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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
War of the WorldsHatch Boss / Load Manager
FlightAvington Carr
Inside ManCaptain Coughlin
Marvel's DaredevilSilke
Public EnemiesLouis Piquett2026Pizza MovieGrandpaMovie
2024A Complete UnknownFederal JudgeMovie
2024RevelationJoeMovie
2023Boston StranglerEddie CorsettiMovie
2019Working ManAllery ParkesMovie
2018Change in the AirArnie BayberryMovie
2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksPaul LurzMovie
2014A Most Violent YearBill O'LearyMovie
2014CymbelineDr. CorneliusMovie
2014God's PocketMcKennaMovie
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightWilliam BrennanMovie
2012Get the GringoEmbassy GuyMovie
2012FlightAvington CarrMovie
2011The Sea Is All I KnowSonnyMovie
2010My Dog TulipMr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)Movie
2009Public EnemiesLouis PiquettMovie
2009Paul Blart: Mall CopChief BrooksMovie
2009Play/StopDadMovie
2008ChangelingDr. Earl W. TarrMovie
2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondMr. Van HoovenMovie
2008Stop-LossCarlsonMovie
2008Phoebe in WonderlandDr. Miles / Humpty DumptyMovie
2007Charlie Wilson's WarLarry LiddleMovie
2006Inside ManCaptain CoughlinMovie
2006Things That Hang from TreesUmpMovie
2005SyrianaLeland "Lee" JanusMovie
2005War of the WorldsHatch Boss / Load ManagerMovie
2005RunawayMoMovie
2004Looking for KittyGus MaplethorpeMovie
2004Second BestMarshallMovie
2003VirginMr. ReynoldsMovie
2002People I KnowNorris VolpeMovie
2002Ash WednesdayUncle HandyMovie
2002Hollywood EndingPsychiatristMovie
2001K-PAXSalMovie
2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionNedMovie
2000The Legend of Bagger VanceNeskaloosaMovie
2000Homicide: The MovieStuart GhartyMovie
1998MontanaMikeMovie
1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveMauriceMovie
1997Arresting GenaMr. PattersonMovie
1996Surviving PicassoMarcelMovie
1996Mrs. WinterbourneFather BrianMovie
1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnSgt. Matt NelsonMovie
1994WolfGeorgeMovie
1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissGertzMovie
1986Papa Was a PreacherBilly KilgoreMovie
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