Peter Weller
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Monk
Actor Playing Stottlemeyer
2002
Series
House
Dr. Penza
2004
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Dexter
Stan Liddy
2006
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Curt Stoner
2010
Series
24
Christopher Henderson
2001
Series
Sons of Anarchy
Charles 'Charlie' Barosky
2008
Series
Fringe
Alistair Peck
2008
Series
Psych
Yin / Karl Rotmensen
2006
Series
Star Trek: Enterprise
John Frederick Paxton
2001
Series
The Last Ship
Dr. Paul Vellek
2014
Series
MacGyver
Elliot Mason
2016
Series
Longmire
2012
Series
Longmire
Lucian Connally
2012
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Dr. Stern (voice)
2023
Series
Franklin & Bash
Bert Mazzani
2011
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Soldier
1982
Film
THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH
Gus Booth
2026
Series
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Lionel Lassiter
2022
Series
Rabbit Hole
Distinguished Man (voice)
2023
Series
Rabbit Hole
Distinguished Man
2023
Film
RoboCop
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
1987
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Star Trek Into Darkness
Marcus
2013
Series
The Handler
2003
Film
RoboCop 2
RoboCop
1990
Series
Odyssey 5
Chuck Taggart
2002
Series
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
2014
Film
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2013
Series
Forever
The Traveler
2018
Film
Bang
Morgan Cutter
2025
Film
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Buckaroo Banzai
1984
Film
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
2012
Series
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
2023
Film
The Order
Driscoll
2003
Film
Leviathan
Steven Beck
1989
Film
Naked Lunch
Bill Lee
1991
Film
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
2013
Film
Prey
Tom Newman
2007
Film
Screamers
Colonel Hendricksson
1995
Series
Engineering an Empire
Himself / Host
2005
Film
The Poseidon Adventure
Captain Paul Gallico
2005
Film
Skin Trade
Costello
2014
Film
Mighty Aphrodite
Jerry Bender
1995
Film
Tower of the First Born
John Shannon
1998
Film
Beyond the Clouds
Husband
1995
Film
Of Unknown Origin
Bart Hughes
1983
Film
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Joe Le Fors
1979
Series
Mourning Becomes Electra
Peter
1978
Film
Shakedown
Roland Dalton
1988
Film
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
Father Stefan
2000
Film
Dragon Eyes
Mr. V
2012
Film
Top of the World
Ray Mercer
1997
Film
Firstborn
Sam
1984
Film
Repentance
Meyer
2014
Film
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Uncredited
1994
Film
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
Brujt (voice)
2017
Film
Apology
Rad Hungate
1986
Film
Just Tell Me What You Want
Steven Routledge
1980
Film
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Hobie (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")
1990
Film
ivans xtc.
Don West
2000
Film
Undiscovered
Wick Treadway
2005
Film
Once Fallen
Eddie
2010
Film
Diplomatic Siege
Steve Parker
1999
Film
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self - Narrator
2010
Film
Shadow Hours
Stuart Chappell
2000
Film
Fifty/Fifty
Jake Wyer
1993
Film
Cat Chaser
George Moran
1989
Film
Partners
Doctor
1993
Film
The Tunnel
Juan Pablo Castell
1988
Film
Shoot the Moon
Frank Henderson
1982
Film
Rainbow Drive
Mike Gallagher
1990
Film
The New Age
Peter Witner
1994
Film
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Fellows
1973
Film
Forced To Fight
Danny G.
2011
Film
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
Self
2002
Film
Sunset Grill
Ryder Hart
1993
Film
Contaminated Man
Joseph Müller
2000
Film
The Hard Easy
Ed Koster
2006
Film
In Search of Tomorrow
Self
2022
Film
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself (archive)
2001
Film
Naked Making Lunch
Self
1992
Film
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Substitute Wife
Martin Hightower
1994
Film
A Killing Affair
Baston Morris
1985
The Tao of Buckaroo
2015
Film
Falling Through
Lou
2000
Film
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
Host
2010
Film
It's Better in Italian
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Styx
Nelson
2001
Film
Road to Ruin
Jack Sloan
1991
Film
End of Summer
Theo Remmington
1997
Film
Kentucky Woman
Deke
1983
Film
Decoy
Baxter
1995
Film
Celebrity Guide to Wine
Self
1990
Film
The Dancing Princesses
The Soldier
1987
Film
Two Kinds of Love
Joe Farley
1983
Film
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Host
2006
Film
The Silence
Red Sash
1975
Film
Exterminate All Rational Thought
Self
2023
Film
Rome: Engineering an Empire
Self
2005