Peter Weller
Date of birth: 1947-06-24
Place of birth: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Питер Уэллер, ピーター・ウェラー, پیتر ولر, پيتر ولر
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.
Movie Credits
Naked Lunch
1991-12-27
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poison
A Killing Affair
1985-10-24
Peter Weller stars as Baton Morris, a drifter suspected of murder, in this crime drama. A widow (Kat
RoboCop 2
1990-06-22
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacifi
RoboCop
1987-07-17
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984-08-10
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take
Mighty Aphrodite
1995-09-13
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes o
Decoy
1995-12-19
Two highly skilled ex-intelligence operatives are hired to protect the daughter of their former dire
Screamers
1995-09-08
SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created
Diplomatic Siege
1999-12-17
When Steve Mitchell is clandestinely sent to the US embassy in Bucharest, Romania to disarm a nuclea
The Order
2003-09-05
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Al
Ivansxtc
2000-09-12
Ivan Beckman, Hollywood's most sought-after talent agent, the darling and crown prince of La La Land
Fifty/Fifty
1993-02-26
Two bickering mercenaries are hired by the CIA to overthrow a South East Asian dictator.
Cat Chaser
1989-09-13
A Miami hotel owner finds danger when he becomes romantically involved with the wife of a deposed ge
The New Age
1994-09-16
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to th
Prey
2007-05-18
An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer
Leviathan
1989-03-17
Underwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base o
Of Unknown Origin
1983-11-23
A man who recently completed rebuilding a townhouse becomes obsessed with a rat infestation until it
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979-06-15
Before the adventures that made them legends, they were charming mastermind Robert Leroy Parker, ali
Top of the World
1997-05-01
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the Wor
Once Fallen
2010-11-02
When Chance (Brian Presley) returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his pa
Shakedown
1988-05-06
When a local drug dealer shoots a dishonest cop in self-defense, lawyer and renegade undercover cop
Kentucky Woman
1983-01-11
A woman faces harassment and humiliation when she goes to work as a coal miner to support her small
Undiscovered
2005-08-26
A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles.
Contaminated Man
2000-12-17
David Whitman is a chemist who lost his wife and child in a freak accident and is trying to rebuild
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010-11-05
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as
Shoot the Moon
1982-01-22
After fifteen years of marriage, an affluent couple divorce and take up with new partners.
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013-05-05
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from w
Tower of the First Born
1998-06-01
Despite her friends' warnings, a woman travels to the Sahara, determined to find her missing archaeo
Firstborn
1984-10-26
Because he's the oldest, Jake has been the man of the house, since his parents divorce. When Mom sta
Exterminate All Rational Thought
2023-04-17
A documentary interview about Naked Lunch
Dragon Eyes
2012-05-10
In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong,
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012-09-25
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013-01-03
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe want
Apology
1986-07-27
For her upcoming exhibition, "Apology," Lily, a New York conceptual artist, is designing a sound and
Forced To Fight
2011-08-31
Once a legend in the brutal world of illicit underground fighting, Shane Slavin (Daniels) decides to
The Substitute Wife
1994-05-23
In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980-01-18
A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants t
The Tunnel
1988-04-29
A painter becomes obsessed and begins an affair with a mysterious woman who was touched deeply by on
End of Summer
1997-09-16
An unmarried aristocrat (Jacqueline Bisset) resists the advances of the adventurous man (Peter Welle
Styx
2001-10-15
Nelson puts his criminal ways behind him, having spent years as a first-rate safecracker. This resol
Road to Ruin
1991-09-21
A wealthy businessman risks his fortune to test the love of his beautiful girlfriend.
Sunset Grill
1993-09-27
Ryder Hart is a private investigator and former police officer who is down on his luck and drinks to
Rainbow Drive
1990-01-01
A Hollywood multiple murder is investigated by a homicide cop, despite high-placed efforts to cover
Naked Making Lunch
1992-12-29
A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.
Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990-01-01
Spago restaurant maître d’ Bernard Erpicum hosts this program featuring Hollywood stars as they shar
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
2010-03-16
The creators of the God of War video game series discuss how the game parallels the form and functio
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994-10-16
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the prot
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990-04-02
This trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between the
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
2006-01-01
Twenty-five hundred years before the reign of Julius Caesar, the ancient Egyptians were deftly harne
Skin Trade
2014-11-07
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick go
The Tao of Buckaroo
2015-07-20
An Interview with Peter Weller
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
2017-09-10
An automated girl and tortoise warrior journey with a band of outlaws on an incredible quest. Their
The Hard Easy
2006-11-04
Two separate teams of jewel thieves, one low-rent and one upscale, both desperate, converge on the s
Dating Vietnam
2007-07-09
A Vietnamese girl is forced into prostitution by her abusive German husband.
Shadow Hours
2000-07-14
Michael is a recovering addict. Back on the wagon, he's now responsible for a young, beautiful, and
Two Kinds of Love
1983-11-08
Two kinds of love are experienced by young Ricky Schroder in this made-for-TV drama. One kind is the
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017-03-21
This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It include
Beyond the Clouds
1995-10-27
Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
2002-01-04
A documentary found on The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension Special Edition DV
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013-10-08
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-f
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
2000-10-31
Meet the man behind the legend in this true story of Vlad the Impaler, whose vicious and cruel reput
The Dancing Princesses
1987-11-14
A king with six daughters who is extremely over protective locks them in their room at night. But fo
The Poseidon Adventure
2005-11-20
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivo
Repentance
2014-02-28
An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sa
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001-10-02
A look behind the scenes at the making of this science fiction classic about a policeman killed in t
Partners
1993-11-12
A junior partner in a law firm, finds out that the wife of a very important client is a former colle
Falling Through
2000-01-01
A newly hired security expert on the American Embassy in Paris questions who to trust, as he investi
The Silence
1975-11-06
A cadet at West Point is subjected to "internal exile," which means that other students refuse to ta
The Man Without a Country
1973-04-24
At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is order
Bang
2025-07-11
Follows a ruthless hitman who, after narrowly escaping a fatal attempt on his life, betrays his gang
Rome: Engineering an Empire
2005-09-13
Despite their personal short comings, many of the Roman Empires great engineering accomplishments we