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Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Actor · Born June 24, 1947 · Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

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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.

Acted in 82

1990s

  1. 1999

    Diplomatic Siege

    Steve Parker

  2. 1998

    Tower of the First Born

    John Shannon

  3. 1997

    End of Summer

    Theo Remmington

  4. Top of the World

    Ray Mercer

    49
  5. 1995

    Decoy

    Baxter

  6. Beyond the Clouds

    Husband

  7. Mighty Aphrodite

    Jerry Bender

    69

  8. Screamers

    Colonel Hendricksson

    54
  9. 1994

    Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

    Uncredited

  10. The New Age

    Peter Witner

    60

  11. The Substitute Wife

    Martin Hightower

  12. 1993

    Partners

    Doctor

  13. Sunset Grill

    Ryder Hart

  14. Fifty/Fifty

    Jake Wyer

    57
  15. 1991

    Naked Lunch

    Bill Lee

    70

  16. Road to Ruin

    Jack Sloan

  17. 1990

    RoboCop 2

    RoboCop

    50

  18. Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

    Hobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")

    50

  19. Rainbow Drive

    Mike Gallagher

1980s

  1. 1989

    Cat Chaser

    George Moran

  2. Leviathan

    Steven Beck

    50
  3. 1988

    Shakedown

    Roland Dalton

  4. The Tunnel

    Juan Pablo Castell

  5. 1987

    The Dancing Princesses

    The Soldier

  6. RoboCop

    Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop

    76
  7. 1986

    Apology

    Rad Hungate

  8. 1985

    A Killing Affair

    Baston Morris

  9. 1984

    Firstborn

    Sam

  10. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    Buckaroo Banzai

    64
  11. 1983

    Of Unknown Origin

    Bart Hughes

  12. Two Kinds of Love

    Joe Farley

  13. Kentucky Woman

    Deke

  14. 1982

    Faerie Tale Theatre

    The Soldier · 1 episode

    82

  15. Shoot the Moon

    Frank Henderson

  16. 1980

    Just Tell Me What You Want

    Steven Routledge

1970s

  1. 1979

    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

    Joe Le Fors

    49
  2. 1978

    Mourning Becomes Electra

    Peter · 5 episodes

  3. 1977

    Lou Grant

    TV · 5 Seasons · Comedy · Drama

    73
  4. 1975

    The Silence

    Red Sash

  5. 1973

    The Man Without a Country

    Lt. Fellows

Directed 23

Wrote 2

1990s

  1. 1993

    Partners

    Teleplay

Produced 1

Other crew 1

2000s

  1. 2005

    Engineering an Empire

    Presenter

Appearances17

2020s

  1. 2023

    RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

    Self · 4 episodes

  2. Exterminate All Rational Thought

    Self

  3. 2022

    In Search of Tomorrow

    Self

    74

2010s

  1. 2019

    The Movies That Made Us

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

    76
  2. 2017

    Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2015

    It's Better in Italian

    Narrator (voice)

  4. 2014

    The Real History of Science Fiction

    Himself · 1 episode

    72
  5. 2010

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    Self - Narrator

  6. God of War: Unearthing the Legend

    Host

2000s

  1. 2006

    Egypt: Engineering an Empire

    Host

  2. 2005

    Rome: Engineering an Empire

    Self

  3. Engineering an Empire

    Himself / Host · 14 episodes

  4. 2002

    Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

    Self

  5. 2001

    Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

    Himself (archive)

1990s

  1. 1992

    Naked Making Lunch

    Self

  2. 1990

    Celebrity Guide to Wine

    Self