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Peter Boretski(1929-2001)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Peter Boretski in Goosebumps (1995)
Peter Boretski was born on 25 May 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for Naked Lunch (1991), Goosebumps (1995) and The Nutcracker Prince (1990). He was married to Jennifer Phipps. He died on 5 September 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornMay 25, 1929
DiedSeptember 5, 2001(72)
BornMay 25, 1929
DiedSeptember 5, 2001(72)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch
6.9
  • Creature Voices
  • Exterminator #2
  • 1991
Goosebumps (1995)
Goosebumps
7.6
TV Series
  • Grandpa Eddie
Peter O'Toole, Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Len Carlson, Phyllis Diller, Marvin Goldhar, Lynne Gorman, Keith Hampshire, Elizabeth Hanna, Susan Roman, and Theresa Sears in The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
The Nutcracker Prince
6.8
  • Uncle Drosselmeier(voice)
  • 1990
Festival (1960)
Festival
5.8
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Actor

  • The Outer Limits (1995)
    The Outer Limits
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Leon Zgierski
    • 1999
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Edward James Olmos, Donnie Wahlberg, Tara Rosling, and Richard Schiff in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)
    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Old Man on Subway
    • 1998
  • Goosebumps (1995)
    Goosebumps
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Grandpa Eddie
    • 1997
  • Michael Dudikoff and Billy Dee Williams in Moving Target (1996)
    Moving Target
    4.3
    Video
    • Lazlo
    • 1996
  • Christina Cox, Cameron Daddo, and Jacqueline Torres in F/X: The Series (1996)
    F/X: The Series
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Nikola Kostof
    • 1996
  • Margaret's Museum (1995)
    Margaret's Museum
    7.2
    • Grandfather Dunald MacNeil
    • 1995
  • Rob Lowe and Leslie Hope in First Degree (1995)
    First Degree
    4.6
    Video
    • Jacob Sarner
    • 1995
  • Sean Astin, Christopher Plummer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Hayden Christensen, and Andrea Martin in Harrison Bergeron (1995)
    Harrison Bergeron
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Newman
    • 1995
  • Forever Knight (1992)
    Forever Knight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Don Thomas Constantine
    • 1994
  • Lorraine Bracco and Tony Denison in Getting Gotti (1994)
    Getting Gotti
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Dellocroce
    • 1994
  • Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad (1994)
    Race to Freedom: The Underground Railroad
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Judge Andrews
    • 1994
  • Laura Bertram and Lani Billard in Ready or Not (1993)
    Ready or Not
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Grandfather
    • 1993
  • Naked Lunch (1991)
    Naked Lunch
    6.9
    • Creature Voices
    • Exterminator #2
    • 1991
  • C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, and Sonja Smits in Street Legal (1987)
    Street Legal
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Harry Herrndorf
    • Judge Lambert
    • 1988–1991
  • Sam & Me (1991)
    Sam & Me
    6.0
    • Sam 'Zayda' Cohen
    • 1991

Director

  • Norman Corwin Presents (1971)
    Norman Corwin Presents
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • A Remnant of Harry
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966

Producer

  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1966

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 25, 1929
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Died
    • September 5, 2001
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(emphysema and cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Jennifer Phipps1958 - 2001 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Paul Boretski
  • Other works
    Played Einstein in the one man play at Manitoba Theatre Centre's Warehouse in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the 1980s.

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    Father of actor Paul Boretski.

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