Peter Jason
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Edward Ostling (July 22, 1944 - February 20, 2025), also known as Peter Jason, was an American character actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television shows and eighty films. He played Con Stapleton in the series Deadwood. He was a frequent collaborator with Walter Hill and John Carpenter on their films, eight and six times respectively. He voiced Sergeant Dornan in the video game Fallout 2. Jason starred in supporting roles for the films 48 Hrs. and Arachnophobia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Jason, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
NCIS
2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Desperate Housewives
2004
Castle
2009
JAG
1995
Married... with Children
1987
Mad Men
2007
Knots Landing
1979
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Scorpion
2014
Cold Case
2003
Filmography
NCIS
as Robert King · 2003
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Walter Gersh · 2000
Desperate Housewives
as Jeff · 2004
Castle
as Sheriff Sloan · 2009
JAG
as Randy Hamill · 1995
Married... with Children
as Manager · 1987
Mad Men
as Len McKenzie · 2007
Knots Landing
as Security Expert · 1979
Hawaii Five-O
as Jack Rigney · 1969
Murder, She Wrote
as Vincent Nader · 1984
Scorpion
as General Talbertse · 2014
Cold Case
as Charlie Gleason · 2003
Quantum Leap
as Kilpatrick · 1989
Arrested Development
as Mr. Jordan · 2003
Arrested Development
as Storage Dave · 2003
Batman: The Animated Series
as Mason (voice) · 1992
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Travis Stone · 1993
Chuck
as General Merriweather · 2007
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Farmer MacDonald (voice) · 2000
Nash Bridges
as Frank · 1996
Arli$$
as Marty Polk · 1996
Coach
as Harry Heftler · 1989
Longmire
as Abel 'Jenk' Jenkins · 2012
Justified
as Owen Carnes · 2010
A Different World
as Mr. Schmect · 1987
The Golden Girls
as Policeman · 1985
Starsky & Hutch
as Fred Oates · 1975
Daniel Boone
as Clint Bickford · 1964
The Incredible Hulk
as Bennett · 1977
Hart to Hart
as Policeman · 1979
Hart to Hart
as McCoy · 1979
The F.B.I.
as Link · 1965
Remington Steele
as Foreman · 1982
Remington Steele
as Martin Rome · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
as Leonard Nolan · 1982
Batman Beyond
as Coach Creagar (voice) · 1999
Deadwood
as Con Stapleton · 2004
Providence
as Frank Moore · 1999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as Brockett · 1983
Gunsmoke
as Cully Haimes · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Colt Gentry · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Pope · 1955
One Day at a Time
· 1975
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Lou · 1993
Dear John
as Bill Conners · 1988
Amazing Stories
as commander · 1985
Murder One
as Mr. Sheehy · 1995
Judd, for the Defense
· 1967
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
as Mr. Lux (voice) · 1999
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
as Dog Announcer (voice) · 1999
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
as Captain Goodlife /Wimpole (voice) · 1999
The New Woody Woodpecker Show
as Rock Granite (voice) · 1999
The New Batman Adventures
as Manny (voice) · 1997
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
as Senator Sherwood · 2018
The Naked Truth
as Senator Wilburn · 1995
Carnivàle
as Lou Edwards · 2003
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Royal Treasurer (voice) · 1995
Land of the Giants
as Mylo · 1968
Herman's Head
as Fritz · 1991
Titus
as Ridge · 2000
Silver Spoons
as Agent McConnell · 1982
Raising the Bar
as Rex · 2008
Baskets
as Uncle Jim · 2016
The Karate Kid
as Soccer Coach · 1984
Cimarron Strip
as Groom · 1967
Cimarron Strip
as David Arlyn · 1967
Dirty Sexy Money
as Larry Foundry · 2007
B. J. and the Bear
as Ansel · 1979
The Hunt for Red October
as Commander, USS Reuben James (uncredited) · 1990
Gemini Division
· 2008
Cover Up
· 1984
Mortal Kombat
as Master Boyd · 1995
Undisputed
as Oakland TV Announcer · 2002
Roseanne
· 1988
Mister Sterling
· 2003
Dante's Peak
as Norman Gates · 1997
1600 Penn
as General Harrigan · 2012
Mike Hammer, Private Eye
· 1997
Hail, Caesar!
as Director · 2016
They Live
as Gilbert · 1988
48 Hrs.
as Cowboy Bartender · 1982
John from Cincinnati
as Car Salesman · 2007
Mixels
as Major Nixel, Turg, Wuzzo · 2014
Mixels
as Major Nixel, Tuth, Sharx · 2014
Perversions of Science
as Priest · 1997
Escape from L.A.
as Duty Sergeant · 1996
Adaptation.
