Background
Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New New York
Strauss was born in Croton-on-Hudson, New New York
Strauss graduated from the Hackley School in 1965 and Northwestern University in 1969.
Notably, he plays Abel Roznovski in Kane and Abel, the television miniseries from Jeffrey Archer"s book of the same title. His other noted television miniseries credits include starring roles in Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba, its sequel Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba Book II, and Masada. Strauss plays Joseph P. Kennedy, Junior. in the 1977 television movie Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy.
Strauss starred in the films Soldier Blue (1970) and Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983), and has appeared in several others
Strauss starred as an abused husband in the television movie Men Don"t Tell, alongside Judith Light. A more recent film in which he appears is XXX: State of the Union (2005).
He was the voice of Moses in the animated series K10C: Kids" Ten Commandments. He starred in the short-lived series Body & Soul as Doctor Isaac Braun in 2002.
He provided the voice for Stoker Van Rotten in both the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker Mice From Mars.
Other work includes commercials for Miracle-Gro. Strauss runs a successful citrus production business and is on the advisory board of the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. He sold a ranch property to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy.
The ranch has since been acquired by the National Park Service as the Peter Strauss Ranch.