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Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 24, 1947 (78)
Birthplace Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Sep 26, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 receive ... d 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

Skin Trade

Skin Trade

2014

as Costello

Repentance

Repentance

2014

as Meyer

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013

as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013

as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

as Admiral Alexander Marcus

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012

as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Dragon Eyes

Dragon Eyes

2012

as Mr. V

Forced To Fight

Forced To Fight

2011

as Danny G.

Once Fallen

Once Fallen

2010

as Eddie

Prey

Prey

2007

as Tom Newman

The Hard Easy

The Hard Easy

2006

as Ed Koster

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

2005

as Captain Paul Gallico

Undiscovered

Undiscovered

2005

as Wick Treadway

The Order

The Order

2003

as Driscoll

Styx

Styx

2001

as Nelson

ivans xtc.

ivans xtc.

2000

as Don West

Shadow Hours

Shadow Hours

2000

as Stuart Chappell

Contaminated Man

Contaminated Man

2000

as Joseph Müller

Falling Through

Falling Through

2000

as Lou

Diplomatic Siege

Diplomatic Siege

1999

as Steve Parker

Top of the World

Top of the World

1998

as Ray Mercer

End of Summer

End of Summer

1997

as Theo Remmington

Screamers

Screamers

1995

as Colonel Hendricksson

Decoy

Decoy

1995

as Baxter

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

as Jerry Bender

The New Age

The New Age

1994

as Peter Witner

The Substitute Wife

The Substitute Wife

1994

as Martin Hightower

Sunset Grill

Sunset Grill

1993

as Ryder Hart

Fifty/Fifty

Fifty/Fifty

1993

as Jake Wyer

Partners

Partners

1993

as Doctor

Road to Ruin

Road to Ruin

1991

as Jack Sloan

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991

as Bill Lee

RoboCop 2

RoboCop 2

1990

as RoboCop

Rainbow Drive

Rainbow Drive

1990

as Mike Gallagher

Leviathan

Leviathan

1989

as Steven Beck

Cat Chaser

Cat Chaser

1989

as George Moran

Shakedown

Shakedown

1988

as Roland Dalton

The Tunnel

The Tunnel

1988

as Juan Pablo Castell

RoboCop

RoboCop

1987

as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop

The Dancing Princesses

The Dancing Princesses

1987

as The Soldier

Apology

Apology

1986

as Rad Hungate

A Killing Affair

A Killing Affair

1985

as Baston Morris

Firstborn

Firstborn

1984

as Sam

Of Unknown Origin

Of Unknown Origin

1983

as Bart Hughes

Two Kinds of Love

Two Kinds of Love

1983

as Joe Farley

Kentucky Woman

Kentucky Woman

1983

as Deke

Shoot the Moon

Shoot the Moon

1982

as Frank Henderson

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980

as Steven Routledge

The Silence

The Silence

1975

as Red Sash

Partners

Partners

1993

Teleplay

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

1997

Director

Partners

Partners

1993

Director

Gold Coast

Gold Coast

1997

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

24

as Christopher Henderson

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Nov 06, 2001

Sons of Anarchy

as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Sep 03, 2008

Longmire

as Lucian Connally

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 03, 2012

Mourning Becomes Electra

as Peter

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 06, 1978

Rabbit Hole

as Distinguished Man

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 26, 2023

MacGyver

as Elliot Mason

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 2016

Star Trek: Enterprise

as John Frederick Paxton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 2001

Forever

as The Traveler

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 2018

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Dr. Stern (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 2023

Monk

as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Rabbit Hole

as Distinguished Man (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2023

Psych

as Yin / Karl Rotmensen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 07, 2006

Hawaii Five-0

as Hookman, Curt Stoner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2010

Franklin & Bash

as Bert Mazzani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 01, 2011

Fringe

as Alistair Peck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2008

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Soldier

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

House

as Dr. Penza

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

as Lionel Lassiter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 25, 2022

Odyssey 5

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jun 21, 2002

Engineering an Empire

as Himself / Host

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

Dexter

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 01, 2006

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 28, 2023

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

The Handler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2003

Longmire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2012

The Movies That Made Us

as Self (Archival Footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 2019

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Real History of Science Fiction

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 19, 2014

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