
Acting
Peter Gerety
Born May 17, 1940 · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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.
Known for

6.6
War of the Worlds
Hatch Boss / Load Manager

7.3
Flight
Avington Carr

7.6
Inside Man
Captain Coughlin

8.6
Marvel's Daredevil
Silke

6.9
Public Enemies
Louis Piquett

7.7
Changeling
Dr. Earl W. Tarr

8.1
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Harrison

7.4
K-PAX
Sal

9.3
The Wire
Judge Daniel Phelan

5.3
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Chief Brooks

7.9
Elementary
Frank Da Silva

6.9
Get the Gringo
Embassy Guy

7.0
Charlie Wilson's War
Larry Liddle

6.9
A Most Violent Year
Bill O'Leary

7.3
A Complete Unknown
Federal Judge

6.8
Syriana
Leland "Lee" Janus

6.3
Wolf
George

7.7
Blue Bloods
Bishop Donovan

6.7
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Neskaloosa

8.6
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Clifford
Filmography
- 2026Pizza MovieGrandpaMovie
- 2024A Complete UnknownFederal JudgeMovie
- 2024RevelationJoeMovie
- 2023CitadelSecretary McCulloughSeries
- 2023Boston StranglerEddie CorsettiMovie
- 2019Prodigal SonArchbishop ArgentoSeries
- 2019Working ManAllery ParkesMovie
- 2018Change in the AirArnie BayberryMovie
- 2017The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksPaul LurzMovie
- 2017The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselCliffordSeries
- 2017The Good FightJudge Timothy StanekSeries
- 2016Mercy StreetDr. Alfred SummersSeries
- 2015Sneaky PeteOtto BernhardtSeries
- 2015Marvel's DaredevilSilkeSeries
- 2014A Most Violent YearBill O'LearyMovie
- 2014Madam SecretaryCaleb LockwoodSeries
- 2014CymbelineDr. CorneliusMovie
- 2014God's PocketMcKennaMovie
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightWilliam BrennanMovie
- 2012ElementaryFrank Da SilvaSeries
- 2012Get the GringoEmbassy GuyMovie
- 2012FlightAvington CarrMovie
- 2011Prime SuspectDesmond TimoneySeries
- 2011The Sea Is All I KnowSonnyMovie
- 2010Blue BloodsBishop DonovanSeries
- 2010My Dog TulipMr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)Movie
- 2009MercyJimmy FlanaganSeries
- 2009The Good WifeJudge Timothy StanekSeries
- 2009Public EnemiesLouis PiquettMovie
- 2009Paul Blart: Mall CopChief BrooksMovie
- 2009Play/StopDadMovie
- 2008ChangelingDr. Earl W. TarrMovie
- 2008Life on MarsAgent Frank MorganSeries
- 2008The Loss of a Teardrop DiamondMr. Van HoovenMovie
- 2008Stop-LossCarlsonMovie
- 2008Phoebe in WonderlandDr. Miles / Humpty DumptyMovie
- 2007Charlie Wilson's WarLarry LiddleMovie
- 2006Brothers and SistersDennis YorkSeries
- 2006KidnappedSeries
- 2006The Bedford DiariesHarold HarperSeries
- 2006Inside ManCaptain CoughlinMovie
- 2006Things That Hang from TreesUmpMovie
- 2006ConvictionFather McMillanSeries
- 2005SyrianaLeland "Lee" JanusMovie
- 2005War of the WorldsHatch Boss / Load ManagerMovie
- 2005RunawayMoMovie
- 2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryDean ConnorsSeries
- 2004The JurySeries
- 2004Looking for KittyGus MaplethorpeMovie
- 2004Second BestMarshallMovie
- 2003VirginMr. ReynoldsMovie
- 2002People I KnowNorris VolpeMovie
- 2002Ash WednesdayUncle HandyMovie
- 2002The WireJudge Daniel PhelanSeries
- 2002Hollywood EndingPsychiatristMovie
- 2001K-PAXSalMovie
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentGeorge HawkinsSeries
- 2001The Curse of the Jade ScorpionNedMovie
- 2001The JobSeries
- 2000The Legend of Bagger VanceNeskaloosaMovie
- 2000EdDick KnightSeries
- 2000Homicide: The MovieStuart GhartyMovie
- 1999Third WatchBernie PetersonSeries
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPeter HarrisonSeries
- 1998MontanaMikeMovie
- 1998Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by FiveMauriceMovie
- 1997Arresting GenaMr. PattersonMovie
- 1996Public MoralsNeil FogertySeries
- 1996Surviving PicassoMarcelMovie
- 1996Mrs. WinterbourneFather BrianMovie
- 1996Remember WENNChet RandolphSeries
- 1995Central Park WestSeries
- 1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnSgt. Matt NelsonMovie
- 1994WolfGeorgeMovie
- 1993Return to Lonesome DoveCowboySeries
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetStuart GhartySeries
- 1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Charles Powell, Defense Attorney Dean ConnorsSeries
- 1988American ExperienceRobert BartlettSeries
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of BlissGertzMovie
- 1986Papa Was a PreacherBilly KilgoreMovie
- 1986A Case of Deadly ForceBobby DoyleMovie
- 1986The Tender AgeOfficer BurkeMovie
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)ArchieMovie
- 1983First AffairTaxi DriverMovie
- 1983The Demon Murder CaseOfficer Andrew BrooksMovie
- 1982American PlayhouseArchie, Officer Burke, GertzSeries
- —Handle with CareMovie
- —The ColonelMovie