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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Joe Viterelli to Orson Welles
Peter Weller Biography (1947-)
Born June 24, 1947, in Stevens Point, WI; son of Frederick (a career army pilot and lawyer) and Dorothy Weller. Addresses: Agent: Rick Nicita, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- June 24, 1947
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Broadway debut) Sticks and Bones, John Golden Theatre, 1972
- Russian sergeant, Full Circle, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1973
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The Merchant of Venice, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1973
- Lennox, Macbeth, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1974
- Alan Seymour, Summer Brave, ANTA, 1975
- Lieutenant Henry Hitchcock, Rebel Women, NYSF, Public Theatre, NewYork City, 1976
- Billy, Streamers, NYSF, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, 1976
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Burning Bright, New Dramatists, New York City, 1977
- Cliff, The Woolgatherer, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City,1980
- Nick, The Woods, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1982
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984
- Also appeared in Children and Serenading Louie, both off-Broadway productions.
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Joe LeFors, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
- Steven Routledge, Just Tell Me What You Want, Warner Bros., 1980
- Frank Henderson, Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
- Bart Hughes, Of Unknown Origin, Warner Bros., 1983
- Title role, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
- Sam, Firstborn (also known as Moving In), Paramount, 1984
- Baston Morris, My Sister's Keeper (also known as A Killing Affair), Interpictures Releasing, 1986
- Alex J. Murphy (title role), Robocop, Orion, 1987
- Roland Dalton, Shakedown (also known as Blue Jean Cop), Universal, 1988
- Juan Pablo Castel, El tunel (also known as The Tunnel), Interaccess Film, 1988
- Steven Beck, Leviathan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
- Title role, Robocop II, Orion, 1990
- George Moran, Cat Chaser, LIVE Home Video, 1991
- William Lee, Naked Lunch, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Jack Sloan, Road to Ruin, LIVE Home Video, 1992
- Ryder Hart, Sunset Grill, Famed Entertainment/New Line Cinema, 1993
- Jake Wyer, 50-50, Cannon, 1993
- Peter Witner, The New Age, Warner Bros., 1994
- Husband, Beyond the Clouds (also known as Chronicle of a Love That Never Was,
Al di la delle nuvole,
Jenseits der Wolken,and Par-dela les nuages), Mercure, 1995
- Jerry Bender, Mighty Aphrodite (also known as Eros), Miramax, 1995
- Colonel Joe Hendricksson, Screamers, Triumph Releasing, 1996
- Ray Mercer, Top of the World (also known as Cold Cash), Warner Bros., 1997
- Steve Mitchell, Diplomatic Siege, Trimark, 1999
- Stuart Chappell, Shadow Hours, Newmark Films, 2000
- Don West, Ivansxtc (also known as Ivansxtc (To Live and Die inHollywood), Rhino Films, 2000
- Lou, Falling Through, Alliance Atlantis, 2000
- Joseph Mueller, The Contaminated Man (also known as Bei Beruehrung Tod), Dej Productions, 2000
- Nelson, Styx, Dej Productions, 2001
- Also appeared in Vera.
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Lieutenant Fellows, The Man without a Country, ABC, 1973
- Red Sash, The Silence, NBC, 1975
- Deke Cullover, Kentucky Woman, CBS, 1983
- Joe Farley, Two Kinds of Love, CBS, 1983
- Rad Hungate, Apology, HBO, 1986
- Mike Gallagher, Rainbow Drive, Showtime, 1990
- Hobie, "Dusk before Fireworks," Women and Men: Stories of Seduction, HBO, 1990
- Martin Hightower, The Substitute Wife, NBC, 1994
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Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, 1994
- Baxter, Decoy, HBO, 1995
- Theo Remmington, End of Summer, 1996
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Das Geheimnis in der Wueste (also known as The Sands of Time and Tower of the Firstborn), 1998
- Father Stefan, Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (also knownas Dark Prince: Legend of Dracula), 2000
- John Shannon, La tour secrete, 2000
- Chuck Taggart, Odyssey 5, 2001
- Also appeared in Exit 10 and Earring.
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Specials
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New York City Marathon, ABC, 1987
- Doctor, Partners (short film), Showtime, 1994
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Present Tense, Past Perfect, Showtime, 1995
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Episodic
- Donald Stryker, "Nazi," Lou Grant, CBS, 1977
- Soldier, "The Dancing Princess," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1987
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Television Director
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Movies
- (With Jana Sue Memel) Partners (short), Showtime, 1994
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Gold Coast (also known as Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast), Showtime, 1997
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Episodic
- "Hate Crimes," and "White Lies," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), 1993
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Michael Hayes, CBS, 1997
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
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Partners (short film), Showtime, 1994
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