Peter Gerety
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.
Acting
Movie
War of the Worlds
as Hatch Boss / Load Manager
2005
Movie
Flight
as Avington Carr
2012
Movie
Inside Man
as Captain Coughlin
2006
TV
Marvel's Daredevil
as Silke
2015
Movie
Public Enemies
as Louis Piquett
2009
Movie
Changeling
as Dr. Earl W. Tarr
2008
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Peter Harrison
1999
Movie
K-PAX
as Sal
2001
Movie
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
as Chief Brooks
2009
TV
The Wire
as Judge Daniel Phelan
2002
TV
Elementary
as Frank Da Silva
2012
Movie
Get the Gringo
as Embassy Guy
2012
Movie
Charlie Wilson's War
as Larry Liddle
2007
Movie
A Most Violent Year
as Bill O'Leary
2014
Movie
Syriana
as Leland "Lee" Janus
2005
Movie
A Complete Unknown
as Federal Judge
2024
Movie
Wolf
as George
1994
TV
Blue Bloods
as Bishop Donovan
2010
Movie
The Legend of Bagger Vance
as Neskaloosa
2000
TV
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Clifford
2017
Movie
Boston Strangler
as Eddie Corsetti
2023
Movie
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
as Ned
2001
TV
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Charles Powell
1990
TV
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Dean Connors
1990