Peter Hooten
| Peter Hooten | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Peter Hooten November 29, 1950 Clermont, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Partner(s) | James Merrill (1983-1995, Merrill’s death) |
Peter Hooten (born November 29, 1950 as John Peter Hooten in Clermont, Florida); is an American actor and producer.[1]
Career
Hooten attended Ithaca College in upstate New York. He first started acting in 1969 when he guest-starred on the TV drama Marcus Welby, M.D. and worked his way up from there. Since then his other acting credits have included playing the Marvel character of the same name in the TV film Dr. Strange from 1978, and guest starring in various Movies and Television series like The Waltons, Mod Squad and Mannix.
TV and filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Richard Ross | TV Series |
| 1970 | The Bold Ones: The Protectors | Clancy Austin | TV Series |
| 1970 | Tribes | Scrunch | TV Movie |
| 1971 | Dan August | Troy Stedman | TV Series |
| 1972 | Night of Terror | Chris Arden | TV Movie |
| 1972 | Mod Squad | Jim Styles | TV Series |
| 1972 | Mannix | Don Wilkerson | TV Series |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Jamie | TV Series |
| 1975 | Sunburst | Robert | Movie |
| 1975 | One of Our Own | Dr. Madison | TV Movie |
| 1975 | Prisoners | Unknown | Independent Film |
| 1975 | A Woman for All Men | Paul McCoy | Movie |
| 1975 | Bronk | Unknown | TV Series |
| 1976 | The Student Body | Carter | Movie |
| 1977 | Orca | Paul | Movie |
| 1978 | The Inglorious Bastards[2] | Tony | Movie |
| 1978 | The Fifth Commandment | Leo Redder | Movie |
| 1978 | Dr. Strange | Dr. Stephen Strange | TV Movie |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Troy Stedman | TV Movie |
| 1981 | Fantasies | Damir | Movie |
| 1982 | 2020 Freedom Fighters | Halakron | Movie |
| 1982 | The Soldier | The Soldier's Force | Movie |
| 1982 | Born Beautiful | Tony | TV movie |
| 1987 | Tempi di guerra | Capt. Rosen | Movie |
| 1987 | Brothers in Blood | Charlie | Movie |
| 1988 | Just a Damned Soldier | Unknown | Movie |
| 1990 | Non aprite quella porta 3 | Axel | Movie |
| 2007 | In Search of Steve Ditko | Dr. Strange (Archive footage) | TV Movie Documentary |
| 2013 | House of Blood | Frank Martin | Movie |
| 2014 | Souleater | Sheriff Buford Talley | Movie (Post-Production) |
Personal life
After 16 years in New York City, and some time in Connecticut, he moved to St. Augustine, FL. Peter was in a relationship with poet James Merrill, his partner from 1983-1995 (Merrill's death). Hooten currently resides in Sarasota where he lives in a modest 1924 Indian Beach cottage.
References
- ↑ Hollywood.com: Peter Hooten
- ↑ Bardi, Joe (August 19, 2009). "A "spaghetti war" film classic: Sarasota's Peter Hooten on his role in the original Inglorious Bastards". Creative Loafing.
I felt really good and I worked a long time on it," Hooten says, lingering over a double espresso and chocolate cake in the dining room at the Sarasota Ritz-Carlton. And I got really good people together. And we shot it in Cambridge; it was the right atmosphere. … It's not mainstream, but God, it was a labor of love. So who's going to see that? But it will be in the libraries when Inglorious Bastards goes bye-bye. Nobody's going to remember anybody for that.