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name: "Peter Strauss"
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born: "20 February 1947"
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# Peter Strauss

Actor. Born 20 February 1947 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 February 1947, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Peter Lawrence Strauss
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275161, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005471/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21368

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Secret of NIMH*](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md) (74)

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## Biography

Peter Strauss is an American actor. Born Peter Lawrence Strauss on 20 February 1947 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, he trained at Northwestern University and began his career in theatre, appearing in productions including at the Croton Shakespeare Festival.

He is known for leading roles in 1970s and 1980s television miniseries such as *Rich Man, Poor Man* and *Masada*. Strauss won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in the 1979 television film *The Jericho Mile* and received five Golden Globe nominations. His film credits include *Soldier Blue* (1970), *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), in which he voiced Justin, and *Nick of Time* (1995). He has also appeared in later television series including *Grey's Anatomy* and *Hacks*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Secret of NIMH* (1982), Fi1m 74, as Justin (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-secret-of-nimh.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Kevin Burton
- *xXx: State of the Union* (2005), President James Sandford
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), Dr. Steven Carlyle (voice)
- *Operation Finale* (2018), Lothar Hermann
- *License to Wed* (2007), Mr. Jones
- *Nick of Time* (1995), Brendan Grant
- *Law & Order* (1990), Dr. Paul Cedars
- *Soldier Blue* (1970), Honus Gent

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