Career Highlights: The Trip to Bountiful, The Stepford Wives, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
First Major Screen Credit: Ambush Bay (1966)
Biography
Peter Masterson (born Carlos Bee Masterson Jr.) started out as a New York and Broadway stage actor in the early '60s, but switched to feature films by mid-decade, making his debut in Ambush Bay (1966). His notable films from this period include Norman Jewison's In the Heat of the Night (1967) and a starring role in The Stepford Wives (1975). After writing the screenplay for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), Masterson became a director, making his debut in The Trip to Bountiful (1985) starring Geraldine Page and Masterson's wife, Carlin Glynn. But for an appearance in Gardens of Stone (1987), Masterson became a full-time director. His daughter, Mary Stuart Masterson, is a noted film actress. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Peter Masterson (born June 1, 1934) is 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 has concentrated mostly on directing and producing. His daughter is actress Mary Stuart Masterson, who appeared with her father in The Stepford Wives as one of the Eberhart's daughters.