Peter Jason (born July 22, 1944) is an American actor who performs in many plays, movies, and TV commercials, including Desperate Housewives and Deadwood.Jason has appeared in 12 Walter Hill films, 7 John Carpenter films, has acted in over 100 commercials and plays, and appeared in many TV shows. He also confirmed that he played the voice of Dizzy Wallin in Gears of War 2 and its sequel, Gears of War 3. He is also credited for voicing Sergeant Dornan in Fallout 2.He also appeared the Eddie Murphy film, 48 Hrs., as the "Cowboy Bartender." Murphy's character harasses him at the bar "Torchy's".In 1990 Jason played Henry Beechwood in the horror-comedy Arachnophobia, the first film released by Hollywood Pictures and directed by Frank Marshall.
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| 1 | [on Walter Hill] Walter is the boss. Walter's in charge. It's his ship, and he's the captain. He's a gentle captain, and it's his family. And he treats everyone like family. I've never seen anyone who has more respect for people than Walter does. He's got an unbelievable memory. The first time he met my wife -- I can't remember it if was at a premiere, I can't remember for sure. But I remember the second time he saw her, which was a long time later, maybe six months or a year, he immediately said, "Eileen, how are you?" He remembered her name. He's so gracious. He's just a total gentleman. But you don't cross him. You do not cross Walter. And one thing on a Walter movie, very seldom -- well, never for me -- do the lines get changed. He usually writes them himself, or rewrites them. |
| 2 | It's funny, but on a set there's a pecking order. There's a caste system, you know? It goes from the star down to the extra. That includes the crew as well. I've never liked that. I've always felt that in America we're all equal. I don't care what you make, or what kind of car you drive. You're not better than me. That's the way I was raised, and that's kind of the way I am on a set. We'll be in a line and I'll have some A.D. or second-unit director saying, "No, no, Mr. Jason, you go to the front of the line for lunch." And I'll say, "Why? We all have to eat." So I just usually stand in the place wherever I'm at -- unless there's some reason for it, like they want me to finish first so I can go into make-up and get finished because I'm in the first shot. But I don't like that, "You're special." I've never liked that, and I don't like to see people being treated as though they're special. I don't think we are special. I think everybody's the same. I think we're all entitled to our space, and I like to treat everybody like that. Some people get it, and some don't. |
| 3 | [on Walter Hill] He usually knows what he wants, and I guess having been a writer and a director, he knows what to shoot. He never over-shoots. He doesn't give the studio the chance to cut it their own way, because he only shoots what he wants. So the stuff they've got to put together is exactly what he wants it to be. That's it. He's very smart; very, very smart. Man, his movies are clean, I think. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| River Guard | 2016 | completed | Judge Sullivan |
| The Other Side of the Wind | 2016 | post-production | Marvin P. Fassbender |
| The Condo | 2015 | completed | Clint |
| Back of Book | | announced | Roy Watkins |
| Measure | | post-production | Phinn Garrett |
| Mixels | 2015-2016 | TV Series | General Nix / Turg / Wuzzo |
| Longmire | 2016 | TV Series | Abel 'Jenk' Jenkins |
| Sister Cities | 2016 | | Dr. Timmins |
| The Fighter & the Kid 3D | 2016 | TV Series | Dr. Alley |
| Hail, Caesar! | 2016 | | Director |
| Foreign Land | 2016 | | |
| The Final Analysis | 2015 | Short | |
| Welcome to Forever | 2015 | Short | Spokesman |
| Conjuring Orson | 2014 | Short | Orson Welles |
| Gigi: Almost American - Season Two | 2014 | TV Movie | Judge |
| Passport | 2014 | Short | Whip Blackstone |
| Scorpion | 2014 | TV Series | General Talbertse |
| Gigi: Almost American | 2014 | TV Series | Judge T. Emmitt Jablonski |
| Return to Zero | 2014 | | Gerry |
| Cesar Chavez | 2014 | | Almaden Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Raitoningu ritânzu: Fainaru fantajî XIII | 2013 | Video Game | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Arrested Development | 2004-2013 | TV Series | Storage Dave / Mr. Jordan |
| Robosapien: Rebooted | 2013 | | Admiral Victor |
| Willow Creek | 2013 | | Ranger Troy Andrews |
| Queen City | 2013 | | Bernie Donovan |
| Merkin Penal | 2013 | Short | Sargent Sacrifice |
| 1600 Penn | 2013 | TV Series | General Harrigan |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2012 | TV Series | Walter Gersh |
| Heal Thyself | 2012 | Short | Dennis Hill |
| Students Like Us | 2012 | | Dean #1 |
| Annie Claus is Coming to Town | 2011 | TV Movie | Santa |
| Gears of War 3 | 2011 | Video Game | Dizzy / Captain Michaelson (voice) |
| From the Head | 2011 | | Jim |
| Hopelessly in June | 2011 | | Frankie Flowers |
| Valley of the Sun | 2011 | | Myron McGill |
| Son of Morning | 2011 | | Ned Jensen |
| Brick Novax's Diary | 2011 | Short | Skip / Flip / Trip Michaels |
| Ghost of New Orleans | 2011 | | Police Chief |
| The Fuzz | 2010 | TV Movie | Charlie Gainer |
| Locked In | 2010/I | | Super Ray |
| The Secret World of Arrietty | 2010 | | Additional Voices (US version, voice) |
| How to Make Love to a Woman | 2010 | | Mr. Conners |
| Chuck | 2010 | TV Series | General Merriweather |
| Justified | 2010 | TV Series | Owen Carnes |
| Cold Case | 2010 | TV Series | Charlie Gleason '09 / '10 |
| Proposition 8 Trial Re-Enactment | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Mayor Jerry Sanders |
| Beaverton | 2009 | Short | Bob |
| Falling Up | 2009 | | John O'Shea |
| Raising the Bar | 2009 | TV Series | |
| Mending Fences | 2009 | TV Movie | Hank Bentley |
| NCIS | 2009 | TV Series | Sgt Major Robert King |
| Castle | 2009 | TV Series | Sheriff Sloan |
| A Woman in the West | 2008 | Short | Frank Blake |
| Gears of War 2 | 2008 | Video Game | Dizzy / Hanley (voice) |
| Milk | 2008/I | | Alan Baird (uncredited) |
| Mad Men | 2008 | TV Series | Len McKenzie |
| Gemini Division | 2008 | TV Series | Col. Black |
| Intervention | 2008/I | Video short | Chris |
| The Man Who Came Back | 2008 | | The Warden |
| Dirty Sexy Money | 2007 | TV Series | Larry Foundry |
| Crash and Burn | 2007 | TV Movie | Winston Manny |
| Moving McAllister | 2007 | | Mr. Robinson |
| John from Cincinnati | 2007 | TV Series | Car Salesman |
| Claire | 2007 | TV Movie | Harry Bannion |
| Planet Raptor | 2007 | TV Movie | Sgt. Pappy Mathis |
| Richard III | 2007 | | Ringside Announcer |
| Desperate Housewives | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Jeff |
| The Christmas Card | 2006 | TV Movie | Richard |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 2006 | | Lt. Hamilton |
| Deadwood | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Con Stapleton |
| The Enigma with a Stigma | 2006 | | Bill Herman |
| American Black Beauty | 2005 | TV Movie | Mayor Bart Williams |
| Kicking & Screaming | 2005 | | Clark |
| Alien Apocalypse | 2005 | TV Movie | President Demsky |
| Frostbite | 2005 | Video | Colonel Jaffe |
| Confessions of an Action Star | 2005 | uncredited | |
| Darkwatch: Curse of the West | 2005 | Video Game | Narrator (voice) |
| The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | 2004 | TV Movie | Ron Grantski |
| Surviving Christmas | 2004 | | Suit |
| Patients | 2004 | TV Movie | Callie's Dad |
| Raptor Island | 2004 | TV Movie | The Captain |
| Hair High | 2004 | | Coach (voice) |
| Significant Others | 2004 | TV Series | Eleanor's Dad |
| Employee of the Month | 2004 | | Bill Gartin |
| Carnivàle | 2003 | TV Series | Lou Edwards |
| Jackie Chan Adventures | 2003 | TV Series | Farmer MacDonald |
| Seabiscuit | 2003 | | Reporter Max |
| Mister Sterling | 2003 | TV Series | |
| Detonator | 2003 | | U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg |
| Live from Baghdad | 2002 | TV Movie | Stu |
| Adaptation. | 2002 | | Defense Attorney |
| 13th Child | 2002 | | Coroner |
| Almost a Woman | 2002 | TV Movie | Mr. Fuller |
| Undisputed | 2002 | | Oakland TV Announcer |
| The Rose Technique | 2002 | | Detective Atwood |
| Hard Cash | 2002 | | The Counter Boss |
| Agua Dulce | 2001 | Short | Walter Tracy |
| Providence | 2001 | TV Series | Frank Moore |
| Ghosts of Mars | 2001 | | McSimms |
| Out of the Wilderness | 2001 | TV Movie | Judge Battle |
| JAG | 2001 | TV Series | Randy Hamill |
| Cahoots | 2001 | | Eddie |
| Titus | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Ridge |
| Murder in the Mirror | 2000 | TV Movie | Clark Snowdon |
| Finding Kelly | 2000 | | Monte Harrington |
| Batman Beyond | 1999 | TV Series | Coach Creagar |
| Men in Black: The Series | 1999 | TV Series | |
| Arli$$ | 1999 | TV Series | Marty Polk |
| The New Woody Woodpecker Show | 1999 | TV Series | |
| Nash Bridges | 1998-1999 | TV Series | Frank |
| Batman Beyond: The Movie | 1999 | TV Movie | Coach Creagan (voice) |
| Five Houses | 1998 | TV Movie | |
| Air America | 1998 | TV Series | Mark McCormick |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Manny / Guard #1 / Cop |
| Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game | 1998 | Video Game | Drill Sergeant / Gate Guard (voice) |
| Mike Hammer, Private Eye | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Capt. Skip Gleason Skip Gleason |
| Wing Commander: Prophecy | 1997 | Video Game | Capt. Daniel Wilford |
| Fast Track | 1997 | TV Series | |
| Women: Stories of Passion | 1997 | TV Series | Joan's Husband |
| Perversions of Science | 1997 | TV Series | Priest |
| Murder One | 1997 | TV Series | Mr. Sheehy |
| Pinky and the Brain | 1997 | TV Series | Bobby Nacht |
| Dante's Peak | 1997 | | Norman Gates |
| The Naked Truth | 1997 | TV Series | Senator Wilburn |
| Java Heads: The Movie | 1997 | | |
| Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | 1997 | TV Mini-Series | Mr. Sheehy |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | 1996 | TV Series | Lou |
| The Glimmer Man | 1996 | | Millie's Father |
| Escape from L.A. | 1996 | | Duty Sergeant |
| Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom | 1996 | Video Game | Vice Admiral Daniel Wilford |
| The Adventures of Black Feather | 1995 | | Judge Battle |
| Wild Bill | 1995 | | Dave McCandless |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1995 | TV Series | Vincent Nader |
| Rage | 1995 | | Griggs |
| Mortal Kombat | 1995 | | Master Boyd |
| Congo | 1995 | | Mr. Janus |
| Village of the Damned | 1995 | | Ben Blum |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series | Royal Treasurer |
| The Demolitionist | 1995 | | Higgins |
| A Whole New Ballgame | 1995 | TV Series | |
| Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell II - Picture Show | 1994 | Video | Father |
| In the Mouth of Madness | 1994 | | Mr. Paul |
| Deconstructing Sarah | 1994 | TV Movie | Cliff |
| Coach | 1994 | TV Series | Harry Heftler |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | 1994 | TV Series | Travis Stone |
| Wind in the Wire | 1993 | TV Movie | |
| Body Bags | 1993 | TV Movie | Gent (segment "The Gas Station") |
| Married with Children | 1993 | TV Series | Manager |
| Roseanne | 1993 | TV Series | Jim |
| The Jackie Thomas Show | 1993 | TV Series | Banker Bill Mason |
| Batman: The Animated Series | 1992 | TV Series | Mason |
| Afterburn | 1992 | TV Movie | Col. Fred Pearson |
| Herman's Head | 1992 | TV Series | Fritz |
| A Different World | 1992 | TV Series | Mr. Schmect |
| Perfect Strangers | 1991 | TV Series | Ghost of Chester Bainbridge |
| Quantum Leap | 1991 | TV Series | Kilpatrick |
| Knights of the Kitchen Table | 1990 | TV Movie | Rick Stepjack |
| Marked for Death | 1990 | | Pete Stone |
| Arachnophobia | 1990 | | Henry Beechwood |
| Knots Landing | 1990 | TV Series | Security Expert |
| The Hunt for Red October | 1990 | | USS Reuben James Commander (uncredited) |
| Johnny Handsome | 1989 | | Mr. Bonet |
| Jack in the Box | 1989 | Short | Reese |
| From the Dead of Night | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Annie McGuire | 1988 | TV Series | Burt |
| They Live | 1988 | | Gilbert |
| Alien Nation | 1988 | | Fedorchuk |
| Red Heat | 1988 | | TV Announcer |
| Sunset | 1988 | | Frank Coe |
| Webster | 1984-1988 | TV Series | Kevin / The Coach |
