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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Filmography
all 114
Movies 74
TV Shows 40
Director 21
self 16
Voice 3
Narrator 1
'RoboCop'
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023)
TV
Distinguished Man / Distinguished Man (voice)
Rabbit Hole (2023)
TV
Dr. Stern (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
TV
Lionel Lassiter
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
TV
9
Morpheus / Róvócop
Róvócop (2022)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
Movie
Sergeant Hardcop
JJ Villard's Fairy Tales (2020)
TV
Self (Archival Footage)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
TV
Narrator
Hand Rolled (2019)
Movie
Director
Magnum P.I. (2018)
TV
6.12
The Traveler
Forever (2018)
TV
Director
Mayans M.C. (2018)
TV
6.67
Brujt
Yamasong: March of the Hollows (2017)
Movie
Director
Mr. Mercedes (2017)
TV
6.21
Elliot Mason / Director
MacGyver (2016)
TV
6.26
Self
Into the 8th Dimension (2016)
Movie
Director
Game of Silence (2016)
TV
5.8
Director
Rush Hour (2016)
TV
Director
Outsiders (2016)
TV
6
Director
Shades of Blue (2016)
TV
6.3
Self
The Tao of Buckaroo (2015)
Movie
Costello
Skin Trade (2014)
Movie
6
Director
The Strain (2014)
TV
5.79
Director
The Last Ship (2014)
TV
5.47
Himself
The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)
TV
Meyer
Repentance (2014)
Movie
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2013)
Movie
7
Director
Sleepy Hollow (2013)
TV
5.83
Director
Under the Dome (2013)
TV
6.38
Admiral Alexander Marcus
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Movie
5.99
Batman
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
Movie
5.54
Batman
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
Movie
5.07
Lucian Connally / Director
Longmire (2012)
TV
4.67
Mister V
Dragon Eyes (2012)
Movie
4.33
Danny G
Forced To Fight (2011)
Movie
Bert Mazzani
Franklin & Bash (2011)
TV
Self - Narrator
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)
Movie
Eddie
Once Fallen (2010)
Movie
Hookman, Curt Stoner / Director / Writer
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
TV
6.09
Self - Host
God of War: Unearthing the Legend (2010)
Movie
Alistair Peck
Fringe (2008)
TV
6.01
Charles 'Charlie' Barosky / Director
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
TV
7.18
Jack Newton
Dating Vietnam (2007)
Movie
Tom Newman
Prey (2007)
Movie
Ed Koster
The Hard Easy (2006)
Movie
Dexter (2006)
TV
6.34
Yin / Karl Rotmensen
Psych (2006)
TV
6.27
Self - Host
Egypt: Engineering an Empire (2006)
Movie
Captain Paul Gallico
The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
Movie
Self - Host
Engineering an Empire (2005)
TV
Wick Treadway
Undiscovered (2005)
Movie
Dr. Penza / Director
House (2004)
TV
7.74
The Handler (2003)
TV
Director
Las Vegas (2003)
TV
5.86
Driscoll
The Order (2003)
Movie
6
Actor Playing Stottlemeyer / Director
Monk (2002)
TV
5.76
Chuck Taggart
Odyssey 5 (2002)
TV
8
Self
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified (2002)
Movie
Christopher Henderson
24 (2001)
TV
6.29
Nelson
Styx (2001)
Movie
Self
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' (2001)
Movie
John Frederick Paxton
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
TV
5.69
Joseph Müller
Contaminated Man (2000)
Movie
6
Father Stefan
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)
Movie
Don West
ivans xtc. (2000)
Movie
Stuart Chappell
Shadow Hours (2000)
Movie
Lou
Falling Through (2000)
Movie
Steve Mitchell
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
Movie
Ray Mercer
Top of the World (1998)
Movie
John Shannon
Tower of the First Born (1998)
Movie
Director
Gold Coast (1997)
Movie
Theo
End of Summer (1997)
Movie
Baxter
Decoy (1995)
Movie
Husband
Beyond the Clouds (1995)
Movie
Jerry Bender
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Movie
4
Joe Hendricksson
Screamers (1995)
Movie
3.5
Charles
Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995)
Movie
Uncredited
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994)
Movie
Peter Witner
The New Age (1994)
Movie
Martin Hightower
The Substitute Wife (1994)
Movie
Director
Partners (1993)
Movie
Ryder Hart
Sunset Grill (1993)
Movie
Jake Wyer
Fifty/Fifty (1993)
Movie
Director
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV
6
Self
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
Movie
Bill Lee
Naked Lunch (1991)
Movie
5.82
Jack Sloan
Road to Ruin (1991)
Movie
Robocop
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Movie
5.7
Hobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Movie
Mike Gallagher
Rainbow Drive (1990)
Movie
Self
The Tightrope Dancer (1990)
Movie
Self
Celebrity Guide to Wine (1990)
Movie
George Moran
Cat Chaser (1989)
Movie
Steven Beck
Leviathan (1989)
Movie
6.67
Roland Dalton
Shakedown (1988)
Movie
Juan Pablo Castel
The Tunnel (1988)
Movie
10
The Soldier
The Dancing Princesses (1987)
Movie
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
RoboCop (1987)
Movie
5.82
Rad Hungate
Apology (1986)
Movie
Baston Morris
A Killing Affair (1985)
Movie
Sam
Firstborn (1984)
Movie
Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Movie
Bart Hughes
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
Movie
Joe Farley
Two Kinds Of Love (1983)
Movie
Deke Cullover
Kentucky Woman (1983)
Movie
The Soldier
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Frank Henderson
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Movie
Steven Routledge
Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)
Movie
Joe Le Fors
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
Movie
Captain Peter Niles
Mourning Becomes Electra (1978)
TV
Lou Grant (1977)
TV
Red Sash
The Silence (1975)
Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
TV
6
Self
Exterminate All Rational Thought
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.17
Based on 4.35 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1962
1993
2002
1994
2023
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1947-06-24 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceStevens Point, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsПитер Уэллер, ピーター・ウェラー
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