Directing
Peter Bogdanovich
EN, ES, FR, DE cinema · 223 credits
Born
30 July 1939
Died
6 January 2022 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Kingston, New York, USA
Also known as Derek Thomas
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.
Known for
Filmography
Invisible Women
as Self
Willie and Me
as Charley
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (archive footage)
The Wild One
as Self
I Am Burt Reynolds
as Self - Interviewee
Audrey
as Self - Filmmaker
Carl Laemmle
as Himself
The Creatress
as Theo Mencken
It Chapter Two
as Peter - Director
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
as Self (archive footage)
Reborn
as Peter Bogdanovich
The Other Side of the Wind
as Brooks Otterlake, Editor
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Director, Screenplay
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
as Self - Executive Producer, Actor
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self, Thanks
Los Angeles Overnight
as Vedor Ph.D.
Cult of Terror
as Self - Filmmaker
Hawks on Hawks
as Self (voice)
78/52
as Self
We Blew It
as Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (voice)
Durant's Never Closes
as George
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Old Man
Between Us
as George
Six L.A. Love Stories
as Duane Crawford
Pearly Gates
as Marty
While We're Young
as Speaker
She's Funny That Way
as Self in TV clip (uncredited), Director, Writer
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker
Phantom Halo
Executive Producer
Cold Turkey
as Poppy
Are You Here
as Judge Harlan Plath
Casting By
as Self
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
Abandoned
as Dr. Markus Bensley
Queen of the Lot
as Pedja Sapir
Heavy Rain
as Himself
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
as Self
Vittorio D.
as Self
Humboldt County
as Professor Hadley
Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
Twelve
Thanks
The Fifth Patient
as John Reilly
The Dukes
as Lou Fiola
365 Day Project
as Self
Dedication
as Roger Spade
Broken English
as Irving Mann
Infamous
as Bennett Cerf
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2006
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
as Self (archive footage)
Edge of Outside
as Self
Wanderlust
as Himself
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
2006
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
as Self - Director, Writer, Actor
Searching for Orson
as Narrator
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
as Self
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
Supervising Technical Director
Scene Stealers
as Peter Bogdanovich
Hustle
Director
Highball
as Frank
John Ford Goes to War
as Self - Interviewee
The Cat's Meow
Director
Rated X
as Film Professor
On Cukor
as Self
The Independent
as Peter Bogdanovich
A Constant Forge
as Self
Coming Soon
as Bartholomew
Claire Makes It Big
as Arturo Mulligan
F.
as Self
A Saintly Switch
Director
Mr. Jealousy
as Dr. Howard Poke
Lick the Star
as Principal
54
as Elaine's Patron
Bella Mafia
as Vito Giancamo
Blessed Assurance
Director
To Sir, with Love II
Director
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
as Lucca, Director
Working with Orson Welles
as Himself
Noises Off...
Director, Executive Producer
Picture This
as Self
Texasville
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)
Bacall on Bogart
as Self
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Peter Bogdanovich
Illegally Yours
Director, Producer
Mask
Director
The City Girl
Executive Producer
They All Laughed
as Disk Jockey (uncredited), Writer, Director
Saint Jack
as Eddie Schuman, Director, Screenplay
Opening Night
as Self (uncredited)
Lost, Lost, Lost
as Self
Nickelodeon
Director, Writer
At Long Last Love
Director, Producer, Writer
Daisy Miller
Director, Producer
F for Fake
as Self
Paper Moon
Director, Producer
What's Up, Doc?
Director, Producer, Story
Directed by John Ford
as Self - Interviewer (uncredited), Director, Writer
The Last Picture Show
as DJ (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Editor
Lions Love
as Peter (uncredited)
Targets
as Sammy Michaels, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer, Story
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
as Narrator (voice), Director
The Trip
as Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)
The Wild Angels
as Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited), Additional Writing, Second Assistant Director