| Laguna Heat | 1987 | TV Movie | Chief Hanover |
| Billionaire Boys Club | 1987 | TV Movie | Vince Stoloff |
| Prince of Darkness | 1987 | | Dr. Paul Leahy |
| Hard Knocks | 1987 | TV Series | Detective |
| Party Camp | 1987 | | Sarge |
| The New Mike Hammer | 1987 | TV Series | Special Agent Cameron |
| The Betty Ford Story | 1987 | TV Movie | Counselor |
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King | 1987 | TV Series | Brockett |
| Eat or Be Eaten | 1986 | Video short | Ambassador |
| Heartbreak Ridge | 1986 | | Major Devin |
| Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star | 1986 | | Mr. McAlpin |
| The Golden Girls | 1986 | TV Series | The Policeman |
| Convicted | 1986 | TV Movie | Ray Larkin (uncredited) |
| Remington Steele | 1984-1986 | TV Series | Martin Rome / Foreman |
| Amazing Stories | 1985 | TV Series | Commander |
| Izzy & Moe | 1985 | TV Movie | Bartender |
| Command 5 | 1985 | TV Movie | Warden Bryan |
| Brewster's Millions | 1985 | | Chuck Fleming |
| Riptide | 1985 | TV Series | |
| Cover Up | 1985 | TV Series | Ira Loomis |
| A Reason to Live | 1985 | TV Movie | Dick Biheller |
| Impulse | 1984 | | Man in Truck |
| Oxford Blues | 1984 | | Mr. De Angelo |
| Dreamscape | 1984 | | Babcock |
| The Karate Kid | 1984 | | Soccer Coach |
| Streets of Fire | 1984 | | Ardmore Cop Harry |
| Mister Roberts | 1984 | TV Movie | Chief Johnson |
| Angel | 1984 | | The John |
| For Love and Honor | 1983 | TV Series | Jim Pamerance |
| Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land | 1983 | TV Movie | Schultie |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | 1983 | TV Series | John Cutler |
| Cagney & Lacey | 1982 | TV Series | Leonard Nolan |
| 48 Hrs. | 1982 | | Cowboy Bartender |
| Silver Spoons | 1982 | TV Series | McConnell |
| Trick or Treats | 1982 | | Malcolm O'Keefe |
| Filthy Rich | 1982 | TV Series | Tommy Clarkson |
| Some Kind of Hero | 1982 | | Honcho #1 |
| Butterfly | 1982 | | Allen |
| Hart to Hart | 1980-1982 | TV Series | McCoy / Policeman |
| Beyond the Universe | 1981 | | |
| Splendor in the Grass | 1981 | TV Movie | Coach |
| Mommie Dearest | 1981 | | Pepsi Executive #4 |
| Nice Dreams | 1981 | | Det. Drooler |
| Texas Lightning | 1981 | | Frank Whitman |
| Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story | 1980 | TV Movie | Lt. Micklin |
| The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story | 1980 | TV Movie | TV Reporter |
| The Long Riders | 1980 | | Pinkerton |
| Angel on My Shoulder | 1980 | TV Movie | |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1980 | TV Series | Bennett |
| The Baltimore Bullet | 1980 | | Bert |
| B.J. and the Bear | 1980 | TV Series | Ansel |
| La ilegal | 1979 | | |
| Disaster on the Coastliner | 1979 | TV Movie | LeBoux |
| Starsky and Hutch | 1979 | TV Series | Fred Oates |
| The Driver | 1978 | | Commuter |
| With This Ring | 1978 | TV Movie | Dirk |
| The Amazing Captain Nemo | 1978 | TV Movie | |
| One Day at a Time | 1978 | TV Series | Cam Randolph |
| Midnight Ride of Paul Revere | 1973 | TV Movie | |
| Gunsmoke | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Pope / Colt Gentry / Cully Haimes |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1971 | TV Series | Jack Rigney |
| Rio Lobo | 1970 | | Lt. Forsythe |
| The Young Lawyers | 1970 | TV Series | Dave Baumgartner |
| Land of the Giants | 1970 | TV Series | Mylo |
| Tiger, Tiger | 1969 | TV Movie | Don MacMasters |
| Daniel Boone | 1969 | TV Series | Clint Bickford |
| Here Come the Brides | 1969 | TV Series | Adam Wilson |
| Shadow on the Land | 1968 | TV Movie | Man at Airport (uncredited) |
| Judd for the Defense | 1968 | TV Series | Don David |
| Cimarron Strip | 1968 | TV Series | David Arlyn / Groom |
| The F.B.I. | 1968 | TV Series | Link |
| A Bell for Adano | 1967 | TV Movie | Duty officer |
| Heavenly Deposit | 2017 | post-production | Steven |
| High and Outside | 2017 | post-production | Harold |
| The Nth Ward | 2017 | post-production | Jeffrey |
| The Terror | 2017 | post-production | Dr. Hamilton |
| Storefront | 2016 | post-production | Frank |
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