Peter Horton

Peter Horton

Born: August 20, 1953
in Bellevue, Washington, USA
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.

Movies for Peter Horton...

Family
Title: Family
Character: Charlie
Released: August 19, 2018
Type: Movie
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-sit her tween niece Maddie, Kate reluctantly agrees to help. But baby-sitting overnight unexpectedly turns into a week, and Kate's life spins into chaos. As Maddie reveals stories of being bullied and of wanting to run away and be a Juggalo, the two form a unique bond.
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Title: Life Unexpected
Character: Grant Cassidy
Released: January 18, 2010
Type: TV
16-year-old Lux was given up for adoption at birth but never adopted. When she is put back into the custody of her estranged-since-high-school birth parents, Cate and Baze, the three form an unlikely family.
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Title: In Treatment
Character: Zach
Released: January 28, 2008
Type: TV
Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.
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Title: Brothers and Sisters
Released: September 24, 2006
Type: TV
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
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The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Title: The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Character: Peter Horton
Released: October 23, 2005
Type: Movie
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 as the bandmates seek different creative directions.
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Happy Endings
Title: Happy Endings
Character: Ted the Urologist (uncredited)
Released: January 20, 2005
Type: Movie
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 of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple. Finally, singer Jude becomes entangled in a love triangle with androgynous drummer Otis and his conservative father.
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The Dust Factory
Title: The Dust Factory
Character: Lionel
Released: October 15, 2004
Type: Movie
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 he encounters his Grandpa Randolph and a pretty girl named Melanie; together, Ryan and Melanie learn to help one another with their problems, and they both discover the wisdom they can gain from elders like Grandpa Randolph.
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While I Was Gone
Title: While I Was Gone
Character: Eli Mayhew
Released: October 10, 2004
Type: Movie
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 Boston. Still, she is strangely dissatisfied with her life. One afternoon, a man brings his dog into her veterinary practice to be treated, and Jo recognizes him as Eli, a former housemate from her bohemian days more than 20 years ago. When he invites her to lunch at a fancy hotel in Boston, she goes with the intention of sleeping with him. Instead, Eli reveals a secret to Jo that returns her to the darkest moments of her past and threatens to destroy life as she knows it.
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Title: Karen Sisco
Released: October 1, 2003
Type: TV
As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor.
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Thoughtcrimes
Title: Thoughtcrimes
Character: Dr. Michael Welles
Released: January 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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 that she isn't crazy but that her voices are the thoughts of everyone around her. He teaches her to turn her telepathic powers into a powerful gift. What he doesn't say is that he works for the National Security Agency...
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Title: The Geena Davis Show
Character: Max Ryan
Released: October 10, 2000
Type: TV
The Geena Davis Show is an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.
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Title: Brimstone
Character: Ezekiel Stone
Released: October 23, 1998
Type: TV
Brimstone is a short-lived Fox television series, featuring a dead police detective whose mission is to return to Hell 113 spirits who have escaped to Earth. The series ran for only one partial season. Since cancellation, Brimstone reruns have aired on Syfy in the United States from the summer of 1999 onward. The reruns have no set schedule, but are usually aired in marathons during the channel's seasonal events like "Creatureland", "Inhumanland" and "the 31 Days of Halloween". Chiller also began airing reruns, on July 28, 2007. It currently airs in sporadic weekday marathons, like Syfy, and has no set airing schedule.
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T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
Title: T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
Character: Dr. Donald Hayden
Released: October 23, 1998
Type: Movie
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 convinced it's the egg of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. After accidentally knocking the egg to the floor, Ally begins to experience visions, as if she was being transported back in time to the Cretaceous period. There, she encounters several different dinosaurs, including her favorite, the mighty T-Rex.
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Title: From the Earth to the Moon
Character: documentary director
Released: April 5, 1998
Type: TV
The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Title: Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Character: Scott Fischer
Released: November 9, 1997
Type: Movie
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 the disastrous events that took place during the Mount Everest climb on May 10, 1996. It also follows Jon Krakauer throughout the movie, and portrays what he was going through while climbing this mountain.
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The End of Violence
Title: The End of Violence
Character: Brian
Released: May 11, 1997
Type: Movie
Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production.
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Title: Gun
Released: April 12, 1997
Type: TV
Gun is an American television anthology series which aired on ABC on Saturday night from April 12, to May 31, 1997 at 10:00 p.m Eastern time. The series lasted six episodes, each directed by a well-known director, before being cancelled. Each episode involves the same semi-automatic pistol as an important part of the plot. The characters each episode are completely different and appeared unrelated to those who appeared in other episodes. The series was produced by Robert Altman and attracted numerous recognizable stars including Fred Ward, Kathy Baker, Carrie Fisher, Daryl Hannah, Randy Quaid, and Martin Sheen, as well as James Gandolfini in his first television appearance. The theme song was a cover of The Beatles' "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", performed by U2.
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Murder Live!
Title: Murder Live!
Character: Lt. Clay Maloney
Released: March 9, 1997
Type: Movie
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
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2 Days in the Valley
Title: 2 Days in the Valley
Character: Roy Foxx
Released: September 11, 1996
Type: Movie
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 puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.
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Crazy Horse
Title: Crazy Horse
Character: General George Armstrong Custer
Released: July 7, 1996
Type: Movie
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
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Death Benefit
