Peter Horton | |
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 Horton in 1988 | |
| Born | August 20, 1953 Bellevue, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953) is an American actor and director. He played Professor Gary Shepherd on the television series Thirtysomething from 1987 until 1991.
Horton was born in Bellevue, Washington, to a father who worked in the shipping business.[ citation needed ] He attended Redwood High School in Marin County, California, and Principia College in Illinois. [1] He later attended University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition. [2]
During his run on Thirtysomething , People magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People." Horton acted in television shows including St. Elsewhere , The White Shadow , Dallas , Eight Is Enough , In Treatment and The Geena Davis Show , played the lead in the short-lived series Brimstone , and played Crane McFadden in the one-season series (1982–1983) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He played Jacob in the 1982 feature film Split Image , Father Mahoney in the 1986 feature film Where the River Runs Black, Roy Fox in the 1996 film Two Days in the Valley, and played Burt in the 1984 Stephen King movie Children of the Corn . He had a minor role in Cameron Crowe's Seattle romantic comedy, Singles . He played Harry Landers in the "Hospital" skit from Amazon Women on the Moon opposite wife Michelle Pfeiffer, whom he had previously directed in the ABC Afterschool Special One Too Many in 1985. Horton also appeared in the 1997 TV movie version of the Jon Krakauer book Into Thin Air: Death on Everest , playing Scott Fischer, the leader of the disastrous 1996 climb on Mount Everest. He was also in the movie Sideout (1990) as Zach Barnes, a down-and-out ex-volleyball champ. As a director he has worked on several television series including The Shield , Thirtysomething , The Wonder Years , Once and Again , and directed the pilot for Grey's Anatomy as well as pilots for Class of '96 , Birdland, Dirty Sexy Money, The Philanthropist and Reconstruction. He directed the 1990 film for television Extreme Close-Up as well as the 1995 feature film The Cure . As a producer, he produced Reconstruction (which he co-created), Lone Star, The Philanthropist, The Body Politic (which he also co-created), Grey's Anatomy, Six Degrees and Murder Live (for which he wrote the story).
He appeared in Who Killed the Electric Car? and is on the board of directors of the Environmental Alliance. [3]
As of 2010 Horton is an executive producer and director of Grey's Anatomy on ABC, and produced and directed NBC's The Philanthropist . In 2015, he signed a deal with Universal TV. [4] His production company is Pico Creek Productions. [5] Horton co-created the 2015 series American Odyssey . [6]
In the late 1970s, Horton dated actress Valerie Harper. [7] Horton has been married twice. His first marriage was to Michelle Pfeiffer, whom he met in Milton Katselas's acting class. [8] The couple married in 1981. Of their relationship, Pfeiffer reflected, "I broke one of my own Ten Commandments never to date an actor, especially one you study with. Then I married one!" [9] The couple divorced in 1988. The divorce was amicable, with Horton saying both his and Pfeiffer's devotion to their careers affected the marriage. [10]
He has been married to Nicole Deputron since 1995 and the couple have two children.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1980 | Serial | Cult Member 4 | |
| 1980 | Fade to Black | Joey | |
| 1982 | Split Image | Jacob | |
| 1984 | Children of the Corn | Burt | |
| 1986 | Where the River Runs Black | Father Mahoney | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Harry Landers | |
| 1990 | Side Out | Zack Barnes | |
| 1992 | Singles | Jamie | |
| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Patrick | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Roy Foxx | |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | Brian | |
| 1998 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | Dr. Donald Hayden | |
| 2004 | The Dust Factory | Lionel | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Ted the Urologist | Uncredited |
| 2005 | The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie | Peter Horton | |
| 2018 | Family | Charlie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The White Shadow | Raymond Collins | Episode: "One of the Boys" |
| 1979 | Kaz | Ron | Episode: "Trouble on the South Side" |
| 1979 | Dallas | Wayne | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Runaways | Sam Barnard | Episode: "Throwaway Child" |
| 1979 | She's Dressed to Kill | Tony Smith | Television film |
| 1979 | Eight Is Enough | Marty / Eric | 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Miracle on Ice | Jack O'Callahan | Television film |
| 1981 | Freedom | Bill | |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | Scott | Episode: "The Victim" |
| 1982–1983 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Crane McFadden | 22 episodes |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Barry Dorn | Episode: "Lust Et Veritas" |
| 1983 | Choices of the Heart | Doug | Television film |
| 1983 | Sawyer and Finn | Tom Sawyer | |
| 1987–1991 | Thirtysomething | Gary Shepherd | 85 episodes |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Professor Hartman | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994 | Children of the Dark | Jim Harrison | Television film |
| 1994 | The Gift | Joe | |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Steven Keeney | |
| 1996 | Crazy Horse | George Armstrong Custer | |
| 1997 | Murder Live! | Lt. Clay Maloney | |
| 1997 | Gun | Jack Keyes | Episode: "Columbus Day" |
| 1997 | Into Thin Air: Death on Everest | Scott Fischer | Television film |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Documentary Director | Episode: "We Have Cleared the Tower" |
| 1998–1999 | Brimstone | Ezekiel Stone | 13 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Max Ryan | 22 episodes |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Ray Nicolette | Episode: "The One That Got Away" |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Dr. Michael Welles | Television film |
| 2003, 2004 | Line of Fire | Nick Brustin | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | While I Was Gone | Eli Mayhew | Television film |
| 2004 | LAX | Alex | Episode: "Abduction" |
| 2007 | Six Degrees | Guy at Lunar Eclipse | Episode: "A Simple Twist of Fate" |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Warren Salter | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" |
| 2008 | In Treatment | Zack | Episode: "Sophie: Week Nine" |
| 2010 | Life Unexpected | Grant Cassidy | Episode: "Father Unfigured" |
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Cade Conover | Episode: "2,918 Miles" |
| 2018 | New Amsterdam | Cardiologist | Episode: "Pilot" |
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