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Peter Weller

Peter Weller

Acting
Born: Jun 24, 1947
From: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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.

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Exterminate All Rational Thought Self 2023
Star Trek Into Darkness Admiral Alexander Marcus 2013 7.318
Once Fallen Eddie 2010 5.2
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Self - Narrator 2010 6.5
Prey Tom Newman 2007 5.821
Undiscovered Wick Treadway 2005 4.675
The Order Driscoll 2003 5.729
ivans xtc. Don West 2000 5.352
Contaminated Man Joseph Müller 2000 4.524
Diplomatic Siege Steve Parker 1999 4.333
Tower of the First Born John Shannon 1998 5.0
Top of the World Ray Mercer 1997 5.238
Mighty Aphrodite Jerry Bender 1995 6.737
Decoy Baxter 1995 4.333
Screamers Colonel Hendricksson 1995 6.223
The New Age Peter Witner 1994 5.559
Fifty/Fifty Jake Wyer 1993 5.794
Naked Lunch Bill Lee 1991 7.009
RoboCop 2 RoboCop 1990 6.0
Cat Chaser George Moran 1989 4.963
Leviathan Steven Beck 1989 5.991
Shakedown Roland Dalton 1988 5.791
RoboCop Officer Alex J. Murphy / … 1987 7.356
A Killing Affair Baston Morris 1985 8.0
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Buckaroo Banzai 1984 5.964
Firstborn Sam 1984 6.137
Of Unknown Origin Bart Hughes 1983 5.813
Kentucky Woman Deke 1983 6.5
Shoot the Moon Frank Henderson 1982 6.327
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Joe Le Fors 1979 5.103
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1947
FromStevens Point, Wisconsin, …