ACTOR
Peter Weller
Known for House · Dexter · Sons of Anarchy
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…
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- Born
- Jun 24, 1947
- Birthplace
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Known For
TV
HouseDr. Penza · 2004
★ 8.6
★ 8.6
TV
DexterStan Liddy · 2006
★ 8.2
★ 8.2
TV
Sons of AnarchyCharles 'Charlie' Barosky · 2008
★ 8.4
★ 8.4
TV
FringeAlistair Peck · 2008
★ 8.1
★ 8.1
TV
Hawaii Five-0Curt Stoner · 2010
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
TV
24Christopher Henderson · 2001
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
TV
MonkActor Playing Stottlemeyer · 2002
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
TV
PsychYin / Karl Rotmensen · 2006
★ 7.9
★ 7.9
Filmography
Movies
The Man Without a CountryLt. Fellows
1973
The SilenceRed Sash
1975
Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysJoe Le Fors
1979
Just Tell Me What You WantSteven Routledge
1980
Shoot the MoonFrank Henderson
1982
Kentucky WomanDeke
1983
Of Unknown OriginBart Hughes
1983
Two Kinds of LoveJoe Farley
1983
FirstbornSam
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionBuckaroo Banzai
1984
A Killing AffairBaston Morris
1985
ApologyRad Hungate
1986
RoboCopOfficer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
1987
The Dancing PrincessesThe Soldier
1987
ShakedownRoland Dalton
1988
The TunnelJuan Pablo Castell
1988
Cat ChaserGeorge Moran
1989
LeviathanSteven Beck
1989
Celebrity Guide to WineSelf
1990
Rainbow DriveMike Gallagher
1990
RoboCop 2RoboCop
1990
Women and Men: Stories of SeductionHobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
1990
Naked LunchBill Lee
1991
Road to RuinJack Sloan
1991
Naked Making LunchSelf
1992
Fifty/FiftyJake Wyer
1993
PartnersDoctor
1993PartnersDirector
1993PartnersTeleplay
1993
Sunset GrillRyder Hart
1993
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeUncredited
1994
The New AgePeter Witner
1994
The Substitute WifeMartin Hightower
1994
Beyond the CloudsHusband
1995
DecoyBaxter
1995
Mighty AphroditeJerry Bender
1995
ScreamersColonel Hendricksson
1995
End of SummerTheo Remmington
1997
Gold CoastDirector
1997Gold CoastExecutive Producer
1997
Top of the WorldRay Mercer
1997
Tower of the First BornJohn Shannon
1998
Diplomatic SiegeSteve Parker
1999
Contaminated ManJoseph Müller
2000
Dark Prince: The True Story of DraculaFather Stefan
2000
Falling ThroughLou
2000
ivans xtc.Don West
2000
Shadow HoursStuart Chappell
2000
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Himself (archive)
2001
StyxNelson
2001
Buckaroo Banzai DeclassifiedSelf
2002
The OrderDriscoll
2003
Rome: Engineering an EmpireSelf
2005
The Poseidon AdventureCaptain Paul Gallico
2005
UndiscoveredWick Treadway
2005
Egypt: Engineering an EmpireHost
2006
The Hard EasyEd Koster
2006
PreyTom Newman
2007
God of War: Unearthing the LegendHost
2010
Once FallenEddie
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man WithinSelf - Narrator
2010
Forced To FightDanny G.
2011
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2012
Dragon EyesMr. V
2012
Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsBruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2013
Star Trek Into DarknessAdmiral Alexander Marcus
2013
RepentanceMeyer
2014
Skin TradeCostello
2014
It's Better in ItalianNarrator (voice)
2015TT
The Tao of Buckaroo
2015
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self (archive footage)
2017
Yamasong: March of the HollowsBrujt (voice)
2017
In Search of TomorrowSelf
2022
Exterminate All Rational ThoughtSelf
2023
BangMorgan Cutter
2025
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHGus Booth
2026Television
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
Lou Grant1 eps
1977
Mourning Becomes ElectraPeter · 5 eps
1978
Faerie Tale TheatreThe Soldier · 1 eps
1982
Homicide: Life on the StreetDirector
1993
24Christopher Henderson · 11 eps
2001
Star Trek: EnterpriseJohn Frederick Paxton · 2 eps
2001
MonkActor Playing Stottlemeyer · 1 eps
2002MonkDirector
2002
Odyssey 5Chuck Taggart · 20 eps
2002Odyssey 5Director
2002
Las VegasDirector
2003
The Handler1 eps
2003
HouseDr. Penza · 1 eps
2004HouseDirector
2004
Engineering an EmpireHimself / Host · 14 eps
2005Engineering an EmpirePresenter
2005
DexterStan Liddy · 8 eps
2006
PsychYin / Karl Rotmensen · 1 eps
2006
FringeAlistair Peck · 1 eps
2008
Sons of AnarchyCharles 'Charlie' Barosky · 11 eps
2008Sons of AnarchyDirector
2008
Hawaii Five-0Curt Stoner · 1 eps
2010Hawaii Five-0Director
2010Hawaii Five-0Writer
2010
Franklin & BashBert Mazzani · 1 eps
2011
Longmire1 eps
2012LongmireLucian Connally · 6 eps
2012LongmireDirector
2012
Sleepy HollowDirector
2013
Under the DomeDirector
2013
The Last ShipDr. Paul Vellek · 7 eps
2014The Last ShipDirector
2014
The Real History of Science FictionHimself · 1 eps
2014
The StrainDirector
2014
TyrantDirector
2014
Game of SilenceDirector
2016
MacGyverElliot Mason · 3 eps
2016MacGyverDirector
2016
OutsidersDirector
2016
Rush HourDirector
2016
Shades of BlueDirector
2016
Mr. MercedesDirector
2017
ForeverThe Traveler · 2 eps
2018
Magnum P.I.Director
2018
Mayans M.C.Director
2018
The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage) · 1 eps
2019
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesLionel Lassiter · 1 eps
2022
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurDr. Stern (voice) · 2 eps
2023
Rabbit HoleDistinguished Man (voice) · 1 eps
2023Rabbit HoleDistinguished Man · 3 eps
2023
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf · 4 eps
2023Photos
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