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Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

ActingBorn May 17, 1940 (age 86)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.

Filmography

2026
Pizza Movie

as Grandpa

Movie
2024
A Complete Unknown

as Federal Judge

Movie
2024Movie
2023
Citadel

as Secretary McCullough

TV
2023
Boston Strangler

as Eddie Corsetti

Movie
2019
Prodigal Son

as Archbishop Argento

TV
2019
Working Man

as Allery Parkes

Movie
2018
Change in the Air

as Arnie Bayberry

Movie
2017TV
2017
The Good Fight

as Judge Timothy Stanek

TV
2016
Mercy Street

as Dr. Alfred Summers

TV
2015
Sneaky Pete

as Otto Bernhardt

TV
2015TV
2014
A Most Violent Year

as Bill O'Leary

Movie
2014
Madam Secretary

as Caleb Lockwood

TV
2014
Cymbeline

as Dr. Cornelius

Movie
2014
God's Pocket

as McKenna

Movie
2013Movie
2012
Elementary

as Frank Da Silva

TV
2012
Get the Gringo

as Embassy Guy

Movie
2012
Flight

as Avington Carr

Movie
2011
Prime Suspect

as Desmond Timoney

TV
2011Movie
2010
Blue Bloods

as Bishop Donovan

TV
2010
My Dog Tulip

as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)

Movie
2009
Mercy

as Jimmy Flanagan

TV
2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Timothy Stanek

TV
2009
Public Enemies

as Louis Piquett

Movie
2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

as Chief Brooks

Movie
2009
Play/Stop

as Dad

Movie
2008
Changeling

as Dr. Earl W. Tarr

Movie
2008
Life on Mars

as Agent Frank Morgan

TV
2008Movie
2008
Stop-Loss

as Carlson

Movie
2008
Phoebe in Wonderland

as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty

Movie
2007
Charlie Wilson's War

as Larry Liddle

Movie
2006
Brothers and Sisters

as Dennis York

TV
2006TV
2006
The Bedford Diaries

as Harold Harper

TV
2006
Inside Man

as Captain Coughlin

Movie
2006
Conviction

as Father McMillan

TV
2005
Syriana

as Leland "Lee" Janus

Movie
2005
War of the Worlds

as Hatch Boss / Load Manager

Movie
2005
Runaway

as Mo

Movie
2005TV
2004TV
2004
Looking for Kitty

as Gus Maplethorpe

Movie
2004
Second Best

as Marshall

Movie
2003
Virgin

as Mr. Reynolds

Movie
2002
People I Know

as Norris Volpe

Movie
2002
Ash Wednesday

as Uncle Handy

Movie
2002
The Wire

as Judge Daniel Phelan

TV
2002
Hollywood Ending

as Psychiatrist

Movie
2001
K-PAX

as Sal

Movie
2001TV
2001TV
2000Movie
2000
Ed

as Dick Knight

TV
2000
Homicide: The Movie

as Stuart Gharty

Movie
1999
Third Watch

as Bernie Peterson

TV
1999TV
1998
Montana

as Mike

Movie
1997
Arresting Gena

as Mr. Patterson

Movie
1996
Public Morals

as Neil Fogerty

TV
1996Movie
1996
Mrs. Winterbourne

as Father Brian

Movie
1996
Remember WENN

as Chet Randolph

TV
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Sgt. Matt Nelson

Movie
1994
Wolf

as George

Movie
1993TV
1990
Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Charles Powell

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Dean Connors

TV
1988
American Experience

as Robert Bartlett

TV
1986
Papa Was a Preacher

as Billy Kilgore

Movie
1986Movie
1986
The Tender Age

as Officer Burke

Movie
1983
First Affair

as Taxi Driver

Movie
1983
The Demon Murder Case

as Officer Andrew Brooks

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 17, 1940
Place of BirthProvidence, Rhode Island, USA
Popularity0.8