As an actor, Masterson appeared in 1968sCounterpoint, 1973sThe Exorcist, and 1975sThe Stepford Wives.

Mastersons wife, Carlin Glynn, starred in the production and went on to win a Tony Award.

Having also co-directedWhorehouse, Masterson received two Tony nominations himself.

FULL MOON IN BLUE WATER, from left, director Peter Masterson, Burgess Meredith, 1988, ©Transworld En

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Masterson was initially supposed to co-direct the adaptation, but those duties eventually went to Colin Higgins.

The last film Masterson directed was 2005sWhiskey School, in which friends of an alcoholic playwright stage an intervention.