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Peter Gerety Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1940-05-17

Birthplace:
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Credits:
87 Total Roles

Peter Gerety

Acting

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Biography

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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Pizza Movie MOVIE Grandpa
2024 A Complete Unknown MOVIE Federal Judge
2024 Revelation MOVIE Joe
2023 Citadel TV Secretary McCullough
2023 Boston Strangler MOVIE Eddie Corsetti
2019 Prodigal Son TV Archbishop Argento
2019 Working Man MOVIE Allery Parkes
2018 Change in the Air MOVIE Arnie Bayberry
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks MOVIE Paul Lurz
2017 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV Clifford

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