Acting credits
85
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Peter Gerety
Acting
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Movies: 51Series: 34
TMDB ID: 1986
IMDb ID: nm0314253
Known for: Acting
Born: May 17, 1940
Age: 86
Place of birth: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2026
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
Wikidata: Q923485
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Peter Gerety.
as Grandpa
Pizza Movie
2026 • Movie
as Federal Judge
A Complete Unknown
2024 • Movie
as Eddie Corsetti
Boston Strangler
2023 • Movie
as Allery Parkes
Working Man
2019 • Movie
as Arnie Bayberry
Change in the Air
2018 • Movie
as Paul Lurz
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017 • Movie
as Bill O'Leary
A Most Violent Year
2014 • Movie
as Dr. Cornelius
Cymbeline
2014 • Movie
as McKenna
God's Pocket
2014 • Movie
as William Brennan
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 • Movie
as Embassy Guy
Get the Gringo
2012 • Movie
as Avington Carr
Flight
2012 • Movie
as Sonny
The Sea Is All I Know
2011 • Movie
as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
My Dog Tulip
2010 • Movie
as Louis Piquett
Public Enemies
2009 • Movie
as Chief Brooks
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 • Movie
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Changeling
2008 • Movie
as Mr. Van Hooven
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008 • Movie
as Carlson
Stop-Loss
2008 • Movie
as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008 • Movie
as Larry Liddle
Charlie Wilson's War
2007 • Movie
as Captain Coughlin
Inside Man
2006 • Movie
as Ump
Things That Hang from Trees
2006 • Movie
as Leland "Lee" Janus
Syriana
2005 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Peter Gerety.
as Secretary McCullough • 1 eps
Citadel
2023 • Series
as Archbishop Argento • 1 eps
Prodigal Son
2019 • Series
as Clifford • 1 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 • Series
as Judge Timothy Stanek • 2 eps
The Good Fight
2017 • Series
as Dr. Alfred Summers • 12 eps
Mercy Street
2016 • Series
as Otto Bernhardt • 30 eps
Sneaky Pete
2015 • Series
as Silke • 1 eps
Marvel's Daredevil
2015 • Series
as Caleb Lockwood • 1 eps
Madam Secretary
2014 • Series
as Frank Da Silva • 2 eps
Elementary
2012 • Series
as Desmond Timoney • 13 eps
Prime Suspect
2011 • Series
as Bishop Donovan • 2 eps
Blue Bloods
2010 • Series
as Jimmy Flanagan • 6 eps
Mercy
2009 • Series
as Judge Timothy Stanek • 3 eps
The Good Wife
2009 • Series
as Agent Frank Morgan • 2 eps
Life on Mars
2008 • Series
as Dennis York • 11 eps
Brothers and Sisters
2006 • Series
1 eps
Kidnapped
2006 • Series
as Harold Harper • 8 eps
The Bedford Diaries
2006 • Series
as Father McMillan • 2 eps
Conviction
2006 • Series
as Dean Connors • 1 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 • Series
1 eps
The Jury
2004 • Series
as Judge Daniel Phelan • 14 eps
The Wire
2002 • Series
as George Hawkins • 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Series
1 eps
The Job
2001 • Series
as Dick Knight • 2 eps
Ed
2000 • Series