1. Peter Francis Weller was born on June 24,1947 and is an American actor and television director.
26 Facts About Peter Weller
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Peter Weller has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop and its sequel RoboCop 2, in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension ; and Star Trek Into Darkness.
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Peter Weller appeared in such films as Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite, the Oliver Stone-produced The New Age, and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch.
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Peter Weller played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of 24, Stan Liddy in the fifth season of the Showtime original series Dexter, and Charles "Charlie" Barosky in 11 episodes in the sixth season of Sons of Anarchy.
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Peter Weller reprised his role as RoboCop by providing his voice for Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019 and RoboCop: Rogue City in 2023.
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Peter Weller had a "middle-class Catholic" upbringing and is of English, German, French and Irish descent.
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Peter Weller's family lived in West Germany for several years before eventually moving to Texas, where he attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio, graduating in 1965.
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Peter Weller graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre in 1970, and began his acting career after attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he graduated with the Class of 1972.
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In 2004, Peter Weller completed a Master of Arts degree in Roman and Renaissance Art at Syracuse University, and occasionally taught courses in ancient history at the university.
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Peter Weller defended his dissertation in May 2013, and filed the completed manuscript In October 2013.
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In December 2006, Peter Weller starred as architect Frank Lloyd Wright at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in the play, Frank's Home, by Richard Nelson.
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Peter Weller appeared in the 1984 film Firstborn with Christopher Collet, where he played the abusive boyfriend of Haim's mother.
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Peter Weller was a contributor to the History Channel in several productions, particularly as the host for the series Engineering an Empire.
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Peter Weller was credited as "Peter Weller, Syracuse University", where he was an adjunct faculty member.
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Peter Weller was later a graduate student in art history at UCLA, focusing on the Italian Renaissance.
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In 2005, Peter Weller co-starred as the Captain in a made-for-television remake of The Poseidon Adventure.
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In 2006, Peter Weller joined the cast of 24 as terrorist collaborator Christopher Henderson.
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On January 15,2010, Peter Weller appeared in a teaser trailer for the companion documentary God of War: Unearthing the Legend that was featured in the game God of War III which Peter Weller hosted.
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Peter Weller guest-starred on the Showtime original series Dexter, and had a guest appearance in the December 22,2010, episode of Psych where he played villain "Yin".
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In 2017, Peter Weller began appearing as Dr Paul Vellek, a scientist, on The Last Ship.
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Peter Weller has directed various projects for television, including episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, Monk and three episodes of Odyssey 5.
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Peter Weller directed a 1997 adaptation of Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast starring David Caruso and Marg Helgenberger after previously starring in a version of Leonard's thriller Cat Chaser.
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Peter Weller has directed one episode each season of Longmire since 2012.
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Peter Weller returned to voice RoboCop in a series of commercials for KFC and Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019, as well as RoboCop: Rogue City in 2023.
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In 1980, Peter Weller met Ali MacGraw, during the making of Just Tell Me What You Want.
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On June 24,2006, on his 59th birthday, Peter Weller married his longtime girlfriend, actress Shari Stowe, at the Santa Maria Assunta church in Positano, Italy.