Peter Bogdanovich: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 109
- as director
- 23
- on screen
- 1966–2022
- box office
- $96M
- nominations
- 6
- average score
- 66
- Born
- July 30, 1939
- Birthplace
- Kingston, New York, U.S.
- Citizenship
- U.S.
- Occupations
- Film director, Actor, Writer, Film producer
- Years active
- 1958-2022
- Spouses
- Polly Platt, Louise Stratten
- Children
- 2
The Best Peter Bogdanovich Movies
The films of Peter Bogdanovich that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Mask (1985) leads with $48.2M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $48.2M Mask 1985 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $29.1M The Last Picture Show 1971 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $6.03M She's Funny That Way 2015 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $3.65M The Cat's Meow 2002 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $2.28M Noises Off... 1992 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $2.27M Texasville 1990 · Drama
Peter Bogdanovich's Career in Numbers
Peter Bogdanovich's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Peter Bogdanovich works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Wild Angels (1966) to The Creatress (2019), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.
Peter Bogdanovich Movies by Decade
- 1960s 5
- 1970s 7
- 1980s 3
- 1990s 9
- 2000s 11
- 2010s 8
The 2000s were Peter Bogdanovich's busiest decade, with 11 films.
Peter Bogdanovich Movies by Genre
- Drama 16
- Comedy 8
- Documentary 5
- Tv movie 3
- Crime 2
- Romance 2
- Mystery 2
- Horror 1
- Action 1
- Fantasy 1
Drama is the genre Peter Bogdanovich has worked in most, with 16 films, ahead of comedy (8).
Peter Bogdanovich Career Milestones
- First film
- The Wild Angels 1966
- Biggest box office hit
- Mask $48.2M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- The Great Buster: A Celebration Movie Echo Score 78
- Newest film
- The Creatress 2019
Peter Bogdanovich Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Peter Bogdanovich is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 23 as director and 20 as actor. Rated films average a score of 66. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Peter Bogdanovich
23- 2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration Documentary Worldwide box office: $126K Movie Echo Score: 78 - 2015 She's Funny That Way Drama Worldwide box office: $6.03M
- 2007
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream Documentary - 2004
Hustle Tv movie - 2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood Mystery - 2002 The Cat's Meow Drama Worldwide box office: $3.65M
- 1999
A Saintly Switch Fantasy - 1998
Naked City: A Killer Christmas Crime - 1997
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Tv movie - 1997
Blessed Assurance Tv movie - 1993
The Thing Called Love Drama Worldwide box office: $1.03M - 1992 Noises Off... Comedy Worldwide box office: $2.28M
- 1990 Texasville Drama Worldwide box office: $2.27M
- 1988
Illegally Yours Comedy Worldwide box office: $259K - 1985 Mask Drama Worldwide box office: $48.2M
- 1981
They All Laughed Comedy - 1979
Saint Jack Drama - 1976
Nickelodeon Comedy - 1975
At Long Last Love Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.5M - 1974
Daisy Miller Drama - 1973
Paper Moon Drama Worldwide box office: $591 - 1972
What’s Up, Doc? Romance - 1971 The Last Picture Show Drama Worldwide box office: $29.1M
Peter Bogdanovich Movies as an Actor
20- 2019
The Creatress as Theo Mencken · Drama - 2018
Reborn as Peter Bogdanovich · Horror Worldwide box office: $1.42M Movie Echo Score: 46 - 2018
Los Angeles Overnight as Vedor Ph.D. · Crime - 2016
Six L.A. Love Stories as Duane Crawford · Romance - 2011
By Bogdanovich - 2010
Abandoned as Dr. Markus Bensley · Mystery - 2007
365 Day Project Documentary - 2007
The Fifth Patient as John Reilly · Action - 2006
Searching for Orson as Narrator · Documentary - 2003
Out of Order as Zach · Comedy - 2002
Highball as Frank · Comedy - 2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2000
Rated X as Film Professor · Drama Worldwide box office: $12.4K - 1998
Lick the Star as Principal · Drama - 1997
Bella Mafia as Vito Giancamo · Drama - 1969
Lions Love as Peter (uncredited) · Comedy - 1968
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women as Narrator (voice) · Adventure - 1968
Targets as Sammy Michaels · Drama - 1967
The Trip as Paul's Cameraman (uncredited) · Drama - 1966
The Wild Angels as Townsman at Loser's Funeral (uncredited) · Drama
Peter Bogdanovich in Documentaries & Specials
66- 2022
Fragments of Paradise as Self · Documentary - 2022
The Wild One as Self · Documentary - 2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 75 - 2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema as Self · Documentary - 2020
I Am Burt Reynolds as Self - Interviewee · Documentary - 2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self · Documentary - 2019
Carl Laemmle as Himself · Documentary - 2018
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making as Self - Executive Producer, Actor · Documentary - 2017
Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker · Documentary - 2017
We Blew It as Self · Documentary - 2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (voice) · Documentary - 2017
78/52 as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $46.8K - 2015
This Is Orson Welles as Self · Documentary - 2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh as Self · Documentary - 2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self · Documentary - 2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man as Self · Documentary - 2011
Corman’s World as Self - Filmmaker · Documentary - 2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides as Self · Documentary - 2010
Godard Made in USA as Self · Documentary - 2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance as Self · Documentary - 2010
Heavy Rain as Himself · Documentary - 2010
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self · Documentary - 2009
Vittorio D. as Self · Documentary - 2009
Once Upon a Time… ‘Notorious’ as Self · Documentary - 2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster as Self · Documentary - 2008
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali as Self · Documentary - 2008
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self · Documentary - 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self · Documentary - 2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks’ ‘Rio Bravo’ as Self · Documentary - 2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird as Self · Documentary - 2006
Wanderlust as Himself · Documentary - 2006
