Peter Weller

June 24, 1947(78 years old)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA|Acting

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.

Movies (70)

Bang
6.6

Bang

2025

Exterminate All Rational Thought

Exterminate All Rational Thought

2023

Yamasong: March of the Hollows
3.6

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

2017

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
7.0

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

2017

It's Better in Italian

It's Better in Italian

2015

Skin Trade
6.1

Skin Trade

2014

Repentance
4.8

Repentance

2014

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
8.1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013

Star Trek Into Darkness
7.3

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
7.9

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
7.7

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012

Dragon Eyes
5.3

Dragon Eyes

2012

Forced To Fight
4.7

Forced To Fight

2011

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.5

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010

Once Fallen
5.2

Once Fallen

2010

God of War: Unearthing the Legend
6.5

God of War: Unearthing the Legend

2010

Dating Vietnam
3.0

Dating Vietnam

2007

Prey
5.8

Prey

2007

The Hard Easy
5.7

The Hard Easy

2006

Egypt: Engineering an Empire
8.0

Egypt: Engineering an Empire

2006

The Poseidon Adventure
5.2

The Poseidon Adventure

2005

Rome: Engineering an Empire
8.0

Rome: Engineering an Empire

2005

Undiscovered
4.7

Undiscovered

2005

The Order
5.7

The Order

2003

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
8.5

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified

2002

Styx
4.2

Styx

2001

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
7.0

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

2001

Contaminated Man
4.5

Contaminated Man

2000

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
6.1

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula

2000

ivans xtc.
5.4

ivans xtc.

2000

Shadow Hours
4.9

Shadow Hours

2000

Falling Through
4.3

Falling Through

2000

Diplomatic Siege
4.3

Diplomatic Siege

1999

Tower of the First Born
5.0

Tower of the First Born

1998

End of Summer
3.9

End of Summer

1997

Top of the World
5.2

Top of the World

1997

Decoy
4.3

Decoy

1995

Beyond the Clouds
6.2

Beyond the Clouds

1995

Mighty Aphrodite
6.7

Mighty Aphrodite

1995

Screamers
6.2

Screamers

1995

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
6.7

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

1994

The New Age
5.6

The New Age

1994

The Substitute Wife
5.5

The Substitute Wife

1994

Sunset Grill
4.3

Sunset Grill

1993

Fifty/Fifty
5.8

Fifty/Fifty

1993

Naked Making Lunch
7.3

Naked Making Lunch

1992

Naked Lunch
7.0

Naked Lunch

1991

Road to Ruin
4.7

Road to Ruin

1991

RoboCop 2
6.0

RoboCop 2

1990

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
4.4

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990

Rainbow Drive
5.1

Rainbow Drive

1990

Celebrity Guide to Wine
8.5

Celebrity Guide to Wine

1990

Cat Chaser
5.0

Cat Chaser

1989

Leviathan
6.0

Leviathan

1989

Shakedown
5.8

Shakedown

1988

The Tunnel
5.1

The Tunnel

1988

The Dancing Princesses
6.5

The Dancing Princesses

1987

RoboCop
7.4

RoboCop

1987

Apology
5.1

Apology

1986

A Killing Affair
8.0

A Killing Affair

1985

Firstborn
6.1

Firstborn

1984

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
6.0

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984

Of Unknown Origin
5.8

Of Unknown Origin

1983

Two Kinds of Love
7.5

Two Kinds of Love

1983

Kentucky Woman
6.5

Kentucky Woman

1983

Shoot the Moon
6.3

Shoot the Moon

1982

Just Tell Me What You Want
4.5

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
5.1

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

The Silence
9.0

The Silence

1975

The Man Without a Country
6.5

The Man Without a Country

1973

TV Shows (29)

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
7.9

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

2023

Rabbit Hole
7.1

Rabbit Hole

2023

Rabbit Hole
7.1

Rabbit Hole

2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
7.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
7.5

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022

The Movies That Made Us
7.3

The Movies That Made Us

2019

Forever
6.3

Forever

2018

MacGyver
7.3

MacGyver

2016

The Last Ship
6.8

The Last Ship

2014

The Real History of Science Fiction
7.0

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

Longmire
7.7

Longmire

2012

Longmire
7.7

Longmire

2012

Franklin & Bash
7.3

Franklin & Bash

2011

Hawaii Five-0
7.7

Hawaii Five-0

2010

Fringe
8.1

Fringe

2008

Sons of Anarchy
8.4

Sons of Anarchy

2008

Dexter
8.2

Dexter

2006

Psych
7.9

Psych

2006

Engineering an Empire
8.0

Engineering an Empire

2005

House
8.6

House

2004

The Handler
6.5

The Handler

2003

Monk
7.9

Monk

2002

Odyssey 5
6.4

Odyssey 5

2002

24
7.8

24

2001

Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001

Faerie Tale Theatre
8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

Mourning Becomes Electra
5.0

Mourning Becomes Electra

1978

Lou Grant
7.3

Lou Grant

1977

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962