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Peter Weller

Actor / Teacher / Film Director | * 06/24/1947 (77) | Stevens Point, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
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Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He appeared in such films as Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced The New Age (1994), and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch (1991). In addition to a Saturn Award nomination for his ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Crime

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Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. After meeting the devilish Dr. Benway, Bill gets a drug made f ...

Naked Lunch

R

1991 | 3.5/5 | 1h 55min
Crime, Drama
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the com ...

RoboCop

R

1987 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension. ...

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

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1984 | 3.0/5 | 1h 43min
Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Romance / Love
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After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the stre ...

RoboCop 2

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1990 | 3.0/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Peter Weller

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Movies with Peter Weller as Actor(67)

as himself2023 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as RoboCop (archive)2019 Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1
as Brujt2017 Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2015 The Tao of Buckaroo
as Costello2014 Skin Trade
as Meyer2014 Repentance
as Alexander Marcus2013 Star Trek Into Darkness
as Bruce Wayne (voice) / Batman (voice)2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)2013 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)2012 Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
as Mr. V2012 Dragon Eyes
as Danny G.2011 Forced To Fight
as Self - Narrator2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Eddie2010 Once Fallen
as Host2010 God of War: Unearthing the Legend
as Jack Newton2007 Dating Vietnam
as Tom Newman2007 Prey
as Host2006 Egypt: Engineering an Empire
as Ed Koster2006 The Hard Easy
as Wick Treadway2005 Undiscovered
as Captain Paul Gallico2005 The Poseidon Adventure
as Driscoll2003 The Order
as himself2002 Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Nelson2001 Styx
as himself2001 Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
as Don West2000 ivans xtc.
as Joseph Müller2000 Contaminated Man
as Father Stefan2000 Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
as Lou2000 Falling Through
as Stuart Chappell2000 Shadow Hours
as Steve Parker1999 Diplomatic Siege
as John Shannon1998 Tower of the First Born
as Ray Mercer1998 Top of the World
as Theo Remmington1997 End of Summer
as Husband1995 Beyond the Clouds
as Baxter1995 Decoy
as Jerry Bender1995 Mighty Aphrodite
as Colonel Hendricksson1995 Screamers
as Uncredited1994 Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
as Peter Witner1994 The New Age
as Martin Hightower1994 The Substitute Wife
as Doctor1993 Partners
as Ryder Hart1993 Sunset Grill
as Jake Wyer1993 Fifty/Fifty
as himself1992 Naked Making Lunch
as George Moran1991 Cat Chaser
as Jack Sloan1991 Road to Ruin
as Bill Lee1991 Naked Lunch
as Mike Gallagher1990 Rainbow Drive
as RoboCop1990 RoboCop 2
as Hobie1990 Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Steven Beck1989 Leviathan
as Juan Pablo Castell1988 The Tunnel
as Roland Dalton1988 Shakedown
as The Soldier1987 The Dancing Princesses
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop1987 RoboCop
as Rad Hungate1986 Apology
as Baston Morris1986 A Killing Affair
as Buckaroo Banzai1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Sam1984 Firstborn
as Joe Farley1983 Two Kinds Of Love
as Deke1983 Kentucky Woman
as Bart Hughes1983 Of Unknown Origin
as Frank Henderson1982 Shoot the Moon
as Steven Routledge1980 Just Tell Me What You Want
as Joe Le Fors1979 Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Red Sash1975 The Silence

TV Shows/Series with Peter Weller as Actor(25)

as Mr. Crowley (voice)2023 Rabbit Hole
as Mr. Crowley2023 Rabbit Hole
as Lionel Lassiter2022 Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Self (Archival Footage)2019 The Movies That Made Us
as Elliot Mason2016 MacGyver
as himself2014 The Real History of Science Fiction
as Lucian Connally2012 Longmire
2012 Longmire
as Bert Mazzani2011 Franklin & Bash
as Hookman, Curt Stoner2010 Hawaii Five-0
as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky2008 Sons of Anarchy
as Alistair Peck2008 Fringe
as Yin / Karl Rotmensen2006 Psych
2006 Dexter
as Himself / Host2005 Engineering an Empire
as Dr. Penza2004 House
2003 The Handler
2002 Odyssey 5
2002 Monk
as Christopher Henderson2001 24
as John Frederick Paxton2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
as himself1997 Rick Stein's Fruits of the Sea
as The Soldier1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
as Peter1978 Mourning Becomes Electra
1977 Lou Grant

Movies with Peter Weller as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1997 Gold Coast
Production/Executive Producer1997 Gold Coast
Directing/Director1993 Partners
Writing/Teleplay1993 Partners

TV Shows/Series with Peter Weller as Crew(21)

Directing/Director2018 Magnum P.I.
Directing/Director2018 Mayans M.C.
Directing/Director2017 Mr. Mercedes
Directing/Director2016 Outsiders
Directing/Director2016 Rush Hour
Directing/Director2016 Game of Silence
Directing/Director2016 MacGyver
Directing/Director2016 Shades of Blue
Directing/Director2014 The Strain
Directing/Director2014 The Last Ship
Directing/Director2013 Under the Dome
Directing/Director2013 Sleepy Hollow
Directing/Director2012 Longmire
Writing/Writer2010 Hawaii Five-0
Directing/Director2010 Hawaii Five-0
Directing/Director2008 Sons of Anarchy
Directing/Director2004 House
Directing/Director2003 Las Vegas
Directing/Director2002 Odyssey 5
Directing/Director2002 Monk
Directing/Director1993 Homicide: Life on the Street

Full Name: Peter Weller
Born: Tuesday, 06/24 1947 (June) in Stevens Point, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 215 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Syracuse University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of North Texas, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Alamo Heights High School, HB Studio
Other names for Peter Weller (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Питер Уэллер"
"ピーター・ウェラー"
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Peter M. Lenkov (18x, Crew)
Eastwood Allen (15x, Crew)
Manny Coto (14x, Crew)
Alex Kurtzman (12x, Crew)
Roberto Orci (11x, Crew)
Scott Michael Campbell (9x, Actor)
Kurt Sutter (9x, Crew)
David Straiton (9x, Crew)
Guillermo del Toro (8x, Crew)
Bryan Spicer (8x, Crew)
Jamie McShane (8x, Actor)
Frank Miller (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:574, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 01/22/2025