
Peter Jurasik
Highest Rated: 72% Tron (1982)
Lowest Rated: 0% Problem Child (1990)
Birthday: Apr 25, 1950
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
Peter Jurasik is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in "Babylon 5" and "Hill Street Blues." Jurasik's early interest in acting led him to Off-Broadway, where he performed in numerous productions, and to several contracts with touring theater companies. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1975 and landed his first TV role in an episode of the 1977 sitcom "Family." He worked steadily in TV series like "Barney Miller" and "M.A.S.H.," and in 1982 he landed a supporting role in the cult sci-fi film "TRON." The following year Jurasik landed one of his most famous roles, police informant Sid the Snitch on the critically acclaimed police drama "Hill Street Blues." After the show ended in 1987, Jurasik joined the cast of the short-lived spin-off series "Beverly Hills Buntz," landed a recurring role on the family sitcom "Dear John," and appeared in the adoption comedy film "Problem Child." From 1994 to 1998 he portrayed Centauri patriot Londo Mollari in the sci-fi series "Babylon 5," and saw his at-first inconsequential character slowly became a major player in the show's storyline. Jurasik, who is also a drama professor at the University of North Carolina, has since appeared in numerous hit TV series, including "Dawson's Creek," "3rd Rock from the Sun," and "Sliders."
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Cape | Hugh MacRae (Character) | - | 2016 |
31% | 71% | The Longest Ride | Howard Sanders (Character) | $37.4M | 2015 |
45% | 61% | Little Red Wagon | Warren (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Hours in the Dark | Dr. Stanley Imerman (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Babylon 5: In the Beginning | Londo Mollari (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 57% | The Late Shift | Howard Stringer (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Babylon 5 | Londo Mollari (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Huck and the King of Hearts | Nick (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 79% | Without a Kiss Goodbye | Braddock (Character) | - | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A House of Secrets and Lies | Steve (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 1992 |
0% | 42% | Problem Child | Roy (Character) | $53.5M | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Portis (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Club | Peter (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scandal Sheet | Simon McKey (Character) | - | 1985 |
72% | 69% | Tron | Crom (Character) | - | 1982 |
TV
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72% | 56% | Drop Dead Diva | Sloan (Guest Star) | 2009 |
84% | No Score Yet | NYPD Blue | Dave Lorinz (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Sliders | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | L.A. Doctors | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Babylon 5 | Londo Mollari (Character) | 1994-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Civil Wars | Sherman Stipes (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear John | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989-1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Columbo | Dr. Simon Ward (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beverly Hills Buntz | Sid Thurston (Character) | 1987-1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hill Street Blues | Sid "The Snitch" Thurston (Guest Star) | 1985-1987 1982 |
No Score Yet | 91% | MacGyver | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | 92% | M*A*S*H | Capt. Triplett (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The White Shadow | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Philip Hamel (Guest Star) | 1978-1979 |
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