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.
Known For
RoboCop
(1987)
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
RoboCop 2
(1990)
RoboCop
Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Admiral Alexander Marcus
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
(2013)
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984)
Buckaroo Banzai
Leviathan
(1989)
Steven Beck
Naked Lunch
(1991)
Bill Lee
Prey
(2007)
Tom Newman
Skin Trade
(2014)
Costello
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
(2012)
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Mighty Aphrodite
(1995)
Jerry Bender
Screamers
(1995)
Colonel Hendricksson
Dragon Eyes
(2012)
Mr. V
The Poseidon Adventure
(2005)
Captain Paul Gallico
Beyond the Clouds
(1995)
Husband
The Order
(2003)
Driscoll
Full Filmography
Acting
The Silence
(1975)
Red Sash
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
(1979)
Joe Le Fors
Just Tell Me What You Want
(1980)
Steven Routledge
Shoot the Moon
(1982)
Frank Henderson
Of Unknown Origin
(1983)
Bart Hughes
Two Kinds Of Love
(1983)
Joe Farley
Kentucky Woman
(1983)
Deke
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
(1984)
Buckaroo Banzai
Firstborn
(1984)
Sam
A Killing Affair
(1985)
Baston Morris
Apology
(1986)
Rad Hungate
RoboCop
(1987)
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
The Dancing Princesses
(1987)
The Soldier
Shakedown
(1988)
Roland Dalton
The Tunnel
(1988)
Juan Pablo Castell
Cat Chaser
(1989)
George Moran
Leviathan
(1989)
Steven Beck
RoboCop 2
(1990)
RoboCop
Rainbow Drive
(1990)
Mike Gallagher
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
(1990)
Hobie
Celebrity Guide to Wine
(1990)
Self
Naked Lunch
(1991)
Bill Lee
Road to Ruin
(1991)
Jack Sloan
Naked Making Lunch
(1992)
Himself
Fifty/Fifty
(1993)
Jake Wyer
Sunset Grill
(1993)
Ryder Hart
Partners
(1993)
Doctor
The New Age
(1994)
Peter Witner
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
(1994)
Uncredited
The Substitute Wife
(1994)
Martin Hightower
Mighty Aphrodite
(1995)
Jerry Bender
Decoy
(1995)
Baxter
Screamers
(1995)
Colonel Hendricksson
Beyond the Clouds
(1995)
Husband
End of Summer
(1997)
Theo Remmington
Top of the World
(1998)
Ray Mercer
Tower of the First Born
(1998)
John Shannon
Diplomatic Siege
(1999)
Steve Parker
ivans xtc.
(2000)
Don West
Contaminated Man
(2000)
Joseph Müller
Shadow Hours
(2000)
Stuart Chappell
Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
(2000)
Father Stefan
Falling Through
(2000)
Lou
Styx
(2001)
Nelson
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
(2001)
Himself
Buckaroo Banzai Declassified
(2002)
Self
The Order
(2003)
Driscoll
Undiscovered
(2005)
Wick Treadway
The Poseidon Adventure
(2005)
Captain Paul Gallico
The Hard Easy
(2006)
Ed Koster
Egypt: Engineering an Empire
(2006)
Host
Prey
(2007)
Tom Newman
Dating Vietnam
(2007)
Jack Newton
Once Fallen
(2010)
Eddie
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
(2010)
Self - Narrator
God of War: Unearthing the Legend
(2010)
Host
Forced To Fight
(2011)
Danny G.
Dragon Eyes
(2012)
Mr. V
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
(2012)
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Admiral Alexander Marcus
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
(2013)
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
(2013)
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Skin Trade
(2014)
Costello
Repentance
(2014)
Meyer
The Tao of Buckaroo
(2015)
Yamasong: March of the Hollows
(2017)
Brujt
Róvócop
(2022)
Morpheus / Róvócop
Directing
Writing
Production