Acting · Providence, Rhode Island, USA · Born May 17, 1940
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.
MoviePizza Movie
2026
as Grandpa
MovieA Complete Unknown
2024
as Federal Judge
Revelation
2024
as Joe
TVCitadel
2023
as Secretary McCullough
MovieBoston Strangler
2023
as Eddie Corsetti
TVProdigal Son
2019
as Archbishop Argento
MovieWorking Man
2019
as Allery Parkes
MovieChange in the Air
2018
as Arnie Bayberry
MovieThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
as Paul Lurz
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Clifford
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Judge Timothy Stanek
TVMercy Street
2016
as Dr. Alfred Summers
TVSneaky Pete
2015
as Otto Bernhardt
TVMarvel's Daredevil
2015
as Silke
MovieA Most Violent Year
2014
as Bill O'Leary
TVMadam Secretary
2014
as Caleb Lockwood
MovieCymbeline
2014
as Dr. Cornelius
MovieGod's Pocket
2014
as McKenna
MovieMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as William Brennan
TVElementary
2012
as Frank Da Silva
MovieGet the Gringo
2012
as Embassy Guy
MovieFlight
2012
as Avington Carr
TVPrime Suspect
2011
as Desmond Timoney
MovieThe Sea Is All I Know
2011
as Sonny
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Bishop Donovan
MovieMy Dog Tulip
2010
as Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
TVMercy
2009
as Jimmy Flanagan
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Timothy Stanek
MoviePublic Enemies
2009
as Louis Piquett
MoviePaul Blart: Mall Cop
2009
as Chief Brooks
Play/Stop
2009
as Dad
MovieChangeling
2008
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
TVLife on Mars
2008
as Agent Frank Morgan
MovieThe Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008
as Mr. Van Hooven
MovieStop-Loss
2008
as Carlson
MoviePhoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
MovieCharlie Wilson's War
2007
as Larry Liddle
TVBrothers and Sisters
2006
as Dennis York
TVKidnapped
2006
TVThe Bedford Diaries
2006
as Harold Harper
MovieInside Man
2006
as Captain Coughlin
MovieThings That Hang from Trees
2006
as Ump
TVConviction
2006
as Father McMillan
MovieSyriana
2005
as Leland "Lee" Janus
MovieWar of the Worlds
2005
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
MovieRunaway
2005
as Mo
TVLaw & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Dean Connors
TVThe Jury
2004
MovieLooking for Kitty
2004
as Gus Maplethorpe
MovieSecond Best
2004
as Marshall
MovieVirgin
2003
as Mr. Reynolds
MoviePeople I Know
2002
as Norris Volpe
MovieAsh Wednesday
2002
as Uncle Handy
TVThe Wire
2002
as Judge Daniel Phelan
MovieHollywood Ending
2002
as Psychiatrist
MovieK-PAX
2001
as Sal
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as George Hawkins
MovieThe Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
as Ned
TVThe Job
2001
MovieThe Legend of Bagger Vance
2000
as Neskaloosa
TVEd
2000
as Dick Knight
MovieHomicide: The Movie
2000
as Stuart Gharty
TVThird Watch
1999
as Bernie Peterson
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Peter Harrison
MovieMontana
1998
as Mike
MovieWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998
as Maurice
MovieArresting Gena
1997
as Mr. Patterson
TVPublic Morals
1996
as Neil Fogerty
MovieSurviving Picasso
1996
as Marcel
MovieMrs. Winterbourne
1996
as Father Brian
TVRemember WENN
1996
as Chet Randolph
TVCentral Park West
1995
MovieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Sgt. Matt Nelson
MovieWolf
1994
as George
TVReturn to Lonesome Dove
1993
as Cowboy
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Stuart Gharty
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Charles Powell
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Robert Bartlett
MovieOllie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
as Gertz
MoviePapa Was a Preacher
1986
as Billy Kilgore
A Case of Deadly Force
1986
as Bobby Doyle
MovieThe Tender Age
1986
as Officer Burke
MovieThe Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
as Archie
MovieFirst Affair
1983
as Taxi Driver
MovieThe Demon Murder Case
1983
as Officer Andrew Brooks
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Archie
MovieHandle With Care
The Colonel
