Acting
Peter Weller
Born 24 June 1947 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
125 credits
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 99
- 2026THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTHFilm
- 2025BangFilmMorgan Cutter
- 2023Rabbit HoleSeriesDistinguished Man, Distinguished Man (voice)
- 2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeriesDr. Stern (voice)
- 2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSeriesSelf
- 2023Exterminate All Rational ThoughtFilmSelf
- 2022Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of CuriositiesSeriesLionel Lassiter
- 2022In Search of TomorrowFilmSelf
- 2019The Movies That Made UsSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2018ForeverSeriesThe Traveler
- 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsFilmBrujt (voice)
- 2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016MacGyverSeriesElliot Mason
- 2015It's Better in ItalianFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2015The Tao of BuckarooFilm
- 2014The Last ShipSeriesDr. Paul Vellek
- 2014Skin TradeFilmCostello
- 2014The Real History of Science FictionSeriesHimself
- 2014RepentanceFilmMeyer
- 2013Star Trek Into DarknessFilmAdmiral Alexander Marcus
- 2013Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2FilmBatman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- 2013Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsFilmBruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
- 2012LongmireSeriesLucian Connally
- 2012Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1FilmBatman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- 2012Dragon EyesFilmMr. V
- 2011Franklin & BashSeriesBert Mazzani
- 2011Forced To FightFilmDanny G.
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesCurt Stoner
- 2010Once FallenFilmEddie
- 2010William S. Burroughs: A Man WithinFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2010God of War: Unearthing the LegendFilmHost
- 2008Sons of AnarchySeriesCharles 'Charlie' Barosky
- 2008FringeSeriesAlistair Peck
- 2007PreyFilmTom Newman
- 2006DexterSeriesStan Liddy
- 2006PsychSeriesYin / Karl Rotmensen
- 2006The Hard EasyFilmEd Koster
- 2006Egypt: Engineering an EmpireFilmHost
- 2005The Poseidon AdventureFilmCaptain Paul Gallico
- 2005UndiscoveredFilmWick Treadway
- 2005Engineering an EmpireSeriesHimself / Host
- 2005Rome: Engineering an EmpireFilmSelf
- 2004HouseSeriesDr. Penza
- 2003The OrderFilmDriscoll
- 2003The HandlerSeries
- 2002MonkSeriesActor Playing Stottlemeyer
- 2002Odyssey 5SeriesChuck Taggart
- 2002Buckaroo Banzai DeclassifiedFilmSelf
- 200124SeriesChristopher Henderson
- 2001Star Trek: EnterpriseSeriesJohn Frederick Paxton
- 2001StyxFilmNelson
- 2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'FilmHimself (archive)
- 2000Dark Prince: The True Story of DraculaFilmFather Stefan
- 2000ivans xtc.FilmDon West
- 2000Contaminated ManFilmJoseph Müller
- 2000Shadow HoursFilmStuart Chappell
- 2000Falling ThroughFilmLou
- 1999Diplomatic SiegeFilmSteve Parker
- 1998Tower of the First BornFilmJohn Shannon
- 1997Top of the WorldFilmRay Mercer
- 1997End of SummerFilmTheo Remmington
- 1995Mighty AphroditeFilmJerry Bender
- 1995ScreamersFilmColonel Hendricksson
- 1995Beyond the CloudsFilmHusband
- 1995DecoyFilmBaxter
- 1994The New AgeFilmPeter Witner
- 1994The Substitute WifeFilmMartin Hightower
- 1994Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded KneeFilmUncredited
- 1993Fifty/FiftyFilmJake Wyer
- 1993PartnersFilmDoctor
- 1993Sunset GrillFilmRyder Hart
- 1992Naked Making LunchFilmSelf
- 1991Naked LunchFilmBill Lee
- 1991Road to RuinFilmJack Sloan
- 1990RoboCop 2FilmRoboCop
- 1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionFilmHobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
- 1990Rainbow DriveFilmMike Gallagher
- 1990Celebrity Guide to WineFilmSelf
- 1989LeviathanFilmSteven Beck
- 1989Cat ChaserFilmGeorge Moran
- 1988ShakedownFilmRoland Dalton
- 1988The TunnelFilmJuan Pablo Castell
- 1987RoboCopFilmOfficer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
- 1987The Dancing PrincessesFilmThe Soldier
- 1986ApologyFilmRad Hungate
- 1985A Killing AffairFilmBaston Morris
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionFilmBuckaroo Banzai
- 1984FirstbornFilmSam
- 1983Of Unknown OriginFilmBart Hughes
- 1983Two Kinds of LoveFilmJoe Farley
- 1983Kentucky WomanFilmDeke
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesThe Soldier
- 1982Shoot the MoonFilmFrank Henderson
- 1980Just Tell Me What You WantFilmSteven Routledge
- 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early DaysFilmJoe Le Fors
- 1978Mourning Becomes ElectraSeriesPeter
- 1977Lou GrantSeries
- 1975The SilenceFilmRed Sash
- 1973The Man Without a CountryFilmLt. Fellows
Directing 23
- 2018Magnum P.I.SeriesDirector
- 2018Mayans M.C.SeriesDirector
- 2017Mr. MercedesSeriesDirector
- 2016MacGyverSeriesDirector
- 2016Shades of BlueSeriesDirector
- 2016OutsidersSeriesDirector
- 2016Rush HourSeriesDirector
- 2016Game of SilenceSeriesDirector
- 2014The Last ShipSeriesDirector
- 2014The StrainSeriesDirector
- 2014TyrantSeriesDirector
- 2013Sleepy HollowSeriesDirector
- 2013Under the DomeSeriesDirector
- 2012LongmireSeriesDirector
- 2010Hawaii Five-0SeriesDirector
- 2008Sons of AnarchySeriesDirector
- 2004HouseSeriesDirector
- 2003Las VegasSeriesDirector
- 2002MonkSeriesDirector
- 2002Odyssey 5SeriesDirector
- 1997Gold CoastFilmDirector
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesDirector
- 1993PartnersFilmDirector
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