Peter Strauss
Biography: Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Strauss, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: February 20, 1947
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Nick of Time
1995-11-22
Nick of Time
Overview: An ordinary man is suddenly forced into a plot to kill a politician in exchange for his kidnapped daughter's freedom.
Genres: Thriller Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-22
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License to Wed
2007-07-04
License to Wed
Overview: Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-04
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xXx: State of the Union
2005-04-27
xXx: State of the Union
Overview: Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-27
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Murder on the Orient Express
2001-04-22
Murder on the Orient Express
Overview: Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a sudden halt when a rock slide blocks the tracks ahead. And all the thrills of riding the famous train come to a halt when a man discovered dead in his compartment, stabbed nine times. The train is stranded. No one has gotten on or gotten off. That can only mean one thing: the killer is onboard, and it is up to Hercule Poirot to find him.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-22
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
1983-05-20
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Overview: On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil warlord.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-20
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Soldier Blue
1970-08-12
Soldier Blue
Overview: After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
Genres: Western Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-08-12
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The Last Tycoon
1976-11-18
The Last Tycoon
Overview: Monroe Stahr, a successful movie producer, pursues a beautiful and elusive young woman — all the while working himself to death.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-18
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83 Hours 'Til Dawn
1990-11-04
83 Hours 'Til Dawn
Overview: A wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped and placed in a box with air for only 83 hours.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-04
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The Jericho Mile
1980-10-31
The Jericho Mile
Overview: A runner, serving a life sentence at Folsom Prison, works at becoming the world's fastest miler and wins a chance to compete for a spot on the Olympic team.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-31
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Peter Gunn
1989-04-23
Peter Gunn
Overview: Peter Gunn, a connoisseur of beautiful women and cool jazz, is an ex-cop turned private eye who's caught in the middle of a dangerous gang war.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-23
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Flight of Black Angel
1991-02-23
Flight of Black Angel
Overview: A US Air Force pilot steals a nuclear bomb and sets off on what he believes is a divine mission against an American city.
Genres: Action TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-23
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Strange Frequency²
2003-05-13
Strange Frequency²
Overview: Strange Frequency 2
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-13
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Men Don't Tell
1993-03-14
Men Don't Tell
Overview: This movie shows another side to spousal abuse that not too many people thought is possible--the husband being abused and the wife the abuser.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-14
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Keys to Tulsa
1997-04-11
Keys to Tulsa
Overview: Richter Boudreau is on a bad streak: Languishing in the shadow of his celebrity mother, he loses his job as a film critic for the town paper, and now he's been approached with a dangerous proposition that ultimately leads to blackmail. Richter's friend Ronnie ropes him into a scheme to steal the inheritance of his wife, Vicky.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-11
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A Father's Choice
2000-01-12
A Father's Choice
Overview: The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-12
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Reunion
1994-12-10
Reunion
Overview: The undying bond between a mother and her beloved son nearly destroys the lives of an entire family. Jessie Yates (Marlo Thomas) is torn between the ghost of her son and the life she has created with her husband and family.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-10
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The Man Without a Country
1973-04-24
The Man Without a Country
Overview: At his court-martial, an American Army officer renounces his country. For his punishment he is ordered to spend the rest of his life on a ship that sails all over the world, but he will never be allowed to set foot on his country's soil, nor come within sight of it, nor be allowed to know anything about the country.
Genres: Adventure Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-24
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Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977-09-18
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Overview: The story of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's older brother Joseph, who undertakes a dangerous mission during World War II.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-09-18
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A Whale for the Killing
1981-02-01
A Whale for the Killing
Overview: A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-01
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Sergeant Klems
1971-12-03
Sergeant Klems
Overview: A man masquerading as a dead soldier seeks to desert his post and join the enemy in their struggle.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1971-12-03
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Kleine Fische
2009-03-20
Kleine Fische
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Original Language: de
Release Date: 2009-03-20
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Texas Justice
1995-02-12
Texas Justice
Overview: When a Texas millionaire marries his mistress, a bitter divorce battle, two deaths, an FBI sting operation, and criminal trials ensue.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-02-12
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Proud Men
1987-10-01
Proud Men
Overview: A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vietnam. The proud men butt chins in this arid macho weepie.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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The Yearling
1994-04-24
The Yearling
Overview: Ma and Pa Baxter have battled bears, floods, rattlesnakes, hunger, disease, and ornery neighbors for years, but somehow they've prevailed during the toughest pioneer times. Now it's their son, Jody, who will face his own set of challenges. Young Jody Baxter is growing up fast on his parents' modest farm. With three brothers and sisters lost to illness, he's had to work the land just as hard as his daddy. When his only real friend goes "to visit the angels," Jody gets lonely and longs for a pet to share his life. "Flag," an orphaned fawn is his new adopted playmate. With a rekindled spirit, Jody and Flag become an inseparable pair - playing, exploring, and discovering their youthful world. But the new-found joy is only temporary; Flag has become a powerful yearling. When he threatens the family's survival, Jody is faced with the toughest choice of his young life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-24
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Under Siege
1986-02-09
Under Siege
Overview: Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President to retaliate. The director of the FBI believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense is the only other person urging caution.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-09
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Drawing Home
2017-12-01
Drawing Home
Overview: Boston in the 1920s. A young East Coast debutante is dating the most eligible bachelor in the world, John D. Rockefeller III. Her future seems set: a dream life in the upper echelons of society. But when she least expects it, she meets a young painter from one of the most beautiful places on Earth, the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Their worlds are polar opposites. As their attraction turns their lives upside down, they soon face a universal question: Can you find "home" in another person?
