Cast & creator
Peter Benchley
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The View
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
22
film credits
16
television credits
17
1961–2025 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (38)
Showing 38 of 38 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The View
Self
1997Film '72
Self
1971
Jaws
Interviewer
1975Jaws
Novel
1975Jaws
Screenplay
1975
Jaws 2
Screenplay
1978Jaws 2
Characters
1978
Creature
Exec's Buddy
1998Creature
Novel
1998Creature
Creator
1998
Jaws: The Revenge
Characters
1987
Jaws 3-D
Characters
1983
The Deep
Novel
1977The Deep
Screenplay
1977
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
2025
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
The Beast
Novel
1996
I Love the '70s
2003
Amazon
Executive Producer
1999Amazon
Creator
1999
The Island
Screenplay
1980The Island
Novel
1980
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Frank Crowninshield
1994
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
2009
Expedition Earth
Self (Host)
1990Expedition Earth
Writer
1990
Dolphin Cove
Writer
1989
Cruel Jaws
Story
1995
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
1995
Great White Deep Trouble
2000
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
1997
Hunters of the Reef
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1978Hunters of the Reef
Characters
1978
The Great Houdinis
Writer
1976
A Quint-mas Carol
Characters
2016