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Peter Weller

1947 - Today

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Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Weller has received more than 5,503,994 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Peter Weller is the 778th most popular actor (up from 830th in 2019), the 1,404th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,528th in 2019) and the 373rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Weller ranks 778 out of 13,578. Before him are Fernanda Montenegro, Francisco Rabal, Jeroen Krabbé, Katharina Schratt, Sacha Guitry, and Rodolfo Gucci. After him are Sylva Koscina, Maud Adams, Adrien Brody, David Schwimmer, Sondra Locke, and Tony Burton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Peter Weller ranks 81. Before him are Carla Del Ponte, Mariska Veres, Viktor Belenko, Anwar Ibrahim, Ljupko Petrović, and Dwight Schultz. After him are Martha Nussbaum, Klaus Schulze, Kazimierz Deyna, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Roger D. Kornberg, and James Patterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Weller ranks 1,404 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred G. Gilman (1941), William Lipscomb (1919), Solomon Northup (1808), Jack Dempsey (1895), Robert A. Dahl (1915), and Sarah Knauss (1880). After him are Martha Nussbaum (1947), G. Stanley Hall (1846), Alan Bean (1932), Dan Simmons (1948), Adrien Brody (1973), and Charles G. Dawes (1865).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Peter Weller ranks 373. Before him are Scott Wilson (1942), Annette Bening (1958), David Duchovny (1960), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Dwight Schultz (1947), and Dirk Benedict (1945). After him are Adrien Brody (1973), David Schwimmer (1966), Sondra Locke (1944), Tony Burton (1937), Hal Holbrook (1925), and Ron Howard (1954).

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Television and Movie Roles

RoboCop
Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Jul 17o 19877.321 / 10
RoboCop 2
RoboCop
After a successful deployment of the RoboCop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the streets led by God-delirious leader Cane. As this menace grows, it may prove to be too much for Murphy to handle. OCP tries to replicate the success of the first unit, but ends up with failed prototypes with suicidal issues... until Dr. Faxx, a scientist straying away from OCP's path, uses Cane as the new subject for the RoboCop 2 project, a living God.
Jun 22o 19905.995 / 10
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
Aug 21o 20127.732 / 10