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Peter Breck
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Peter Breck

1929 – 2012 · Rochester, New York, U.S.A · Active 1955–2005

Peter Breck, born in 1929, carved a niche in cult cinema with his memorable performances. He appears as a key figure in The Beatniks (1960), a film that captures the rebellious spirit of the era, and delivers a compelling portrayal in The Crawling Hand (1963), where he navigates the bizarre consequences of a disembodied hand. Breck's work in these films highlights his ability to engage with the eccentricities of genre cinema, making him a notable presence in the landscape of cult and exploitation films.

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The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand

1963 ★ 2.8
as Steve Curan

After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, a teenager finds a severed arm among wreckage on earth. Soon the thing returns to life to murder and posses the young man's mind.

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Filmography

79 credits
2000s 2 credits
2005
Movie ★ 4.3
2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller as Johnny Barrett (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1990s 12 credits
1999
TV ★ 7.1
1997
The New Batman Adventures as Farmer Brown (voice)
TV ★ 8.1
1996
Movie ★ 9.0
1995
Decoy as Wellington
Movie ★ 4.3
1995
The Outer Limits as Kendal's Father
TV ★ 7.7
1993
Movie ★ 4.5
1992
Movie ★ 4.7
1991
Highway 61 as Mr. Watson
Movie ★ 6.8
1991
Movie ★ 7.0
1991
Movie ★ 6.4
1991
The Crawling Hand as Steve Curan
Movie
1990
Terminal City Ricochet as Ross Gilmore
Movie ★ 6.6
1980s 3 credits
1983
Masquerade as Senator Weyburn
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Movie ★ 5.5
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1970s 12 credits
1979
The Secret Empire as Jesse Keller
TV ★ 6.5
1978
TV ★ 7.0
1978
Black Beauty as Dr. Halverson
TV ★ 7.0
1977
TV ★ 7.2
1975
TV ★ 7.1
1974
Benji as Dr. Paul M. Chapman
Movie ★ 6.3
1974
TV ★ 7.3
1972
A Man for Hanging as Avery Porter
Movie ★ 6.0
1971
TV ★ 7.0
1971
McMillan & Wife as George Noland
TV ★ 7.0
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1960s 18 credits
1966
Mission: Impossible as Harry Cordel
TV ★ 7.6
1965
The Big Valley as Nick Barkley
TV ★ 6.2
1965
TV ★ 6.8
1963
Shock Corridor as Johnny Barrett
Movie ★ 7.0
1963
The Crawling Hand as Steve Curan
Movie ★ 3.2
1963
Hootenanny Hoot! as Ted Grover
Movie ★ 6.0
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre as Wiley Bondesen
TV ★ 6.5
1963
Mr. Novak as Dr. Ted Dietrich
TV ★ 7.3
1963
The Outer Limits as Senator Orville
TV ★ 7.8
1962
Lad: A Dog as Stephen Tremayne
Movie ★ 7.7
1962
Red Nightmare as Russian Officer
Movie ★ 6.7
1962
TV ★ 8.0
1962
The Virginian as Jess Carver
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Lafe Harkness
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Portrait of a Mobster as Frank Brennan
Movie ★ 9.0
1960
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Surfside 6 as Mark Goodwin
TV ★ 6.3
1950s 32 credits
1959
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
The Beatniks as Bob Mooney
Movie ★ 2.8
1959
TV ★ 5.6
1959
Black Saddle as Clay Culhane
TV ★ 6.2
1959
Bonanza as Ward Bannister
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Thunder Road as Stacey Gouge (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.1
1958
I Want to Live! as Ben Miranda (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 6.7
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Lawman as Hale Connors
TV ★ 5.8
1958
Bronco as Theodore Roosevelt
TV ★ 6.0
1957
Perry Mason as Clay Elliot
TV ★ 7.7
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Sugarfoot as Lt. John Stickney
TV ★ 5.2
1957
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Sugarfoot as Theodore Roosevelt
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick as Sheriff Dan Trevor
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Perry Mason as William Sherwood
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Perry Mason as Peter Warren
TV ★ 7.7
1957
Maverick as Doc Holliday
TV ★ 6.9
1957
TV ★ 6.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Frank Weaver
TV ★ 7.3
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1956
TV ★ 6.2
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Fly Hoyt
TV ★ 6.7
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1955
Gunsmoke as Jubal
TV ★ 6.7
1955
Cheyenne as Sheriff Matt Kilgore
TV ★ 6.1