
Peter Gerety
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.
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Acting History
2024
A Complete Unknown as Federal Judge
2024Revelation as Joe
2023Citadel as Secretary McCullough
2023Boston Strangler as Eddie Corsetti
2019Prodigal Son as Archbishop Argento
2019Working Man as Allery Parkes
2018Change in the Air as Arnie Bayberry
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Clifford
2017The Good Fight as Judge Timothy Stanek
2016Mercy Street as Dr. Alfred Summers
2015Sneaky Pete as Otto Bernhardt
2015Marvel's Daredevil as Silke
2014A Most Violent Year as Bill O'Leary
2014Madam Secretary as Caleb Lockwood
2014Cymbeline as Dr. Cornelius
2014God's Pocket as McKenna
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as William Brennan
2012Elementary as Frank Da Silva
2012Get the Gringo as Embassy Guy
2012Flight as Avington Carr
2011Prime Suspect as Desmond Timoney
2011The Sea Is All I Know as Sonny
2010Blue Bloods as Bishop Donovan
2010My Dog Tulip as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
2009Mercy as Jimmy Flanagan
2009The Good Wife as Judge Timothy Stanek
2009Public Enemies as Louis Piquett
2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Chief Brooks
2009Play/Stop as Dad
2008Changeling as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
2008Life on Mars as Agent Frank Morgan
2008The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Mr. Van Hooven
2008Stop-Loss as Carlson
2008Phoebe in Wonderland as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
2007Charlie Wilson's War as Larry Liddle
2006Brothers and Sisters as Dennis York
2006Kidnapped
2006The Bedford Diaries as Harold Harper
2006Inside Man as Captain Coughlin
2006Things That Hang from Trees as Ump
2006Conviction as Father McMillan
2005Syriana as Leland "Lee" Janus
2005War of the Worlds as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
2005Runaway as Mo
2005Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Dean Connors
2004The Jury
2004Looking for Kitty as Gus Maplethorpe
2004Second Best as Marshall
2003Virgin as Mr. Reynolds
2002People I Know as Norris Volpe
2002Ash Wednesday as Uncle Handy
2002The Wire as Judge Daniel Phelan
2002Hollywood Ending as Psychiatrist
2001K-PAX as Sal
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as George Hawkins
2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Ned
2001The Job
2000The Legend of Bagger Vance as Neskaloosa
2000Ed as Dick Knight
2000Homicide: The Movie as Stuart Gharty
1999Third Watch as Bernie Peterson
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Peter Harrison
1998Montana as Mike
1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five as Maurice
1997Arresting Gena as Mr. Patterson
1996Public Morals as Neil Fogerty
1996Surviving Picasso as Marcel
1996Mrs. Winterbourne as Father Brian
1996Remember WENN as Chet Randolph
1995Central Park West
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Sgt. Matt Nelson
1994Wolf as George
1993Return to Lonesome Dove as Cowboy
1993Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Street as Stuart Gharty
1990Law & Order as Defense Attorney Charles Powell
1990Law & Order as Defense Attorney Dean Connors
1988American Experience as Robert Bartlett
1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss as Gertz
1986Papa Was a Preacher as Billy Kilgore
1986A Case of Deadly Force as Bobby Doyle
1986The Tender Age as Officer Burke
1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) as Archie
1983First Affair as Taxi Driver
1983The Demon Murder Case as Officer Andrew Brooks
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