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Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety’s screen credits include Captain Coughlin in Inside Man and Chief Brooks in Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
Born May 17, 1940 Providence, Rhode Island, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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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- 2026Pizza MovieGrandpa
- 2024A Complete UnknownFederal Judge
- 2024RevelationJoe
- 2023Boston StranglerEddie Corsetti
- 2019Working ManAllery Parkes
- 2018Change in the AirArnie Bayberry
- 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksPaul Lurz
- 2014A Most Violent YearBill O'Leary
- 2014CymbelineDr. Cornelius
- 2014God's PocketMcKenna
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightWilliam Brennan
- 2012Get the GringoEmbassy Guy
- 2012FlightAvington Carr
- 2011The Sea Is All I KnowSonny
- 2010My Dog TulipMr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
- 2009Public EnemiesLouis Piquett
- 2009Play/StopDad
- 2008ChangelingDr. Earl W. Tarr
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondMr. Van Hooven
- 2008Stop-LossCarlson
- 2008Phoebe in WonderlandDr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarLarry Liddle
- 2006Things That Hang from TreesUmp
- 2005SyrianaLeland "Lee" Janus
- 2005War of the WorldsHatch Boss / Load Manager
- 2005RunawayMo
- 2004Looking for KittyGus Maplethorpe
- 2004Second BestMarshall
- 2003VirginMr. Reynolds
- 2002People I KnowNorris Volpe
- 2002Ash WednesdayUncle Handy
- 2002Hollywood EndingPsychiatrist
- 2001K-PAXSal
- 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionNed
- 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceNeskaloosa
- 2000Homicide: The MovieStuart Gharty
- 1998MontanaMike
- 1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveMaurice
- 1997Arresting GenaMr. Patterson
- 1996Surviving PicassoMarcel
- 1996Mrs. WinterbourneFather Brian
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnSgt. Matt Nelson
- 1994WolfGeorge
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissGertz
- 1986Papa Was a PreacherBilly Kilgore
- 1986A Case of Deadly ForceBobby Doyle
- 1986The Tender AgeOfficer Burke
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)Archie
- 1983First AffairTaxi Driver
- 1983The Demon Murder CaseOfficer Andrew Brooks
- Handle with CareActor
- The ColonelActor
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