Peter Horton Biography (1953-)

Born August 20, 1953, in Bellevue, WA; father, in the shipping business; married Linda Hamilton (an actress), 1979 (divorced, 1980); married Michelle Pfeiffer (an actress), 1981 (divorced, 1988); married Nicole Deputron, 1995; children: (third marriage) one daughter. Addresses: Agent: William MorrisAgency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.; Lawyer: Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, LLP, 450 North RoxburyDr., Eighth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: N2N Entertainment, 9348 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, producer, composer
Birth Details
August 20, 1953
Bellevue, Washington, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Crane McFadden, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, CBS, 1982-83
  • Professor Gary Shepherd, thirtysomething, ABC, 1987-91
  • Eziekiel Stone, Brimstone, Fox, 1998-99
  • Max Ryan, The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2000
  • Miniseries
  • Documentary director, From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
  • Movies
  • Tony Smith, She's Dressed to Kill (also known as Someone's Killing the World's Greatest Models), NBC, 1979
  • Jack O'Callahan, Miracle on Ice, ABC, 1981
  • Bill, Freedom, ABC, 1981
  • Doug, Choices of the Heart (also known as In December the RosesWill Bloom Again), NBC, 1983
  • Jim Harrison, Children of the Dark, CBS, 1994
  • The Gift, 1994
  • General George Armstrong Custer, Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996
  • Steven Keeney, Death Benefit, USA Network, 1996
  • Lieutenant Clay Maloney, Murder Live!, NBC, 1997
  • Scott Fischer, Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (also known as Death on Everest), ABC, 1997
  • Eli Mayhew, While I Was Gone, CBS, 2004
  • Specials
  • Host, Dolphins, Whales, and Us (documentary), CBS, 1990
  • Times Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as TheEarth Day Special), ABC, 1990
  • Host, Marine Life Miracles (documentary), PBS, 1992
  • Episodic
  • Eric, "Mother's Rule," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979
  • Raymond Collins, "One of the Boys," The White Shadow, 1979
  • "Trouble On the South Side," Kaz, 1979
  • Wayne, "John Ewing III: Part 1 and 2," Dallas, 1979
  • Scott, "The Victim," Flamingo Road, 1981
  • Barry Dorn, "Lust et Veritas," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
  • Barry Dorn, "Newheart," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1983
  • Joe, "The Gift," Directed By, Showtime, 1994
  • Jack Keyes, "Columbus Day," Gun, ABC, 1997
  • Ray Nicolet, "The One That Got Away," Karen Sisco, ABC, 2003
  • Nick Brustin, "Boom, Swagger, Boom," Line of Fire, ABC, 2003
  • Nick Brustin, "I'm Your Boogie Man," Line of Fire, ABC, 2003
  • Alex (uncredited), "Abduction," LAX, NBC, 2004
  • Pilots
  • Tom Sawyer, Sawyer and Finn, NBC, 1983
  • Professor Hartman, Class of `96, 1993
  • Capital City, ABC, 2004
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Producer, Brimstone, Fox, 1998-99
  • Co-executive producer, Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 2005
  • Movies
  • Director, Extreme Close-Up (also known as Home Video), NBC,1990
  • Executive producer, Murder Live!, NBC, 1997
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • "One Too Many," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1985
  • Episodic
  • thirtysomething, ABC, 1988
  • "Whose Woods Are These?," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988
  • Gun, ABC, 1997
  • Once and Again, ABC, 1999
  • "Carte Blanche," The Shield, FX, 2002
  • MDs, ABC, 2002
  • "Take the Money and Run," Line of Fire, ABC, 2003
  • One Tree Hill, The WB, 2003
  • Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 2005
  • Pilots
  • Class of '96, Fox, 1993
  • Birdland, ABC, 1994
  • Film Appearances
  • Joey Madona, Fade to Black, American Cinema, 1980
  • Fourth cult member, Serial, Paramount, 1980
  • Jacob, Split Image (also known as Captured), Orion, 1982
  • Dr. Burt Stanton, Children of the Corn (also known as Stephen King's "Children of the Corn"), New World Pictures, 1984
  • Father Mahoney, Where the River Runs Black, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
  • Harry, "Hospital," Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), Universal, 1987
  • Zack Barnes, Side Out, TriStar, 1990
  • Jamie, Singles, Warner Bros., 1992
  • Patrick Brewer, The Baby-Sitter's Club, Columbia, 1995
  • Roy Foxx, Two Days in the Valley, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
  • Brian, The End of Violence (also known as Am ende der gewalt), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Buena Vista, 1997
  • Jack, Gun, 1997
  • Dr. Donald Hayden, T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous, Imax Corporation, 1998
  • Dr. Michael Welles, Thoughtcrimes, United International, 2003
  • Lionel, The Dust Factory, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004
  • The urologist, Happy Endings, Lions Gate, 2005
  • The Naked Brothers Band, 2005
  • Film Director
  • "Two I.D.s," Amazon Women on the Moon (also known as Cheeseburger Film Sandwich), Universal, 1987
  • The Cure, Universal, 1995
  • Powers That Be, New Line Cinema, 1997
  • Other Film Work
  • Second unit director, The Siege, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • Stage Appearances
  • Appeared in Butterflies Are Free, Masquers Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Movies
  • Murder Live!, NBC, 1997
  • Screenplays
  • (As Peter I. Horton) Falling Fire (also known as The Cusp and Three Minutes to Impact), Concorde Pictures, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • TV Guide, November 8, 1997, pp. 30-33, 51