Peter Bogdanovich
Born July 30, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Kingston, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
2024
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as Self (Archival Footage)
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Age: 85
It Chapter Two
2019
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as Peter - Director
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Age: 80
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
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as Self
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Age: 76
While We're Young
2015
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as Speaker
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Age: 75
Casting By
2012
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as Self
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Age: 73
No Image
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich
2010
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as Self
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Age: 70
They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson
2006
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as Himself
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Age: 67
Infamous
2006
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as Bennett Cerf
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Age: 67
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
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as Self
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Age: 66
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
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as Self
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Age: 63
No Image
New York at the Movies
2002
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as Self
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Age: 62
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
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as Self
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Age: 62
Festival in Cannes
2001
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as Milo
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Age: 62
On Cukor
2000
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Independent
2000
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as Peter Bogdanovich
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Age: 61
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
2000
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as Self
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Age: 61
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 61
A Constant Forge
2000
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as Self
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Age: 61
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
All About 'The Birds'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
F.
1999
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as Self
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Age: 59
54
1998
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as Elaine's Patron
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Age: 59
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
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as Self
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Age: 58
Love in Hollywood
1996
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as Self
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Age: 57
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1996
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as
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Age: 57
The Death of Playboy Playmate
1995
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as
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Age: 55
No Image
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994
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as Himself
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Age: 54
No Image
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
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as Self
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Age: 52
Hollywood Mavericks
1990
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as Self
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Age: 51
No Image
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
1990
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as Self
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Age: 50
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
1982
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as Self
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Age: 43
The Orson Welles Story
1982
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as Self
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Age: 42
Notes on the New York Film Festival
1971
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as Self
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Age: 32
The Last Picture Show
1971
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as DJ (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32