Title: Death Benefit
Character: Steven Keeney
Released: March 13, 1996
Type: Movie
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 girl. Virginia McGinnis is the one suspected of pushing the women off the cliff to collect on a small insurance policy. The further he goes into the case the more he reveals about the background of the suspect. Keeney finds support from others who also want to find out the truth behind the case.
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The Baby-Sitters Club
Title: The Baby-Sitters Club
Character: Patrick
Released: August 18, 1995
Type: Movie
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
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Children of the Dark
Title: Children of the Dark
Character: Jim Harrison
Released: April 17, 1994
Type: Movie
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 light.
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Title: Class of '96
Character: Professor Hartman
Released: January 19, 1993
Type: TV
Class of '96 is an American drama series that aired on Fox from January to May 1993. The series was created by John Romano and filmed mostly at the University of Toronto.
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Singles
Title: Singles
Character: Jamie
Released: September 18, 1992
Type: Movie
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.
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The Earth Day Special
Title: The Earth Day Special
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: April 22, 1990
Type: Movie
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 special featured an all-star cast addressing concerns about global warming, deforestation, and other environmental ills.
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Side Out
Title: Side Out
Character: Zack Barnes
Released: March 30, 1990
Type: Movie
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
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Title: thirtysomething
Character: Gary Shepherd
Released: September 29, 1987
Type: TV
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick for MGM/UA Television Group and The Bedford Falls Company, and aired on ABC. It premiered in the U.S. on September 29, 1987. It lasted four seasons, with the last of its 85 episodes airing on May 28, 1991. The title of the show was designed as thirtysomething by Kathie Broyles, who combined the words of the original title, Thirty Something. In 1997, "The Go Between" and "Samurai Ad Man" were ranked #22 on TV Guide′s 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. In 2002, Thirtysomething was ranked #19 on TV Guide′s 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #10 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.
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Amazon Women on the Moon
Title: Amazon Women on the Moon
Character: Harry Landers
Released: September 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment. A truly outrageous look at the best of the worst that television has to offer.
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Where the River Runs Black
Title: Where the River Runs Black
Character: Father Mahoney
Released: September 19, 1986
Type: Movie
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
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Children of the Corn
Title: Children of the Corn
Character: Burton Stanton
Released: March 9, 1984
Type: Movie
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 cornfields.
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Choices of the Heart
Title: Choices of the Heart
Character: Doug
Released: December 5, 1983
Type: Movie
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 ache, love, and horror in the midst of a civil war. This is a true story of the four American churchwomen murdered in the Central American countryside, and the indifference of the American government to their sad and desperate story.
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Title: St. Elsewhere
Released: October 26, 1982
Type: TV
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
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Split Image
Title: Split Image
Character: Jacob
Released: October 3, 1982
Type: Movie
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 parents hire a deprogrammer to kidnap him and return him to his family.
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Title: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Character: Crane McFadden
Released: September 19, 1982
Type: TV
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March 23, 1983.
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Freedom
Title: Freedom
Character: Bill
Released: May 18, 1981
Type: Movie
Talented musician and free spirit Libby chafes under the rule of her divorced journalist mother, so she seeks emancipation from her parents and hits the road, soon joining the ranks of a traveling carnival. She gains the freedom she has longed for but learns some hard lessons along the way.
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Miracle on Ice
Title: Miracle on Ice
Character: Jack O'Callahan
Released: March 1, 1981
Type: Movie
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 controversial coach Herb Brooks to win a gold medal at Lake Placid during the winter games.
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Title: Flamingo Road
Released: January 6, 1981
Type: TV
Flamingo Road is an American prime time soap opera that aired on NBC. It was first seen as a TV movie on May 12, 1980, and as a series on January 6, 1981, after a rebroadcast of the pilot on December 30, 1980. The show is based on the 1949 movie starring Joan Crawford, which is, in turn, based on the novel by Robert Wilder. Flamingo Road was created to compete against CBS's Dallas and Knots Landing, nighttime dramas that were inspired by the daily afternoon soap operas that had been a staple of TV for years. The character of Constance Weldon ranked at #16 on E!'s list of The 50 Most Wicked Women in Primetime.
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Fade to Black
Title: Fade to Black
Character: Joey
Released: October 14, 1980
Type: Movie
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 lookalike.
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She's Dressed to Kill
Title: She's Dressed to Kill
Character: Tony Smith
Released: December 10, 1979
Type: Movie
A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.
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Title: The White Shadow
Character: Raymond Collins
Released: November 27, 1978
Type: TV
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
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Title: Kaz
Released: September 10, 1978
Type: TV
Kaz is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979.
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Title: Dallas
Character: Wayne
Released: April 2, 1978
Type: TV
The world's first mega-soap, and one of the most popular ever produced, Dallas had it all. Beautiful women, expensive cars, and men playing Monopoly with real buildings. Famous for one of the best cliffhangers in TV history, as the world asked "Who shot J.R.?" A slow-burner to begin with, Dallas hit its stride in the 2nd season, with long storylines and expert character development. Dallas ruled the airwaves in the 1980's.
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Title: Eight Is Enough
Released: March 15, 1977
Type: TV
Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled after syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book with the same name.
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Title: Die Drehscheibe
Character: Self
Released: April 1, 1964
Type: TV