Peter Horton
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.
Works
New Amsterdam
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
Release Date:2018-09-25
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:1008
Family
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.
Release Date:2018-08-19
Character:Charlie
Vote Count:64
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
A diverse anthology of ambitious, moving tales inspired by Philip K Dick's short stories.
Release Date:2017-09-17
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:306
American Odyssey
In this "Traffic"-like action drama, an international conspiracy explodes when three strangers' lives unexpectedly collide - a female soldier, a corporate lawyer and a political activist.
Release Date:2015-04-05
Department:Production
Job:Executive Producer
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:56
Deception
A detective goes undercover to investigate the murder of her best friend.
Release Date:2013-01-07
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:31
Lone Star
Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 pm ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated episodes.
Release Date:2010-09-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:10
Life Unexpected
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.
Release Date:2010-01-18
Character:Grant Cassidy
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:82
The Philanthropist
The title character, Teddy Rist (portrayed by James Purefoy), is a billionaire playboy haunted by the death of his only child. His life changes when he rescues a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria. As a result, Rist begins using his fortune to personally change the lives of others.[4] The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.[5] The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.
Release Date:2009-06-24
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:8
In Treatment
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.
Release Date:2008-01-28
Character:Zach
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:162
Dirty Sexy Money
The Darling family's obscene wealth and enormous power makes them easy targets for their rivals, enemies, and the tabloids. Patriarch Tripp uses his money and influence to shield his five adult children from the prying eyes of the world. As the Darlings' reluctant personal lawyer, Nick George has barely begun to discover the legal - and illegal - needs of the family. Blackmail threats. Questionable deals. Illegitimate children. Illicit affairs. It will take every trick he can think of to keep them out of the tabloids - and out of jail. But if he can solve his father's mysterious death, it might be worth the hassle. Enter a seductive world of glamorous people, exclusive parties and delicious intrigue.
Release Date:2007-09-26
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:77
Brothers and Sisters
The close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
Release Date:2006-09-24
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:181
The Naked Brothers Band: The 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.
Release Date:2005-10-23
Character:Peter Horton
Vote Count:22
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Release Date:2005-03-27
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:9
Vote Count:10385
Happy Endings
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.
Release Date:2005-01-20
Character:Ted the Urologist (uncredited)
Vote Count:108
The Dust Factory
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.
Release Date:2004-10-15
Character:Lionel
Vote Count:43
While I Was Gone
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.
Release Date:2004-10-10
Character:Eli Mayhew
Vote Count:3
Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn
This documentary is featured on the Divimax Special Edition DVD for Children of the Corn, released in 2004.
Release Date:2004-01-01
Character:(archival footage)
Vote Count:3
Line of Fire
Welcome to the war between the FBI and organized crime. One side enforces the law as the other breaks it, but brains, brawn and intimidation are often the tools of both trades. The Richmond-based Malloy Crime Syndicate is run by Jonah Malloy, a charismatic but dangerous father figure. The Richmond FBI branch has its own dynamic leader in Special Agent-In-Charge Lisa Cohen. Like any business, they must justify operations and produce results while wrangling lieutenants who are as flawed as they are hard-working.
Release Date:2003-12-02
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:5
Karen Sisco
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.
Release Date:2003-10-01
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:11
Thoughtcrimes
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...
Release Date:2003-01-01
Character:Dr. Michael Welles
Vote Count:41
MDs
Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the motto of the mega-sized, mega-frugal HMO that runs Mission General Hospital in San Francisco, where two renegade doctors bend the rules and find the loopholes in a constant quest to treat their patients. Together, they practice medicine with a take-no-prisoners attitude and don't-take-no-for-an-answer tactics.
Release Date:2002-09-25
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:2
The Shield
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Release Date:2002-03-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:3
Vote Count:753
The Geena Davis Show
The Geena Davis Show is an American sitcom starring Geena Davis. The show lasted one season on ABC.
Release Date:2000-10-10
Character:Max Ryan
Episode Count:22
Vote Count:8
Once and Again
The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.
Release Date:1999-09-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:20
T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
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.
Release Date:1998-10-23
Character:Dr. Donald Hayden
Vote Count:14
Brimstone
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.
