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Aliases: Pete Masterson , Carlos Bee Masterson Jr.

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 32

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Exorcist
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8

The Exorcist

(1973) Dr. Barringer
In the Heat of the Night
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8
The Stepford Wives
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7

The Stepford Wives

(1975) Walter Eberhart
Gardens of Stone
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6

Gardens of Stone

(1987) Col. Feld
Von Richthofen and Brown
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6

Von Richthofen and Brown

(1971) Major Oswald Boelke
Counterpoint
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6

Counterpoint

(1967) Sgt. Calloway
Ambush Bay
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5

Ambush Bay

(1966) Sgt. William Maccone
Man on a Swing
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6

Man on a Swing

(1974) Willie Younger

Acting

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1997 Executive Producer
1980 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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