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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-06-24 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

Peter Weller

Biography:

Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer.

He is best known for his roles as the title character in the first two RoboCop films and Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. He received an Academy Award nomination for his direction for the 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted. He also hosted the show Engineering an Empire on the History channel. He played Stan Liddy in the 5th Season of the Showtime original series, Dexter.

Known For

Acting

2023

Rabbit Hole as Distinguished Man (voice)
Rabbit Hole as Distinguished Man

2022

2019

The Movies That Made Us as Self (Archival Footage)

2018

Forever as The Traveler

2017

2016

MacGyver as Elliot Mason

2015

2014

Skin Trade as Costello
Repentance as Meyer

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness as Admiral Alexander Marcus
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

2012

Dragon Eyes as Mr. V
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Longmire as Lucian Connally

2011

Forced To Fight as Danny G.
Franklin & Bash as Bert Mazzani

2010

Once Fallen as Eddie
Hawaii Five-0 as Hookman, Curt Stoner

2008

Fringe as Alistair Peck
Sons of Anarchy as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky

2007

Prey as Tom Newman
Dating Vietnam as Jack Newton

2006

The Hard Easy as Ed Koster
Psych as Yin / Karl Rotmensen

2005

Undiscovered as Wick Treadway
The Poseidon Adventure as Captain Paul Gallico
Engineering an Empire as Himself / Host

2004

House as Dr. Penza

2003

The Order as Driscoll

2002

Monk as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
Odyssey 5 as Chuck Taggart

2001

Styx as Nelson
Star Trek: Enterprise as John Frederick Paxton
24 as Christopher Henderson

2000

Ivansxtc as Don West
Contaminated Man as Joseph Müller
Shadow Hours as Stuart Chappell

1999

Diplomatic Siege as Steve Parker

1998

Tower of the First Born as John Shannon

1997

Top of the World as Ray Mercer
End of Summer as Theo Remmington

1995

Mighty Aphrodite as Jerry Bender
Decoy as Baxter
Screamers as Colonel Hendricksson

1994

The New Age as Peter Witner
The Substitute Wife as Martin Hightower

1993

Fifty/Fifty as Jake Wyer
Sunset Grill as Ryder Hart
Partners as Doctor

1992

1991

Naked Lunch as Bill Lee
Road to Ruin as Jack Sloan

1990

RoboCop 2 as RoboCop
Rainbow Drive as Mike Gallagher

1989

Cat Chaser as George Moran
Leviathan as Steven Beck

1988

Shakedown as Roland Dalton
The Tunnel as Juan Pablo Castell

1987

RoboCop as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
The Dancing Princesses as The Soldier

1986

Apology as Rad Hungate

1985

A Killing Affair as Baston Morris

1984

Firstborn as Sam

1983

Of Unknown Origin as Bart Hughes
Two Kinds of Love as Joe Farley

1982

Shoot the Moon as Frank Henderson
Faerie Tale Theatre as The Soldier

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want as Steven Routledge

1979

1978

1977

1975

The Silence as Red Sash

1973

1962

Directing

2018

Mayans M.C. as Director
Magnum P.I. as Director

2017

Mr. Mercedes as Director

2016

Rush Hour as Director
Game of Silence as Director
Outsiders as Director
Shades of Blue as Director
MacGyver as Director

2014

The Last Ship as Director
The Strain as Director

2013

Under the Dome as Director
Sleepy Hollow as Director

2012

Longmire as Director

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Director

2008

Sons of Anarchy as Director

2004

House as Director

2003

Las Vegas as Director

2002

Monk as Director
Odyssey 5 as Director

1997

Gold Coast as Director

1993

Partners as Director

Production

1997

Gold Coast as Executive Producer

Writing

2010

Hawaii Five-0 as Writer

1993

Partners as Teleplay