Peter Bogdanovich

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

214

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-07-30

Day of death

2022-01-06 (82 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • It Chapter Two

    It Chapter Two

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

    A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

  • Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

    Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

    Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

  • Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

    Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

  • With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

    With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

  • Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

  • 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')

  • 8 Simple Rules

    8 Simple Rules

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • All About 'The Birds'

    All About 'The Birds'

  • Cybill

    Cybill

  • Don't Let Me Go

    Don't Let Me Go

  • Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

    Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

  • Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg

    Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg

  • Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

    Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane

    The Battle Over Citizen Kane

  • Targets

    Targets

  • America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

    America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

  • Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

    Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

  • The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

    The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

  • The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

    The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

  • Talking Sopranos

    Talking Sopranos

  • John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

    John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

  • The Trouble with 'Marnie'

    The Trouble with 'Marnie'

  • The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

    The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

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

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

  • Between Us

    Between Us

  • Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis

    Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis

  • Hollywood Gangster

    Hollywood Gangster

  • Hollywood Legenden

    Hollywood Legenden

  • Hollywood Scandals

    Hollywood Scandals

  • John Ford Goes to War

    John Ford Goes to War

  • Opening Night

    Opening Night

  • Cold Turkey

    Cold Turkey

  • Lions Love

    Lions Love

  • Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

    Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

  • 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

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

  • The Last Picture Show

    The Last Picture Show

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • Out of the Blue and Into the Black

    Out of the Blue and Into the Black

  • Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

    Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

  • 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

    100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

  • Coming Soon

    Coming Soon

  • On the tracks of a filmmaker

    On the tracks of a filmmaker

  • The Orson Welles Story

    The Orson Welles Story

  • Heavy Rain

    Heavy Rain

  • BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

    BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

  • Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

    Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

  • Are You Here

    Are You Here

  • Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

    Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

  • Broken English

    Broken English

  • 54

    54

  • The Dukes

    The Dukes

  • Saint Jack

    Saint Jack

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • Audrey

    Audrey

  • Six L.A. Love Stories

    Six L.A. Love Stories

  • Infamous

    Infamous

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

    Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

  • A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

    A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

  • 'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich

    'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich

  • The Creatress

    The Creatress

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • 'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

    'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

  • Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

  • Notes on the New York Film Festival

    Notes on the New York Film Festival

  • 365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

  • On Cukor

    On Cukor

  • Reborn

    Reborn

  • Humboldt County

    Humboldt County

  • Bella Mafia

    Bella Mafia

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

    Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

  • Highball

    Highball

  • F for Fake

    F for Fake

  • The Death of Playboy Playmate

    The Death of Playboy Playmate

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • The Doorman

    The Doorman

  • Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

    Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

  • Mr. Jealousy

    Mr. Jealousy

  • Out of Order

    Out of Order

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

  • Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

    Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

  • Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

    Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

  • Barry Norman in Celebrity City

    Barry Norman in Celebrity City

  • Tesla Nation

    Tesla Nation

  • Love in Hollywood

    Love in Hollywood

  • Working with Orson Welles

    Working with Orson Welles

  • A Constant Forge

    A Constant Forge

  • While We're Young

    While We're Young

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

    Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

    Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

  • Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

    Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

  • Lost, Lost, Lost

    Lost, Lost, Lost

  • Scene Stealers

    Scene Stealers

  • Hollywood Mavericks

    Hollywood Mavericks

  • Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

    Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

  • The Wild Angels

    The Wild Angels

  • Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

    Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

  • 78/52

    78/52

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Edge of Outside

    Edge of Outside

  • The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell-Tale Heart

  • Willie and Me

    Willie and Me

  • They All Laughed

    They All Laughed

  • This Is Orson Welles

    This Is Orson Welles

  • Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

    Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

  • Hawks on Hawks

    Hawks on Hawks

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

  • Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

    Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

  • Dean Martin: King of Cool

    Dean Martin: King of Cool

  • The Fifth Patient

    The Fifth Patient

  • Carl Laemmle

    Carl Laemmle

  • We Blew It

    We Blew It

  • Bacall on Bogart

    Bacall on Bogart

  • Pearly Gates

    Pearly Gates

  • Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

    Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

  • Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

    Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

  • Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

    Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

  • American Cinema

    American Cinema

  • Vittorio D.

    Vittorio D.

  • It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

    It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • By Bogdanovich

    By Bogdanovich

  • Getting the Moon

    Getting the Moon

  • The Making of 'Rebecca'

    The Making of 'Rebecca'

  • Lick the Star

    Lick the Star

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • F.

    F.

  • Picture Windows

    Picture Windows

  • Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today

    Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today

  • Il falso bugiardo

    Il falso bugiardo

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Queen of the Lot

    Queen of the Lot

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich

    An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • The Independent

    The Independent

  • New York at the Movies

    New York at the Movies

  • Hitchcock and Dial M

    Hitchcock and Dial M

  • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

    Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

    Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

  • I Am Burt Reynolds

    I Am Burt Reynolds

  • The Story of 'Frenzy'

    The Story of 'Frenzy'

  • 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

  • Arena - John Cassavetes

    Arena - John Cassavetes

  • The Informer: Out of the Fog

    The Informer: Out of the Fog

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

    Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

  • Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

    Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

  • The Great Buster: A Celebration

    The Great Buster: A Celebration

  • Godard Made in USA

    Godard Made in USA

  • Howard Hawks: American Artist

    Howard Hawks: American Artist

  • Fragments of Paradise

    Fragments of Paradise

  • Los Angeles Overnight

    Los Angeles Overnight

  • Rated X

    Rated X

  • Festival in Cannes

    Festival in Cannes

  • Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

    Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

  • Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

  • John Wayne Standing Tall

    John Wayne Standing Tall

  • Cary Grant: A Class Apart

    Cary Grant: A Class Apart

  • Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

    Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

  • John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

    John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

  • Morning Has Broken

    Morning Has Broken

  • Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

    Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

  • The Fabulous Allan Carr

    The Fabulous Allan Carr

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

  • Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

    Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

  • Searching for Orson

    Searching for Orson

  • 3D: A Brief History

    3D: A Brief History

  • The Next Picture Show

    The Next Picture Show

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

  • Cult of Terror

    Cult of Terror

  • Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

    Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas

  • Claire Makes It Big

    Claire Makes It Big

  • Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

    Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

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

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

  • Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

    Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

  • Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

    Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

  • Durant's Never Closes

    Durant's Never Closes

  • The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

  • A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

    A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

  • Picture Windows: Song of Songs

    Picture Windows: Song of Songs

  • The Definition of Insanity

    The Definition of Insanity

  • The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

    The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

  • Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies

    Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies