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Peter Jason

Highest Rated: 93% Arachnophobia (1990)

Lowest Rated: 11% Employee of the Month (2004)

Birthday: Jul 22, 1944

Birthplace: Hollywood, California, USA

Versatile, hard-working character actor Peter Jason has been an onscreen fixture for over 40 years. After getting a taste for acting in a high school play, Jason pursued acting on the stage and through college before breaking into small roles on television in the late 1960s. His first feature appearance was in Howard Hawks's final film, the John Wayne Western "Rio Lobo." Jason continued to work in both film and TV, forging relationships by acting in numerous films for Walter Hill (most memorably as a racist bartender in the Eddie Murphy comedy "48 Hrs.") and John Carpenter (he played a guerrilla leader in the alien-invasion thriller "They Live"). Although accustomed to supporting parts, the actor landed a regular role as a police captain on the detective series "Mike Hammer, Private Eye." For David Milch's highly regarded HBO Western series, "Deadwood," Jason brought life and depth to his degenerate card-dealer character.

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Highest rated movies

93% 55% Arachnophobia
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90% 85% Adaptation Watchlist 90% 83% The Karate Kid Watchlist 87% 80% They Live Watchlist
81% 34% Willow Creek
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70% 70% Rio Lobo
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59% 74% In the Mouth of Madness
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54% 39% John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.
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53% 43% Alien Nation
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50% 33% Some Kind of Hero
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Deep in the Forest Unknown (Character) - 2021
No Score Yet 11% The Assent Father Lambert (Character) - 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heavenly Deposit Steven (Character) - 2019
47% 48% Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Congressman Sherwood (Character) $416.7M 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Get Married or Die Frank (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet High & Outside: A Baseball Noir Harold (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Nth Ward Jeffrey (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 81% Sister Cities Dr. Timmins (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Welcome to Forever Spokesman (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Condo Clint (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet River Guard Judge Sullivan (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 87% Return to Zero Gerry (Character) - 2014
81% 34% Willow Creek Troy Andrews (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 43% Robosapien: Rebooted Adm (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Queen City Bernie Donovan (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 50% Valley of the Sun Myron McGill (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 28% Little Murder Police Chief (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 50% Adventures in Plymptoons! Unknown (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 47% Annie Claus Is Coming to Town Santa (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 60% Hopelessly in June Frankie Flowers (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 16% Son of Morning Ned Jensen (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 15% Locked In Super Ray (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 44% Mending Fences Hank Bentley (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 19% The Man Who Came Back The Warden (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 0% Planet Raptor Unknown (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 26% Crash and Burn Winston Manny (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Claire Harry Bannion (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 66% The Christmas Card Richard (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Enigma With a Stigma Bill Herman (Character) - 2006
No Score Yet 60% American Black Beauty Mayor Bart Williams (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 31% Alien Apocalypse President Demsky (Character) - 2005
41% 43% Kicking & Screaming Clark (Character) $52.6M 2005
11% 52% Employee of the Month Mr. Gartin (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 18% Raptor Island The Captain (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 34% Frostbite Colonel Jaffe (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 12% Detonator U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg (Character) - 2003
40% 18% The 13th Child, Legend of the Jersey Devil Coroner (Character) - 2002
90% 85% Adaptation Defense Attorney (Character) $22.2M 2002
No Score Yet 42% Almost a Woman Mr. Fuller (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rose Technique Detective Atwood (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Out of the Wilderness Judge Battle (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 20% Murder in the Mirror Unknown (Character) - 2000
54% 39% John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. Duty Sergeant (Character) $25.5M 1996
29% 28% Village of the Damned Ben Blum (Character) $8.6M 1995
59% 74% In the Mouth of Madness Mr. Paul (Character) $8.9M 1995
93% 55% Arachnophobia Henry Beechwood (Character) $53.2M 1990
53% 43% Alien Nation Fedorchuk (Character) $24.7M 1988
87% 80% They Live Gilbert (Character) $12.3M 1988
No Score Yet 0% Party Camp Sarge (Character) - 1987
39% 56% Brewster's Millions Chuck Fleming (Character) - 1985
90% 83% The Karate Kid Soccer Coach (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 5% Trick or Treats Malcolm O'Keefe (Character) - 1982
50% 33% Some Kind of Hero Honcho 2 (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 17% Texas Lightning Frank Whitman (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet With This Ring Dirk (Character) - 1978
70% 70% Rio Lobo Lt. Forsythe (Character) - 1970

TV

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No Score Yet 84% NCIS Sgt. Maj. Robert King (Guest Star) 2009 2018
88% 92% Longmire Abel "Jenk" Jenkins (Guest Star) 2016
61% 78% Scorpion General Talbertse (Guest Star) 2014
75% 85% Arrested Development Storage Dave (Guest Star) 2004 2013
No Score Yet 81% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
100% No Score Yet Funny or Die Presents Skip Michaels / Trip Michaels (Character),
Skip Michaels (Voice)
2011
97% 95% Justified Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
No Score Yet 95% Cold Case Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
22% No Score Yet Raising the Bar Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
82% 87% Castle Sheriff Sloan (Guest Star) 2009
94% 96% Mad Men Len McKenzie (Guest Star) 2008
68% No Score Yet Dirty Sexy Money Larry Foundry (Guest Star) 2007
58% 86% John From Cincinnati Car Salesman (Guest Star) 2007
72% 89% Desperate Housewives Jeff (Guest Star) 2006-2007
92% 95% Deadwood Con Stapleton (Guest Star) 2004-2006
No Score Yet 77% Jackie Chan Farmer MacDonald (Guest Voice) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Providence Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet JAG Unknown (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nash Bridges Unknown (Guest Star) 1998-1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Army Show Unknown (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet 89% Murder, She Wrote Vincent Nader (Guest Star) 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Coach Harry Heftler (Guest Star) 1994
No Score Yet 96% Married ... With Children Manager (Guest Star) 1993
76% 78% Roseanne Jay (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perfect Strangers Unknown (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 90% Quantum Leap Kilpatrick (Guest Star) 1991
No Score Yet 94% The Golden Girls Police Officer (Guest Star) 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet For Love and Honor Unknown (Guest Star) 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hart to Hart Unknown (Guest Star) 1980 1982
No Score Yet 74% Incredible Hulk Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet B.J. and the Bear Unknown (Guest Star) 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet One Day at a Time Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Pope (Guest Star) 1970 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1968