Peter Jurasik
Peter Jurasik (/ˈdʒʊərəsɪk/ JOOR-ə-sik;[1] born April 25, 1950) is an American actor known for his television roles as Londo Mollari in the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5 and Sid the Snitch on the 1980s series Hill Street Blues and its short-lived spinoff Beverly Hills Buntz. Peter Jurasik also portrayed Oberon Geiger, Diana's boss, in the T.V. series Sliders.
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Born | Queens, New York City, New York, United States | April 25, 1950
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Website | peterjurasik |
Personal life
Jurasik was born in Queens, New York. He is the third of four children. He attended the University of New Hampshire, where he appeared in several plays. He lives with his wife and son in Wilmington, North Carolina, and teaches acting for the camera in the Theatre Department and the Film Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.[2]
Career
Acting
Jurasik is best known for playing Londo Mollari on Babylon 5.[3] He has guest-starred as an ornithologist in one episode of MacGyver, CID investigator Captain Triplett in two episodes of M*A*S*H, and Dr. Oberon Geiger on three episodes of Sliders.
Jurasik starred as Mitch Kline in the 1983 short-lived CBS series Bay City Blues and as Dr. Simon Ward in an episode of Columbo: "Sex and the Married Detective" in 1989. He also had a long-running occasional role on Hill Street Blues as "Sid the Snitch" which became semi-regular in the last two seasons. At the conclusion of that series, his and co-star Dennis Franz's characters were spun off into the short-lived series Beverly Hills Buntz. In 1985, Jurasik co-starred with Michael Keaton and Clint Howard in the Keaton-produced short film "But I'm Happy" which aired on NBC as part of David Letterman's 'Holiday Film Festival'.
His film roles include Crom in the film Tron (1982), with future Babylon 5 co-star Bruce Boxleitner, and as Roy, the perfect father neighbor, in Problem Child (1990).
In 2000, Jurasik appeared in the Doctor Who audio adventure Winter for the Adept.
Writing
In 1998, he wrote Diplomatic Act (ISBN 0-671-87788-7) with William H. Keith, Jr., a science fiction novel wherein the lead character, an actor in a science fiction show, is kidnapped by aliens who think he is the character from the program. The book is similar in tone and story to Galaxy Quest, which was released one year later.
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
1978 | Born Again | Henry Kissinger | |
1982 | Tron | Crom | |
1990 | Problem Child | Roy | |
2015 | The Longest Ride | Howie Sanders | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1978-79 | Barney Miller | George Alsop / Philip Hamel | Inquisition / The Bank |
1981 | M*A*S*H | Captain Triplett | Snap Judgement |
-1982 | In the Custody of Strangers | Andy Barnes | TV movie |
1982 | Taxi | Tom Pelton | Zena's Honeymoon |
1982 | Family Ties | Max Brown | A Christmas Story |
1983 | Bay City Blues | Mitch Klein | 8 episodes |
1983 | Fame | Brother Timothy | Ending on a High Note |
1984 | Night Court | Leonard Brandon | Welcome Back, Momma (Night Court) |
1985 | Scandal Sheet | Simon McKey | TV movie |
1986 | Acceptable Risks | Jack Morris | TV movie |
1989 | Peter Gunn | Lt. Jacoby | TV movie |
1989 | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Portis | TV movie |
1989 | Midnight Caller | Walter Wheaton | 1 episode |
1990 | Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 | Bob Stanton | TV movie |
1991 | Growing Pains | Douglas Stanton | Paper Tigers; The Big Fix |
1992 | A House of Secrets and Lies | Steve | TV movie |
1982-87 | Hill Street Blues | Sid the Snitch (Sid Thurston) | 25 episodes |
1987-88 | Beverly Hills Buntz | Sid the Snitch (Sid Thurston) | Hill Street Blues Spinoff |
1993-98 | Babylon 5 | Ambassador Londo Mollari | Main cast, all episodes |
1999-2000 | Sliders | Doctor Oberon Geiger | 3 episodes |
References
- "Light It Up, Lock It Up! with Peter Jurasik". Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- Ken P. (November 18, 2002). "IGN: An Interview with Peter Jurasik". IGN.
- "Peter Jurasik Chat at I.D.I.C Online on July 10, 1999". Earth62. July 10, 1999.