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Peter Gerety

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1940-05-17 (Age: 86)

Place of Birth

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Peter Gerety

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.

Filmography (52)

⭐ 6.4 Role: Grandpa

Pizza Movie

2026
⭐ 7.1 Role: Federal Judge

A Complete Unknown

2024
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Joe

Revelation

2024
⭐ 6.6 Role: Eddie Corsetti

Boston Strangler

2023
⭐ 7.3 Role: Allery Parkes

Working Man

2019
⭐ 5.7 Role: Arnie Bayberry

Change in the Air

2018
⭐ 6.4 Role: Paul Lurz

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

2017
⭐ 6.6 Role: Bill O'Leary

A Most Violent Year

2014
⭐ 3.9 Role: Dr. Cornelius

Cymbeline

2014
⭐ 5.8 Role: McKenna

God's Pocket

2014
⭐ 6.4 Role: William Brennan

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013
⭐ 6.6 Role: Embassy Guy

Get the Gringo

2012
⭐ 6.9 Role: Avington Carr

Flight

2012
⭐ 0 Role: Sonny

The Sea Is All I Know

2011
⭐ 6.4 Role: Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)

My Dog Tulip

2010