Peter Horton (actor)
Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953 in Bellevue , Washington ) is an American actor , producer and director . He is mainly known to German audiences for his role as Gary Shepherd in the television series The Best Years (original title: thirtysomething ).
Career
Peter Horton had his first appearances in film and television productions from the late 1970s. In 1984 he starred in the horror film Children of Wrath . For three years he directed the film Amazons on the Moon or Why the Americans have the channel full together with John Landis . As executive producer, he was responsible for the series Dirty Sexy Money , the pilot of which he also directed as a director. He has appeared as a director since 1985 and works primarily for television. Mississippi - River of Hope from 1995 is one of the few films he has directed .
He also directed several episodes of the television series Grey's Anatomy , for which work he was nominated for the DGA Award and in 2005 for an Emmy . From 2005 to 2007 he also worked as a co- or executive producer for the series.
Peter Horton is married for the third time. His first marriage to actress Michelle Pfeiffer lasted from 1981 to 1988. In 1995, Horton married a second time, and two children resulted from this marriage.
Contrary to rumors to the contrary, he was never married to Linda Hamilton .
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Serial
- 1980: Fade to Black - The Beautiful Murders of Eric Binford (Fade to Black)
- 1982: The Idol (Split Image)
- 1984: Children of the Corn (Children of the Corn)
- 1987–1991: The best years ( Thirtysomething )
- 1987: Amazons on the Moon or Why the Americans have the channel full ( Amazon Women on the Moon , also director)
- 1996: 2 Days in LA (2 Days in the Valley)
- 1997: The End of Violence (The End of Violence)
- 1997: In Icy Heights - Die am Mount Everest (Into Thin Air: Death On Everest)
- 2003: Thought Crimes - Mortal Thoughts (Thought Crimes)
- 2004: The Dust Factory - Die Staubfabrik (The Dust Factory)
- 2008: In Treatment - The Therapist (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Life Unexpected - Suddenly Family (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2012: CSI: NY (TV series, 1 episode)
Individual evidence
- ↑ CNN Larry King Live Interview with Linda Hamilton (transcript) . cnn.com. October 14, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2009: “I was not married to Peter Horton, which is sort of all over the Web site that I've been married three times, so I look like - but for some reason that's false information. I was never married to Peter Horton. "
Web links
- Peter Horton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horton, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th August 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bellevue (Washington) , Washington , United States |