Peter Strauss Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 287 this week

Peter Strauss (I)

Actor | Producer

Peter Strauss is well known for his long list of starring roles in made-for-TV films, including The Jericho Mile, for which he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special. Strauss has also received Emmy Award nominations for his roles in the mini-series Rich Man, Poor Man and Masada, as well as five Golden Globe Nominations... See full bio »

Born:

Peter Lawrence Strauss
in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA
More at IMDbPro » Contact Info on IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent and legal
as Ben Bradley in "Top Secret: the Battle for the Pentagon Papers" New York Theater Workshop; April, 2010 Peter Strauss Still of Peter Strauss in Royal Pains Rachel Ticotin and Peter Strauss at event of Romeo Must Die as Freud in "Sabina" Primary Stages, NY Rachel Ticotin and Peter Strauss at event of Romeo Must Die
21 photos | 19 videos | 35 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Ten of the best running movies
18 February 2013 5:57 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News
Remembering The Best Miniseries Of The '70s And '80s
10 February 2013 5:04 AM, PST | Huffington Post
Stephen King's Doctor Sleep gets a release date
19 September 2012 6:23 PM, PDT | Shadowlocked
See all 35 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Germans in Hollywood!
a list of 87 people by willi-beckenlehner created 06 Jul 2011
 
image of name
Famous German Actresses and Actors living in the USA
a list of 22 people by usstarsyou created 7 months ago
 
image of name
My favorite 50 actors
a list of 50 people by Jimmy Roland created 03 Feb 2011
 
image of name
Hot Rugged Men
a list of 62 people by chilepasta created 13 Jan 2011
 
image of name
The Leading Men!
a list of 1,387 people by dziwnytenswiat created 8 months ago
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Peter Strauss.
Nominated for 5 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActor (80 titles)
2013 Drawing Home (post-production)
Russell Robb, Sr.
 
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Kevin Burton
– Locum (2010) … Kevin Burton
 
2010 Royal Pains (TV series)
Graham Barnes
– Comfort's Overrated (2010) … Graham Barnes
 
2010 Jack's Family Adventure (TV movie)
Wild Bill Cohen
 
2008-2010 State of the Union (TV series)
Narrator
– Episode #3.1 (2010) … Narrator
– Episode #3.4 (2010) … Narrator
– Episode #3.2 (2010) … Narrator
– Episode #1.5 (2008) … Narrator
– Episode #1.4 (2008) … Narrator
See all 8 episodes »
 
2007 Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
Dutch George
– The Watch (2007) … Dutch George
 
2007 License to Wed
Mr. Jones
 
2006 Biker Mice from Mars (TV series)
Stoker / Night Shift / High Commander
– New Cats in Town (2006) … Stoker (voice) / Night Shift (voice) / High Commander (voice)
– The British Invasion (2006) … Stoker (voice) / Night Shift (voice)
– Changes (2006) … Stoker (voice) / Night Shift (voice)
– The Adventure Begins, Part 2 (2006) … Stoker (voice)
– The Adventure Begins, Part 1 (2006) … Stoker (voice)
 
2006 The Way (TV movie)
Hutch
 
2005 Killer Instinct (TV series)
Robert Hale
– Who's Your Daddy (2005) … Robert Hale
 
2005 xXx: State of the Union
President James Sanford
 
2004 Law & Order (TV series)
Dr. Paul Cedars
– Coming Down Hard (2004) … Dr. Paul Cedars
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth (video short)
Moses (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Rest Is Yet to Come (video short)
Moses (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf (video short)
Moses (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts (video short)
Moses (voice)
 
2003 Kids' Ten Commandments: A Life and Seth Situation (video short)
Moses (voice)
 
2003 Strange Frequency 2 (TV movie)
Ben Stanton (segment "Soul Man")
 
2003 111 Gramercy Park (TV movie)
Turk Karnegian
 
2002 Body & Soul (TV series)
Dr. Isaac Braun
– Graveyard Shift (2002) … Dr. Isaac Braun
– Shadow Boxing (2002) … Dr. Isaac Braun
– Yes Master (2002) … Dr. Isaac Braun
– The Curse (2002) … Dr. Isaac Braun
– Saviors (2002) … Dr. Isaac Braun
See all 9 episodes »
 
