Peter Horton Movies and Career Information

Peter Horton (born August 20, 1953) is an American actor and director. He played the role of Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething until 1991. During his run on Thirtysomething, People magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People". Horton acted in television shows including St. Elsewhere, The White Shadow, Dallas, Eight Is Enough, and The Geena Davis Show, played the lead in the short-lived series Brimstone, and played Crane McFadden in the one season series (1982–1983) "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers". He played Burt in the 1984 Stephen King movie Children of the Corn. He also appeared in the 1997 TV movie version of the Jon Krakauer book Into Thin Air: Death on Everest, playing Scott Fischer, the leader of the disastrous 1996 climb on Mount Everest. He was was also in the movie Sideout (1990) as Zach Barnes,a down and out ex-volley ball champ. As a director he has worked on several television series including The Shield, Thirtysomething, The Wonder Years, Once and Again, and Grey's Anatomy. He directed the 1995 film The Cure. He appeared in Who Killed the Electric Car? and is on the board of directors of the Environmental Alliance. As of