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Peter Weller
AKA: Питер Уэллер · ピーター・ウェラー · پیتر ولر · پيتر ولر · Peter Frederick Weller
Acting
Born: 1947
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
41 Global Credits
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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.
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
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
2023 · GB
Rabbit Hole
Distinguished Man
2023 · US
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Dr. Stern (voice)
2023 · US
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Lionel Lassiter
2022 · US
Magnum P.I.
Director
2018 · US
Forever
The Traveler
2018 · US
Mayans M.C.
Director
2018 · US
Mr. Mercedes
Director
2017 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop | 2023 | Self |
| Rabbit Hole | 2023 | Distinguished Man |
| Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | 2023 | Dr. Stern (voice) |
| Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | 2022 | Lionel Lassiter |
| Magnum P.I. | 2018 | Director |
| Forever | 2018 | The Traveler |
| Mayans M.C. | 2018 | Director |
| Mr. Mercedes | 2017 | Director |
| MacGyver | 2016 | Elliot Mason |
| MacGyver | 2016 | Director |
| Game of Silence | 2016 | Director |
| Rush Hour | 2016 | Director |
| Outsiders | 2016 | Director |
| Shades of Blue | 2016 | Director |
| The Strain | 2014 | Director |
| The Last Ship | 2014 | Dr. Paul Vellek |
| The Last Ship | 2014 | Director |
| The Real History of Science Fiction | 2014 | Himself |
| Sleepy Hollow | 2013 | Director |
| Under the Dome | 2013 | Director |
| Longmire | 2012 | Lucian Connally |
| Longmire | 2012 | Director |
| Fringe | 2008 | Alistair Peck |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2008 | Charles 'Charlie' Barosky |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2008 | Director |
| Dexter | 2006 | Contributor |
| Psych | 2006 | Yin / Karl Rotmensen |
| Engineering an Empire | 2005 | Himself / Host |
| House | 2004 | Dr. Penza |
| House | 2004 | Director |
| The Handler | 2003 | Contributor |
| Las Vegas | 2003 | Director |
| Monk | 2002 | Actor Playing Stottlemeyer |
| Monk | 2002 | Director |
| Odyssey 5 | 2002 | Chuck Taggart |
| Odyssey 5 | 2002 | Director |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2001 | John Frederick Paxton |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | 1993 | Director |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | 1982 | The Soldier |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | Contributor |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962 | Self |