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2017-12-01
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My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story
1998-11-17
My Father's Shadow: The Sam Sheppard Story
Overview: Fact-based story about the controversial conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard (Peter Strauss) for the murder of his wife in Cleveland. The story picks up with his conviction and concentrates on his son's (Henry Czerny) efforts 40 years later to find evidence that his father was innocent of the crime. The story was the basis for the film and TV series of "The Fugitive".
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-17
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The Secret of NIMH
1982-06-17
The Secret of NIMH
Overview: A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
Genres: Family Animation Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-17
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Sugar Daddies
2014-12-23
Sugar Daddies
Overview: When a girl with a promising future finds herself in financial straits, she makes an agreement with an older man and struggles to keep it secret.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-23
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111 Gramercy Park
2003-01-01
111 Gramercy Park
Overview: Unsold series pilot about wealthy New Yorkers who live in an upscale apartment building, and the various maids, nannies and maintenance people who work for them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Jack's Family Adventure
2010-01-01
Jack's Family Adventure
Overview: Jacks Family inherits a cabin, they pack up for bonding vacation to the cabin. The family to begin with misses the comforts and wish to go home. However with the help of a friendly cowboy, the family begins to bond and enjoy a simpler life style.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Angel on My Shoulder
1980-05-11
Angel on My Shoulder
Overview: A small-time Chicago hood, now deceased, gets a second chance at life by striking a bargain with the Devil to inhabit and attempt to corrupt a totally honest politician.
Genres: Drama Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-11
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Heart of Steel
1983-12-04
Heart of Steel
Overview: A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-04
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Hail, Hero!
1969-10-04
Hail, Hero!
Overview: Carl Dixon decides to quit school and enlist in the Army, even though he's already run afoul of the law as a Vietnam protestor. It is our hero's intention to use love, rather than bullets, to combat the Viet Cong. Needless to say, his idealism is no match for the harsher realities of war.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-04
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Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975-02-20
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Overview: After three civil-rights workers are murdered in Mississippi in 1964, a team of FBI agents is sent there to find the killers.
Genres: Drama Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-02-20
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Fugitive Among Us
1992-02-04
Fugitive Among Us
Overview: An increasingly obsessed detective chases an escaped rapist across the Southwest and enters into a complicated relationship with one of the victims.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-04
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994-06-03
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Overview: When a couple breaks up after four years together, the man is told that the son he has raised as his own isn't his biological one. He must fight to keep him.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-03
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Operation Finale
2018-08-29
Operation Finale
Overview: In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.
Genres: Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-29
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Hotel
2004-07-25
Hotel
Overview: When Irene takes a position at a hotel deep in the woods of the Austrian Alps, she soon discovers the girl she replaced vanished without a trace.
Genres: Horror Drama Mystery
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-07-25
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The Penalty Phase
1986-11-18
The Penalty Phase
Overview: Things looked pretty simple: the confessed murderer had all the evidence against him. The Prosecutor Jansen could not have been more relentless, conservative and incisive. Furthermore, the jury already had a verdict: guilty of the more than 30 charges against him. But suddenly Judge Kenneth Hoffman finds out that the evidence was not obtained legally, so the procedure is void. Judge Hoffman is in the middle of this legal storm, although he wants to apply the law strictly, he will find everybody against him.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-18
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In the Lake of the Woods
1996-03-05
In the Lake of the Woods
Overview: John Waylan is a candidate for U.S. senator; near the end of the campaign he is accused of ordering and participating in a massacre in a Vietnamese village. The accusation kills his career, and severely endangers his marriage. When he and Kathy flee to an isolated cabin, he awakes one morning to find her gone. Questions are asked, answers are given or hinted at, as the tension and suspense build.
Genres: Drama Mystery TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-03-05
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Trial: The Price of Passion
1992-05-03
Trial: The Price of Passion
Overview: Down-on-his-luck lawyer Warren Blackburn defends wealthy Texan Johnnie Faye Boudreau, who is accused of murdering her husband.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-03
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Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
1974-06-11
Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita
Overview: Dramatization of the trial of General Yamashita.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-11
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