Peter Jason
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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
Credits
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
as Senator Sherwood
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
as Commander, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
The Karate Kid (1984)
as Soccer Coach
They Live (1988)
as Gilbert
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
as Mr. Paul
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Cowboy Bartender
Mortal Kombat (1995)
as Master Boyd
Johnny Handsome (1989)
as Mr. Bonet
Dante's Peak (1997)
as Norman Gates
Red Heat (1988)
as TV Announcer
Undisputed (2002)
as Oakland TV Announcer
Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Duty Sergeant
Adaptation. (2002)
as Defense Attorney
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
as Director
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
as Engineer McSimms
Marked for Death (1990)
as Pete Stone
Village of the Damned (1995)
as Ben Blum
Streets of Fire (1984)
as Ardmore Cop Harry
Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
as Major G.F. Devin
Seabiscuit (2003)
as Reporter Max
Congo (1995)
as Mr. Janus
Surviving Christmas (2004)
as Suit
The Glimmer Man (1996)
as Millie’s Father
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Henry Beechwood
Kicking & Screaming (2005)
as Clark
Brewster's Millions (1985)
as Chuck Fleming
Party Camp (1987)
as Sarge
The Driver (1978)
as Commuter
13th Child (2002)
as Coroner
Rio Lobo (1970)
as Lt. Ned Forsythe
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
as Coach Creagar (voice)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
as Dr. Paul Leahy
Employee of the Month (2004)
as Bill Gartin
Angel (1984)
as The John
Mommie Dearest (1981)
as Pepsi Executive #4
Body Bags (1993)
as Gent
Harpies (2007)
as Vorian
Deadwood: The Movie (2019)
as Con Stapleton
Wild Bill (1995)
as Dave McCandless
Dreamscape (1984)
as Babcock
Christmas at Mistletoe Manor (2025)
as Louis
Alien Nation (1988)
as Fedorchuk
The Long Riders (1980)
as The Pinkertons
Impulse (1984)
as Man in Truck
Deconstructing Sarah (1994)
as Cliff
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
as (uncredited)
Butterfly (1982)
as Allen
Mister Roberts (1984)
as Chief Johnson
Sister Cities (2016)
as Dr. Timmins
Mystery Kids (2000)
as Monte Harrington
Merkin Penal (2014)
as Sargent Sacrifice
From the Dead of Night (1989)
Actor
Sunset (1988)
as Frank Coe
The Enigma with a Stigma (2006)
as Bill Herman
Splendor in the Grass (1981)
as Coach
Oxford Blues (1984)
as Mr. De Angelo
Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
as Admiral Victor
Son of Morning (2011)
as Ned Jensen
The Demolitionist (1995)
as Higgins
Hard Cash (2002)
as The Counter Boss
Little Murder (2011)
as Captain
The Man Who Came Back (2008)
as The Warden
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
as Self
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011)
as Santa
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
as Bert
Amazing Stories (1986)
as Commander
Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
as LeBoux
Planet Raptor (2007)
as Sgt. Pappy Mathis
Alien Apocalypse (2005)
as President Demsky
The Christmas Card (2006)
as Richard
Crash and Burn (2008)
as Winston Manny
Moving McAllister (2007)
as Mr. Robinson
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
as Grover
Claire (2007)
as Harry Bannion
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
as Honcho #1
Heavenly Deposit (2019)
as Steven
Willow Creek (2013)
as Ranger Troy Andrews
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
Actor
American Black Beauty (2005)
as Mayor Bart Williams
How to Make Love to a Woman (2010)
as Mr. Conners
Hair High (2004)
as Coach (voice)
The Assent (2020)
as Father Lambert
Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
as Schultie
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (1997)
as Mr. Sheehy
Nice Dreams (1981)
as Det. Drooler
Barney & Herb (2024)
as Herb
The Betty Ford Story (1987)
as Counselor
Falling Up (2009)
as John O'Shea
Cahoots (2001)
as Eddie
Heal Thyself (2012)
as Dennis Hill
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
as Lt. Micklin
Live from Baghdad (2002)
as Stu
Return to Zero (2014)
as Gerry
Hopelessly in June (2011)
as Frankie Flowers
Valley Girls (1996)
as Cop
The Cowboy Killer (2025)
as Paul
Trick or Treats (1982)
as Malcolm O'Keefe
Rage (1995)
as Griggs
Deep in the Forest (2021)
as Mark Goodman
The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
as Dr. Hamilton
Murder in the Mirror (2000)
as Clark Snowdon
Izzy & Moe (1985)
as Bartender
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
as Self
Valley of the Sun (2011)
as Myron McGill
Angel on My Shoulder (1980)
Actor
Back of Book (—)
as Roy Watkins
With This Ring (1978)
as Dirk
Patients (2004)
as Callie's Dad
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004)
as Ron Grantski
Frostbite (2005)
as Colonel Jaffe
Jack in the Box (1989)
as Reese
From the Head (2011)
as Jim
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)
as Lt. Hamilton
Raptor Island (2004)
as The Captain
Shadow on the Land (1968)
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Detonator (2003)
as U.S. Attorney Fred Goldenberg
We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
as Henry Stone
Command 5 (1985)
as Warden Bryan
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)
Actor
Working with Orson Welles (1993)
as Himself
Mending Fences (2009)
as Hank Bentley
Out of the Wilderness (2001)
as Judge Battle
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars (2001)
as Self
Texas Lightning (1981)
as Frank Whitman
Beyond the Universe (1981)
Actor
The Rose Technique (2002)
as Detective Atwood
Richard III (2007)
as Ringside Announcer
A Bell for Adano (1967)
as Duty Officer
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
as TV Reporter
Get Married or Die (2018)
as Frank
The Illegal (1979)
Actor
Almost a Woman (2002)
as Mr. Fuller
Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (2018)
as Self
High & Outside: A Baseball Noir (2018)
as Harold
A Reason to Live (1985)
as Dick Biheller
Big John (2006)
as Self
Laguna Heat (1987)
as Chief Hanover
Queen City (2013)
as Bernie Donovan
The Nth Ward (2017)
as Jeffrey
Subversion: Exposing John Carpenter's They Live (2018)
as Self
It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned (2016)
as Self
Eat or Be Eaten (1986)
Actor