Born 1940 (age 85) · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Appears in 86 titles

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

War of the Worlds
6.5
War of the Worlds
2005
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
Flight
6.9
Flight
2012
as Avington Carr
Inside Man
7.4
Inside Man
2006
as Captain Coughlin
Public Enemies
6.7
Public Enemies
2009
as Louis Piquett
Changeling
7.6
Changeling
2008
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
K-PAX
7.2
K-PAX
2001
as Sal
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
5.4
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
as Chief Brooks
Get the Gringo
6.6
Get the Gringo
2012
as Embassy Guy
Charlie Wilson's War
6.5
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
as Larry Liddle
A Most Violent Year
6.6
A Most Violent Year
2014
as Bill O'Leary
Syriana
6.4
Syriana
2005
as Leland "Lee" Janus
A Complete Unknown
7.1
A Complete Unknown
2024
as Federal Judge
Wolf
6.1
Wolf
1994
as George
The Legend of Bagger Vance
6.6
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
as Neskaloosa
Boston Strangler
6.6
Boston Strangler
2023
as Eddie Corsetti
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Hollywood Ending
6.5
Hollywood Ending
2002
as Psychiatrist
Stop-Loss
6.1
Stop-Loss
2008
as Carlson
Mrs. Winterbourne
7.2
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
as Father Brian
God's Pocket
5.8
God's Pocket
2014
as McKenna