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Peter Francis Weller [1] (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director.. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2 (1990), in which he played the titular character; The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). [2]
While RoboCop was initially an American property, Orion Pictures received a $500,000 cash infusion for TV licensing rights by Canada's Skyvision Entertainment in May 1993. . Orion Pictures had originally planned to make a fourth RoboCop film, but decided to license a television series instead due to the bankruptcy of the studio and the negative reception to RoboCop 3 (1993).
In 1986, Cox played the mayor in season 3, episodes 1 and 2, "Death Stalks the Big Top", of the TV series Murder, She Wrote. [ citation needed ] In 1990, Cox co-starred as Los Angeles Police Chief Roger Kendrick in the short-lived Cop Rock , presenting a striking physical resemblance to the real-world incumbent Chief Daryl Gates .
RoboCop appears in RoboCop: Prime Directives played by Page Fletcher. The series takes place ten years after the original film. Alex Murphy as RoboCop has become outdated, tired, and quasi-suicidal. Delta City (formerly Detroit) is now considered the safest place on Earth, and he is no longer viewed as particularly necessary.
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy [1] (1 May 1919 – 17 February 2005) was an Irish [2] actor of film, television and radio. [3] O'Herlihy's best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the lead character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), [4] Brigadier General Warren A. Black in Fail Safe (1964), Marshal Ney in Waterloo (1970), Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch ...
RoboCop was a financial success upon its release in July 1987, earning $53.4 million. Reviewers praised it as a clever action film with deeper philosophical messages and satire, but were conflicted about its extreme violence. The film was nominated for several awards, and won an Academy Award and a number of Saturn Awards.
Harrelson at the 2009 premiere of Zombieland. Woody Harrelson is an American actor who made his film debut as an uncredited extra in Harper Valley PTA (1978). His breakthrough role was as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), which garnered Harrelson a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. [1]
Burke took over the lead from Peter Weller in RoboCop 3. [2] He starred in Richard Stanley's 1993 film Dust Devil, [3] and in 2001's No Such Thing. [3] In 1996, he played the lead role in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Thinner. [2] In 2004, Burke played the role of Mr. Neck in the independent film Speak.