Biografía

He was badly burned when a stunt went wrong on the set of his series Los poderes de Matthew Star (1982). Production on the series was delayed a year while the star healed.

Beat out Tom Cruise for the title role in Los poderes de Matthew Star (1982).

There was a scene in Noche infernal (1981) where Peter was thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg. In reality, he had really hurt himself and most of his limping wasn't an act.

He and Kevin Brophy were bequeathed $500,000 each by Ray Fulk of Lincoln, Illinois. According to the newspaper The State Journal-Register, Fulk, who never met Barton or Brophy, was a fan of their TV shows. [July 2012].

Got to meet his idol, James Stewart, when he ran Stewart's relay marathon benefit in 1992.