Peter Strauss

Personal context

Summary

Peter Strauss is an American actor best known for television miniseries including Rich Man, Poor Man, Masada, and The Jericho Mile. His screen work ranges from historical drama and crime stories to projects about family conflict and environmental conservation, including A Whale for the Killing, which he also executive produced. Strauss restored a property in the Santa Monica Mountains and sold it to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; it later became part of the National Park Service. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or political activism are on record.