Peter Weller

Peter Weller

76 · Born: Jun 24, 1947

Personal Details

Born Jun 24, 1947 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
  • Dorothy Jean Weller (Davidson)
  • Frederick Bradford Weller
Relatives
  • Frederick Weller (Cousin)

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.

Career

2023
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole as Distinguished Man (voice)
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2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities as Lionel Lassiter
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2019
Hand Rolled
Hand Rolled as Narrator
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The Origins of Cyberpunk
The Origins of Cyberpunk as RoboCop (archive)
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2018
MacGyver
MacGyver as Elliot Mason
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2017
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows as Brujt
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2014
Skin Trade
Skin Trade as Costello
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2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness as Alexander Marcus
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
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Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky
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2012
Dragon Eyes
Dragon Eyes as Mr. V
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
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Longmire
Longmire as Lucian Connally
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Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 as Hookman, Curt Stoner
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2011
Forced to Fight
Forced to Fight as Danny G.
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House M.D.
House M.D. as Dr. Penza
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2010
Once Fallen
Once Fallen as Eddie
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Dexter
Dexter
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2009
Fringe
Fringe as Alistair Peck
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2007
Prey
Prey as Tom Newman
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2006
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Egypt: Engineering an Empire as Host
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The Hard Easy
The Hard Easy as Ed Koster
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Monk
Monk as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
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24
24 as Christopher Henderson
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2005
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure as Captain Paul Gallico
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Undiscovered
Undiscovered as Wick Treadway
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2003
The Order
The Order as Driscoll
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2002
Odyssey 5
Odyssey 5
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2001
Styx
Styx as Nelson
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2000
Ivans xtc.
Ivans xtc. as Don West
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Contaminated Man
Contaminated Man as Joseph Müller
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Shadow Hours
Shadow Hours as Stuart Chappell
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Falling Through
Falling Through as Lou
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Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula as Father Stefan
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1999
Diplomatic Siege
Diplomatic Siege as Steve Parker
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1998
Top of the World
Top of the World as Ray Mercer
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The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time as John Shannon
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1997
End of Summer
End of Summer as Theo Remmington
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1995
Screamers
Screamers as Colonel Hendricksson
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Decoy
Decoy as Baxter
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1994
The New Age
The New Age as Peter Witner
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The Substitute Wife
The Substitute Wife as Martin Hightower
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1993
Fifty/Fifty
Fifty/Fifty as Jake Wyer
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Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill as Ryder Hart
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1991
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch as Bill Lee
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Road to Ruin
Road to Ruin as Jack Sloan
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1990
RoboCop 2
RoboCop 2 as RoboCop
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Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive as Mike Gallagher
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Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1989
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser as George Moran
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Leviathan
Leviathan as Steven Beck
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1988
Shakedown
Shakedown as Roland Dalton
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The Tunnel
The Tunnel as Juan Pablo Castell
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1987
RoboCop
RoboCop as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as The Soldier
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre as The Soldier
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1986
A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair as Baston Morris
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Apology
Apology as Rad Hungate
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1984
Firstborn
Firstborn as Sam
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1983
Two Kinds of Love
Two Kinds of Love as Joe Farley
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Of Unknown Origin
Of Unknown Origin as Bart Hughes
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Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman as Deke
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1982
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon as Frank Henderson
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1980
Just Tell Me What You Want
Just Tell Me What You Want as Steven Routledge
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1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days as Joe Le Fors
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1978
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra as Peter
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2023
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
2016
Into the 8th Dimension
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2005
Engineering an Empire
2002
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2001
1992
Naked Making Lunch
1990
The Tightrope Dancer
1997
Gold Coast
Gold Coast as Director
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