Cast & creator
Peter Strauss
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American TV and movie actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
Also known as: Peter Lawrence Strauss
56
film credits
31
television credits
82
1961–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (87)
Showing 87 of 87 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kevin Burton
1999
Law & Order
Dr. Paul Cedars
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Daniel Schwartz
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Hawaii Five-O
Tom Morgan
1969
Hacks
Frank Vance
2021
Batman: The Animated Series
Dr. Steven Carlyle (voice)
1992
Cannon
1971
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Stephen Linder
1970
Dinah!
Self
1974
Duckman
Narrator (voice)
1994
Medical Center
1969
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Lab Guard (voice)
1996
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rudy Jordache
1976
The Secret of NIMH
Justin (voice)
1982
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rudy Jordache
1976
xXx: State of the Union
President James Sandford
2005
Seasons of Love
Thomas Linthorne
1999
Santo Bugito
Greenbeard McMelville (voice)
1995
Best of the Best
Producer
1989
Masada
Eleazar ben Yair
1981
Strange Frequency
Ben Stanton
2001
Operation Finale
Lothar Hermann
2018
Kane & Abel
Abel Rosnovski
1985
License to Wed
Mr. Jones
2007
Joan of Arc
La Hire
1999
Tender Is the Night
Dick Diver
1985
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union
2008
Nick of Time
Brendan Grant
1995
Soldier Blue
Honus Gent
1970
Brotherhood of the Rose
Romulus
1989Moloney
Dr. Nick Moloney
1996
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Ben Jacobs
1975
The Last Tycoon
Wylie
1976
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Wolff
1983
Brazen
Producer
2022Pellett
John McKeon
Body & Soul
Dr. Isaac Braun
2002
A Father's Choice
Charlie 'Mac' McClain
2000
Murder on the Orient Express
Samuel Ratchett
2001
Flight of Black Angel
Lt. Col. Matthew Ryan
1991
A Whale for the Killing
Charles Landon
1981A Whale for the Killing
Co-Producer
1981
The Jericho Mile
Larry "Rain" Murphy
1980
My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story
Dr. Sam Sheppard
1998
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Wayne Stracton
1990
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Larry McLinden
1994
Keys to Tulsa
Chip Carlson
1997
111 Gramercy Park
Turk Karnegian
2003Zoners
Producer
2026
Texas Justice
Thomas
1995
Hotel
Mr. Kross
2004
Strange Frequency²
Ben Stanton (segment 'Don't Stop Believin')
2003
In the Lake of the Woods
John Waylan
1996
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine
1972
The Yearling
Ezra 'Penny' Baxter
1994
Sugar Daddies
Grant Zager
2014
Trial: The Price of Passion
Warren Blackburn
1992
Men Don't Tell
Ed MacAffrey
1993
Angel on My Shoulder
Eddie Kagel
1980
Under Siege
John Garry
1986
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Joseph Kennedy, Jr.
1977
A Life and Seth Situation: Commandments 5-6
Moses(voice)
2003
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Lawyer
1974Jugendliebe Teil 1, wem Gott schenkt ein Häschen...
2018
The Penalty Phase
Kenneth Hoffman
1986
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
1989
The Man Without a Country
Arthur Danforth
1973
Hail, Hero!
Frank Dixon
1969
Drawing Home
Russell Robb, Sr.
2017
Proud Men
Charley MacLeod Jr.
1987
Jack's Family Adventure
Wild Bill Cohen
2010
Reunion
Sam Yates
1994
Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts: Commandments 7-8
Moses(voice)
2003
The Not So Golden Calf: Commandments 1-2
Moses(voice)
2003
The Rest is Yet to Come: Commandments 3-4
Moses(voice)
2003
Toying with the Truth: Commandments 9-10
Moses(voice)
2003
Heart of Steel
Emory
1983Heart of Steel
Co-Executive Producer
1983
Fugitive Among Us
Max Cole
1992
Sergeant Klems
Sergeant Otto Josef Klems
1971Kleine Fische
Father Tesarek (as Peter Strauß)
2009