Peter 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Naked Lunch
as Bill Lee
1991
A Killing Affair
as Baston Morris
1985
RoboCop
as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
1987
RoboCop 2
as RoboCop
1990
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
as Buckaroo Banzai
1984
Mighty Aphrodite
as Jerry Bender
1995
Decoy
as Baxter
1995
Screamers
as Colonel Hendricksson
1995
Diplomatic Siege
as Steve Parker
1999
The Order
as Driscoll
2003
ivans xtc.
as Don West
2000
Fifty/Fifty
as Jake Wyer
1993
Cat Chaser
as George Moran
1989
The New Age
as Peter Witner
1994
Prey
as Tom Newman
2007
Leviathan
as Steven Beck
1989
Of Unknown Origin
as Bart Hughes
1983
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Joe Le Fors
1979
Top of the World
as Ray Mercer
1997
Once Fallen
as Eddie
2010
TV Appearances
Lou Grant
1977
Star Trek: Enterprise
as John Frederick Paxton
2001
Monk
as Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
2002
Odyssey 5
as Chuck Taggart
2002
24
as Christopher Henderson
2001
Engineering an Empire
as Himself / Host
2005
The Handler
2003
Longmire
2012
Rabbit Hole
as Distinguished Man (voice)
2023
Dexter
2006
Rabbit Hole
as Distinguished Man
2023
Forever
as The Traveler
2018