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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

205

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-07-22

Day of Death

2025-02-20 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, California, USA

Also Known As

پیتر جیسون

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

Acting

48 Hrs.

1982

48 Hrs.

as

Cowboy Bartender

Johnny Handsome

1989

Johnny Handsome

as

Mr. Bonet

Out of the Wilderness

2001

Out of the Wilderness

as

Judge Battle

Heartbreak Ridge

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as

Major G.F. Devin

Ghosts of Mars

2001

Ghosts of Mars

as

Engineer McSimms

Oxford Blues

1984

Oxford Blues

as

Mr. De Angelo

Hard Cash

2002

Hard Cash

as

The Counter Boss

The Betty Ford Story

1987

The Betty Ford Story

as

Counselor

Arachnophobia

1990

Arachnophobia

as

Henry Beechwood

Employee of the Month

2004

Employee of the Month

as

Bill Gartin

Body Bags

1993

Body Bags

as

Gent

They Live

1988

They Live

as

Gilbert

Village of the Damned

1995

Village of the Damned

as

Ben Blum

Prince of Darkness

1987

Prince of Darkness

as

Dr. Paul Leahy

Crash and Burn

2008

Crash and Burn

as

Winston Manny

Some Kind of Hero

1982

Some Kind of Hero

as

Honcho #1

Detonator

2003

Detonator

as

U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg

Rio Lobo

1970

Rio Lobo

as

Lt. Ned Forsythe

Dante's Peak

1997

Dante's Peak

as

Norman Gates

Undisputed

2002

Undisputed

as

Oakland TV Announcer

Planet Raptor

2007

Planet Raptor

as

Sgt. Pappy Mathis

Falling Up

2009

Falling Up

as

John O'Shea

13th Child

2002

13th Child

as

Coroner

Command 5

1985

Command 5

as

Warden Bryan

The Christmas Card

2006

The Christmas Card

as

Richard

The Man Who Came Back

2008

The Man Who Came Back

as

The Warden

Frostbite

2005

Frostbite

as

Colonel Jaffe

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

A Bell for Adano

1967

A Bell for Adano

as

Duty Officer

Rage

1995

Rage

as

Griggs

Trick or Treats

1982

Trick or Treats

as

Malcolm O'Keefe

Raptor Island

2004

Raptor Island

as

The Captain

Richard III

2007

Richard III

as

Ringside Announcer

Harpies

2007

Harpies

as

Vorian

Claire

2007

Claire

as

Harry Bannion

The Demolitionist

1995

The Demolitionist

as

Higgins

Valley of the Sun

2011

Valley of the Sun

as

Myron McGill

Hopelessly in June

2011

Hopelessly in June

as

Frankie Flowers

Party Camp

1987

Party Camp

as

Sarge

Texas Lightning

1981

Texas Lightning

as

Frank Whitman

American Black Beauty

2005

American Black Beauty

as

Mayor Bart Williams

Queen City

2013

Queen City

as

Bernie Donovan

Alien Apocalypse

2005

Alien Apocalypse

as

President Demsky

The Rose Technique

2002

The Rose Technique

as

Detective Atwood

Willow Creek

2013

Willow Creek

as

Ranger Troy Andrews

Mister Roberts

1984

Mister Roberts

as

Chief Johnson

Return to Zero

2014

Return to Zero

as

Gerry

Red Heat

1988

Red Heat

as

TV Announcer

Back of Book

Back of Book

as

Roy Watkins

Hair High

2004

Hair High

as

Coach (voice)

Alien Nation

1988

Alien Nation

as

Fedorchuk

Heal Thyself

2012

Heal Thyself

as

Dennis Hill

With This Ring

1978

With This Ring

as

Dirk

The Driver

1978

The Driver

as

Commuter

Dreamscape

1984

Dreamscape

as

Babcock

Brewster's Millions

1985

Brewster's Millions

as

Chuck Fleming

Mommie Dearest

1981

Mommie Dearest

as

Pepsi Executive #4

Big John

2006

Big John

as

Self

Hail, Caesar!

2016

Hail, Caesar!

as

Director

Nice Dreams

1981

Nice Dreams

as

Det. Drooler

Sunset

1988

Sunset

as

Frank Coe

Almost a Woman

2002

Almost a Woman

as

Mr. Fuller

Adaptation.

