Peter Barton

Peter Thomas Barton (born July 19, 1956) is an American retired actor. He starred in The Powers of Matthew Star, with Louis Gossett Jr.; Burke's Law with Gene Barry; and the soap opera Sunset Beach. Named one of the 10 sexiest guys in soaps by Playgirl, Barton is also known for his role as Scott Grainger on the daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Early life

Peter Barton is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. He is a graduate of Valley Stream North High School, where he played soccer and wrestled. He attended nearby Nassau Community College. Although accepted into St. John's University School of Medicine, he changed his mind about attending. Just before signing up for classes, he decided to pursue a career in modeling and acting.

Career Even though Barton had no formal acting training, in 1979 he starred as Bill Miller in the short-lived NBC TV series Shirley, starring Shirley Jones, Rosanna Arquette, and Tracey Gold. The show ran for 13 episodes. NBC still had him under contract at the end of 1980,

In the 1980s, teen magazines were looking for the next big cover, and Barton was featured on many of them, including Tiger Beat and 16, He has also appeared on many TV shows such as The Fall Guy and The Love Boat. I had just been talked into doing this movie called Hell Night, with Linda Blair. I didn't even want to do it — they had to get me drunk to convince me. So it was a miserable time, and it was a great time. I wouldn't exchange the experience of making Hell Night, even though I was petrified all the way through it. So when The Final Chapter was offered to me, I was like, 'I don't really want to do Friday the 13th.' Eventually, I only did it because of Amy Steel — she talked me into it. And I thought it was really cool because it was The Final Chapter. In my mind, I thought, 'Oh, I'll be in the last one. That's kind of cool. These things are famous.' Little did I know.|Peter Barton The story of their good fortune was featured in "Role of a Lifetime", the third episode of the TLC show Suddenly Rich.

Filmography + List of roles in film Year Title Role Notes 1980 Stir Rifle Warder 1981 Hell Night Jeff Reed 1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Doug Bell 2000 Jack 2005 Repetition Terry Goldstein

+ List of roles in television Year Title Role Notes 1979–1980 Shirley Bill Miller 13 episodes 1982 The First Time Steve Kingsley TV film Leadfoot Murph TV special 1982–1983 Matthew Star 22 episodes 1984 Byron 2 episodes 1985 Simon Gordon Episode: "The Life of Riley" 1987 Vanity Fair Bosun Episode: "Out Friend the Major" Rags to Riches Brady Ladean Episode: "Beauty and the Babe" 1988–2005 Dr. Scott Grainger 211 episodes 1993 Dr. Scott Grainger Episode: "Episode #1.1671" 1994–1995 Burke's Law Detective Peter Burke 25 episodes 1995 University Hospital Peter Piper Episode: "You Can Run..." 1996 Pacific Blue Greg 'Dingo' Vernon Episode: "Burnout" 1997–1998 Sunset Beach Eddie Connors 167 episodes 1998 Love Boat: The Next Wave Tom Episode: "It Takes Two to Tango" 1999 Baywatch Damon Lusk Episode: "Baywatch Grand Prix"

+ List of television guest appearances as himself Year Title Notes 1983 Battle of the Network Stars XIV 1993 Family Feud Game show Vicki! TV talk show