The Sopranos Actors Who Pulled Double Duty On Set

Peter Bogdanovich, the legendary director and producer behind classics including The Last Picture Show and What's Up, Doc? landed a recurring role as the Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, the analyst who treats Tony Soprano's therapist, Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). Kupferberg frequently tries to persuade Melfi to refer Tony to another therapist, but to no avail. 

How did Bogdanovich land the role? The director told Metro US he "did a guest shot on a series that David Chase was show-running called Northern Exposure. I played myself in one episode." Chase asked him if he had acted before and he said he had started acting at 15 and at 16 he "talked his way into acting classes with Stella Adler" (via Vulture). Chase told him he has "good presence and should do more of it."

After being cast, Bogdanovich also directed the season 5 episode "Sentimental Education."