Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Strauss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

2 3

Peter Gunn (1989)

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Peter Jurasik  •  Jennifer Edwards  •  Barbara Williams

Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Peter Jurasik  •  Jennifer Edwards  •  Barbara Williams

Soldier Blue (1970)

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Nelson
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Peter Strauss  •  Donald Pleasence  •  John Anderson

After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Nelson
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Peter Strauss  •  Donald Pleasence  •  John Anderson

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Michael Ironside  •  Ernie Hudson

Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition. Combining their talents, they try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamont Johnson
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Michael Ironside  •  Ernie Hudson

The Secret of NIMH (1982)

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Arthur Malet  •  Dom DeLuise

A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Bluth
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Elizabeth Hartman  •  Arthur Malet  •  Dom DeLuise

xXx: State of the Union (2005)

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Ice Cube  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Scott Speedman

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Tamahori
CAST:  Ice Cube  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Scott Speedman

The Last Tycoon (1976)

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Tony Curtis  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Jeanne Moreau

Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Tony Curtis  •  Robert Mitchum  •  Jeanne Moreau

Nick of Time (1995)

GrippingBrilliantThrilling

An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

An unimpressive, every-day man is forced into a situation where he is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Badham
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Courtney Chase  •  Charles S. Dutton  •  Christopher Walken

Keys to Tulsa (1997)

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached with a dangerous proposition that ultimately leads to blackmail. Richter's friend Ronnie ropes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Greif
CAST:  Eric Stoltz  •  James Spader  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  Joanna Going

Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached with a dangerous proposition that ultimately leads to blackmail. Richter's friend Ronnie ropes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Greif
CAST:  Eric Stoltz  •  James Spader  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  Joanna Going

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)

After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Ned Beatty  •  John Beck  •  Billy Green Bush  •  Dabney Coleman

After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Ned Beatty  •  John Beck  •  Billy Green Bush  •  Dabney Coleman

Heart of Steel (1983)

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Wrye
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Pamela Reed  •  John Doucette  •  Barry Primus

A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Wrye
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Pamela Reed  •  John Doucette  •  Barry Primus

Men Don't Tell (1993)

This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Winer
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Judith Light  •  James Gammon  •  Noble Willingham

This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Winer
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Judith Light  •  James Gammon  •  Noble Willingham

Under Siege (1986)

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mason Adams  •  Lew Ayres  •  George Grizzard

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mason Adams  •  Lew Ayres  •  George Grizzard

The Jericho Mile (1980)

A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Ed Lauter  •  Richard Lawson

A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Ed Lauter  •  Richard Lawson

Fugitive Among Us (1992)

An increasingly obsessed detective chases an escaped rapist across the Southwest and enters into a complicated relationship with one of the victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Toshiyuki Uno
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Eric Roberts  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Guy Boyd

An increasingly obsessed detective chases an escaped rapist across the Southwest and enters into a complicated relationship with one of the victims.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Toshiyuki Uno
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Eric Roberts  •  Elizabeth Peña  •  Guy Boyd

Jack's Family Adventure (2010)

Jacks Family inherits a cabin, they pack up for bonding vacation to the cabin. The family to begin with misses the comforts and wish to go home. However with the help of a friendly cowboy, the family begins to bond and enjoy a simpler life style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradford May
CAST:  Jonathan Silverman  •  Peter Strauss  •  Dedee Pfeiffer  •  Nolan Gerard Funk

Jacks Family inherits a cabin, they pack up for bonding vacation to the cabin. The family to begin with misses the comforts and wish to go home. However with the help of a friendly cowboy, the family begins to bond and enjoy a simpler life style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bradford May
CAST:  Jonathan Silverman  •  Peter Strauss  •  Dedee Pfeiffer  •  Nolan Gerard Funk

A Father's Choice (2000)

The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Cain
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mary McDonnell  •  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Yvonne Zima

The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher Cain
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mary McDonnell  •  Michelle Trachtenberg  •  Yvonne Zima

Sergeant Klems (1971)

A man masquerading as a dead soldier seeks to desert his post and join the enemy in their struggle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Grieco
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Tina Aumont  •  Pier Paolo Capponi  •  Howard Ross

A man masquerading as a dead soldier seeks to desert his post and join the enemy in their struggle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Grieco
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Tina Aumont  •  Pier Paolo Capponi  •  Howard Ross

83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990)

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Wrye
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Robert Urich  •  Paul Winfield  •  Elizabeth Gracen

A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Donald Wrye
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Robert Urich  •  Paul Winfield  •  Elizabeth Gracen

My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998)

Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Henry Czerny  •  Lindsay Frost  •  John Colicos

Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Levin
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Henry Czerny  •  Lindsay Frost  •  John Colicos

The Man Without a Country (1973)

At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is ordered to spend the rest of his life on a ship that sails all over the world, but he will never be allowed to set foot on his country's soil. nor come within site of it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Beau Bridges  •  Peter Strauss  •  Robert Ryan

At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is ordered to spend the rest of his life on a ship that sails all over the world, but he will never be allowed to set foot on his country's soil. nor come within site of it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Cliff Robertson  •  Beau Bridges  •  Peter Strauss  •  Robert Ryan
2 3