Peter Bogdanovich

Birthplace: Kingston, New York
Birthday: July 30, 1939

The Peter Bogdanovich story is a Hollywood tale through and through, replete with memorable associations and fantastic success mitigated by mediocrity, tragedy and bankruptcy. Though his talent was never as great as the hubris that allowed him to believe his own press clippings and compare himself to Orson Welles after critics called his breakout movie, "The Last Picture Show" (1971), "the most impressive work by a young American director since 'Citizen Kane'," he did enjoy a brief run as a 70s wunderkind before slip…more

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2006
Cast in the Truman Capote biopic Infamous
2003
Had a supporting role as a fictional version of himself in the Showtime comedy series Out of Order
2001
Returned to filmmaking with The Cat s Meow , a drama that examined the shooting of silent filmmaker Thomas Ince aboard a yacht owned by William Randolph Hearst; released theatrically in 2002
2000 to 2004
Played recurring role of a psychiatrist in the HBO series The Sopranos
1998
Appeared as the leader of therapy group in Mr. Jealousy , co-starring and produced by Eric Stoltz