Name
Peter Gerety
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-05-17 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Biography
Peter Gerety (born May 17, 1940) is an American actor. On television, he played officer, later detective, Stuart Gharty on Homicide: Life on the Street (1996–1999), Judge Daniel Phelan in The Wire (2002–2008), and Otto Bernhardt in Sneaky Pete (2015–2019).
In film, Gerety has appeared in notable films such as K-Pax, People I Know, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Hollywood Ending, Wolf, Charlie Wilson's War, Surviving Picasso, War of the Worlds, Things That Hang from Trees, Inside Man, and Changeling. He is also an accomplished stage actor, appearing in numerous plays on and off-Broadway.
Known For
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Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife ...
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New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultur...
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When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the d...
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Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of Ameri...
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A group of college students go downstairs to their dorm lobby to get a delivery pizza. The...
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Reporters Loretta McLaughlin and Jean Cole bravely pursue the story of the Boston Strangle...
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes ...
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A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most v...
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A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operati...
- 2001 K-PAX as Sal
- 2005 Syriana as Leland "Lee" Janus
- 2006 Inside Man as Captain Coughlin
- 1994 Wolf as George
- 2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Ned
- 2023 Boston Strangler as Eddie Corsetti
- 2000 Homicide: The Movie as Stuart Gharty
- 1996 Mrs. Winterbourne as Father Brian
- 2005 Runaway as Mo
- 2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Chief Brooks
- 1998 Montana as Mike
- 1986 Papa Was a Preacher as Billy Kilgore
- 2012 Get the Gringo as Embassy Guy
- 2010 My Dog Tulip as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
- 2004 Second Best as Marshall
- 2011 The Sea Is All I Know as Sonny
- 2009 Play/Stop as Dad
- 2012 Flight as Avington Carr
- 1983 The Demon Murder Case as Officer Andrew Brooks
- 2014 God's Pocket as McKenna
- 2002 Hollywood Ending as Psychiatrist
- 2014 A Most Violent Year as Bill O'Leary
- 1985 The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) as Archie
- 2008 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Mr. Van Hooven
- 2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance as Neskaloosa
- 2008 Changeling as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
- 2014 Cymbeline as Dr. Cornelius
- 2004 Looking for Kitty as Gus Maplethorpe
- 2008 Stop-Loss as Carlson
- 2002 People I Know as Norris Volpe
- 2003 Virgin as Mr. Reynolds
- 2008 Phoebe in Wonderland as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
- 2018 Change in the Air as Arnie Bayberry
- 1998 Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five as Maurice
- 2019 Working Man as Allery Parkes
- 2007 Charlie Wilson's War as Larry Liddle
- 2002 Ash Wednesday as Uncle Handy
- 1986 The Tender Age as Officer Burke
- 2009 Public Enemies as Louis Piquett
- 2005 War of the Worlds as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
- 1996 Surviving Picasso as Marcel
- 1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Sgt. Matt Nelson
- 2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as William Brennan
- 1986 A Case of Deadly Force as Bobby Doyle
- 2006 Things That Hang from Trees as Ump
- 1983 First Affair as Taxi Driver
- 2024 Revelation as Joe
- Soon Handle With Care
- 1988 Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss as Gertz
- 2024 A Complete Unknown as Federal Judge
- 1997 Arresting Gena as Mr. Patterson
- 2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as Paul Lurz
- 2026 Pizza Movie as Grandpa
- Soon The Colonel
- 2001 The Job ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Third Watch ( 1 episode ) as Bernie Peterson
- 2006 Brothers and Sisters ( 11 episodes ) as Dennis York
- 2002 The Wire ( 14 episodes ) as Judge Daniel Phelan
- 2006 Kidnapped ( 1 episode )
- 2006 The Bedford Diaries ( 8 episodes ) as Harold Harper
- 2000 Ed ( 2 episodes ) as Dick Knight
- 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury ( 1 episode ) as Dean Connors
- 1995 Central Park West ( 5 episodes )
- 1993 Return to Lonesome Dove ( 4 episodes ) as Cowboy
- 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street ( 48 episodes ) as Stuart Gharty
- 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ( 1 episode ) as George Hawkins
- 1996 Public Morals ( 13 episodes ) as Neil Fogerty
- 2004 The Jury ( 1 episode )
- 2009 Mercy ( 6 episodes ) as Jimmy Flanagan
- 2023 Citadel ( 1 episode ) as Secretary McCullough
- 2011 Prime Suspect ( 13 episodes ) as Desmond Timoney
- 2010 Blue Bloods ( 2 episodes ) as Bishop Donovan
- 2012 Elementary ( 2 episodes ) as Frank Da Silva
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 4 episodes ) as Peter Harrison
- 2015 Marvel's Daredevil ( 1 episode ) as Silke
- 2016 Mercy Street ( 12 episodes ) as Dr. Alfred Summers
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 3 episodes ) as Judge Timothy Stanek
- 2017 The Good Fight ( 2 episodes ) as Judge Timothy Stanek
- 2015 Sneaky Pete ( 30 episodes ) as Otto Bernhardt
- 1990 Law & Order ( 2 episodes ) as Defense Attorney Charles Powell
- 2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel ( 1 episode ) as Clifford
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Defense Attorney Dean Connors
- 2008 Life on Mars ( 2 episodes ) as Agent Frank Morgan
- 2006 Conviction ( 2 episodes ) as Father McMillan
- 2019 Prodigal Son ( 1 episode ) as Archbishop Argento
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Robert Bartlett
- 1996 Remember WENN ( 1 episode ) as Chet Randolph
- 2014 Madam Secretary ( 1 episode ) as Caleb Lockwood
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Archie
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Officer Burke
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Gertz
