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Peter Gerety

Actor

Peter Gerety

Born May 17, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA54 films

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).

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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.

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Changeling posterFirst watchChangeling20087.6as Dr. Earl W. TarrLos Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Inside Man poster7.4Inside Man2006Flight poster6.9Flight2012War of the Worlds poster6.6War of the Worlds2005K-PAX poster7.2K-PAX2001Public Enemies poster6.7Public Enemies2009A Complete Unknown poster7.1A Complete Unknown2024Get the Gringo poster6.6Get the Gringo2012A Most Violent Year poster6.6A Most Violent Year2014

Filmography

54 films as actor
  1. TBAHandle with Care
  2. TBAThe Colonel
  3. 2026Pizza MovieGrandpa
  4. 2024A Complete UnknownFederal Judge
  5. 2024RevelationJoe
  6. 2023Boston StranglerEddie Corsetti
  7. 2019Working ManAllery Parkes
  8. 2018Change in the AirArnie Bayberry
  9. 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksPaul Lurz
  10. 2014A Most Violent YearBill O'Leary
  11. 2014CymbelineDr. Cornelius
  12. 2014God's PocketMcKenna
  13. 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightWilliam Brennan
  14. 2012Get the GringoEmbassy Guy
  15. 2012FlightAvington Carr
  16. 2011The Sea Is All I KnowSonny
  17. 2010My Dog TulipMr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
  18. 2009Public EnemiesLouis Piquett
  19. 2009Paul Blart: Mall CopChief Brooks
  20. 2009Play/StopDad
  21. 2008ChangelingDr. Earl W. Tarr
  22. 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondMr. Van Hooven
  23. 2008Stop-LossCarlson
  24. 2008Phoebe in WonderlandDr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
  25. 2007Charlie Wilson's WarLarry Liddle
  26. 2006Inside ManCaptain Coughlin
  27. 2006Things That Hang from TreesUmp
  28. 2005SyrianaLeland "Lee" Janus
  29. 2005War of the WorldsHatch Boss / Load Manager
  30. 2005RunawayMo
  31. 2004Looking for KittyGus Maplethorpe
  32. 2004Second BestMarshall
  33. 2003VirginMr. Reynolds
  34. 2002People I KnowNorris Volpe
  35. 2002Ash WednesdayUncle Handy
  36. 2002Hollywood EndingPsychiatrist
  37. 2001K-PAXSal
  38. 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionNed
  39. 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceNeskaloosa
  40. 2000Homicide: The MovieStuart Gharty
  41. 1998MontanaMike
  42. 1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveMaurice
  43. 1997Arresting GenaMr. Patterson
  44. 1996Surviving PicassoMarcel
  45. 1996Mrs. WinterbourneFather Brian
  46. 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnSgt. Matt Nelson
  47. 1994WolfGeorge
  48. 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissGertz
  49. 1986Papa Was a PreacherBilly Kilgore
  50. 1986A Case of Deadly ForceBobby Doyle
  51. 1986The Tender AgeOfficer Burke
  52. 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)Archie
  53. 1983First AffairTaxi Driver
  54. 1983The Demon Murder CaseOfficer Andrew Brooks