Peter Brett Cullen (born August 26, 1956) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs. Early in 2007, he was cast as the role of an estranged father to one of the American football players, Tim Riggins (played by actor Taylor Kitsch), in the NBC drama se ... ries Friday Night Lights. Cullen was born in Houston, Texas, the son of Lucien Hugh Cullen, an oil industry executive, and Catherine Cullen. He graduated from Madison High School in Houston in 1974. Cullen graduated from the University of Houston, giving great credit to his highly acclaimed acting mentor and University of Houston professor, Cecil Pickett, who also mentored such Houston born actors as Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, & Brent Spiner among others. Cullen and Dennis Quaid's close friendship to this day dates back to the 1970s and it is Cullen who introduced Dennis Quaid to his current wife, Kimberly Buffington at a dinner in Austin, Texas. Cullen played Dan Fixx in the 1980s CBS drama Falcon Crest for two seasons (1986–1988) and Marshal Sam Cain in the ABC western series The Young Riders for one season (1989–1990). In 1980, he appeared as the second Gideon Chisholm in the last nine episodes of the CBS western miniseries The Chisholms. In the four earlier episodes, the Gideon Chisholm role was played by Brian Kerwin. Cullen was the lead actor as Ned Logan in the short-lived Legacy, which lasted for just one season (1998–1999). On the series The West Wing Cullen played Ray Sullivan, a fictional governor of West Virginia and the Republican nominee for Vice President. His guest appearances on TV include: The Incredible Hulk, Tales from the Crypt, MAS*H, V, Matlock, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Ally McBeal, Walker, Texas Ranger, Once and Again, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The Mountain, Monk, CSI: Miami, NCIS, Desperate Housewives, Pepper Dennis, Lost, Ghost Whisperer, Private Practice, Ugly Betty, and Friday Night Lights. In 2009, he had a recurring role in the ABC Family television series Make It or Break It. He has played two real-life astronauts, Jack Lousma in Apollo 13 (Brett is the CapCom at the time of the explosion; at that shift Lousma was the CapCom in real life) and David Scott in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. His most recent appearance was in the role of Barton Blaze in the movie Ghost Rider. Other movie credits include Wyatt Earp (with Kevin Costner), Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (with Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner), Something to Talk About (with Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid), The Replacements (with Gene Hackman), On Golden Pond (with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer), Nancy Drew, and Gridiron Gang. He also played Bob Cleary in the 1983 mini-series The Thorn Birds. Cullen was recently cast in the up-coming femme comedy Monte Carlo alongside Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell and Leighton Meester and is playing the role of Tom Eckert in the upcoming war film Red Dawn. On February 8, 2011, Brett was named the official spokesman for Houston Works which helps Houston residents with job training and placement, scholarships, consulting, technical initiatives focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics and summer job programs along with Youth Summits. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Falcon Crest
as Dan Fixx
Episodes: 56
First Aired: Dec 04, 1981
Devious Maids
as Michael Stappord
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Jun 23, 2013
The Young Riders
as Marshal Sam Cain
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Sep 20, 1989
Make It or Break It
as Mark Keeler
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jun 22, 2009
Person of Interest
as Nathan Ingram
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 22, 2011
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Bill Sharman
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Mar 06, 2022
Narcos
as Arthur Crosby
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 28, 2015
The Chisholms
as Gideon Chisholm
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Mar 29, 1979
Orleans
as Clade Charbonnet
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 08, 1997
Big Dogs
as Captain McKeutchen
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 01, 2020
The Simple Life
as Luke Barton
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jun 03, 1998
The Gates
as Frank Buckley
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jun 20, 2010
The Blacklist
as The Stranger
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
Pepper Dennis
as Jack Bell
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Apr 04, 2006
Under the Dome
as Don Barbara
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jun 24, 2013
The West Wing
as Governor Ray Sullivan R-WV
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
Friday Night Lights
as Walt Riggins
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 03, 2006
Lost
as Goodwin Stanhope
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
The Thorn Birds
as Bob Cleary
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 27, 1983
I'll Take Manhattan
as Dennis Brady
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 01, 1987
Ugly Betty
as Ted LeBeau
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 28, 2006
From the Earth to the Moon
as Dave Scott
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 05, 1998
Suddenly Susan
as Adam
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 19, 1996
True Detective
as Gerald Kindt
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 12, 2014
Eureka Stockade
as Charles Ross
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 27, 1984
Desperate Housewives
as Detective Burnett
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
NCIS
as Todd Gelfand
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
White Collar
as Agent Patterson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
Revenge
as Jimmy Brennan
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 21, 2011
The Blacklist
as Ilya Koslov
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
Criminal Minds
as Preacher Justin Mills
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 2005
M*A*S*H
as McKegney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1972
Castle
as Christian Dahl
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 2009
Ghost Whisperer
as Jack Applewhite
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2005
CSI: Miami
as Michael Boland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
Monk
as James Duffy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2002
Cold Case
as Rob Deamer (2003)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
Tales from the Crypt
as Ronnie Price
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Cooper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1985
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Pete Drayton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 21, 1993
Burn Notice
as Lawrence Henderson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2007
Diagnosis: Murder
as Tim Rutland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1993
Private Practice
as Allan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2007
V
as Robert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 26, 1984
The Mentalist
as Dane Kurtik
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2008
Family Law
as Dan Fortano
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Body of Proof
as Captain Perkins
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 29, 2011
Point of Honor
as Ralston Rhodes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 2015
The Outer Limits
as Dr. James Martin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Grapevine
as Ken
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 16, 1992
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as John Nolan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 06, 2000
Justified
as Greg Davis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 2010
FBI
as Curtis Grange
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2018
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Deral
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 1993
Without a Trace
as Greg Pritchard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 2002
Stalker
as Will Hayes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Judge Leonard Andrews
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Legacy
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Oct 09, 1998
The Mountain
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
Arliss
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 10, 1996
Once and Again
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1999
The Incredible Hulk
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 04, 1977
Ally McBeal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1997
Matlock
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
Three Rivers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 2009
Behind the Music
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 17, 1997
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2009
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