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