Peter Weller

Peter Weller

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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

House

House

2004 • as Dr. Penza

House

House

2004 • Director

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • as Hookman, Curt Stoner

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • Director

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • Writer

Filmography

2023

Exterminate All Rational Thought
Exterminate All Rational Thought
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/17/2023
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
as Distinguished Man (voice)
TV - Released: 3/26/2023
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole
as Distinguished Man
TV - Released: 3/26/2023
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self
TV - Released: 8/28/2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Dr. Stern (voice)
TV - Released: 2/10/2023

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
as Lionel Lassiter
TV - Released: 10/25/2022

2019

The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (Archival Footage)
TV - Released: 11/29/2019

2018

Forever
Forever
as The Traveler
TV - Released: 9/14/2018

2017

Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
as Brujt (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/10/2017
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/21/2017

2016

MacGyver
MacGyver
as Elliot Mason
TV - Released: 9/23/2016

2015

Movie
The Tao of Buckaroo
Movie - Released: 7/20/2015

2014

Skin Trade
Skin Trade
as Costello
Movie - Released: 11/7/2014
Repentance
Repentance
as Meyer
Movie - Released: 2/28/2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Himself
TV - Released: 4/19/2014

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness
as Admiral Alexander Marcus
Movie - Released: 5/5/2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/3/2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/8/2013

2012

Dragon Eyes
Dragon Eyes
as Mr. V
Movie - Released: 5/10/2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/21/2012
Longmire
Longmire
TV - Released: 6/3/2012
Longmire
Longmire
as Lucian Connally
TV - Released: 6/3/2012

2011

Forced To Fight
Forced To Fight
as Danny G.
Movie - Released: 8/31/2011
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash
as Bert Mazzani
TV - Released: 6/1/2011

2010

Once Fallen
Once Fallen
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 11/2/2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/5/2010
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
as Host
Movie - Released: 3/16/2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Hookman, Curt Stoner
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2008

Fringe
Fringe
as Alistair Peck
TV - Released: 9/9/2008
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy
as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky
TV - Released: 9/3/2008

2007

Prey
Prey
as Tom Newman
Movie - Released: 5/18/2007
Dating Vietnam
Dating Vietnam
as Jack Newton
Movie - Released: 7/9/2007

2006

Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
as Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
The Hard Easy
The Hard Easy
as Ed Koster
Movie - Released: 11/4/2006
Dexter
Dexter
TV - Released: 10/1/2006
Psych
Psych
as Yin / Karl Rotmensen
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

Undiscovered
Undiscovered
as Wick Treadway
Movie - Released: 8/26/2005
The Poseidon Adventure
The Poseidon Adventure
as Captain Paul Gallico
Movie - Released: 11/20/2005
Engineering an Empire
Engineering an Empire
as Himself / Host
TV - Released: 9/13/2005

2004

House
House
as Dr. Penza
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

The Order
The Order
as Driscoll
Movie - Released: 9/5/2003
The Handler
The Handler
TV - Released: 9/26/2003

2002

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/4/2002
Monk
Monk
as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
TV - Released: 7/12/2002
Odyssey 5
Odyssey 5
as Chuck Taggart
TV - Released: 6/21/2002

2001

Styx
Styx
as Nelson
Movie - Released: 10/15/2001
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/2/2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
as John Frederick Paxton
TV - Released: 9/26/2001
24
24
as Christopher Henderson
TV - Released: 11/6/2001

2000

Ivansxtc
Ivansxtc
as Don West
Movie - Released: 9/12/2000
Contaminated Man
Contaminated Man
as Joseph Müller
Movie - Released: 12/17/2000
Shadow Hours
Shadow Hours
as Stuart Chappell
Movie - Released: 7/14/2000
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
as Father Stefan
Movie - Released: 10/31/2000
Falling Through
Falling Through
as Lou
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

Diplomatic Siege
Diplomatic Siege
as Steve Parker
Movie - Released: 12/17/1999

1998

Tower of the First Born
Tower of the First Born
as John Shannon
Movie - Released: 6/1/1998

1997

Top of the World
Top of the World
as Ray Mercer
Movie - Released: 5/1/1997
End of Summer
End of Summer
as Theo Remmington
Movie - Released: 9/16/1997

1995

Mighty Aphrodite
Mighty Aphrodite
as Jerry Bender
Movie - Released: 9/13/1995
Decoy
Decoy
as Baxter
Movie - Released: 12/19/1995
Screamers
Screamers
as Colonel Hendricksson
Movie - Released: 9/8/1995
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds
as Husband
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995

1994

The New Age
The New Age
as Peter Witner
Movie - Released: 9/16/1994
The Substitute Wife
The Substitute Wife
as Martin Hightower
Movie - Released: 5/23/1994
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
as Uncredited
Movie - Released: 10/16/1994

1993

Fifty/Fifty
Fifty/Fifty
as Jake Wyer
Movie - Released: 2/26/1993
Sunset Grill
Sunset Grill
as Ryder Hart
Movie - Released: 9/27/1993
Movie
Partners
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 11/12/1993

1992

Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/29/1992

1991

Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch
as Bill Lee
Movie - Released: 12/27/1991
Road to Ruin
Road to Ruin
as Jack Sloan
Movie - Released: 9/21/1991

1990

RoboCop 2
RoboCop 2
as RoboCop
Movie - Released: 6/22/1990
Rainbow Drive
Rainbow Drive
as Mike Gallagher
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Celebrity Guide to Wine
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Hobie
Movie - Released: 4/2/1990

1989

Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser
as George Moran
Movie - Released: 9/13/1989
Leviathan
Leviathan
as Steven Beck
Movie - Released: 3/17/1989

1988

Shakedown
Shakedown
as Roland Dalton
Movie - Released: 5/6/1988
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
as Juan Pablo Castell
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988

1987

RoboCop
RoboCop
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Movie - Released: 7/17/1987
The Dancing Princesses
The Dancing Princesses
as The Soldier
Movie - Released: 11/14/1987

1986

Apology
Apology
as Rad Hungate
Movie - Released: 7/27/1986

1985

A Killing Affair
A Killing Affair
as Baston Morris
Movie - Released: 10/24/1985

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Buckaroo Banzai
Movie - Released: 8/10/1984
Firstborn
Firstborn
as Sam
Movie - Released: 10/26/1984

1983

Of Unknown Origin
Of Unknown Origin
as Bart Hughes
Movie - Released: 11/23/1983
Kentucky Woman
Kentucky Woman
as Deke
Movie - Released: 1/11/1983
Two Kinds of Love
Two Kinds of Love
as Joe Farley
Movie - Released: 11/8/1983

1982

Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon
as Frank Henderson
Movie - Released: 1/22/1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Soldier
TV - Released: 9/11/1982

1980

Just Tell Me What You Want
Just Tell Me What You Want
as Steven Routledge
Movie - Released: 1/18/1980

1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Joe Le Fors
Movie - Released: 6/15/1979

1978

Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
as Peter
TV - Released: 12/6/1978

1977

Lou Grant
Lou Grant
TV - Released: 9/20/1977

1975

The Silence
The Silence
as Red Sash
Movie - Released: 11/6/1975

1973

The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Fellows
Movie - Released: 4/24/1973

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962