2001 Strange Frequency (TV series)
Ben Stanton
– Don't Stop Believing (2001) … Ben Stanton
 
2001 Murder on the Orient Express (TV movie)
Mr. Samuel Ratchett
 
2000 Godzilla: The Series (TV series)
– Underground Movement (2000)
 
2000 A Father's Choice (TV movie)
Charlie 'Mac' McClain
 
1999 Joan of Arc (TV movie)
La Hire
 
1999 Seasons of Love (TV movie)
Thomas Linthorne
 
1998 My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (TV movie)
Dr. Sam Sheppard
 
1996-1997 Moloney (TV series)
Dr. Nicholas Moloney / Nick Moloney
– The Pleading (1997) … Dr. Nicholas Moloney
– Past Forgiveness (1997) … Dr. Nicholas Moloney
– The Ripple Effect (1997) … Dr. Nicholas Moloney
– Ball & Chain (1997) … Dr. Nicholas Moloney
– Loved and Lost (1997) … Dr. Nicholas Moloney
See all 21 episodes »
 
1997 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV series)
King Dionysius the Younger
– Friendship (1997) … King Dionysius the Younger (voice)
 
1996 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (TV series)
Lab Guard
– Nemesis (1996) … Lab Guard (voice)
 
1996 Keys to Tulsa
Chip Carlson
 
1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Dr. Evil / Sumo
– You Only Scare Twice/Less Talk, More Monsters (1996) … Dr. Evil/Sumo (voice)
 
1996 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Walter Langkowski
– Man to Man, Beast to Beast (1996) … Walter Langkowski (voice)
 
1996 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
Narrator
– Pig Amok (1996) … Narrator (voice)
 
1996 In the Lake of the Woods (TV movie)
John Waylan
 
1996 Biker Mice from Mars (TV series)
Stoker
– Once Upon a Time on Mars III (1996) … Stoker (voice)
– Once Upon a Time on Mars I (1996) … Stoker (voice)
 
1995 Nick of Time
Brendan Grant
 
1995 Texas Justice (TV movie)
Thomas Cullen Davis
 
1994 Reunion (TV movie)
Sam Yates
 
1994 Batman (TV series)
Dr. Steven Carlyle / Plant-Man
– House and Garden (1994) … Dr. Steven Carlyle/Plant-Man (voice)
 
1994 The Yearling (TV movie)
Ezra 'Penny' Baxter
 
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (TV movie)
Larry McLinden
 
1993 Men Don't Tell (TV movie)
Ed MacAffrey
 
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion (TV movie)
Warren Blackburn
 
1992 Fugitive Among Us (TV movie)
Max Cole
 
1991 Flight of Black Angel (TV movie)
Lt. Col. Matthew Ryan
 
1990 83 Hours 'Til Dawn (TV movie)
Wayne Stracton
 
1989 Peter Gunn (TV movie)
Peter Gunn
 
1989 Brotherhood of the Rose (TV mini-series)
Romulus
 
1987 Proud Men (TV movie)
Charley MacLeod Jr.
 
1986 The Penalty Phase (TV movie)
Judge Kenneth Hoffman
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
John Garry
 
1985 Kane & Abel (TV mini-series)
Abel Rosnovski
 
1985 Tender Is the Night (TV mini-series)
Dick Diver
 
1983 Heart of Steel (TV movie)
Emory
 
1983 Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Wolff
 
1982 The Secret of NIMH
Justin (voice)
 
1981 Masada (TV mini-series)
Eleazar ben Yair
– Part IV (1981) … Eleazar ben Yair
– Part III (1981) … Eleazar ben Yair
– Part II (1981) … Eleazar ben Yair
– Part I (1981) … Eleazar ben Yair
 
1981 A Whale for the Killing (TV movie)
Charles Landon
 
1980 Angel on My Shoulder (TV movie)
Eddie Kagel
 
1979 The Jericho Mile (TV movie)
Larry 'Rain' Murphy
 
1977 Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (TV movie)
Joseph Kennedy Jr.
 
