Peter Edward Ostling (born July 22, 1944), also known as Peter Jason, is an American
character actor
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. He has appeared in over eighty films and a hundred television series. He played Con Stapleton in the series ''
Deadwood
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* Deadwood, Alberta
* Deadwood, British Columbia
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''. He was a frequent collaborator with
Walter Hill
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and
John Carpenter
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on their films, eight and six times respectively. He voiced Sergeant Dornan in the video game ''
Fallout 2
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''.
He starred in supporting roles for the films ''
48 Hrs.
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'' and ''
Arachnophobia
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''.
Personal life
Born in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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, Jason grew up in
Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach. He attended Newport Beach Elementary School, Horace Ensign Junior High and
Newport Harbor High School. After graduating, he attended
Orange Coast College
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and studied drama at
Carnegie Mellon University
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.
Filmography
Further reading
* Voisin, Scott, ''Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting''. BearManor Media, 2009.
References
External links
*
Industrycentral.net
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1944 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles
Newport Harbor High School alumni