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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-22 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Peter Jason

Biography:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Edward Ostling (July 22, 1944 - February 20, 2025), also known as Peter Jason, was an American character actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television shows and eighty films. He played Con Stapleton in the series Deadwood. He was a frequent collaborator with Walter Hill and John Carpenter on their films, eight and six times respectively. He voiced Sergeant Dornan in the video game Fallout 2. Jason starred in supporting roles for the films 48 Hrs. and Arachnophobia.

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Known For

Acting

2024

2022

2021

2020

The Assent as Father Lambert

2019

Deadwood: The Movie as Con Stapleton

2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Senator Sherwood

2017

The Nth Ward as Jeffrey

2016

Hail, Caesar! as Director
Sister Cities as Dr. Timmins
Baskets as Uncle Jim

2014

Merkin Penal as Sargent Sacrifice
Scorpion as General Talbertse
Mixels as Major Nixel, Turg, Wuzzo
Mixels as Major Nixel, Tuth, Sharx

2013

Queen City as Bernie Donovan
Willow Creek as Ranger Troy Andrews
Robosapien: Rebooted as Admiral Victor

2012

Heal Thyself as Dennis Hill
1600 Penn as General Harrigan
Longmire as Abel 'Jenk' Jenkins

2011

Valley of the Sun as Myron McGill
Hopelessly in June as Frankie Flowers
Son of Morning as Ned Jensen

2010

Justified as Owen Carnes

2009

Falling Up as John O'Shea
Mending Fences as Hank Bentley
Castle as Sheriff Sloan

2008

Crash and Burn as Winston Manny
The Man Who Came Back as The Warden

2007

Planet Raptor as Sgt. Pappy Mathis
Richard III as Ringside Announcer
Harpies as Vorian
Claire as Harry Bannion
Moving McAllister as Mr. Robinson
Mad Men as Len McKenzie
Dirty Sexy Money as Larry Foundry
Chuck as General Merriweather

2006

Big John as Self

2005

Frostbite as Colonel Jaffe
American Black Beauty as Mayor Bart Williams
Alien Apocalypse as President Demsky

2004

Employee of the Month as Bill Gartin
Los Angeles Plays Itself as Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Raptor Island as The Captain
Hair High as Coach (voice)
Patients as Callie's Dad
Deadwood as Con Stapleton

2003

Detonator as U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg
Carnivàle as Lou Edwards
Cold Case as Charlie Gleason
Arrested Development as Mr. Jordan
Arrested Development as Storage Dave

2002

Hard Cash as The Counter Boss
Undisputed as Oakland TV Announcer
13th Child as Coroner
The Rose Technique as Detective Atwood
Almost a Woman as Mr. Fuller
Adaptation. as Defense Attorney

2001

Out of the Wilderness as Judge Battle
Ghosts of Mars as Engineer McSimms
Cahoots as Eddie

2000

Mystery Kids as Monte Harrington
Jackie Chan Adventures as Farmer MacDonald (voice)

1999

Batman Beyond as Coach Creagar (voice)
Providence as Frank Moore

1998

Air America as Mark McCormick

1997

Dante's Peak as Norman Gates
The New Batman Adventures as Manny (voice)

1996

Escape from L.A. as Duty Sergeant
The Glimmer Man as Millie’s Father
Women: Stories of Passion as Joan's Husband

1995

Rage as Griggs
Congo as Mr. Janus
Mortal Kombat as Master Boyd
Wild Bill as Dave McCandless
JAG as Randy Hamill
The Naked Truth as Senator Wilburn

1994

1993

Body Bags as Gent

1992

1991

Herman's Head as Fritz

1990

Arachnophobia as Henry Beechwood
Marked for Death as Pete Stone
The Hunt for Red October as Commander, USS Reuben James (uncredited)

1989

Johnny Handsome as Mr. Bonet
Quantum Leap as Kilpatrick
Coach as Harry Heftler

1988

They Live as Gilbert
Red Heat as TV Announcer
Alien Nation as Fedorchuk
Sunset as Frank Coe
Dear John as Bill Conners

1987

Prince of Darkness as Dr. Paul Leahy
Party Camp as Sarge
A Different World as Mr. Schmect

1986

Heartbreak Ridge as Major G.F. Devin
Amazing Stories as Commander

1985

Command 5 as Warden Bryan
Brewster's Millions as Chuck Fleming
A Reason to Live as Dick Biheller
The Golden Girls as Policeman
Amazing Stories as commander

1984

Oxford Blues as Mr. De Angelo
Mister Roberts as Chief Johnson
Dreamscape as Babcock
Streets of Fire as Ardmore Cop Harry
The Karate Kid as Soccer Coach
Impulse as Man in Truck
Angel as The John
Murder, She Wrote as Vincent Nader

1983

1982

48 Hrs. as Cowboy Bartender
Some Kind of Hero as Honcho #1
Trick or Treats as Malcolm O'Keefe
Butterfly as Allen
Remington Steele as Foreman
Remington Steele as Martin Rome

1981

Texas Lightning as Frank Whitman
Mommie Dearest as Pepsi Executive #4
Nice Dreams as Det. Drooler

1980

The Long Riders as The Pinkertons

1979

Knots Landing as Security Expert

1978

The Driver as Commuter

1977

1975

1970

Rio Lobo as Lt. Ned Forsythe

1968

Shadow on the Land as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O as Jack Rigney

1967

A Bell for Adano as Duty Officer

1965

The F.B.I. as Link

1964

Daniel Boone as Clint Bickford

1955

Gunsmoke as Cully Haimes
Gunsmoke as Colt Gentry
Gunsmoke as Pope

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Back of Book as Roy Watkins