Portrait of Peter Strauss

Acting

Peter Strauss

Career

Active from 1969 to 2018, busiest in 2003 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Strauss Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Betrayal 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Intense 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2
  • Legal Thriller 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

78
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Pellett
Pellett

as John McKeon

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 54
Zoners
Zoners (2026)

Producer

Brazen
Brazen (2022)
GoodWatch score 22

Producer

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Frank Vance

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 55
Operation Finale
Operation Finale (2018)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lothar Hermann

Drawing Home
Drawing Home (2017)

as Russell Robb, Sr.

Sugar Daddies
Sugar Daddies (2014)
GoodWatch score 41

as Grant Zager

Jack's Family Adventure
Jack's Family Adventure (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Wild Bill Cohen

2000s

18 titles ยท average score 53
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money (2007)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
GoodWatch score 35

as President James Sandford

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Daniel Schwartz

Hotel
Hotel (2004)
GoodWatch score 37

as Mr. Kross

111 Gramercy Park
111 Gramercy Park (2003)

as Turk Karnegian

A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6
A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6 (2003)

as Moses(voice)

Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10 (2003)

as Moses(voice)

The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2 (2003)

as Moses(voice)

The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4 (2003)

as Moses(voice)

Body & Soul
Body & Soul (2002)

TV show ยท as Dr. Isaac Braun

A Father's Choice
A Father's Choice (2000)
GoodWatch score 58

as Charlie 'Mac' McClain

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 60
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Kevin Burton

Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love (1999)

TV show ยท as Thomas Linthorne

My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story
My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Sam Sheppard

Moloney
Moloney (1996)

TV show ยท as Dr. Nick Moloney

Nick of Time
Nick of Time (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Brendan Grant

Texas Justice
Texas Justice (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Thomas

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994)

as Larry McLinden

The Yearling
The Yearling (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

as Ezra 'Penny' Baxter

Men Don't Tell
Men Don't Tell (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ed MacAffrey

Flight of Black Angel
Flight of Black Angel (1991)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lt. Col. Matthew Ryan

83 Hours 'Til Dawn
83 Hours 'Til Dawn (1990)
GoodWatch score 50

as Wayne Stracton

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Paul Cedars

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 65
Brotherhood of the Rose
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Romulus

Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Peter Gunn

Proud Men
Proud Men (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Charley MacLeod Jr.

Under Siege
Under Siege (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

as John Garry

Kane & Abel
Kane & Abel (1985)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Abel Rosnovski

Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Dick Diver

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
GoodWatch score 38

as Wolff

Heart of Steel
Heart of Steel (1983)

as Emory

Masada
Masada (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Eleazar ben Yair

A Whale for the Killing
A Whale for the Killing (1981)

as Charles Landon

The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Larry "Rain" Murphy

Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

as Eddie Kagel

1970s

12 titles ยท average score 68
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)

as Joseph Kennedy, Jr.

Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Rudy Jordache

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Rudy Jordache

The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon (1976)
GoodWatch score 59

as Wylie

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ben Jacobs

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya โ€” General Yamashita
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya โ€” General Yamashita (1974)

as Lawyer

The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country (1973)
GoodWatch score 68

as Arthur Danforth

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Sergeant Klems
Sergeant Klems (1971)

as Sergeant Otto Josef Klems

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue (1970)
GoodWatch score 53

as Honus Gent

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Stephen Linder

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 58
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Tom Morgan

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Hail, Hero!
Hail, Hero! (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank Dixon