
Peter Bogdanovich
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1939
- Died
- January 6, 2022
- Birthplace
- Kingston, 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.
Filmography
- Horrifying Hollywood Murders
Horrifying Hollywood Murders TBA
as Self

Invisible Women TBA
as Self

Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze 2024
as Self (archive footage)

Willie and Me 2024
as Charley

The Wild One 2023
as Self

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons 2023
as Self

Argentina 1985 2022
Thanks

Fragments of Paradise 2022
as Self
- The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons 2022
as Self

Dean Martin: King of Cool 2021
as Self

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster 2021
as Self

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021
as Self

I Am Burt Reynolds 2020
as Self - Interviewee

Audrey 2020
as Self - Filmmaker

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies 2020
as Self
- Morning Has Broken
Morning Has Broken 2020
as Shem

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness 2020
as Self

The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 2019
as Self (archive footage)

It Chapter Two 2019
as Peter - Director

The Creatress 2019
as Theo Mencken

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 2019
as Self

Carl Laemmle 2019
as Himself

Reborn 2018
as Peter Bogdanovich

The Other Side of the Wind 2018
as Brooks Otterlake, Editor

Tesla Nation 2018
as Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration 2018
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Director, Screenplay

A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making 2018
as Self - Executive Producer, Actor

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead 2018
as Self, Thanks

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 2018
as Self

Los Angeles Overnight 2018
as Vedor Ph.D.

We Blew It 2017
as Self

Cult of Terror 2017
as Self - Filmmaker

78/52 2017
as Self

The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
as Self (voice)

Hawks on Hawks 2017
as Self (voice)

Six L.A. Love Stories 2016
as Duane Crawford

Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis 2016
as Self

Between Us 2016
as George

The Tell-Tale Heart 2016
as Old Man

Durant's Never Closes 2016
as George

Hitchcock/Truffaut 2015
as Self

This Is Orson Welles 2015
as Self

Pearly Gates 2015
as Marty

She's Funny That Way 2015
as Self in TV clip (uncredited), Director, Writer

While We're Young 2015
as Speaker

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
as Self - Filmmaker

Phantom Halo 2014
Executive Producer

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh 2014
as Self

One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film 2014
as Self
- A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River
A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River 2014
as Self

Cold Turkey 2013
as Poppy

Are You Here 2013
as Judge Harlan Plath
- Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go 2013
as Man
- Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten 2013
as Self

Casting By 2012
as Self

John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man 2012
as Self

Corman's World 2011
as Self - Filmmaker
- By Bogdanovich
By Bogdanovich 2011
as Self
- Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Scandals 2011
as Self

100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story 2011
as Self

Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides 2011
as Self

Godard Made in USA 2010
as Self
- America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story 2010
as Self

BBStory: An American Film Renaissance 2010
as Self

Queen of the Lot 2010
as Pedja Sapir

Abandoned 2010
as Dr. Markus Bensley
- An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich 2010
as Self

Heavy Rain 2010
as Himself

Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today 2010
as Self

Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved 2010
as Self

A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich 2009
as Self

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood 2009
as Self

Vittorio D. 2009
as Self

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' 2009
as Self

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth 2009
as Self

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos 2009
as Self
- Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster 2008
as Self

The Making of 'Rebecca' 2008
as Self

The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' 2008
Actor

Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster 2008
as Self

Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali 2008
as Self

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

Humboldt County 2008
as Professor Hadley
- The Doorman
The Doorman 2008
as Peter

Il falso bugiardo 2008
as Self (archive footage)

Twelve 2008
Thanks

Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound' 2008
as Self

365 Day Project 2007
as Self

The Fifth Patient 2007
as John Reilly

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream 2007
Director

Dedication 2007
as Roger Spade

Broken English 2007
as Irving Mann

The Dukes 2007
as Lou Fiola

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 2007
as Self

Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo' 2007
as Self

Searching for Orson 2006
as Narrator

Infamous 2006
as Bennett Cerf

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 2006
as Self

Wanderlust 2006
as Himself

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
as Self

Edge of Outside 2006
as Self
- Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption 2006
as Self - Director, Writer, Actor
- The Informer: Out of the Fog
The Informer: Out of the Fog 2006
as Self
- Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten 2006
as Self (archive footage)
- Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger 2006
as Self

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That 2005
as Self

The Definition of Insanity 2005
Actor

The Big Red One: The Reconstruction 2005
Supervising Technical Director
- Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals 2005
as Self

