Peter Gerety
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 17 May 1940 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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
Acting 58
- 2026Handle with Care
- 2026The Colonel
- 2026Pizza Movie as Grandpa
- 2024A Complete Unknown as Federal Judge
- 2024Revelation as Joe
- 2023Boston Strangler as Eddie Corsetti
- 2019Working Man as Allery Parkes
- 2018Change in the Air as Arnie Bayberry
- 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks as Paul Lurz
- 2015Sneaky Pete as Otto Bernhardt
- 2014A Most Violent Year as Bill O'Leary
- 2014Cymbeline as Dr. Cornelius
- 2014God's Pocket as McKenna
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as William Brennan
- 2012Get the Gringo as Embassy Guy
- 2012Flight as Avington Carr
- 2011The Sea Is All I Know as Sonny
- 2010My Dog Tulip as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
- 2010Blue Bloods as Bishop Donovan · 2 episodes
- 2009Public Enemies as Louis Piquett
- 2009Paul Blart: Mall Cop as Chief Brooks
- 2009Play/Stop as Dad
- 2008Changeling as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond as Mr. Van Hooven
- 2008Stop-Loss as Carlson
- 2008Phoebe in Wonderland as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
- 2007Charlie Wilson's War as Larry Liddle
- 2006Inside Man as Captain Coughlin
- 2006Things That Hang from Trees as Ump
- 2005Syriana as Leland "Lee" Janus
- 2005War of the Worlds as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
- 2005Runaway as Mo
- 2004Looking for Kitty as Gus Maplethorpe
- 2004Second Best as Marshall
- 2003Virgin as Mr. Reynolds
- 2002People I Know as Norris Volpe
- 2002Ash Wednesday as Uncle Handy
- 2002Hollywood Ending as Psychiatrist
- 2001K-PAX as Sal
- 2001The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as Ned
- 2000The Legend of Bagger Vance as Neskaloosa
- 2000Homicide: The Movie as Stuart Gharty
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Peter Harrison · 4 episodes
- 1998Montana as Mike
- 1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five as Maurice
- 1997Arresting Gena as Mr. Patterson
- 1996Surviving Picasso as Marcel
- 1996Mrs. Winterbourne as Father Brian
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Sgt. Matt Nelson
- 1994Wolf as George
- 1990Law & Order as Defense Attorney Dean Connors · 3 episodes
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss as Gertz
- 1986Papa Was a Preacher as Billy Kilgore
- 1986A Case of Deadly Force as Bobby Doyle
- 1986The Tender Age as Officer Burke
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) as Archie
- 1983First Affair as Taxi Driver
- 1983The Demon Murder Case as Officer Andrew Brooks