1976-1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
Rudy Jordache
– Chapter XXI (1977) … Rudy Jordache
– Chapter XX (1977) … Rudy Jordache
– Chapter XIX (1977) … Rudy Jordache
– Chapter XVIII (1977) … Rudy Jordache
– Chapter XVII (1977) … Rudy Jordache
See all 21 episodes »
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Wylie
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Rudy Jordache
– Part VIII: Chapters 11 and 12 (1976) … Rudy Jordache
– Part VII: Chapter 10 (1976) … Rudy Jordache
– Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976) … Rudy Jordache
– Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976) … Rudy Jordache
– Part V: Chapter 7 (1976) … Rudy Jordache
See all 9 episodes »
 
1971-1975 Medical Center (TV series)
Lloyd Halloran / Tom Desmond
– Survivors (1975) … Lloyd Halloran
– Countdown (1971) … Tom Desmond
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
Ben Jacobs
 
1972-1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Bobby Jepsen / Lew Kovic Jr. / Martin Novack
– Letters from the Grave (1975) … Lew Kovic Jr.
– For the Love of God (1973) … Martin Novack
– Timelock (1972) … Bobby Jepsen
 
1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Clay Wakefield
– The Last Contract (1974) … Clay Wakefield
 
1974 Cannon (TV series)
Dave Nordoff / Reverend Will
– A Killing in the Family (1974) … Dave Nordoff
– The Cure That Kills (1974) … Reverend Will
 
1974 Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita (TV movie)
Lawyer
 
1974 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Tom Morgan
– Death with Father (1974) … Tom Morgan
 
1973 Mary Tyler Moore (TV series)
Stephen Linder
– Angels in the Snow (1973) … Stephen Linder
 
1973 The Man Without a Country (TV movie)
Arthur Danforth
 
1972 The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
Thomas Lewis
 
1972 Young Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Reverend Teller
– By This Sign (1972) … Reverend Teller
 
1971 Sergeant Klems
Sergeant Otto Josef Klems
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Stuart
– The Two Dollar Thing (1970) … Stuart
 
1970 Soldier Blue
Honus Gent
 
1969 Hail, Hero!
Frank Dixon
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1999 Seasons of Love (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1983 Heart of Steel (TV movie) (co-executive producer)
 
1981 A Whale for the Killing (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2013 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Miniseries (2013) … Himself
 
2002 Messner (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2002 Into the Tsangpo Gorge (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2000 Nature (TV series documentary)
Himself / Narrator
– Earth Navigators (2000) … Himself/Narrator
 
1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Miniseries
 
1994 The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
 
1993 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Good Day New York (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 March 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.156 (1992) … Himself
 
1991 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Mini-Series
 
1989 The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Favourite Television Drama Series
 
1977-1989 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977-1989 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 April 1989 (1989) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1989 The 46th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress & Actor in a TV-Series Drama
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV & Presenter: Best Actress/Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
 
1982 The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Co- Presenter: Favourite Male Performer in New Television Series and Co-Presenter: Favourite Female Performer in New Television Series
 
1981 The Way They Were (TV special)
 
1980 The 6th People's Choice Awards
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Male TV Performer
 
1979 The Television Annual: 1978/1979 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976-1977 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 May 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1976 The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series and Presenter: Best Supporting Performances [Miniseries]
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2006 La imagen de tu vida (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Peter Strauss Demo Reel -- No description provided. Dirty Sexy Money: Season 1: Episode 9 -- Brian tries to bribe an arbitrator into awarding him custody of Brian Jr. xXx: State of the Union -- Clip: You're going to take out the President?
See all 19 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

(2010) Theatre: "Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers," as Ben Bradlee, New York Theatre Workshop. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

He teaches public speaking at local high schools in California. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces