Acting credits
187
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Peter Bogdanovich
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 190Series: 25Crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 39012
IMDb ID: nm0000953
Known for: Directing
Born: July 30, 1939
Died: January 6, 2022
Age: 82
Place of birth: Kingston, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2024
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q158250
Also known as
Derek Thomas
Other jobs
Director (29)Thanks (4)Executive Producer (2)Producer (2)Additional Writing (1)Editor (1)Supervising Technical Director (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Bogdanovich.
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
as Self (Archival Footage)
2024 Movie
5.7
Willie and Me
as Charley
2024 Movie
6.0
The Wild One
as Self
2023 Movie
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
as Self
2023 Movie
7.8
Argentina 1985
Thanks
2022 Movie
6.5
Fragments of Paradise
as Self
2022 Movie
7.6
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self
2021 Movie
7.0
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
2021 Movie
6.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
as Self
2021 Movie
7.1
I Am Burt Reynolds
as Self - Interviewee
2020 Movie
7.2
Audrey
as Self - Filmmaker
2020 Movie
6.5
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
as Self
2020 Movie
6.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020 Movie
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
2019 Movie
6.8
It Chapter Two
as Peter - Director
2019 Movie
6.2
The Creatress
as Theo Mencken
2019 Movie
6.7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
as Self
2019 Movie
4.0
Carl Laemmle
as Himself
2019 Movie
6.3
Reborn
as Peter Bogdanovich
2018 Movie
6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
as Brooks Otterlake
2018 Movie
Tesla Nation
as Himself
2018 Movie
7.2
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Narrator (voice)
2018 Movie
6.8
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
as Self - Executive Producer, Actor
2018 Movie
7.1
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Bogdanovich.
Talking Sopranos
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.1
Get Shorty
as Giustino Moreweather • 2 eps
2017 Series
5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self • 7 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Rizzoli & Isles
as Arnold Whistler • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Peter Bogdanovich • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
as Peter Bogdanovich • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.0
The Mystery of Natalie Wood
Director • 2 eps
2004 Series
4.9
Out of Order
as Zach • 5 eps
2003 Series
6.8
8 Simple Rules
as Dr. Lohr • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as George Merritt • 2 eps
2001 Series
8.7
The Sopranos
as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg • 14 eps
1999 Series
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
1996 Series
Picture Windows
as Lucca • 1 eps
1995 Series
5.8
Cybill
1 eps
1995 Series
8.0
American Cinema
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
5.9
Fallen Angels
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.9
Northern Exposure
as Himself • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Psychologist (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series