Peter MacNicol
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Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997). MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005). MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles. MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
Known for
Credits
Battleship (2012)
as Secretary of Defense
Addams Family Values (1993)
as Gary Granger
Ghostbusters II (1989)
as Dr. Janosz Poha
Bean (1997)
as David Langley
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
as The Invader (voice)
Baby Geniuses (1999)
as Dan
Sophie's Choice (1982)
as Stingo
Shell (2025)
as Dr. Thaddeus Brand
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
as Thomas Renfield
Recess: School's Out (2001)
as Fenwick (voice)
Balto: Wolf Quest (2002)
as Muru (voice)
Dragonslayer (1981)
as Galen
Game Change (2012)
as Rick Davis
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
as Troopmaster (voice)
Mojave Moon (1996)
as Tire Repairman
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013)
as Dewey Ottman (voices)
Housesitter (1992)
as Marty
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1999)
as Narrator (voice)
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
as Philip Gascon
Roswell (1994)
as Lewis Rickett
Radioland Murders (1994)
as Son Writer
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard (2008)
as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
Heat (1986)
as Cyrus Kinnick
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
as Sedgwick
Johnny Bull (1986)
as Joe Kovacs
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
as Fido (voice)
Hard Promises (1992)
as Stuart
Spider-Man: Re-Animated (2009)
as Self
Home Delivery (2024)
as Howard Evans
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984)
as Martin
Abducted: A Father's Love (1996)
as Roy Dowd
Secret of the Sundrop (2018)
as Nigel the Advisor
The Pooch and the Pauper (2000)
as Liberty (voice)
Snowden's Christmas (1999)
as Snowden (voice)
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story (2023)
as Psycho Date
Silencing Mary (1998)
as Lawrence Dixon
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman (1988)
as Narrator
American Blue Note (1989)
as Jack Solow
Floss (—)
as Dr. Rivus
Batman: Arkham City (The Movie) (2011)
as Mad Hatter