Peter Masterson
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
June 1, 1934 — December 18, 2018 (84 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone · as Col. Feld |
| 1985 | |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Lawyer Douglas |
| 1980 | Texas · as Tom Brandon |
| 1978 | A Question of Guilt · as Lieutenant Tom Wharton |
| 1977 | The Andros Targets · as Bill Lockhart |
| 1975 | Ryan's Hope · as Charlie Dean |
| 1975 | The Stepford Wives · as Walter Eberhart |
| 1974 | Man on a Swing · as Willie Younger |
| 1973 | The Exorcist · as Dr. Barringer |
| 1973 | Pueblo · as Enc M.o. Goldman |
| 1972 | Tomorrow · as Lawyer DouglasOn Plex |
| 1971 | McMillan and Wife · as Joey |
| 1971 | Von Richthofen and Brown · as Major Oswald Boelke |
| 1967 | Counterpoint · as Sgt. Calloway |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. · as The Man |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night · as Fryer |
| 1966 | Ambush Bay · as Sgt. William Maccone |
| 1963 | |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days · as JimmyOn Plex |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2000 | MermaidOn Plex |
| 1997 | The Only ThrillOn Plex |
| 1996 | Lily DaleOn Plex |
| 1993 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1985 | The Trip to BountifulOn Plex |
| 1982 | The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · as Screenplay |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | The Only Thrill · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1980 | City in Fear · as Executive Producer |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre · as Self |
| 1980 | City in Fear · as Story |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas · as Musical |