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name: "Peter Michael Goetz"
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born: "10 December 1941"
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# Peter Michael Goetz

Actor. Born 10 December 1941 in Buffalo, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 December 1941, Buffalo, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1985–2000

## Biography

Peter Michael Goetz is an American actor. He was born on 10 December 1941 in Buffalo, New York. He studied at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the University of Minnesota.

After university, Goetz joined the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where he appeared in numerous productions over four decades. His film credits include *Father of the Bride* (1991), *My Girl* (1991), *Glory* (1989) and *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986). On television he has appeared in *Twin Peaks* (1990), *Arrested Development* (2003), *Gilmore Girls* (2000) and *The West Wing* (1999), among many other series. He played Dr. Stein in an episode of *The Golden Girls* (1990).

Goetz has been married to Constance Fleurat since 1966; they have two children.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Gilmore Girls* (2000), Fi1m 81, as Straub Hayden — [page](https://film.one/tv/gilmore-girls.md)
- *Glory* (1989), Fi1m 82, as Francis George Shaw — [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Dr. Stein — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *My Girl* (1991), Dr. Welty
- *Father of the Bride* (1991), John MacKenzie
- *Psych* (2006), Griffin Mahoney
- *Father of the Bride Part II* (1995), John MacKenzie
- *Home Improvement* (1991), Dr. Hanover
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Mr. Page
- *The World According to Garp* (1982), John Wolfe
- *C.H.U.D.* (1984), Gramps

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