
About
Peter Gerety
Overview
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
Acting |
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2024 | A Complete Unknown | Actor | Federal Judge | 67 Fair |
2024 | Revelation | Actor | Joe | N/A N/A |
2023 | Boston Strangler | Actor | Eddie Corsetti | 63 Fair |
2019 | Working Man | Actor | Allery Parkes | 58 Average |
2018 | Change in the Air | Actor | Arnie Bayberry | 58 Average |
2016 | Mercy Street | Actor | Dr. Alfred Summers | 67 Fair |
2015 | Sneaky Pete | Actor | Otto Bernhardt | 74 Good |
2014 | A Most Violent Year | Actor | Bill O'Leary | 64 Fair |
2014 | Cymbeline | Actor | Dr. Cornelius | 55 Average |
2014 | God's Pocket | Actor | McKenna | 58 Average |
2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Actor | William Brennan | 59 Average |
2012 | Flight | Actor | Avington Carr | 67 Fair |
2012 | Get the Gringo | Actor | Embassy Guy | 64 Fair |
2011 | Prime Suspect | Actor | Desmond Timoney | 67 Fair |
2011 | The Sea Is All I Know | Actor | Sonny | N/A N/A |
2010 | My Dog Tulip | Actor | Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice) | 58 Average |
2009 | Public Enemies | Actor | Louis Piquett | 66 Fair |
2009 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Actor | Chief Brooks | 54 Average |
2009 | Play/Stop | Actor | Dad | N/A N/A |
2008 | Changeling | Actor | Dr. Earl W. Tarr | 74 Good |
2008 | The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond | Actor | Mr. Van Hooven | 58 Average |
2008 | Stop-Loss | Actor | Carlson | 59 Average |
2008 | Phoebe in Wonderland | Actor | Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty | 61 Fair |
2007 | Charlie Wilson's War | Actor | Larry Liddle | 63 Fair |
2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Actor | Harold Harper | 70 Good |
2006 | Inside Man | Actor | Captain Coughlin | 72 Good |
2006 | Things That Hang from Trees | Actor | Ump | 58 Average |
2005 | Syriana | Actor | Leland "Lee" Janus | 62 Fair |
2005 | War of the Worlds | Actor | Hatch Boss / Load Manager | 64 Fair |
2005 | Runaway | Actor | Mo | 59 Average |
2004 | Looking for Kitty | Actor | Gus Maplethorpe | 58 Average |
2004 | Second Best | Actor | Marshall | 58 Average |
2003 | Virgin | Actor | Mr. Reynolds | 58 Average |
2002 | People I Know | Actor | Norris Volpe | 57 Average |
2002 | Ash Wednesday | Actor | Uncle Handy | 58 Average |
2002 | Hollywood Ending | Actor | Psychiatrist | 61 Fair |
2001 | K-PAX | Actor | Sal | 69 Fair |
2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Actor | Ned | 63 Fair |
2000 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Actor | Neskaloosa | 63 Fair |
2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Actor | Stuart Gharty | 59 Average |
1998 | Montana | Actor | Mike | 58 Average |
1998 | Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five | Actor | Maurice | 58 Average |
1997 | Arresting Gena | Actor | Mr. Patterson | N/A N/A |
1996 | Public Morals | Actor | Neil Fogerty | 68 Fair |
1996 | Surviving Picasso | Actor | Marcel | 58 Average |
1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne | Actor | Father Brian | 62 Fair |
1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Actor | Sgt. Matt Nelson | 58 Average |
1994 | Wolf | Actor | George | 60 Fair |
1993 | Return to Lonesome Dove | Actor | Cowboy | 69 Fair |
1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Actor | Stuart Gharty | 77 Good |
1988 | Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Actor | Gertz | 58 Average |
1986 | Papa Was a Preacher | Actor | Billy Kilgore | N/A N/A |
1986 | A Case of Deadly Force | Actor | Bobby Doyle | N/A N/A |
1986 | The Tender Age | Actor | Officer Burke | 59 Average |
1985 | The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) | Actor | Archie | 58 Average |
1983 | First Affair | Actor | Taxi Driver | 58 Average |
1983 | The Demon Murder Case | Actor | Officer Andrew Brooks | 59 Average |
Handle With Care | Actor | N/A N/A |