standing Tall Self 1989
Arena - John Cassavetes
Arena - John Cassavetes Self 1989
Bacall on Bogart
Bacall on Bogart Self 1988
On the tracks of a filmmaker
On the tracks of a filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich 1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self 1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Out of the Blue and Into the Black Self 1987
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies Self 1987
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story 1985
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Barry Norman in Celebrity City Self 1982
The Orson Welles Story
The Orson Welles Story Self 1982
They All Laughed
They All Laughed Disk Jockey (uncredited) 1981
Saint Jack
Saint Jack Eddie Schuman 1979
Opening Night
Opening Night Self (uncredited) 1977
Lost, Lost, Lost
Lost, Lost, Lost Self 1976
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
F for Fake
F for Fake Self 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? Self 1972
Notes on the New York Film Festival
Notes on the New York Film Festival Self 1971
Film '72
Film '72 Self 1971
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show DJ (voice) (uncredited) 1971
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford Self - Interviewer (uncredited) 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
Lions Love
Lions Love Peter (uncredited) 1969
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Narrator (voice) 1968
Targets
Targets Sammy Michaels 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
The Trip
The Trip Paul's Cameraman (uncredited) 1967
The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited) 1966
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self - Guest Host 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Invisible Women
Invisible Women Himself
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
Horrifying Hollywood Murders Self

Directing Credits (33)

Writing Credits (12)

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