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