Boffo! Tinseltown’s Bombs and Blockbusters as Self · Documentary - 2006
Edge of Outside as Self · Documentary - 2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That as Self · Documentary - 2004
Hitchcock and Dial M as Self · Documentary - 2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic as Self · Documentary - 2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and ‘The Wrong Man’ as Self · Documentary - 2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock as Self · Documentary - 2004
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off as Self · Documentary - 2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart as Self · Tv movie - 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex ’n’ Drugs ’n’ Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self · History - 2002
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions: America’s Greatest Love Stories as Self · Documentary - 2002
John Ford Goes to War as Self - Interviewee · Documentary - 2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies as Himself · Documentary - 2001
‘Rear Window’ Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic as Self · Documentary - 2001
The Story of ‘Frenzy’ as Self · Documentary - 2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock’s Favorite Film as Self · Documentary - 2000
A Constant Forge as Self · Documentary - 1999
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back as Self · Documentary - 1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self · Documentary - 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self · Documentary - 1997
Howard Hawks: American Artist as Self · Documentary - 1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane as Self · Documentary - 1993
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II as Self · Documentary - 1993
Working with Orson Welles as Himself · Documentary - 1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self · Documentary - 1991
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self · Documentary - 1990
Hollywood Mavericks as Self · Documentary - 1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film as Self · Tv movie - 1989
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Himself · Tv movie - 1989
Arena - John Cassavetes as Self · Documentary - 1988
Bacall on Bogart as Self · Documentary - 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self · Documentary - 1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black as Self · Documentary - 1976
Lost, Lost, Lost as Self · Documentary - 1971
Directed by John Ford as Self - Interviewer (uncredited) · Documentary
Peter Bogdanovich: Awards & Nominations
6 nominations across 4 award bodies, from 1972 to 1974. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Golden Globes 2 nominations -
BAFTA 2 nominations -
Oscars 1 nomination -
DGA Awards 1 nomination
- 31st Golden Globe Awards
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Best Director Paper Moon
- 26th British Academy Film Awards
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Best Film The Last Picture Show
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Best Director The Last Picture Show
- 44th Academy Awards
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Best Director The Last Picture Show
- 24th Directors Guild of America Awards
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Outstanding Directing – Feature Film The Last Picture Show
- 29th Golden Globe Awards
- Peter Bogdanovich: Nominated Best Director The Last Picture Show
Who Is Peter Bogdanovich?
Peter Bogdanovich was born in Kingston, New York, U.S. in 1939. Credited on films since 1966, as both an actor and a director. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. A prominent filmmaker as part of the New Hollywood movement, Bogdanovich began his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire. His initial ventures included a film journalist stint until he got hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels, which opened his debut in the world of filmmaking. Bogdanovich's breakthrough came through the drama The Last Picture Show, earning him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. His acclaimed works include What's Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, Saint Jack, They All Laughed, Mask, Noises Off, The Cat's Meow, and She's Funny That Way. He also became a significant figure in acting with notable roles in the HBO series The Sopranos and Orson Welles's last film, The Other Side of the Wind. Bogdanovich's career witnessed him directing documentaries like Directed by John Ford and The Great Buster: A Celebration and winning a Grammy for Best Music Film for directing Runnin' Down a Dream, a documentary about Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. His published books include in-depth interviews with film titans like Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles.
Who Peter Bogdanovich Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Peter Bogdanovich shares the most films with. Martin Scorsese comes first, with 9 films together, followed by Henry Jaglom (9).
Peter Bogdanovich: Questions & Answers
How many movies Peter Bogdanovich has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Peter Bogdanovich been in?
Peter Bogdanovich is credited on 109 films, from 1966 to 2022. 20 of them as an actor and 23 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Peter Bogdanovich's highest-grossing movie?
Mask (1985) is Peter Bogdanovich's biggest box office hit, with $48.2M worldwide, ahead of The Last Picture Show (1971) ($29.1M). Across every film with box office figures, Peter Bogdanovich's movies have made $96M.
Peter Bogdanovich's biggest hits What is the best Peter Bogdanovich movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Peter Bogdanovich's best-rated film is The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) with a score of 78, followed by Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021) (75).
Best Peter Bogdanovich movies, ranked Has Peter Bogdanovich won an Oscar?
Peter Bogdanovich has been nominated for an Oscar but has not won one yet. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Peter Bogdanovich has 0 wins from 6 nominations.
What is Peter Bogdanovich's newest movie?
The most recent film on Peter Bogdanovich's filmography is Fragments of Paradise (2022), in the role of Self.
Who does Peter Bogdanovich work with most often?
Peter Bogdanovich shares the most films with Martin Scorsese (9 films), Henry Jaglom (9 films) and Cybill Shepherd (8 films).
The Best Peter Bogdanovich Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 109 credits.
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