2002

Adaptation.

as

Defense Attorney

Mending Fences

2009

Mending Fences

as

Hank Bentley

Jack in the Box

1989

Jack in the Box

as

Reese

The Enigma with a Stigma

2006

The Enigma with a Stigma

as

Bill Herman

Streets of Fire

1984

Streets of Fire

as

Ardmore Cop Harry

The Terror of Hallow's Eve

2017

The Terror of Hallow's Eve

as

Dr. Hamilton

Marked for Death

1990

Marked for Death

as

Pete Stone

Sister Cities

2016

Sister Cities

as

Dr. Timmins

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

as

Senator Sherwood

Escape from L.A.

1996

Escape from L.A.

as

Duty Sergeant

Congo

1995

Congo

as

Mr. Janus

The Nth Ward

2017

The Nth Ward

as

Jeffrey

The Karate Kid

1984

The Karate Kid

as

Soccer Coach

Deadwood: The Movie

2019

Deadwood: The Movie

as

Con Stapleton

Amazing Stories

1986

Amazing Stories

as

Commander

Moving McAllister

2007

Moving McAllister

as

Mr. Robinson

The Assent

2020

The Assent

as

Father Lambert

A Reason to Live

1985

A Reason to Live

as

Dick Biheller

Impulse

1984

Impulse

as

Man in Truck

Son of Morning

2011

Son of Morning

as

Ned Jensen

Heavenly Deposit

2019

Heavenly Deposit

as

Steven

Angel

1984

Angel

as

The John

The Glimmer Man

1996

The Glimmer Man

as

Millie’s Father

Mortal Kombat

1995

Mortal Kombat

as

Master Boyd

Butterfly

1982

Butterfly

as

Allen

Robosapien: Rebooted

2013

Robosapien: Rebooted

as

Admiral Victor

Cahoots

2001

Cahoots

as

Eddie

Wild Bill

1995

Wild Bill

as

Dave McCandless

The Long Riders

1980

The Long Riders

as

The Pinkertons

Shadow on the Land

1968

Shadow on the Land

as

Man at Airport (uncredited)

Barney & Herb

2024

Barney & Herb

as

Herb

Mystery Kids

2000

Mystery Kids

as

Monte Harrington

The Hunt for Red October

1990

The Hunt for Red October

as

Commander, USS Reuben James (uncredited)

Merkin Penal

2014

Merkin Penal

as

Sargent Sacrifice

Patients

2004

Patients

as

Callie's Dad

A Different World

A Different World

as

Mr. Schmect

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Vincent Nader

Carnivàle

Carnivàle

as

Lou Edwards

Mad Men

Mad Men

as

Len McKenzie

Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond

as

Coach Creagar (voice)

Deadwood

Deadwood

as

Con Stapleton

Castle

Castle

as

Sheriff Sloan

Providence

Providence

as

Frank Moore

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

as

Policeman

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Jack Rigney

Cold Case

Cold Case

as

Charlie Gleason

Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money

as

Larry Foundry

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Cully Haimes

JAG

JAG

as

Randy Hamill

Air America

Air America

as

Mark McCormick

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Clint Bickford

Jackie Chan Adventures

Jackie Chan Adventures

as

Farmer MacDonald (voice)

Chuck

Chuck

as

General Merriweather

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

as

commander

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Colt Gentry

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Pope

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Kilpatrick

Scorpion

Scorpion

as

General Talbertse

Knots Landing

Knots Landing

as

Security Expert

Justified

Justified

as

Owen Carnes

Mixels

Mixels

as

Major Nixel, Tuth, Sharx

Mixels

Mixels

as

Major Nixel, Turg, Wuzzo

Remington Steele

Remington Steele

as

Martin Rome

Dear John

Dear John

as

Bill Conners

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

as

Storage Dave

1600 Penn

1600 Penn

as

General Harrigan

Longmire

Longmire

as

Abel 'Jenk' Jenkins

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

as

Senator Wilburn

Coach

Coach

as

Harry Heftler

Baskets

Baskets

as

Uncle Jim

Production

Crew

Directing