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Peter Jurasik

b. 1950

American actor

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Born 1950. Peter Jurasik is an American actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter and comedian.

Peter Jurasik ( ; 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.

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.

Career Acting Jurasik is best known for playing Londo Mollari on Babylon 5. He has guest-starred as an ornithologist in one episode of MacGyver, suspect Dave Lorinz in one episode of NYPD Blue, 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 short-lived 1983 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 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 Year Film Role Other notes 1978 Born Again Henry Kissinger 1982 Tron Crom 1988 Night Club Pete 1990 Problem Child Roy 1993 Mr. Jones Dr. Rosen 1994 Angel 4: Undercover Kevin 1999 Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure Tiger's Manager 2001 Breathing Hard Interviewer 2003 Runaway Jury Professor Phelan 2004 Stateside Hector Pelusso 2004 Grady's 80s Professor StricklandShort 2005 The Writer's Pub Clothes Store Proprietor Short 2010 Two Hours in the Dark Dr. Stanley Imerman Short 2010 Quantum ApocalypsePresident ScottMovie 2011 Superhero Principal Steinberg Short 2012 Arthur and Mike Bus DriverShort 2012 Little Red Wagon Warren 2013 42 (film) Hotel Manager 2015 The Longest Ride Howie Sanders 2015 Time's Like Dying Bank Manager (voice)Short 2015 Step-A-Head CummingsShort 2016 The Red Cape Hugh MacRaeShort 2023 Babylon 5: The Road Home Ambassador Londo Mollari Voice; Direct-to-Video Television Year Title Role Notes 1978–79 Barney Miller George Alsop / Philip Hamel Inquisition / The Bank 1979 Paris Brian Duff Episode: "Burnout" 1980 The White Shadow Film Producer Episode: "Coolidge Goes Hollywood" 1981 M*A*S*H Captain Triplett Snap Judgement 1982 Report to Murphy Culley Episode: "The Girl Most Likely" 1982 In the Custody of Strangers Andy Barnes TV movie 1982 In Security Henry TV movie 1982 Taxi Tom Pelton Zena's Honeymoon 1982 Family Ties Max Brown A Christmas Story 1982–87 Hill Street Blues Sid the Snitch (Sid Thurston) 25 episodes 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 1985 MacGyver Dr. Charles Alden Episode: "Trumbo's World" 1986 Acceptable Risks Jack Morris TV movie 1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Dr. Will Towne/Popovich Episode: "Wrong Number" 1987-1988 Beverly Hills Buntz Sid Thurston 13 episodes 1989 Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal Portis TV movie 1989 Columbo Dr. Simon Ward Episode: "Sex and the Married Detective" 1989 Peter Gunn Lt. Jacoby TV movie 1989 Midnight Caller Walter Wheaton 1 episode 1989 Amen Charlie Murdock Episode: "Witness for the Defense" 1989 Dear John Brad 8 episodes 1990 Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 Bob Stanton TV movie 1989 Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter Gary Slate TV movie 1989 Father Dowling Mysteries Tim Shannon Episode: "The Missing Witness Mystery" 1991 Growing Pains Douglas Stanton Paper Tigers; The Big Fix 1991 Civil Wars Sherman Stipes Episode: "Daveju-Vu All Over Again" 1992 Calendar Girl, Cop Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story TV movie 1992 A House of Secrets and Lies Steve TV movie 1993 Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage Father Rosetti TV miniseries 1993 Matlock Steve Fisher Episode: "The Singer" 1993–98 Babylon 5 Ambassador Londo Mollari Main cast, all episodes 1996 The Late Shift (film) Howard Stringer TV movie 1998–1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Principal Greschner 2 episodes 1999–2000 Sliders Doctor Oberon Geiger 3 episodes 2000 NYPD Blue Dave Lorinz Episode: "Little Abner" 2000 Dawson's Creek Walter Kubelik Episode: "Burnout" 2008 One Tree Hill Carl Episode: "Between Order and Randomness" 2017 Mercy Street Judah P. BenjaminEpisode: "Southern Mercy"

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University of New Hampshire
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University of North Carolina Wilmington

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter Jurasik?

American actor

When was Peter Jurasik born?

Peter Jurasik was born on 25 April 1950 in Queens.

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Peter Jurasik is an actor, television actor, film actor, screenwriter and comedian.

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Peter Jurasik is American.

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