Peter Weller
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1947-06-24 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Питер Уэллер · ピーター・ウェラー · پیتر ولر · پيتر ولر · Peter Frederick Weller
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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
House
2004
as Dr. Penza
Dexter
2006
as Stan Liddy
The Last Ship
2014
as Dr. Paul Vellek
24
2001
as Christopher Henderson
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Curt Stoner
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Charles 'Charlie' Barosky
Fringe
2008
as Alistair Peck
Psych
2006
as Yin / Karl Rotmensen
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as John Frederick Paxton
MacGyver
2016
as Elliot Mason
Monk
2002
as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
Lou Grant
1977
Longmire
2012
as Lucian Connally
Franklin & Bash
2011
as Bert Mazzani
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Dr. Stern (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Soldier
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Lionel Lassiter
Rabbit Hole
2023
as Distinguished Man (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Handler
2003
Odyssey 5
2002
as Chuck Taggart
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Himself
Forever
2018
as The Traveler
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
as Self
Engineering an Empire
2005
as Himself / Host
Mourning Becomes Electra
1978
as Peter
Movies (72)
RoboCop
1987
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Admiral Alexander Marcus
Bang
2025
as Morgan Cutter
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
RoboCop 2
1990
as RoboCop
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013
as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
The Adventures of Cliff Booth
2026
Leviathan
1989
as Steven Beck
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
as Buckaroo Banzai
Partners
1993
as Doctor
Skin Trade
2014
as Costello
Naked Lunch
1991
as Bill Lee
The Order
2003
as Driscoll
Screamers
1995
as Colonel Hendricksson
The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Captain Paul Gallico
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013
as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Prey
2007
as Tom Newman
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
as Jerry Bender
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as Husband
ivans xtc.
2000
as Don West
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Joe Le Fors
Tower of the First Born
1998
as John Shannon
Repentance
2014
as Meyer
Shakedown
1988
as Roland Dalton
Dragon Eyes
2012
as Mr. V
Fifty/Fifty
1993
as Jake Wyer
Of Unknown Origin
1983
as Bart Hughes
The Substitute Wife
1994
as Martin Hightower
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002
as Self
The Hard Easy
2006
as Ed Koster
Shoot the Moon
1982
as Frank Henderson
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
2000
as Father Stefan
Undiscovered
2005
as Wick Treadway
Forced To Fight
2011
as Danny G.
Firstborn
1984
as Sam
Shadow Hours
2000
as Stuart Chappell
The Dancing Princesses
1987
as The Soldier
The Man Without a Country
1973
as Lt. Fellows
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980
as Steven Routledge
Rainbow Drive
1990
as Mike Gallagher
Falling Through
2000
as Lou
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
as Hobie
A Killing Affair
1985
as Baston Morris
Top of the World
1997
as Ray Mercer
Once Fallen
2010
as Eddie
Diplomatic Siege
1999
as Steve Parker
The Tao of Buckaroo
2015
Kentucky Woman
1983
as Deke
Contaminated Man
2000
as Joseph Müller
The New Age
1994
as Peter Witner
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017
as Brujt (voice)
Naked Making Lunch
1992
as Self
The Tunnel
1988
as Juan Pablo Castell
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994
as Uncredited
The Silence
1975
as Red Sash
Apology
1986
as Rad Hungate
Cat Chaser
1989
as George Moran
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
as Self (archive footage)
End of Summer
1997
as Theo Remmington
Two Kinds of Love
1983
as Joe Farley
Sunset Grill
1993
as Ryder Hart
Decoy
1995
as Baxter
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
as Self
It's Better in Italian
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Styx
2001
as Nelson
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010
as Self - Narrator
Road to Ruin
1991
as Jack Sloan
Rome: Engineering an Empire
2005
as Self
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
2006
as Host
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001
as Himself (archive)
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
2010
as Host
Exterminate All Rational Thought
2023
as Self
About 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. With 99 credits spanning from 1962 to 2026, Peter Weller has appeared in 72 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Weller Movies
- RoboCop (1987) — as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — as Admiral Alexander Marcus
- Bang (2025) — as Morgan Cutter
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) — as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- RoboCop 2 (1990) — as RoboCop
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