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.
Acted in 85
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
- 2023
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Mercy Street
Dr. Alfred Summers · 12 episodes
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
The Sea Is All I Know
Sonny
- 2010
My Dog Tulip
Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Mr. Van Hooven
- 2007
- 2006
The Bedford Diaries
Harold Harper · 8 episodes
- 2005
Runaway
Mo
- 2004
Looking for Kitty
Gus Maplethorpe
- 2003
Virgin
Mr. Reynolds
- 2002
Ash Wednesday
Uncle Handy
- 2001
62K-PAX
Sal
- 2000
Homicide: The Movie
Stuart Gharty
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
Arresting Gena
Mr. Patterson
- 1996
Public Morals
Neil Fogerty · 13 episodes
Surviving Picasso
Marcel
- 1995
- 1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Sgt. Matt Nelson
- 1993
- 1990
1980s
- 1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Gertz
- 1986
Papa Was a Preacher
Billy Kilgore
A Case of Deadly Force
Bobby Doyle
The Tender Age
Officer Burke
- 1985
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Archie
- 1983
First Affair
Taxi Driver
The Demon Murder Case
Officer Andrew Brooks
- 1982
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