Peter Bogdanovich

Directing · Born 1939-07-30 in 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?…

Filmography

• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
• Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker
• The Wild One as Self
• Infamous as Bennett Cerf
• The Fifth Patient as John Reilly
• The Doorman as Peter
• Rated X as Film Professor
• Hollywood Legenden as Self
• Humboldt County as Professor Hadley
• Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self