Peter Lawrence Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American
television and film actor, known for his roles in several television
miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards
nominee.Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the son of
Warren B. Strauss, a German-born wine importer. His family was Jewish.
Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern
University in 1969.He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979
made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile, and he starred in a
television remake of the classic 1946 film Angel on My Shoulder in
1980. In 1985, he played Abel Roznovski in the miniseries Kane & Abel
based on Jeffrey Archer's book. His other noted television miniseries
credits include starring roles in Rich Man, Poor Man, its sequel Rich
Man, Poor Man Book II, and Masada. Strauss played Joseph P. Kennedy
Jr. in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy. In 1973, he
portrayed Stephen Linder, Mary Richards' suave younger boyfriend in
The Mary Tyler Moore Show fourth-season episode, "Angels in the
Snow."Strauss starred in the films Soldier Blue (1970) and
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), and has appeared
in several others. He voiced Justin, the Captain of the Guard, in the
1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. Strauss starred as an abused
husband in the television movie Men Don't Tell, alongside Judith
Light. In 2005, he played the U.S. President in the thriller XXX:
State of the Union alongside Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott
Speedman and Willem Dafoe. He was the voice of Moses in the animated
series K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. He starred in the short-lived
series Body & Soul as Dr. Isaac Braun in 2002. He provided the voice
for Stoker Van Rotten in both the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker
Mice from Mars.
television and film actor, known for his roles in several television
miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards
nominee.Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, the son of
Warren B. Strauss, a German-born wine importer. His family was Jewish.
Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern
University in 1969.He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979
made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile, and he starred in a
television remake of the classic 1946 film Angel on My Shoulder in
1980. In 1985, he played Abel Roznovski in the miniseries Kane & Abel
based on Jeffrey Archer's book. His other noted television miniseries
credits include starring roles in Rich Man, Poor Man, its sequel Rich
Man, Poor Man Book II, and Masada. Strauss played Joseph P. Kennedy
Jr. in the 1977 TV movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy. In 1973, he
portrayed Stephen Linder, Mary Richards' suave younger boyfriend in
The Mary Tyler Moore Show fourth-season episode, "Angels in the
Snow."Strauss starred in the films Soldier Blue (1970) and
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), and has appeared
in several others. He voiced Justin, the Captain of the Guard, in the
1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. Strauss starred as an abused
husband in the television movie Men Don't Tell, alongside Judith
Light. In 2005, he played the U.S. President in the thriller XXX:
State of the Union alongside Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Scott
Speedman and Willem Dafoe. He was the voice of Moses in the animated
series K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. He starred in the short-lived
series Body & Soul as Dr. Isaac Braun in 2002. He provided the voice
for Stoker Van Rotten in both the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker
Mice from Mars.
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