Release Date:1998-10-23
Department:Production
Job:Producer
Character:Ezekiel Stone
Episode Count:13
Vote Count:21
From the Earth to the Moon
The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
Release Date:1998-04-05
Character:documentary director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:106
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
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.
Release Date:1997-11-09
Character:Scott Fischer
Vote Count:31
The End of Violence
In Hollywood, the lives of a successful film producer, his wife, a police detective and a surveillance agent intersect after a botched abduction.
Release Date:1997-09-12
Character:Brian
Vote Count:68
Gun
Follows a gun and the different hands it falls into and the different characters that use it.
Release Date:1997-04-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Jack Keyes
Gun
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.
Release Date:1997-04-12
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:3
Murder Live!
Frank takes Pia Postman hostage on live TV, threatening to execute her after she accepts the blame for his daughter's suicide.
Release Date:1997-03-09
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Character:Lt. Clay Maloney
Vote Count:3
2 Days in the Valley
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.
Release Date:1996-09-11
Character:Roy Foxx
Vote Count:268
Crazy Horse
The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.
Release Date:1996-07-07
Character:General George Armstrong Custer
Vote Count:8
Death Benefit
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.
Release Date:1996-03-13
Character:Steven Keeney
Vote Count:1
The Baby-Sitters Club
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
Release Date:1995-08-18
Character:Patrick
Vote Count:94
The Cure
Erik, a loner, finds a friend in Dexter, an eleven-year-old boy with AIDS. They vow to find a cure for AIDS together and save Dexter's life in an eventful summer.
Release Date:1995-04-21
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:311
Children of the Dark
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.
Release Date:1994-04-17
Character:Jim Harrison
Vote Count:3
Birdland
Release Date:1994-01-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:1
Class of '96
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.
Release Date:1993-01-19
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Professor Hartman
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:2
Singles
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.
Release Date:1992-09-18
Character:Jamie
Vote Count:387
The Earth Day Special
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.
Release Date:1990-04-22
Character:Self (uncredited)
Vote Count:6
Side Out
A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.
Release Date:1990-03-30
Character:Zack Barnes
Vote Count:36
The Wonder Years
The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.
Release Date:1988-01-31
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1015
thirtysomething
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.
Release Date:1987-09-29
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Gary Shepherd
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:24
Amazon Women on the Moon
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.
Release Date:1987-09-18
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Character:Harry (segment "Hospital")
Vote Count:162
Where the River Runs Black
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Release Date:1986-09-19
Character:Father Mahoney
Vote Count:8
One Too Many
Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
Release Date:1985-05-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Children of the Corn
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.
Release Date:1984-03-09
Character:Burton Stanton
Vote Count:1014
Choices of the Heart
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.
Release Date:1983-12-05
Character:Doug
Vote Count:4
St. Elsewhere
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.
Release Date:1982-10-26
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:86
Split Image
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.
Release Date:1982-10-03
Character:Jacob
Vote Count:24
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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.
Release Date:1982-09-19
Character:Crane McFadden
Episode Count:22
Vote Count:3
Freedom
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.
Release Date:1981-05-18
Character:Bill
Vote Count:1
Miracle on Ice
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.
Release Date:1981-03-01
Character:Jack O'Callahan
Vote Count:10
Flamingo Road
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.
Release Date:1981-01-06
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:10
Fade to Black
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.
Release Date:1980-10-14
Character:Joey
Vote Count:71
Serial
A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace.
Release Date:1980-03-28
Character:Cult Member 4
Vote Count:13
She's Dressed to Kill
A fashion designer gives a private showing at her mansion over a weekend, but someone starts killing off the models.
Release Date:1979-12-10
Character:Tony Smith
Vote Count:8
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
Release Date:1978-11-27
Character:Raymond Collins
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:15
Kaz
Kaz is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979.
Release Date:1978-09-10
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1
Dallas
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.
Release Date:1978-04-02
Character:Wayne
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:208
Eight Is Enough
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.
Release Date:1977-03-15
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:31
Die Drehscheibe
Release Date:1964-04-01
Character:Self
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:2