Peter Bogdanovich
Directing
Born: July 30, 1939 · Kingston, New York, USA
Died: January 6, 2022 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bogdanovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
The Simpsons
1989
It Chapter Two
2019
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Sopranos
1999
While We're Young
2015
Paper Moon
1973
The Last Picture Show
1971
Argentina 1985
2022
She's Funny That Way
2015
The Good Wife
2009
54
1998
Photos (8)
Movies (55)
It Chapter Two
Peter - Director
The Last Picture Show
DJ (voice) (uncredited)
54
Elaine's Patron
While We're Young
Speaker
Are You Here
Judge Harlan Plath
Infamous
Bennett Cerf
Targets
Sammy Michaels
Bella Mafia
Vito Giancamo
Scene Stealers
Peter Bogdanovich
Abandoned
Dr. Markus Bensley
Mr. Jealousy
Dr. Howard Poke
The Other Side of the Wind
Brooks Otterlake
Broken English
Irving Mann
The Trip
Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)
The Independent
Peter Bogdanovich
Lions Love
Peter (uncredited)
Pearly Gates
Marty
Saint Jack
Eddie Schuman
Reborn
Peter Bogdanovich
The Wild Angels
Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited)
Between Us
George
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Narrator (voice)
They All Laughed
Disk Jockey (uncredited)
Rated X
Film Professor
Coming Soon
Bartholomew
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Narrator (voice)
Dedication
Roger Spade
The Dukes
Lou Fiola
Willie and Me
Charley
Humboldt County
Professor Hadley
Highball
Frank
Claire Makes It Big
Arturo Mulligan
The Tell-Tale Heart
Old Man
The Creatress
Theo Mencken
Lick the Star
Principal
Durant's Never Closes
George
Queen of the Lot
Pedja Sapir
The Death of Playboy Playmate
1995
Festival in Cannes
Milo
The Definition of Insanity
2005
Six L.A. Love Stories
Duane Crawford
Cold Turkey
Poppy
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Narrator (voice)
Los Angeles Overnight
Vedor Ph.D.
The Fifth Patient
John Reilly
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
2008
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Lucca
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1985
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
1996
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Peter Bogdanovich
Searching for Orson
Narrator
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1991
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
3D: A Brief History
2004
TV Shows (12)
The Simpsons
Psychologist (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
George Merritt · 2 eps
The Good Wife
Peter Bogdanovich · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Dr. Elliot Kupferberg · 14 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Peter Bogdanovich · 1 eps
Rizzoli & Isles
Arnold Whistler · 1 eps
Cybill
1 eps
8 Simple Rules
Dr. Lohr · 1 eps
Get Shorty
Giustino Moreweather · 2 eps
Out of Order
Zach · 5 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
Picture Windows
Lucca · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (124)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Himself · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Talking Sopranos
Self · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
She's Funny That Way
Self in TV clip (uncredited)
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self · 1 eps
American Cinema
Self · 1 eps
Audrey
Self - Filmmaker
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
Opening Night
Self (uncredited)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self · 7 eps
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker
78/52
Self
F for Fake
Self
Directed by John Ford
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (voice)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
Picture This
Self
Lost, Lost, Lost
Self
I Am Burt Reynolds
Self - Interviewee
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
365 Day Project
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Casting By
Self
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Self
We Blew It
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
A Constant Forge
Self
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Self
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Self (Archival Footage)
Edge of Outside
Self
The Wild One
Self
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
Self - Executive Producer, Actor
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
Vittorio D.
Self
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Self
Carl Laemmle
Himself
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Self
Heavy Rain
Himself
On Cukor
Self
Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
Fragments of Paradise
Self
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
Self (archive footage)
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Self
John Ford Goes to War
Self - Interviewee
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Self
This Is Orson Welles
Self
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
Working with Orson Welles
Himself
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Self
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Self
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Self
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
Self
Getting the Moon
Self
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Self
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Self
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Self
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Himself
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Self
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Self
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self
Il falso bugiardo
Self (archive footage)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
Self
The Orson Welles Story
Self
Tesla Nation
Himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self
Love in Hollywood
Self
Bacall on Bogart
Self
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Self
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis
Himself
The Story of 'Frenzy'
Self
Hitchcock and Dial M
Self
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
Self
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Self
F.
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
Self
All About 'The Birds'
Self
Wanderlust
Himself
The Next Picture Show
Self
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Self
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
Self
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
Self
The Making of 'Rebecca'
Self
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Self
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Self
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
Self
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today
Self
Hawks on Hawks
Self (voice)
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
Self
Notes on the New York Film Festival
Self
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (34)
The Sopranos
Director
Fallen Angels
Director
The Last Picture Show
Director
Mask
Director
Paper Moon
Director
She's Funny That Way
Director
What's Up, Doc?
Director
Targets
Director
The Thing Called Love
Director
Noises Off...
Director
Directed by John Ford
Director
The Cat's Meow
Director
Picture Windows
Director
Nickelodeon
Director
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
Director
To Sir, with Love II
Director
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Director
Saint Jack
Director
The Wild Angels
Second Assistant Director
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Director
At Long Last Love
Director
Daisy Miller
Director
They All Laughed
Director
Texasville
Director
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Director
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Director
Illegally Yours
Director
A Saintly Switch
Director
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Director
Naked City: A Killer Christmas
Director
Blessed Assurance
Director
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Director
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
Director
Hustle
Director
Writing (12)
The Last Picture Show
Screenplay
She's Funny That Way
Writer
What's Up, Doc?
Story
Targets
Screenplay
Targets
Story
Directed by John Ford
Writer
Nickelodeon
Writer
Saint Jack
Screenplay
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Screenplay
At Long Last Love
Writer
They All Laughed
Writer
Texasville
Screenplay
Producing (11)
Paper Moon
Producer
What's Up, Doc?
Producer
Targets
Producer
Noises Off...
Executive Producer
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Producer
At Long Last Love
Producer
Daisy Miller
Producer
Texasville
Producer
The City Girl
Executive Producer
Phantom Halo
Executive Producer
Illegally Yours
Producer
Other Crew (9)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Thanks
The Last Picture Show
Editor
Targets
Editor
Argentina 1985
Thanks
The Other Side of the Wind
Editor
The Wild Angels
Additional Writing
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Thanks
Twelve
Thanks
The Big Red One: The Reconstruction
Supervising Technical Director