as Defense Attorney · 2002
In the Mouth of Madness
as Mr. Paul · 1995
Heartbreak Ridge
as Major G.F. Devin · 1986
Women: Stories of Passion
as Joan's Husband · 1996
Filthy Rich
· 1982
Prince of Darkness
as Dr. Paul Leahy · 1987
Air America
as Mark McCormick · 1998
Brewster's Millions
as Chuck Fleming · 1985
Ghosts of Mars
as Engineer McSimms · 2001
Village of the Damned
as Ben Blum · 1995
Congo
as Mr. Janus · 1995
Red Heat
as TV Announcer · 1988
Marked for Death
as Pete Stone · 1990
Streets of Fire
as Ardmore Cop Harry · 1984
Seabiscuit
as Reporter Max · 2003
The Glimmer Man
as Millie’s Father · 1996
Deadwood: The Movie
as Con Stapleton · 2019
The Driver
as Commuter · 1978
The Long Riders
as The Pinkertons · 1980
Rio Lobo
as Lt. Ned Forsythe · 1970
The Cowboy Killer
as Paul · 2026
Kicking & Screaming
as Clark · 2005
Mommie Dearest
as Pepsi Executive #4 · 1981
A Whole New Ballgame
· 1995
Surviving Christmas
as Suit · 2004
Butterfly
as Allen · 1982
Alien Nation
as Fedorchuk · 1988
Batman Beyond: The Movie
as Coach Creagar (voice) · 1999
Arachnophobia
as Henry Beechwood · 1990
Johnny Handsome
as Mr. Bonet · 1989
Employee of the Month
as Bill Gartin · 2004
Angel
as The John · 1984
Wild Bill
as Dave McCandless · 1995
Body Bags
as Gent · 1993
Annie McGuire
· 1988
The Other Side of the Wind
as Grover · 2018
Live from Baghdad
as Stu · 2002
Dreamscape
as Babcock · 1984
Nice Dreams
as Det. Drooler · 1981
Confessions of an Action Star
as (uncredited) · 2005
Sister Cities
as Dr. Timmins · 2016
Disaster on the Coastliner
as LeBoux · 1979
Some Kind of Hero
as Honcho #1 · 1982
How to Make Love to a Woman
as Mr. Conners · 2010
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
as Lt. Micklin · 1980
Amazing Stories
as Commander · 1986
13th Child
as Coroner · 2002
Return to Zero
as Gerry · 2014
Hair High
as Coach (voice) · 2004
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self · 2018
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land
as Schultie · 1983
Impulse
as Man in Truck · 1984
Hard Cash
as The Counter Boss · 2002
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
· 1986
Oxford Blues
as Mr. De Angelo · 1984
Valley of the Sun
as Myron McGill · 2011
The Demolitionist
as Higgins · 1995
The Assent
as Father Lambert · 2020
The Man Who Came Back
as The Warden · 2008
Planet Raptor
as Sgt. Pappy Mathis · 2007
Party Camp
as Sarge · 1987
Mystery Kids
as Monte Harrington · 2000
Falling Up
as John O'Shea · 2009
Knights of the Kitchen Table
as Rick Stepjack
Robosapien: Rebooted
as Admiral Victor · 2013
Harpies
as Vorian · 2007
Sunset
as Frank Coe · 1988
Christmas at Mistletoe Manor
as Louis · 2025
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
as Ron Grantski · 2004
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
as Santa · 2011
Crash and Burn
as Winston Manny · 2008
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
· 1980
Deconstructing Sarah
as Cliff · 1994
The Christmas Card
as Richard · 2006
Get Married or Die
as Frank · 2018
Heavenly Deposit
as Steven · 2019
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as TV Reporter · 1980
Son of Morning
as Ned Jensen · 2011
Mister Roberts
as Chief Johnson · 1984
The Terror of Hallow's Eve
as Dr. Hamilton · 2017
Willow Creek
as Ranger Troy Andrews · 2013
The Betty Ford Story
as Counselor · 1987
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer
as Mr. Sheehy · 1997
Moving McAllister
as Mr. Robinson · 2007
Valley Girls
as Cop · 1996
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Lt. Hamilton · 2006
Rage
as Griggs · 1995
Trick or Treats
as Malcolm O'Keefe · 1982
Kung Fu
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1972
Little Murder
as Captain · 2011
Command 5
as Warden Bryan · 1985
Barney & Herb
as Herb · 2024
From the Dead of Night
· 1989
Deep in the Forest
as Mark Goodman · 2021
Splendor in the Grass
as Coach · 1981
The Enigma with a Stigma
as Bill Herman · 2006
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Henry Stone · 2022
The Baltimore Bullet
as Bert · 1980
Cahoots
as Eddie · 2001
Claire
as Harry Bannion · 2007
Murder in the Mirror
as Clark Snowdon · 2000
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self · 2004
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir
as Harold · 2018
A Bell for Adano
as Duty Officer · 1967
Texas Lightning
as Frank Whitman · 1981
Patients
as Callie's Dad · 2004
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
as Self · 2001
Mending Fences
as Hank Bentley · 2009
Shadow on the Land
as Man at Airport (uncredited) · 1968
Angel on My Shoulder
· 1980
Alien Apocalypse
as President Demsky · 2005
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned
as Self · 2016
Jack in the Box
as Reese · 1989
Working with Orson Welles
as Himself · 1993
Richard III
as Ringside Announcer · 2007
Frostbite
as Colonel Jaffe · 2005
Heal Thyself
as Dennis Hill · 2012
Merkin Penal
as Sargent Sacrifice · 2014
Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
as Self · 2018
Eat or Be Eaten
· 1986
A Reason to Live
as Dick Biheller · 1985
Raptor Island
as The Captain · 2004
Welcome to Forever
as Spokesman · 2015
Java Heads: The Movie
· 1997
Hopelessly in June
as Frankie Flowers · 2011
American Black Beauty
as Mayor Bart Williams · 2005
With This Ring
as Dirk · 1978
From the Head
as Jim · 2011
Izzy & Moe
as Bartender · 1985
Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's They Live
as Self · 2018
Almost a Woman
as Mr. Fuller · 2002
The Illegal
· 1979
Laguna Heat
as Chief Hanover · 1987
Out of the Wilderness
as Judge Battle · 2001
Detonator
as U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg · 2003
The Rose Technique
as Detective Atwood · 2002
Back of Book
as Roy Watkins
The Nth Ward
as Jeffrey · 2017
Beyond the Universe
· 1981
Big John
as Self · 2006
Queen City
as Bernie Donovan · 2013