Peter Bogdanovich
Directing
Born 1939-07-30
Died 2022-01-06
Kingston, New York, USA
251 credits
BAFTA Awards 1
Grammy Awards 1
Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword 1
Silver Shell for Best Director 1
Awards
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards
Academy Awards 2 nominated
- 1972 Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Nominated The Last Picture Show
- 1972 Best Director Nominated The Last Picture Show
BAFTA Awards 1 won
- 1973 Best Screenplay Won The Last Picture Show
Grammy Awards 1 won
- — Grammy Awards Won
Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword 1 won
- — Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword Won
Silver Shell for Best Director 1 won
- 1973 Best Director Won
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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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Filmography
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Directing
15 credits
The Sopranos
Fallen Angels
Mask
Paper Moon
The Last Picture Show
What's Up, Doc?
She's Funny That Way
Targets
Nickelodeon
The Cat's Meow
Noises Off...
They All Laughed
The Thing Called Love
Saint Jack
Picture Windows
Acting
48 credits
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Sopranos
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
How I Met Your Mother
The Good Wife
The Mike Douglas Show
Rizzoli & Isles
Great Performances
The Merv Griffin Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Northern Exposure
It Chapter Two
Film '72
8 Simple Rules
Dinah!
Get Shorty
Talking Sopranos
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Are You Here
The Last Picture Show
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
54
Out of Order
The Other Side of the Wind
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Audrey
She's Funny That Way
American Cinema
While We're Young
Targets
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Infamous
F for Fake
They All Laughed
Mr. Jealousy
Opening Night
Bella Mafia
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Saint Jack
Picture Windows
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
The Trip
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Broken English
Scene Stealers
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Corman's World
Other credits
8 credits
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Cybill
The Last Picture Show
The Other Side of the Wind
Argentina 1985
Targets
E! True Hollywood Story
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Writing
7 credits
The Last Picture Show
What's Up, Doc?
She's Funny That Way
Targets
Nickelodeon
They All Laughed
Saint Jack
Producing
4 credits
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