Peter Fox

Peter Fox is an American actor whose best known role was the recurring part of Reverend Hank Buchanan on the historical drama The Waltons. He was born in Wilmette, Illinois, studied at Harvard University and acted in commercials before his screen debut. In 1977 he played Rodger Carter in Fraternity Row, and that same year he turned up in Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy and Airport '77, plus an episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries on ABC. Two years later he took the role of Otter in the sitcom Delta House. Fox also had a recurring part as Tom Jezik on the soap Knots Landing, and he guest starred on Hill Street Blues, 21 Jump Street, Murder, She Wrote, Hunter and Lou Grant. His films include Night of the Comet (1984) and Jake Speed (1986). He stepped away from acting in 2006 after Choose Connor.