Acting
Peter Gerety
EN cinema · 54 credits
Born
17 May 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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
Filmography
Pizza Movie
as Grandpa
A Complete Unknown
as Federal Judge
Boston Strangler
as Eddie Corsetti
Working Man
as Allery Parkes
Change in the Air
as Arnie Bayberry
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
as Paul Lurz
God's Pocket
as McKenna
A Most Violent Year
as Bill O'Leary
Cymbeline
as Dr. Cornelius
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as William Brennan
Get the Gringo
as Embassy Guy
Flight
as Avington Carr
My Dog Tulip
as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Chief Brooks
Public Enemies
as Louis Piquett
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
as Mr. Van Hooven
Changeling
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Stop-Loss
as Carlson
Phoebe in Wonderland
as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
Charlie Wilson's War
as Larry Liddle
Inside Man
as Captain Coughlin
Syriana
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Runaway
as Mo
War of the Worlds
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
Second Best
as Marshall
Looking for Kitty
as Gus Maplethorpe
Virgin
as Mr. Reynolds
Hollywood Ending
as Psychiatrist
People I Know
as Norris Volpe
Ash Wednesday
as Uncle Handy
K-PAX
as Sal
Homicide: The Movie
as Stuart Gharty
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Neskaloosa
Montana
as Mike
Arresting Gena
as Mr. Patterson
Mrs. Winterbourne
as Father Brian
Surviving Picasso
as Marcel
Wolf
as George
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Sgt. Matt Nelson
Papa Was a Preacher
as Billy Kilgore
The Tender Age
as Officer Burke
A Case of Deadly Force
as Bobby Doyle
The Demon Murder Case
as Officer Andrew Brooks
First Affair
as Taxi Driver