- Peter R.J. Deyell was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Road to Nowhere (2010), Remington Steele (1982) and The Clonus Horror (1979).
- Always wears a Bowler at Academy Awards and film festivals
- Screentested (as Robin) for the 1966 "Batman" TV series alongside Lyle Waggoner (as Batman). Portions of this are seen on "Hollywood Screentests, Take 1", available on DVD.
- Introduced Steven Spielberg to cinematographer Allen Daviau, who went on to shoot six of Spielberg's early films, including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Color Purple, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
- As a child actor, got his first agent with the help of British actor Basil Rathbone.
- A life member of the National Eagle Scouts Association, Peter is an Eagle Scout with palms.
- Was one of the founders of The Artists Rights Foundation (now known as The Film Foundation), dedicated to the preservation of historic films. Other founding members included J. Paul Getty, Jr., Steven Spielberg, Allen Daviau, Frank Pierson, Arthur Hiller, Sydney Pollack, Gene Reynolds, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese.
- There's got to be a business, more business-like, than the business, there's no business like.
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