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