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name: "J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-buzz-von-ornsteiner"
fi1m_id: "j-buzz-von-ornsteiner"
imdb_id: "nm0902779"
tmdb_id: 104445
wikidata_id: "Q6104888"
roles: []
born: "20 August 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T23:46:51.781530+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

## Identity

J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-buzz-von-ornsteiner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-buzz-von-ornsteiner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0902779
- **TMDB ID:** 104445
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6104888
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Buzz_Von_Ornsteiner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6104888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0902779/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/104445

Actor. Born 20 August 1967 in Reno, Nevada, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 20 August 1967, Reno, Nevada, USA
- **Also known as:** Dr. Buzz, Dr. J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, Joel Von Ornsteiner
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Buzz_Von_Ornsteiner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6104888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0902779/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/104445

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Weiner*](https://film.one/film/weiner.md) (75)

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## Biography

J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, also known as Dr. Buzz or Joel Von Ornsteiner, is an American actor and forensic psychologist. He appeared in several low-budget horror and science-fiction films in the late 1980s, including *Robot Holocaust* (1987) as Klyton, *Slash Dance* (1989) as Amos, and *Death House* (1988) as Prisoner Rizzo.

After training as a psychologist, Von Ornsteiner worked with forensic populations and became known publicly as Dr. Buzz through a radio show on New York station WWRL and numerous television appearances. He has provided commentary as an analyst on the REELZ series *CopyCat Killers* (2016–2020) and appeared as himself in the documentary *Weiner* (2016).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Weiner* (2016), Fi1m 75, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/weiner.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Slashdance* (1989), as Amos
- *Provoked* (1989), as Randy 'Nick the Knife'
- *Deadly Reactor* (1989), as Hog's Man
- *Zombie Death House* (1988), as Rizzo
- *Mutant Hunt* (1987), as Cyborg Fighter (as Joel Von Orsteiner)
- *Slammer Girls* (1987), as Prisoner #5
- *Necropolis* (1986), as Cult Member
- *Robot Holocaust* (1986), as Klyton
- *I Was a Teenage TV Terrorist* (1985), as Asparagus Director
- *Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale* (1985), as Party Kid

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