Peter Hooten (born November 29, 1950 as John Peter Hooten in Clermont, Florida); is an American actor and producer. Hooten attended Ithaca College in upstate New York. He first started acting in 1969 when he guest-starred on the TV drama Marcus Welby, M.D. and worked his way up from there. Since then his other acting credits have included playing the Marvel character of the same name in the TV film Dr.