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Peter Lawrence Strauss is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee.
Birth Name
Peter Lawrence Strauss
Born
Thursday, 20 February 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Operation Finale | Lothar Hermann | 2018 |
| Drawing Home | Russell Robb, Sr. | 2017 |
| Sugar Daddies | Grant / Grant Zager | 2014 |
| Jack's Family Adventure | Wild Bill Cohen | 2010 |
| Royal Pains | Graham Barnes | 2009 |
| Small Fish | 2009 | |
| State of the Union | Narrator | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Dutch George | 2007 |
| License to Wed | Mr. Jones | 2007 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Operation Finale | Lothar Hermann | 2018 |
| Drawing Home | Russell Robb, Sr. | 2017 |
| Sugar Daddies | Grant / Grant Zager | 2014 |
| Jack's Family Adventure | Wild Bill Cohen | 2010 |
| Royal Pains | Graham Barnes | 2009 |
| Small Fish | 2009 | |
| State of the Union | Narrator | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Dutch George | 2007 |
| License to Wed | Mr. Jones | 2007 |
| Biker Mice from Mars | Stoker / Night Shift / High Commander | 2006 |
| Killer Instinct | Robert Hale | 2005 |
| xXx: State of the Union | President James Sanford / President James Sandford | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Daniel Schwartz | 2005 |
| Hotel | Mr. Kross | 2004 |
| Kids' Ten Commandments: Toying with the Truth | Moses | 2003 |
| Kids' Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf | Moses | 2003 |
| Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts | Moses | 2003 |
| Kids' Ten Commandments: The Rest Is Yet to Come | Moses | 2003 |
| Kids' Ten Commandments: A Life and Seth Situation | Moses | 2003 |
| Body & Soul | Dr. Isaac Braun | 2002 |
| Into the Tsangpo Gorge | Narrator | 2002 |
| Strange Frequency | Ben Stanton | 2001 |
| Murder on the Orient Express | Mr. Samuel Ratchett / Samuel Ratchett | 2001 |
| A Father's Choice | Charlie 'Mac' McClain | 2000 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Kevin Burton | 1999 |
| Joan of Arc | La Hire | 1999 |
| Seasons of Love | Thomas Linthorne | 1999 |
| Godzilla: The Series | Ray Valdes | 1998 |
| My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story | Dr. Sam Sheppard | 1998 |
| Men in Black: The Series | (voice) | 1997 |
| Keys to Tulsa | Chip Carlson | 1997 |
| Moloney | Dr. Nick Moloney / Dr. Nicholas Moloney / Nick Moloney | 1996 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Walter Langkowski | 1996 |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | King Dionysius | 1996 |
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | Lab Guard | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| In the Lake of the Woods | John Waylan | 1996 |
| Nick of Time | Brendan Grant | 1995 |
| Texas Justice | Thomas / Thomas Cullen Davis | 1995 |
| Santo Bugito | Greenbeard McMelville | 1995 |
| Reunion | Sam Yates | 1994 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Dr. Evil / Sumo | 1994 |
| The Yearling | Ezra 'Penny' Baxter | 1994 |
| Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Larry McLinden | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Narrator | 1994 |
| Biker Mice from Mars | Stoker | 1993 |
| Men Don't Tell | Ed MacAffrey | 1993 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Steven Carlyle / Plant-Man | 1992 |
| Fugitive Among Us | Max Cole | 1992 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| Flight of Black Angel | Lt. Col. Matthew Ryan | 1991 |
| 83 Hours 'Til Dawn | Wayne Stracton | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Dr. Paul Cedars | 1990 |
| Brotherhood of the Rose | Romulus | 1989 |
| Proud Men | Charley MacLeod Jr. | 1987 |
| Kane & Abel | Abel Rosnovski | 1985 |
| Tender Is the Night | Dick Diver | 1985 |
| Heart of Steel | Emory | 1983 |
| Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone | Wolff | 1983 |
| Nature | Narrator / Self | 1982 |
| Standby: Lights! Camera! Action! | Justin | 1982 |
| The Secret of NIMH | Justin (voice) / Justin | 1982 |
| The Way They Were | 1981 | |
| Masada | Eleazar ben Yair | 1981 |
| A Whale for the Killing | Charles Landon | 1981 |
| Angel on My Shoulder | Eddie Kagel | 1980 |
| The Jericho Mile | Larry 'Rain' Murphy / Larry "Rain" Murphy | 1979 |
| Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Joseph Kennedy Jr. / Joseph Kennedy, Jr. | 1977 |
| The Last Tycoon | Wylie | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II | Rudy Jordache | 1976 |
| The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Rudy Jordache | 1976 |
| Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Ben Jacobs | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Man Without a Country | Arthur Danforth | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Clay Wakefield | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Bobby Jepsen / Lew Kovic Jr. / Martin Novack | 1972 |
| Young Dr. Kildare | Reverend Teller | 1972 |
| The Trial of the Catonsville Nine | Thomas Lewis | 1972 |
| Sergeant Klems | Sergeant Otto Josef Klems | 1971 |
| Cannon | Dave Nordoff / Reverend Will | 1971 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Stephen Linder | 1970 |
| Soldier Blue | Honus Gent / Honus | 1970 |
| The Young Lawyers | Stuart Kelsey | 1969 |
| Hail, Hero! | Frank Dixon | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Lloyd Halloran / Tom Desmond | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Tom Morgan | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| White Mane | Narrator - English - restored version / Narrator (English, restored version) (voice) | 1953 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Brazen | 2022 |
| Seasons of Love | 1999 |
| Best of the Best | 1989 |
| Heart of Steel | 1983 |
| A Whale for the Killing | 1981 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1981 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series | Nominated |
