Peter Benchley

1940–2006 · American author

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.

Peter Benchley, in order

1. 1975 Jaws: wrote, acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 97%, audiences 98% · streaming on Netflix
2. 1976 The Great Houdini (TV movie): wrote · directed by Melville Shavelson
3. 1977 The Deep: wrote · directed by Peter Yates · critics 36%, audiences 39% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi
4. 1980 The Island: wrote · directed by Michael Ritchie
5. 1989 Dolphin Cove (TV series): created · directed by Brian Henson
6. 1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle: acted · directed by Alan Rudolph · critics 77%, audiences 61%
7. 1996 The Beast (TV movie): produced · directed by Jeff Bleckner
8. 1998 Creature (TV movie): produced · directed by Stuart Gillard
9. 1999 Amazon (TV series): created · directed by Milan Cheylov