Peter Bogdanovich (1939–2022) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor and film historian whose career spanned over fifty years.
Bogdanovich's directorial work includes The Last Picture Show (1971), What's Up, Doc? (1972), Paper Moon (1973), Saint Jack (1979), They All Laughed (1981), Mask (1985), Texasville (1990), Noises Off (1992), The Thing Called Love (1993), The Cat's Meow (2001), and She's Funny That Way (2014). He also directed numerous films and specials for television, as well as the documentary Directed by John Ford (1971) and the Tom Petty musical documentary Runnin' Down a Dream (2007).
As an actor, he is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Elliot Kupferberg in the series The Sopranos. Additionally, Bogdanovich has amassed a number of unproduced screenplays and projects over the years that were never made. Most of these are now housed in his archive in the Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington. As a film historian, Bogdanovich has provided scholarly commentaries and interviews for various classic films, occasionally accompanied by archival material such as audio recordings of himself and the directors when they were still alive.
Filmography Filmmaking credits Film Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1968 Targets Story co-written with Polly PlattAlso uncredited editor 1971 The Last Picture Show Co-written with Larry McMurtry Directed by John Ford Documentary film 1972 What's Up, Doc? 1973 Paper Moon 1974 Daisy Miller 1975 At Long Last Love 1976 Nickelodeon Co-written with W. D. Richter 1979 Saint Jack Co-written with Howard Sackler and Paul Theroux 1981 They All Laughed Additional dialogue by Blaine Novak 1985 Mask 1988 Illegally Yours 1990 Texasville 1992 Noises Off 1993 The Thing Called Love 2001 The Cat's Meow 2007 Runnin' Down a Dream Documentary film 2014 She's Funny That Way Original title: Squirrels to the NutsCo-written with Louise Stratten 2018 The Great Buster: A Celebration Documentary film
Television Year Title Notes 1995 Picture Windows Episode: "Song of Songs" (S1 E2) Fallen Angels Episode: "A Dime a Dance" (S2 E3) Prowler Unaired pilot 1996 To Sir, with Love II Television films 1997 The Price of Heaven Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women 1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas 1999 A Saintly Switch 2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood The Sopranos Episode: "Sentimental Education" (S5 E6) Hustle Television film
Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes 1968 Targets Sammy Michaels Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Narrator Voice 1971 The Last Picture Show Disc Jockey Voice cameo 1977 Opening Night Himself Cameo 1979 Saint Jack Eddie Schuman 1981 They All Laughed Disk Jockey Voice cameo 1997 Highball Frank Mr. Jealousy Howard Poke 1998 54 Elaine's Patron Cameo Lick the Star The Principal Short films 1999 Claire Makes It Big Arturo Mulligan Coming Soon Bartholomew 2001 Festival in Cannes Milo 2003 Kill Bill: Volume 1 Disc JockeyVoice cameo 2004 Kill Bill: Volume 2 The Definition of Insanity Himself Cameo 2006 Infamous Bennett Cerf 2007 Dedication Roger Spade Cameo The Dukes Lou The Fifth Patient Edward Birani Broken English Iriving Mann The Doorman Peter 2008 Humboldt County Professor Hadley 2010 Abandoned Markus Bensley Queen of the Lot Pedja Sapir 2013 Don't Let Me Go Man Cold Turkey Poppy Are You Here Judge Harlan Plath 2014 The Tell-Tale Heart The Old Man One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film Himself Documentary film While We're Young Speaker Cameo 2015 Pearly Gates Marty 2016 Durant's Never Closes George Between Us George Six LA Love Stories Duane Crawford 2018 Los Angeles Overnight Vedor Ph.D. The Other Side of the Wind Brooks Otterlake Shot between 1970 and 1976 The Great Buster: A Celebration Narrator Documentary film Reborn Himself Cameo 2019 The Creatress Theo Mencken It Chapter Two Peter – Director Cameo 2020 Nightwalkers Unnamed Short film 2023 Willie and Me Charley Posthumous release
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Moonlighting Himself Episode: "The Straight Poop" (S3 E9) 1993 Northern Exposure Episode: "Rosebud" (S5 E7) 1995 Cybill Episode: "See Jeff Jump, Jump, Jeff, Jump!" (S1 E7) Picture Windows Lucca Episode: "Song of Songs" (E2) 1997 Bella Mafia Vito Giancamo Television films 2000 Rated X Film Professor The Sopranos Elliot Kupferberg Episode: "Toodle-Fucking-Oo" (S2 E3) Episode: "Big Girls Don't Cry" (S2 E5) Episode: "From Where to Eternity" (S2 E9) Episode: "House Arrest" (S2 E11) 2001 Episode: "Employee of the Month" (S3 E4) Episode: "He Is Risen" (S3 E8) 2002 Episode: "The Weight" (S4 E4) Episode: "Calling All Cars" (S4 E11) 2003 Out of Order Zach Episode: "Pilot: Part One" (E1) Episode: "Pilot: Part Two" (E2) Episode: "The Art of Loss" (E3) Episode: "Losing My Religion" (E4) Episode: "Follow the Rat" (E5) Episode: "Put Me In Order" (E6) 2004 8 Simple Rules Dr. Lohr Episode: "Daddy's Girl" (S2 E16) The Sopranos Elliot Kupferberg Episode: "Two Tonys" (S5 E1) Episode: "All Happy Families..." (S5 E4) 2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent George Merritt Episode: "Sex Club" (S4 E14) 2006 The Sopranos Elliot Kupferberg Episode: "Johnny Cakes" (S6 E8) 2007 The Simpsons Psychologist Episode: "Yokel Chords" (S18 E14) Dirty Sexy Money Himself Episode: "Pilot" (S1 E1) The Sopranos Elliot Kupferberg Episode: "Stage 5" (S6 E14) Law & Order: Criminal Intent George Merritt Episode: "Bombshell" (S6 E20) The Sopranos Elliot Kupferberg Episode: "The Second Coming" (S6 E19) Episode: "The Blue Comet" (S6 E20) 2010 How I Met Your Mother Himself Episode: "Robots Versus Wrestlers" (S5 E22) 2011 Rizzoli & Isles Arnold Whistler Episode: "Burning Down the House" (S2 E15) 2014 The Good Wife Himself Episode: "Goliath and David" (S5 E11) 2016 Documentary Now! Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1" (S2 E6) 2017 Get Shorty Giustino Moreweather Episode: "Turnaround" (S1 E9) 2018 Episode: "Selenite" (S2 E3) 2019 Episode: "What To Do When You Land" (S3 E1) Episode: "Strong Move" (S3 E3)
Music videos Year Title Artist 2012 "Constant Conversations" Passion Pit
Additional credits Year Title Credit 1966 The Wild Angels Assistant to the director and uncredited rewrite of the script1968 Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women Directed additional scenesUnder the pseudonym "Derek Thomas" 1984 The City Girl Executive producer 2014 Phantom Halo 2018 The Other Side of the Wind
Unrealized projects