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

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 Date1978-04-02

Charactersd Wayne

Episode Count2

Vote Count230

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 Date2008-01-28

Charactersd Zach

Episode Count1

Vote Count179

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 Date1982-10-26

Charactersd Barry Dorn

Episode Count1

Vote Count90

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 Date1998-04-05

Charactersd documentary director

Episode Count1

Vote Count121

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 Date1996-03-13

Charactersd Steven Keeney

Vote Count3

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 Date1978-11-27

Charactersd Raymond Collins

Episode Count1

Vote Count16

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 Date1987-09-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Gary Shepherd

Episode Count6

Vote Count28

Serial

A man resists the California fads that his wife, friends and wealthy Marin County neighbors embrace.

Release Date1980-03-28

Charactersd Cult Member 4

Vote Count15

Split Image

An impressionable young man finds himself 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 Date1982-10-03

Charactersd Jacob

Vote Count26

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 Date2010-01-18

Charactersd Grant Cassidy

Episode Count1

Vote Count92

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 Date2004-10-10

Charactersd Eli Mayhew

Vote Count4

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 Date2018-08-19

Charactersd Charlie

Vote Count68

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 Date1986-09-19

Charactersd Father Mahoney

Vote Count8

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 Date1984-03-09

Charactersd Burton Stanton

Vote Count1087

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 Date2004-10-15

Charactersd Lionel

Vote Count44

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 Date2005-01-20

Charactersd Ted the Urologist (uncredited)

Vote Count116

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 Date1997-03-09

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Lt. Clay Maloney

Vote Count4

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 Date1998-10-23

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd Ezekiel Stone

Episode Count13

Vote Count22

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 Date1993-01-19

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Professor Hartman

Episode Count2

Vote Count2

T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous

Dinosaurs are very much alive -- at least in the mind of teenager Ally Hayden who shares her father's passion for paleontology. When a museum accident transports Ally on a surreal adventure back in time, she encounters people and makes discoveries that might help her solve the mystery of her father's newest fossil... and even comes face to face with the most dangerous apex predator on earth.

Release Date1998-10-23

Charactersd Dr. Donald Hayden

Vote Count15

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 Date1981-03-01

Charactersd Jack O'Callahan

Vote Count11

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 Date2003-01-01

Charactersd Dr. Michael Welles

Vote Count41

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 Date2005-10-23

Charactersd Peter Horton

Vote Count23

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 Date1996-09-11

Charactersd Roy Foxx

Vote Count292

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 Date1997-04-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd

Episode Count6

Vote Count4

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 Date1982-09-19

Charactersd Crane McFadden

Episode Count22

Vote Count3

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 Date1992-09-18

Charactersd Jamie

Vote Count416

Crazy Horse

The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.

Release Date1996-07-07

Charactersd General George Armstrong Custer

Vote Count8

The Geena Davis Show

Release Date2000-10-10

Charactersd Max Ryan

Episode Count22

Vote Count8

Side Out

A law student comes to California for the summer and ends up playing professional volleyball.

Release Date1990-03-30

Charactersd Zack Barnes

Vote Count39

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 Date1995-08-18

Charactersd Patrick

Vote Count97

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 Date1983-12-05

Charactersd Doug

Vote Count4

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 Date1987-09-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Harry (segment "Hospital")

Vote Count179

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 Date1980-10-14

Charactersd Joey

Vote Count88

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 Date1997-09-12

Charactersd Brian

Vote Count75

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 Date1997-11-09

Charactersd Scott Fischer

Vote Count32

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 Date1979-12-10

Charactersd Tony Smith

Vote Count8

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 Date1981-05-18

Charactersd Bill

Vote Count1

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 Date1994-04-17

Charactersd Jim Harrison

Vote Count3

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 Date2004-09-28

Charactersd (archival footage)

Vote Count3

Die Drehscheibe

Release Date1964-04-01

Charactersd Self

Episode Count2

Vote Count2

Release Date1995-04-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count337

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 Date2007-09-26

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count23

Vote Count81

Once and Again

The series depicts the family of a single mother and her romance with a single father.

Release Date1999-09-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count4

Vote Count21

One Too Many

Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.

Release Date1985-05-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

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 Date2002-09-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

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 Date2009-06-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

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 Date2015-04-05

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count13

Vote Count61

Deception

A detective goes undercover to investigate the murder of her best friend.

Release Date2013-01-07

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count11

Vote Count32

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 Date2010-09-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count11

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 Date2003-12-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count6

Birdland

Dr. Brian McKenzie, the chief of psychiatry at Riverview Hospital in Oakland, deals with patients while trying to juggle his own problems.

Release Date1994-01-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count2

Vote Count1

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 Date1977-03-15

Episode Count2

Vote Count34

Kaz

Kaz is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 10, 1978 to April 22, 1979.

Release Date1978-09-10

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

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 Date1981-01-06

Episode Count1

Vote Count11

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 Date2003-10-01

Episode Count1

Vote Count11