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Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Directing

Born: July 30, 1939Kingston, New York, USA

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
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze

Self (Archival Footage)

2024
Willie and Me

Willie and Me

Charley

2024
The Wild One

The Wild One

Self

2023
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Self

2023
Fragments of Paradise

Fragments of Paradise

Self

2022

The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons

Self

2022
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self

2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Self

2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Self

2021
I Am Burt Reynolds

I Am Burt Reynolds

Self - Interviewee

2020
Audrey

Audrey

Self - Filmmaker

2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Self

2020

Morning Has Broken

Shem

2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Self

2020
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20

The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20

2019
It Chapter Two

It Chapter Two

Peter - Director

2019
The Creatress

The Creatress

Theo Mencken

2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

2019
Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

Himself

2019
Reborn

Reborn

Peter Bogdanovich

2018
The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

Brooks Otterlake

2018
Tesla Nation

Tesla Nation

Himself

2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Narrator (voice)

2018
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

Self - Executive Producer, Actor

2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

Self

2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Self

2018
Los Angeles Overnight

Los Angeles Overnight

Vedor Ph.D.

2018
We Blew It

We Blew It

Self

2017
Cult of Terror

Cult of Terror

Self - Filmmaker

2017
78/52

78/52

Self

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (voice)

2017
Hawks on Hawks

Hawks on Hawks

Self (voice)

2017
Six L.A. Love Stories

Six L.A. Love Stories

Duane Crawford

2016
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis

Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis

Himself

2016
Between Us

Between Us

George

2016
The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

Old Man

2016
Durant's Never Closes

Durant's Never Closes

George

2016
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Self

2015
This Is Orson Welles

This Is Orson Welles

Self

2015
Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates

Marty

2015
While We're Young

While We're Young

Speaker

2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker

2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

Self

2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

Self

2014

A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River

Self

2014
Cold Turkey

Cold Turkey

Poppy

2013
Are You Here

Are You Here

Judge Harlan Plath

2013

Don't Let Me Go

Man

2013

Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

Self

2013
Casting By

Casting By

Self

2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

Self

2012
Corman's World

Corman's World

Self - Filmmaker

2011

By Bogdanovich

2011

Hollywood Scandals

Self

2011
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

Self

2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides

Self

2011
Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

Self

2010

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Self

2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

Self

2010
Queen of the Lot

Queen of the Lot

Pedja Sapir

2010
Abandoned

Abandoned

Dr. Markus Bensley

2010

An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich

Self

2010
Heavy Rain

Heavy Rain

Himself

2010
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today

Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today

Self

2010
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Self

2010
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

Self

2009
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Self

2009
Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

Self

2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Self

2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

Self

2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

Self

2009

Hollywood Gangster

Self

2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'

The Making of 'Rebecca'

Self

2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

Self

2008
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

Self

2008
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

2008
Humboldt County

Humboldt County

Professor Hadley

2008

The Doorman

Peter

2008
Il falso bugiardo

Il falso bugiardo

Self (archive footage)

2008
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

Self

2008
365 Day Project

365 Day Project

Self

2007
The Fifth Patient

The Fifth Patient

John Reilly

2007
Dedication

Dedication

Roger Spade

2007
Broken English

Broken English

Irving Mann

2007
The Dukes

The Dukes

Lou Fiola

2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

Self

2007
Searching for Orson

Searching for Orson

Narrator

2006
They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson

They All Laughed 25 Years Later: Director to Director - A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich and Wes Anderson

Himself

2006
Infamous

Infamous

Bennett Cerf

2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

Self

2006
Wanderlust

Wanderlust

Himself

2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self

2006
Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

Self

2006

Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

Self - Director, Writer, Actor

2006

The Informer: Out of the Fog

Self

2006

Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

Self (archive footage)

2006

Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

Himself

2006
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Self

2005
The Definition of Insanity

The Definition of Insanity

2005

Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

Self

2005
Hitchcock and Dial M

Hitchcock and Dial M

Self

2004
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

Self

2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Self

2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Self

2004
3D: A Brief History

3D: A Brief History

2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Self

2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

Self

2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

Self

2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Self

2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Self

2004
Scene Stealers

Scene Stealers

Peter Bogdanovich

2004

'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich

2004

Hollywood Legenden

Self

2004
The Next Picture Show

The Next Picture Show

Self

2003
Getting the Moon

Getting the Moon

Self

2003
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

Self

2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Self

2003
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

Self

2002

New York at the Movies

Self

2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Self

2002
Highball

Highball

Frank

2002
John Ford Goes to War

John Ford Goes to War

Self - Interviewee

2002
Festival in Cannes

Festival in Cannes

Milo

2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Narrator (voice)

2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Himself

2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'

The Story of 'Frenzy'

Self

2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

Self

2001
On Cukor

On Cukor

Self

2000
The Independent

The Independent

Peter Bogdanovich

2000
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

Self

2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Self

2000
A Constant Forge

A Constant Forge

Self

2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'

The Trouble with 'Marnie'

Self

2000
All About 'The Birds'

All About 'The Birds'

Self

2000
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

Self

2000
Rated X

Rated X

Film Professor

2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Self

2000
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Self

1999
Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Bartholomew

1999
Claire Makes It Big

Claire Makes It Big

Arturo Mulligan

1999
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

Self

1999

Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Self

1999
F.

F.

Self

1999
Lick the Star

Lick the Star

Principal

1998
54

54

Elaine's Patron

1998
Mr. Jealousy

Mr. Jealousy

Dr. Howard Poke

1998

Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg

Himself

1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Self

1998
Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Vito Giancamo

1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Self

1997

Howard Hawks: American Artist

Self

1997
Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

Self

1996
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Self

1996
The Death of Playboy Playmate

The Death of Playboy Playmate

1995
Picture Windows: Song of Songs

Picture Windows: Song of Songs

Lucca

1994

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

Himself

1994
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

Self

1993
Working with Orson Welles

Working with Orson Welles

Himself

1993

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Self

1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self

1991
Picture This

Picture This

Self

1991
Hollywood Mavericks

Hollywood Mavericks

Self

1990

With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

Self

1990

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Self (voice)

1989

John Wayne Standing Tall

Self

1989

Arena - John Cassavetes

Self

1989
Bacall on Bogart

Bacall on Bogart

Self

1988
On the tracks of a filmmaker

On the tracks of a filmmaker

Peter Bogdanovich

1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self

1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black

Out of the Blue and Into the Black

Self

1987
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies

Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies

Self

1987
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

1985
Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Self

1982
The Orson Welles Story

The Orson Welles Story

Self

1982
They All Laughed

They All Laughed

Disk Jockey (uncredited)

1981
Saint Jack

Saint Jack

Eddie Schuman

1979
Opening Night

Opening Night

Self (uncredited)

1977
Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost

Self

1976
F for Fake

F for Fake

Self

1973
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

Self

1972
Notes on the New York Film Festival

Notes on the New York Film Festival

Self

1971
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

DJ (voice) (uncredited)

1971
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

Self - Interviewer (uncredited)

1971
Lions Love

Lions Love

Peter (uncredited)

1969
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

Narrator (voice)

1968
Targets

Targets

Sammy Michaels

1968
The Trip

The Trip

Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)

1967
The Wild Angels

The Wild Angels

Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited)

1966