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Peter Masterson

Peter Masterson

Carlos Bee Masterson Jr. was an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Masterson often worked with his cousin, writer Horton Foote. Acting from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, including 1975's The Stepford Wives as Walter Eberhart, since then he concentrated mostly on directing and producing. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is his daughter; she appeared with her father in The Stepford Wives, playing one of his daughters. His other acting credits include roles in Ambush Bay (1966), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Counterpoint (1968), Von Richthofen and Brown (1971), Tomorrow (1972), The Exorcist (1973), Man on a Swing (1974), and Gardens of Stone (1987). Masterson co-wrote (with Larry L. King) the books for the hit musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and its short-lived sequel The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (1994). In 1980, he produced the ABC television movie, "City in Fear" based on an idea by screenwriter William Goldman—an idea that became the well-reviewed 1979 novel "Panic on Page One" by Linda Stewart, and the television script by Albert Ruben. The cast was led by Robert Vaughn and David Janssen in the final role before his death that year. In 1985, he directed The Trip to Bountiful, for which Geraldine Page won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The film also featured his wife, Carlin Glynn who had previously won a Tony Award for her role in 'Whorehouse.' His directing credits additionally include Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Night Game (1989), Blood Red (1989), Convicts (1991), Arctic Blue (1993), The Only Thrill (1997), Lost Junction (2003), and Whiskey School (2005). Masterson died at the age of 84 on December 18, 2018, after suffering a fall at his home. He had received a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease 14 years earlier.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-06-01

Birth Place

Houston, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

1978

6.2

Movie
Ambush Bay

Ambush Bay

1966

5.0

Movie
Counterpoint

Counterpoint

1967

6.2

Movie
Delta County, USA

Delta County, USA

1977

0.0

Movie
Gardens of Stone

Gardens of Stone

1987

6.3

Movie
Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

6.0

Movie
In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967

7.6

Movie
Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

1974

5.8

Movie
Pueblo

Pueblo

1973

5.7

Movie
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

1973

7.7

Movie
The Quinns

The Quinns

1977

0.0

Movie
The Stepford Life

The Stepford Life

2001

6.0

Movie
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

1975

6.7

Movie
The Storyteller

The Storyteller

1977

0.0

Movie
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

1972

7.1

Movie
Von Richthofen and Brown

Von Richthofen and Brown

1971

6.2

Movie
Witchfire

Witchfire

1986

3.0

Movie