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Peter Benchley
Deceased

How Did Peter Benchley Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/05/1940Born inNew York City, New York, USADied11/02/2006 (aged 65)Died inPrincetonCauselung diseaseWikidataQ333251 ↗Buried atProspect Hill CemeteryTMDb#8554 ↗

Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.

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Filmography15 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovieSelf85
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingMovieSelf69
2000Great White Deep TroubleMovie—60
1998CreatureSeriesExec's Buddy58
1997The ViewSeriesSelf57
1997In the Teeth of JawsMovieSelf57
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries—56
1995The Making of 'Jaws'MovieSelf55
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleMovieFrank Crowninshield54
1990Expedition EarthSeriesSelf (Host)50
1978Hunters of the ReefMovieBus Passenger (uncredited)38
1975JawsMovieInterviewer35
1971Film '72SeriesSelf31
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf22
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf21