Biography
Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953) is an American actor and director. He played the role of Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething until 1991.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Family
2018
as Charlie
Kate Stone is career-focused with a brash attitude that keeps relationships at an arm's length. When her estranged brother calls asking her to baby-si...
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
2005
as Peter Horton
After making it to the top of the charts, members of the Silver Boulders, a popular tween rock band, find themselves undermined by internal squabbling...
Happy Endings
2005
as Ted the Urologist (uncredited)
Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father...
The Dust Factory
2004
as Lionel
Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where ...
While I Was Gone
2004
as Eli Mayhew
Jo Beckett leads a comfortable life with a successful veterinary practice, a devoted husband, and a beautiful home in a lovely small town outside of B...
Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn
2004
as (archival footage)
This documentary is featured on the Divimax Special Edition DVD for Children of the Corn, released in 2004.
Thoughtcrimes
2003
as Dr. Michael Welles
Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. One night Dr Michael Welles arrives telling Freya th...
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
1998
as Dr. Donald Hayden
Ally Hayden is a teenager who shares her father's interest in dinosaurs and archaeology. When he brings a mysterious fossil back from a dig, she is co...
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
1997
as Scott Fischer
An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create t...
The End of Violence
1997
as Brian
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
Gun
1997
as Jack Keyes
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.
Gun
1997
Director
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.
Murder Live!
1997
as Lt. Clay Maloney
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
Murder Live!
1997
Story, Executive Producer
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Roy Foxx
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that...
Crazy Horse
1996
as General George Armstrong Custer
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Death Benefit
1996
as Steven Keeney
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover the true circumstances behind the death of a young...
The Baby-Sitters Club
1995
as Patrick
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
The Cure
1995
Director
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an even...
Children of the Dark
1994
as Jim Harrison
The true story of parents who discover that their two young daughters have a genetic disease that makes it fatal for them to be exposed to ordinary li...
Singles
1992
as Jamie
A group of young adults in their twenties, who share an apartment in the city of Seattle, ponder on love and face all the challenges of adulthood.
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Self (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...
Side Out
1990
as Zack Barnes
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Harry (segment "Hospital")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Director
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...
Where the River Runs Black
1986
as Father Mahoney
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
One Too Many
1985
Director
Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
Children of the Corn
1984
as Burton Stanton
A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfiel...
Choices of the Heart
1983
as Doug
Jeannie Donovan, a party-girl searching for that something missing in her life, finds it in El Salvador, hooking up with three nuns and a heartful of ...
Split Image
1982
as Jacob
An impressionable young man finds himself literally enslaved by a modern-day religious cult. In an effort to bring him back to reality, the boy's pare...
Freedom
1981
as Bill
Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so she seeks emancipation from her parents and hits t...
Miracle on Ice
1981
as Jack O'Callahan
The story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey players, a group of amateurs from around the country who were whipped into a cohesive unit by contr...
Fade to Black
1980
as Joey
A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookal...
Serial
1980
as Cult Member 4
A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace.
She's Dressed to Kill
1979
as Tony Smith
A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.