Overview

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Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
30 Jul, 1939 (85 years old)

Peter Bogdanovich

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

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
HD
45 min 2023

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Documentary
Fragments of Paradise
HD
98 min 2022

Fragments of Paradise

Documentary
Dean Martin: King of Cool
HD
100 min 2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Documentary
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
HD
101 min 2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Documentary
The Creatress
HD
110 min 2019

The Creatress

Drama
The Other Side of the Wind
HD
122 min 2018

The Other Side of the Wind

Drama

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