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