Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovieas Self2016A Quint-mas CarolMovieCharacters
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingMovieas Self
2003I Love the '70sTV show1 episodes
2000Great White Deep TroubleMovie1999AmazonTV showExecutive Producer · Creator · 22 episodes1998CreatureTV showas Exec's Buddy · Novel · Creator · 2 episodes
1997The ViewTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1997In the Teeth of JawsMovieas Self
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV showas Self · 1 episodes1996The BeastTV showNovel · 2 episodes
1995The Making of 'Jaws'Movieas Self1995Cruel JawsMovieStory
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMovieas Frank Crowninshield1990Expedition EarthTV showas Self (Host) · Writer · 2 episodes1989Dolphin CoveTV showWriter · 1 episodes1987Jaws: The RevengeMovieCharacters1983Jaws 3-DMovieCharacters1980The IslandMovieScreenplay · Novel1978Jaws 2MovieScreenplay · Characters1978Hunters of the ReefMovieas Bus Passenger (uncredited) · Characters1977The DeepMovieNovel · Screenplay1976The Great HoudinisMovieWriter1975JawsMovieas Interviewer · Novel · Screenplay
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1961The Mike Douglas ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes