Peter Gerety is an American actor. He played officer, later detective, Stuart Gharty on Homicide: Life on the Street (1996–1999), and Judge Daniel Phelan in The Wire (2002–2008).

Peter Gerety
OccupationActor
Years active1961–present

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Gerety is a veteran of stage, screen and television. In early 1992, he performed to critical acclaim on Broadway in Conversations with My Father, starring Judd Hirsch, and in Harold Pinter's Hothouse.[1] He has since performed in many more plays both on and off-Broadway, most recently in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore.[2]

In the late 1990s, he joined the cast of the Barry Levinson produced NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street.[3][4] He played FBI Agt. Franklin Morgan in the short-lived American adaptation of Life on Mars. In the final season of Brotherhood as Martin Kilpatrick. He appears in the 2011 NBC series Prime Suspect as Maria Bello's father.

He also appeared in such feature films 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 played Louis Piquett in Public Enemies (2009), directed by Michael Mann, and had a small part in Mel Gibson's Get the Gringo (2011). In 2013, Gerety was playing the role of John Cotter in Nora Ephron's Broadway play Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks. In 2017, Gerety plays Otto Bernhardt, the patriarch of the Amazon Prime series Sneaky Pete.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 The House of God P.R. Man #1
1985 The Little Sister Officer Burke
1985 Papa Was a Preacher Billy Kilgore
1991 Complex World Biker
1994 Wolf George
1994 Miracle on 34th Street Cop
1996 Mrs. Winterbourne Father Brian Kilraine
1996 Sleepers Juvenile Lawyer Uncredited
1996 Surviving Picasso Marcel
1997 Arresting Gena Mr. Patterson
1998 Montana Mike
1998 Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five Maurice
2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance Neskaloosa
2001 The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Ned
2001 K-PAX Sal
2002 Hollywood Ending Psychiatrist
2002 Ash Wednesday Uncle Handy
2002 Pinocchio Farmer / Mustache Man
2002 People I Know Norris Volpe
2003 Virgin Mr. Reynolds
2004 Second Best Marshall
2004 Looking for Kitty Gus Maplethorpe
2004 Indocumentados O'Brien
2005 Runaway Mo
2005 War of the Worlds Hatch Boss / Load Manager
2005 Syriana Leland Janus
2006 Things That Hang from Trees Ump
2006 Inside Man Captain Coughlin
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Larry Liddle
2008 Phoebe in Wonderland Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
2008 Stop-Loss Carlson
2008 Leatherheads Commissioner
2008 Changeling Dr. Earl W. Tarr
2008 The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Mr. Van Hooven
2009 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Chief Brooks
2009 My Dog Tulip Mr. Plum / Pugilist
2009 Public Enemies Louis Piquett
2012 Get the Gringo Embassy Guy
2012 Flight Avington Carr
2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight William Brennan
2014 God's Pocket McKenna
2014 Cymbeline Dr. Cornelius
2014 A Most Violent Year Bill O'Leary
2018 Change in the Air Arnie Bayberry
2019 Working Man Allery Parkes
2023 Boston Strangler Eddie Corsetti

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 The House of Mirth Jack TV movie
1983 The Demon Murder Case Officer Andrew Brooks TV movie
1983 First Affair Taxi Driver TV movie
1984, 1985 American Playhouse Archie / Edwin H. Fearon 2 episodes
1986 A Case of Deadly Force Bobby Doyle TV movie
1988 Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss Gertz TV movie
1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts Irish Driver 3 episodes
1993 Return to Lonesome Dove Thompkins / Cowboy 2 episodes
1994 Cagney & Lacey: The Return Sgt. Matt Nelson TV movie
1995 Central Park West John / Editor 5 episodes
1995–2003 Law & Order Charles Powell / Dean Connors 3 episodes
1996 Public Morals[a] Neil Fogerty Main cast
1996–1998 Homicide: Life on the Street Stuart Gharty 3 episodes (seasons 4–5),
Main cast (seasons 6–7)
1998 Remember WENN Chet Randolph Episode: "Work Shift"
1998 Soldier of Fortune, Inc. Marshal Joseph McClintock Episode: "Who's Who"
2000 Homicide: The Movie Lieutenant Stuart Gharty TV movie
2000 Third Watch Bernie Peterson Episode: "Just Another Night at the Opera"
2000, 2001 Ed Dick Knight 2 episodes
2002 The Job O'Malley Episode: "Sacrilege"
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent George Dawkins Episode: "Anti-Thesis"
2002 Benjamin Franklin Joseph Galloway Miniseries, main cast
2002–2008 The Wire Judge Daniel Phelan Recurring role (seasons 1–3, 5)
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Dean Connors Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2006 The Bedford Diaries Dean Harold Harper Recurring role
2006 Conviction Father McMillan 2 episodes
2006 Kidnapped Conrad's Father Episode: "Special Delivery"
2007 The Black Donnellys Bob The Mouth Episode: "The Only Thing Sure"
2007 American Experience Robert Bartlett Episode: "Alexander Hamilton"
2007–2013 Law & Order: SVU Judge Harrison 4 episodes
2008 Brotherhood Martin Kilpatrick 6 episodes
2009 Life on Mars Agent Frank Morgan 2 episodes
2009–2010 Brothers & Sisters Dennis York Recurring role (season 4)
2009–2010 Mercy Jimmy Flanagan Recurring role
2010 Rubicon David Hadas 3 episodes
2010, 2011 Blue Bloods Bishop Donovan 2 episodes
2010–2013 The Good Wife Judge Timothy Stanek 3 episodes
2011–2012 Prime Suspect Desmond Timoney Main cast
2013–2014 Elementary Frank Da Silva 2 episodes
2015 Madam Secretary Governor Caleb Lockwood Episode: "Standoff"
2015 Daredevil Silke Episode: "Cut Man"
2015 Public Morals[a] Sergeant Mike Muldoon Recurring role
2015–2019 Sneaky Pete Otto Bernhardt Main cast
2016–2017 Mercy Street Dr. Alfred Summers Main cast (season 1, season 2 premiere episode)
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Paul Lurz TV movie
2017, 2018 The Good Fight Judge Timothy Stanek 2 episodes
2019–2020 Ray Donovan James Sullivan Recurring role (season 7)
2019, 2021 City on a Hill Al Farisi 2 episodes
2021 Prodigal Son Archbishop Argento Episode: "Speak of the Devil"
2022 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Clifford Episode: "Everything is Bellmore"
2022 The Girl from Plainville Conrad Roy Sr. Episode: "Star-Crossed Lovers and Things Like That"

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References

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  1. ^ "'Hothouse' Closing". Theatre. The New York Times. 1982-05-22. p. S2 P32. Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  2. ^ "'Inishmore' not so shocking to Gerety". United Press International. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  3. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2003). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. p. 548. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
  4. ^ Kalat, David P. (2011-04-01). Homicide: Life on the Streets--the Unofficial Companion. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4299-3879-2.
  5. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2018-01-14). Encyclopedia of Television Shows: A Comprehensive Supplement, 2011-2016. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3094-6.
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