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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ueli Steiger to Milt Tarver
Peter Strauss Biography (1947-)
Born February 20, 1947, in Croton-on-Hudson, NY; married Nicole (divorced); married Rachel Ticotin (an actress), December 31, 1998; children: (first marriage) Justin, Tristen. Addresses: Agent: The Gersh Agency, 232 N. CanonDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- February 20, 1947
- Croton-on-Hudson, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Bill Allenson, Einstein and the Polar Bear, Cort Theatre, New YorkCity, 1981
- Also appeared in Dance Next Door and The Dirty Man, both atMark Taper Forum, Los Angeles.
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Film Appearances
- (Debut) Frank Dixon, Hail Hero!, National General, 1969
- Honus Gent, Soldier Blue, AVCO-Embassy, 1970
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Il sergente klems (also known as Man of Legend), 1971
- Lewis, The Trial of the Cantonsville Nine, Cinema 5, 1972
- Wylie, The Last Tycoon, Paramount, 1977
- Voice of Justin, The Secret of NIMH (animated; also known as Mrs. Brisby and the Rats of NIMH), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
- Wolff, Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (also knownas Adventures in the Creep Zone and Road Gangs), Columbia, 1983
- Narrator, Majdanek 1944, 1987
- Brendan Grant, Nick of Time, 1995
- Chip Carlson, Keys to Tulsa, Gramercy, 1997
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Arthur Danforth, The Man without a Country, 1973
- Ben Jacobs, Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Klu Klux Klan, 1975
- Joseph Kennedy, Jr., Young Joe the Forgotten Kennedy, 1977
- Larry "Rain" Murphy, The Jericho Mile, ABC, 1979
- Eddie Kagel, Angel on My Shoulder, 1980
- Charles Landon, A Whale for the Killing, 1981
- Emory Driscoll, Heart of Steel, 1983
- FBI Director John Garry, Under Siege, NBC, 1986
- Judge Kenneth Hoffman, Penalty Phase, CBS, 1986
- Charley, Jr., Proud Men, ABC, 1987
- Title role, Peter Gunn, ABC, 1989
- Wayne Stacton, 83 Hours 'Til Dawn, CBS, 1990
- Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Ryan, Flight of Black Angel, Showtime,1991
- Detective Lieutenant Max Cole, Fugitive among Us, CBS, 1992
- Ed MacAffrey, Men Don't Tell, CBS, 1993
- Sam Yates, Reunion, CBS, 1994
- Title role, Thicker than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story, CBS, 1994
- Ezra "Penny" Baxter, The Yearling, TNT, 1994
- John Waylan, In the Lake of the Woods, Fox, 1996
- Dr. Sam Sheppard, My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (also known as Death in the Shadows), CBS, 1998
- Charlie "Mac" McClain, A Father's Choice, CBS, 2000
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Series
- Rudy Jordache, Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II, ABC, 1976-77
- Stoker, Biker Mice from Mars, 1993
- Dr. Nick Moloney (title role), Moloney, CBS, 1996
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Miniseries
- Rudy Jordache, Rich Man, Poor Man, ABC, 1976
- Eleazar Ben Yair, Masada, 1981
- Abel Rosnovski, Kane & Abel, CBS, 1985
- Dick Diver, Tender Is the Night, Showtime, 1985
- Saul Grisman, Brotherhood of the Rose, NBC, 1989
- Warren Blackburn, Trial: The Price of Passion, NBC, 1992
- Cullen Davis, Texas Justice, CBS, 1995
- La Hire, Joan of Arc (also known as Jeanne d'Arc), CBS,1999
- Thomas Linthorne, Seasons of Love, CBS, 1999
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Specials
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The Way They Were, 1981
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The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1989
- Narrator, Journey to the Forgotten River, PBS, 1990
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The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1991
- Segment host, "TV Drama Comes of Age," ABC's 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1994
- Narrator, Enchanted New Mexico, The Disney Channel, 1995
- Presenter, The 1996 Emmy Awards, 1996
- Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Heather Locklear, Lifetime, 1998
- Narrator, Earth Navigators, PBS, 2000
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Episodic
- "The Two Dollar Thing," The Young Lawyers, 1970
- Bobby Jepsen, "Timelock," The Streets of San Francisco, 1972
- Martin Novack, "For the Love of God," The Streets of San Francisco, 1973
- Stephen, "Angels in the Snow," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1973
- Tom Morgan, "Death with Father," Hawaii Five-O, 1974
- Reverend Will, "The Cure that Kills," Cannon, 1974
- Dave Nordorff, "A Killing in the Family," Cannon, 1974
- Lou Kovic, Jr., "Letters from the Grave," The Streets of San Francisco, 1975
- Dr. Steven Carlyle/Plant-man, "House and Garden," Batman: The AnimatedSeries, 1994
- Voice of narrator, "Pig Amok," Duckman, 1996
- Voice of Dr. Walter Langowski, "Man to Man, Beast to Beast," The Incredible Hulk & Friends, UPN, 1996
- Voice of lab guard, "Nemesis," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest,1996
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Television Work
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Movies
- Producer, A Whale for the Killing,1981
- Executive producer, Heart of Steel, 1983
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Miniseries
- Executive producer, Seasons of Love, CBS, 1999
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