Hitchcock and Dial M 2004
as Self

Hustle 2004
Director

Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' 2004
as Self

Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths 2004
as Self

Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' 2004
as Self

3D: A Brief History 2004
Actor

Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess 2004
as Self

Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock 2004
as Self

Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic 2004
as Self

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen 2004
as Self

Cary Grant: A Class Apart 2004
as Self

Scene Stealers 2004
as Peter Bogdanovich

The Mystery of Natalie Wood 2004
Director
- 'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich 2004
as Self
- Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden 2004
as Self

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
Thanks

The Next Picture Show 2003
as Self

Getting the Moon 2003
as Self

A Decade Under the Influence 2003
as Self

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

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') 2002
as Self
- New York at the Movies
New York at the Movies 2002
as Self

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

The Cat's Meow 2002
Director

Highball 2002
as Frank

John Ford Goes to War 2002
as Self - Interviewee

Festival in Cannes 2001
as Milo

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures 2001
as Narrator (voice)

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies 2001
as Himself

The Story of 'Frenzy' 2001
as Self

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

On Cukor 2000
as Self

The Independent 2000
as Peter Bogdanovich

Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote 2000
as Self

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' 2000
as Self

A Constant Forge 2000
as Self

The Trouble with 'Marnie' 2000
as Self

All About 'The Birds' 2000
as Self

The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich 2000
as Self

Rated X 2000
as Film Professor

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

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius 1999
as Self

Coming Soon 1999
as Bartholomew

Claire Makes It Big 1999
as Arturo Mulligan

The Last Picture Show: A Look Back 1999
as Self

A Saintly Switch 1999
Director
- Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood 1999
as Self

F. 1999
as Self

Naked City: A Killer Christmas 1998
Director

Lick the Star 1998
as Principal

54 1998
as Elaine's Patron

Mr. Jealousy 1998
as Dr. Howard Poke
- Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg
Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg 1998
as Himself

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs 1998
as Self

Bella Mafia 1997
as Vito Giancamo

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women 1997
Director

Blessed Assurance 1997
Director

Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self

Who Is Henry Jaglom? 1997
as Self
- Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist 1997
as Self

Love in Hollywood 1996
as Self

Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! 1996
Actor

To Sir, with Love II 1996
Director

The Battle Over Citizen Kane 1996
as Self

Orson Welles: The One-Man Band 1995
Actor

The Death of Playboy Playmate 1995
Actor

Picture Windows: Song of Songs 1994
as Lucca, Director

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great 1994
as Self

Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II 1993
as Self

The Thing Called Love 1993
Director

Working with Orson Welles 1993
as Himself
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave 1992
as Self

Noises Off... 1992
Director, Executive Producer

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker 1991
as Self

The Complete 'Citizen Kane' 1991
as Self

Picture This 1991
as Self

Texasville 1990
Director, Screenplay, Producer

Hollywood Mavericks 1990
as Self
- With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film 1990
as Self
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre 1989
as Self (voice)
- John Wayne Standing Tall
John Wayne Standing Tall 1989
as Self
- Arena - John Cassavetes
Arena - John Cassavetes 1989
as Self

Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief 1989
Director

Illegally Yours 1988
Director, Producer

Bacall on Bogart 1988
as Self

On the tracks of a filmmaker 1988
as Peter Bogdanovich

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self

Out of the Blue and Into the Black 1987
as Self

Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies 1987
as Self

Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story 1985
Actor

Mask 1985
Director

The City Girl 1984
Executive Producer

Barry Norman in Celebrity City 1982
as Self

The Orson Welles Story 1982
as Self

They All Laughed 1981
as Disk Jockey (uncredited), Director, Writer

Saint Jack 1979
as Eddie Schuman, Director, Screenplay

Opening Night 1977
as Self (uncredited)

Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast 1977
as Self

Nickelodeon 1976
Writer, Director

Lost, Lost, Lost 1976
as Self

At Long Last Love 1975
Director, Producer, Writer

Daisy Miller 1974
Director, Producer

F for Fake 1973
as Self

Paper Moon 1973
Director, Producer

What's Up, Doc? 1972
Producer, Director, Story

Screwball Comedies... Remember Them? 1972
as Self

Notes on the New York Film Festival 1971
as Self

The Last Picture Show 1971
as DJ (voice) (uncredited), Director, Editor, Screenplay

Directed by John Ford 1971
as Self - Interviewer (uncredited), Director, Writer

Lions Love 1969
as Peter (uncredited)

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women 1968
as Narrator (voice), Director

Targets 1968
as Sammy Michaels, Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer, Story

The Trip 1967
as Paul's Cameraman (uncredited)

The Wild Angels 1966
as Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited), Additional Writing, Second Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.