
Peter Masterson
Biography
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.
Acting (16 movies)

Counterpoint
1967

The Stepford Wives
1975

The Exorcist
1973

Tomorrow
1972

Man on a Swing
1974

Witchfire
1986

A Question of Guilt
1978

Hello Actors Studio
1988

The Quinns
1977

Ambush Bay
1966

The Storyteller
1977

In the Heat of the Night
1967

Gardens of Stone
1987

Von Richthofen and Brown
1971

Pueblo
1973

The Stepford Life
2001
Directing (11 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| City in Fear | 1980 | Executive Producer |
| The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | 1982 | Screenplay |
| The Only Thrill | 1997 | Executive Producer |









