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.
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2007
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2023
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2006
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2007
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2009
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2008
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2000
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2004
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2004
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2008
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2021
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2005
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2008
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2010
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2010
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2013
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2002
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2010
asDr. Markus Bensley

2007
asLou Fiola

1996
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2010
asPedja Sapir

2018
asPeter Bogdanovich

1968
asSammy Michaels

2011
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1992
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1998
asDr. Howard Poke

1989
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2001
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2006
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2002
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2000
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2021
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2009
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2001
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2017
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1982
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2005
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2000
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1972
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2011
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2013
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2002
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2001
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1998
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2013
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2000
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2006
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2010
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2010
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2004
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2002
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2004
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2023
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2004
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2016
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2013
asJudge Harlan Plath

2018
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2006
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2022
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2009
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1996
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1988
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2019
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2014
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2006
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1991
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2015
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1987
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2014
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2015
asMarty

1993
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2012
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2017
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1976
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1999
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1988
asPeter Bogdanovich

2016
asOld Man

2016
asGeorge

2010
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1999
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2000
asPeter Bogdanovich

2016
asHimself

2007
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1989
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2024
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1971
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2011
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1998
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2001
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1999
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2018
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2004
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2009
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2017
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2005
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2020
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2004
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1990
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2000
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2015
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1997
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1998
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2018
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1979
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2004
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2008
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2008
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2018
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2009
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2018
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1966
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1993
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1973
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1990
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2008
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2011
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1971
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2009
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2006
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2003
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1991
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1977
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1969
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2019
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2004
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2004
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2019
asTheo Mencken

1988
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2019
asPeter

2006
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2018
asVedor Ph.D.

2007
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2010
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2018
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1996
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2008
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2000
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2020
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2007
asIrving Mann

2010
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1997
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2020
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2006
asNarrator

1999
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2003
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2020
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2020
asSelf - Filmmaker

2000
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2015
asSpeaker

1967
asPaul's Cameraman (uncredited)

2000
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1999
asArturo Mulligan

1997
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1985
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1998
asElaine's Patron

1971
asDJ (voice) (uncredited)

1968
asNarrator (voice)

1981
asDisk Jockey (uncredited)

2016
asDuane Crawford

2011
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2014
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2012
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2006
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2017
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2021
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2003
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1994
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2002
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2022
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1989
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2010
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2014
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2019
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1999
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Production

1973
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1972
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1988
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2018
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2014
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1975
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1984
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1968
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1990
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1992
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2005
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1966
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2018
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2003
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2022
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2008
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1985
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