Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich (born July 30 1939) is an American film director, born in Kingston, New York.

Bogdanovich was a film critic before deciding to try his hand at directing. His most famous film is The Last Picture Show (1971). The film received eight Academy Awards nominations and won two of them. It was reedited for video release in 1991. He also directed a sequel to it: Texasville (1990). In 1999 Bogdanovich made several appearances on the television series The Sopranos as Dr. Melfi's (Lorraine Bracco) psychologist.

Filmography (as director)(selected):

• The Cat's Meow (2001)
• The Thing Called Love (1993)
• Noises Off (1992)
• Texasville (1990)
• Illegally Yours (1988)
• Mask (1985)
• They All Laughed (1981)
• Saint Jack (1979)
• Nickelodeon (1976)
• At Long Last Love (1975)
• Daisy Miller (1974)
• Paper Moon (1973)
• What's Up, Doc (1972)
• The Last Picture Show (1971)
• Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (aka The Gill Women of Venus) (aka The Gill Women) (1968)
• Targets (aka Before I Die) (1968) (also edited and acted)