Peter Gerety
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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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Inside Man (2006)
as Captain Coughlin
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War of the Worlds (2005)
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
A Complete Unknown (2024)
as Federal Judge
A Most Violent Year (2014)
as Bill O'Leary
Flight (2012)
as Avington Carr
Pizza Movie (2026)
as Grandpa
Public Enemies (2009)
as Louis Piquett
Changeling (2008)
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
as Chief Brooks
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
as Larry Liddle
K-PAX (2001)
as Sal
Wolf (1994)
as George
Syriana (2005)
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Boston Strangler (2023)
as Eddie Corsetti
Get the Gringo (2012)
as Embassy Guy
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
as Neskaloosa
Stop-Loss (2008)
as Carlson
People I Know (2002)
as Norris Volpe
God's Pocket (2014)
as McKenna
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
as Ned
Second Best (2004)
as Marshall
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
as Father Brian
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
as Paul Lurz
Hollywood Ending (2002)
as Psychiatrist
Cymbeline (2014)
as Dr. Cornelius
Montana (1998)
as Mike
Surviving Picasso (1996)
as Marcel
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008)
as Mr. Van Hooven
The Tender Age (1986)
as Officer Burke
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
as Stuart Gharty
Change in the Air (2018)
as Arnie Bayberry
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as William Brennan
Ash Wednesday (2002)
as Uncle Handy
The Demon Murder Case (1983)
as Officer Andrew Brooks
Looking for Kitty (2004)
as Gus Maplethorpe
Working Man (2019)
as Allery Parkes
Virgin (2003)
as Mr. Reynolds
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five (1998)
as Maurice
My Dog Tulip (2010)
as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Sgt. Matt Nelson
Arresting Gena (1997)
as Mr. Patterson
Runaway (2005)
as Mo
Things That Hang from Trees (2006)
as Ump
First Affair (1983)
as Taxi Driver
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) (1985)
as Archie
Handle with Care (—)
Actor
A Case of Deadly Force (1986)
as Bobby Doyle
Revelation (2024)
as Joe
Papa Was a Preacher (1986)
as Billy Kilgore
The Sea Is All I Know (2011)
as Sonny
Play/Stop (2009)
as Dad
The Colonel (—)
Actor
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
as Gertz