Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Deceased · Born: Jul 30, 1939 · Died: Jan 6, 2022

Personal Details

Height 5' 10"
Born Jul 30, 1939 Kingston, New York, USA
Spouse
  • Louise Stratten

    ( Dec 30, 1988 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Polly Platt

    ( Jun 1, 1962 to Jun 1, 1972 )
Parents
  • Herma Bogdanovich
  • Borislav Bogdanovich
Relatives
  • Anna Bogdanovich (Sibling)

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.

Career

2024
Willie and Me
Willie and Me as Charley
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2022
Fragments of Paradise
2020
I Am Burt Reynolds
2019
The Creatress
The Creatress as Theo Mencken
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Get Shorty
Get Shorty as Giustino Moreweather
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2018
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind as Brooks Otterlake
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Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight as Vedor Ph.D.
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The Great Buster
The Great Buster as Narrator (voice)
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2016
Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes as George
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The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart as Old Man
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Six LA Love Stories
Six LA Love Stories as Duane Crawford
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Between Us
Between Us as George
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2015
Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates as Marty
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2013
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey as Poppy
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Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go as Man
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2011
American Masters
American Masters
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By Bogdanovich
By Bogdanovich
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2010
Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot as Pedja Sapir
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Abandoned
Abandoned as Dr. Markus Bensley
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2009
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother as Peter Bogdanovich
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Humboldt County
Humboldt County as Professor Hadley
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2007
The Fifth Patient
The Fifth Patient as John Reilly
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Broken English
Broken English as Irving Mann
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The Dukes
The Dukes as Lou Fiola
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2006
Infamous
Infamous as Bennett Cerf
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Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson as Narrator
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as George Merritt
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Psychologist (voice)
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2005
The Definition of Insanity
2004
Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers as Peter Bogdanovich
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3D: A Brief History
2003
Out of Order
Out of Order as Zach
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Out of Order
Out of Order as Zach
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8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules as Dr. Lohr
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2002
John Ford Goes to War
John Ford Goes to War as Interviewee
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Highball
Highball as Frank
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2001
Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes as Milo
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2000
The Independent
The Independent as Peter Bogdanovich
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1998
Lick the Star
Lick the Star as Principal
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Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy as Dr. Howard Poke
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1997
Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia as Vito Giancamo
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1996
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1985
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1968
Targets
Targets as Sammy Michaels
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2023
The Wild One
The Wild One
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2021
Roger Corman, le pape du pop cinéma
King of Cool
King of Cool
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2020
Audrey
Audrey
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2019
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
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2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Tesla Nation
Tesla Nation
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Hawks on Hawks
Hawks on Hawks
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We Blew It
We Blew It
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78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene
2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut
This Is Orson Welles
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Un jour, une histoire
2013
What Is Cinema?
What Is Cinema?
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Smiling Through the Apocalypse
American Experience
2010
Five Easy Pieces: BBStory
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today
2009
Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
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Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside
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Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Hitchcock and Dial M
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
2003
The Next Picture Show
A Decade Under the Influence
2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
2000
All About 'the Birds'
American Masters
American Masters
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The Trouble with Marnie
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
1997
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1996
American Experience
1994
Working with Orson Welles
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1990
American Masters
American Masters
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Hollywood Mavericks
1988
James Stewart's Wonderful Life
Great Performances
1987
Great Performances
1976
Lost, Lost, Lost
Lost, Lost, Lost
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2018
The Great Buster
The Great Buster as Director, Screenplay
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2014
She's Funny That Way
She's Funny That Way as Director, Screenplay
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2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
The Mystery of Natalie Wood as Director
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Hustle
Hustle as Director
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2001
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow as Director
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1999
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney as Director
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1998
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Naked City: A Killer Christmas as Director
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1997
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women
The Price of Heaven
The Price of Heaven as Director
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1996
To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II as Director
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1993
The Thing Called Love
The Thing Called Love as Director
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1992
Noises Off...
Noises Off... as Director
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1990
Texasville
Texasville as Director, Screenplay
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1988
Illegally Yours
Illegally Yours as Director
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1985
Mask
Mask as Director
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1981
They All Laughed
They All Laughed as Director, Writer
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1979
Saint Jack
Saint Jack as Director, Screenplay
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1976
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon as Director, Writer
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1975
At Long Last Love
At Long Last Love as Director, Writer
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1974
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller as Director
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1973
Paper Moon
Paper Moon as Director
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1972
What's Up, Doc?
What's Up, Doc? as Director, Story
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1971
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford as Director, Writer
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The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show as Director, Screenplay
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1968
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Targets
Targets as Director, Screenplay, Story
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