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Peter Dobson

Date of birth: 1964-07-19

Place of birth: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Derek Hoyle

Peter Dobson

Biography

Peter Dobson (born July 19, 1964) is an American actor. His film roles include appearances in Sing (1989), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), The Marrying Man (1991), The Frighteners (1996), and Drowning Mona (2000), in addition to a cameo as Elvis Presley in Forrest Gump (1994). On television, he starred as the title character in the CBS comedy Johnny Bago (1993) and the lead of the USA Network comedy-drama Cover Me (2000–2001).

Movie Credits

The Frighteners
3.5

The Frighteners

1996-07-18

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster

Operation Blood Hunt
3.4

Operation Blood Hunt

2024-12-12

Prolific expert of the occult and whiskey, Reverend Conte, accompanies a ragtag group of military re

2:22
2.6

2:22

2008-09-24

The plan was easy; the job was not. On a snowy night a tight crew of four criminals plan to pull off

Drowning Mona
2.7

Drowning Mona

2000-03-03

The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mou

Last Exit to Brooklyn
3.2

Last Exit to Brooklyn

1989-07-26

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a uni

L.A. Takedown
2.7

L.A. Takedown

1989-08-27

Michael Mann's gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals--one a cop, the other a cr

Poolhall Junkies
3.1

Poolhall Junkies

2002-06-30

A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't

Sing
2.4

Sing

1989-03-31

When a volatile young street tough with a talent for singing and dancing is tapped by the high schoo

Where the Day Takes You
3

Where the Day Takes You

1992-09-11

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto

Doppelganger
2.5

Doppelganger

1993-03-01

After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, wher

A Stranger's Heart
2.6

A Stranger's Heart

2007-05-05

Man and woman (Peter Dobson and Samantha Mathis) fall in love in a heart transplant facility. They a

Zigs
1.8

Zigs

2001-06-01

Four young gamblers come up with a plan to get out of debt with a fixed game.

Dead Cold
0.9

Dead Cold

1996-05-07

When a carjacking leaves L.A. screenwriter Eric recovering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen, wife

3 Days in Malay
2.4

3 Days in Malay

2023-08-11

Marines stationed at an airfield in Malay during WWII get wind of a coming raid by the Japanese. Una

Quiet Days in Hollywood
1.5

Quiet Days in Hollywood

1997-01-01

Behind the glitz and glamour of Tinseltown exists a harsh reality. Lolita is a streetwalker hustling

Terrified
2

Terrified

1995-01-13

Traumatized after witnessing her jealous husband kill her adulterous lover and then himself, an unba

American Idiots
2.5

American Idiots

2013-06-18

Four friends embark on a cross-country journey to Las Vegas in an old RV to stop a wedding and save

Wicked Ways
2.7

Wicked Ways

1999-12-21

A wife, her two-timing husband and a flirting neighbor are unpredictable competitors in a warped gam

Snowbound
2.2

Snowbound

2001-12-10

Liz tells her old friend Barbara that she believes her ex-husband is stalking her. She plans to leav

What She Doesn't Know
3.5

What She Doesn't Know

1992-02-23

An idealistic law school graduate comes to work in the New York D.A.'s office. Her first case leads

A-list
0

A-list

2006-04-27

Darren goes to Hollywood to tackle his dream of becoming an A-list movie star. However, once he gets

Norma Jean & Marilyn
3.1

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996-05-18

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down

The Big Squeeze
1.5

The Big Squeeze

1996-09-06

Benny, a hapless grifter, is thrown off a train after cheating at cards, and into the life of Tanya,

Nowhere Land
1.6

Nowhere Land

1998-01-01

Dean sees mafia boss Santelli whack an FBI infiltrator and is relocated to a remote cabin in the Sie

Undertow
0

Undertow

1991-09-18

In exchange for his release, an imprisoned con man coerces his son, a former cop kicked off the forc

So Proudly We Hail
0

So Proudly We Hail

1990-01-23

A white supremacist exploits the works of a college anthropologist and a teen who joins his group.

Killer Rules
0

Killer Rules

1993-01-24

Two adoptive brothers -- one a mob hit man, the other a Department of Justice investigator -- who ar

Forrest Gump
4.2

Forrest Gump

1994-06-23

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant hi

The Waiter
0

The Waiter

1993-06-01

Plain Clothes
2.9

Plain Clothes

1988-04-15

To prove his brother's innocence, undercover officer Nick enrolls in high school again, dealing with

The Nanny Express
2.9

The Nanny Express

2009-01-02

With their mother dead, Emily and Ben torment their nannies to quit as fast as their father hires th

The Mourning
1.7

The Mourning

2015-03-17

20 years after going MIA in Desert Storm, Aaron returns home under mysterious conditions, not having

Remembering Phil
2.4

Remembering Phil

2008-08-14

Comedy - When TV writer-producer PHIL WINTERS (Turturro) returns from vacation, it seems as if no on

Dry Cycle
2.3

Dry Cycle

2003-05-05

The sun is setting and we see Dave, an artist, at the Laundromat. Fretting over his wife's ticking c

Betrayal
2.1

Betrayal

2003-08-01

When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million d

Bates Motel
2.3

Bates Motel

1987-07-05

A mentally disturbed man who roomed with the late Norman Bates at a psychiatric facility inherits th

Protecting the King
2.6

Protecting the King

2007-08-09

Sex, drugs and violence--they're all part of the job when you're protecting The King of Rock & Roll.

Hotel of the Damned
1.7

Hotel of the Damned

2016-12-09

After a car accident and stranded in the middle of nowhere, an ex-con and his daughter find themselv

Dirty Dead Con Men
1.8

Dirty Dead Con Men

2018-03-30

A cool and dangerous neo-noir crime film that revolves around the disturbed lives of two unlikely pa

I.F.O. (Identified Flying Object)
2

I.F.O. (Identified Flying Object)

1987-04-22

A teenager discovers that a military project involving a surveillance helicopter that uses artificia

The Poseidon Adventure
2.6

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

All Lies End in Murder
0

All Lies End in Murder

1997-01-19

A policeman's wife suspects he is corrupt.

6 Ways to Die
2.5

6 Ways to Die

2015-07-31

Sonny "Sundown" Garcia is the top cocaine distributor in the United States, which has made him a ver

Night of the Wolf
2.6

Night of the Wolf

2002-04-15

Claire and her teenaged son, Jesse, along with their friend and ranch foreman Purly Owens, work the

The Marrying Man
2.8

The Marrying Man

1991-04-05

Charley Pearl, wealthy heir and gadabout, is slated to marry Adele, the daughter of a Hollywood tyco

Pledge of Allegiance
2

Pledge of Allegiance

2003-01-01

Mac and his high school gangster buddies try to take over the world of sports betting in a city fill

Freezerburn
0

Freezerburn

2005-12-01

The cast of an old TV show called reunites for their 20th anniversary; during the event, a quadruple

Elwood
0.8

Elwood

2014-06-01

Elwood is a parallel world in which animal genetics have evolved equally to humans.

Lansky
2.7

Lansky

1999-02-27

Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for som