Peter Weller
Peter Frederick Weller (born June 24, 1947 in Stevens Point , Wisconsin ) is an American actor , director and art historian . He gained fame primarily through his leading roles in the films RoboCop and RoboCop 2 .
Life
Peter Frederick Weller was born on June 24, 1947 in Stevens Point , Wisconsin . His mother worked as a housewife. His father worked as a helicopter pilot for the US Army for a long time and then worked as a lawyer.
He started his actual acting career by attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . In 1987 he got the lead role in the movie RoboCop . In 1990 he played the role of RoboCop again in the second part . As a director, he staged individual episodes for various television series.
In 2004 he graduated with a Masters degree in Art History from Syracuse University . In 2014 he received a Ph.D. awarded with a thesis on the Italian Renaissance .
Filmography (selection)
As an actor
- 1973: The Man Without a Country
- 1975: The Silence
- 1979: Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
- 1980: Just Tell Me What You Want
- 1982: You or Both (Shoot the Moon)
- 1982: Faerie Tale Theater (TV series)
- 1983: Close Encounters (Of Unknown Origin)
- 1983: Underground Riot (Kentucky Woman)
- 1984: Buckaroo Banzai - The 8th Dimension (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
- 1984: Moving In - An almost intact family (Firstborn)
- 1986: Apology
- 1986: Alone with the killer (A Killing Affair)
- 1987: RoboCop
- 1987: El Túnel
- 1988: Blue Jean Cop
- 1989: Leviathan
- 1989: Short Run
- 1990: RoboCop 2
- 1990: Murder of Rainbow Drive (Rainbow Drive)
- 1990: Seductive Stories (TV production, Women and Men: Stories of Seduction)
- 1991: Naked Lunch
- 1991: love game for millions (Road to Ruin)
- 1993: Double Force
- 1993: Organiac
- 1994: The New Age
- 1994: A Wife for My Husband (The Substitute Wife)
- 1995: Decoy (Decoy)
- 1995: Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
- 1995: Screamers - Lethal screams (Screamers)
- 1995: Beyond the Clouds (Al di là delle nuvole)
- 1995: Present Tense, Past Perfect (short film)
- 1996: Unconditional Love (End of Summer)
- 1997: Showdown (Top of the World)
- 1998: The Secret in the Desert (Ill Cielo sotto il deserto)
- 1999: Enemy of my Enemy (Enemy of my Enemy)
- 2000: Shadow Hours
- 2000: Death on Touch (Contaminated Man)
- 2000: Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (TV movie)
- 2000: Falling Through
- 2000: Ivans xtc.
- 2001: Cold Revenge - Without Control (Styx)
- 2002: Odyssey 5 (TV series)
- 2003: Sin Eater - The Soul of Evil (The Order)
- 2005: Man of God
- 2005: Undiscovered
- 2005: The Poseidon Attack ( The Poseidon Adventure , television production)
- 2005: The Hard Easy
- 2005: Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: 24 (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2007: Prey
- 2010: Fringe - Borderline Cases of the FBI ( Fringe , TV series, episode 2x18)
- 2010: Dexter (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2010: Psych (TV series, episode 5x16)
- 2012–2015: Longmire (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2012: Dragon Eyes
- 2013: Star Trek Into Darkness
- 2013: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, episode 3x15)
- 2013-2014: Sons of Anarchy (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2014: Skin Trade
- 2017: The Last Ship (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2019: MacGyver (TV series, episode 3x22)
As a director
- 1995–1996: Homicide (TV series)
- 1997: Michael Hayes - For Law and Justice (TV series)
- 2002: Odyssey 5 (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: Monk (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2011–2014: Sons of Anarchy (TV series, 11 episodes)
- 2013–2020: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2014: The Strain (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2014–2015: Under the Dome (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015-2018: The Last Ship (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2012-2017: Longmire (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2018: Mr. Mercedes (TV series, episode 2x05)
- 2018–2019: MacGyver (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2018–2020: Magnum PI (TV series, 3 episodes)
Awards (selection)
- In 1988 he was nominated for the role of Robocop for the Saturn Award .
- In 1994, Weller nominated for the Oscar in the category Best Short Film, Live Action for Partners .
Web links
Commons : Peter Weller - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Peter Weller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Peter Weller at AllMovie (English)
- Peter Weller in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Taylor Dafoe: The Actor Who Played Robocop Is Now an Art Historian, and He's Returning to Detroit to Face a New Threat: 'The Crisis of Beauty'. In: artnet news. August 14, 2018, accessed June 3, 2020 .
- ↑ Peter Weller - The Robocop with a doctorate. In: Actionfreunde.de. January 15, 2018, accessed June 3, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weller, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weller, Peter Frederick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stevens Point , Wisconsin |