
Peter Gerety
Born
1940-05-17
Place of birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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.
Known for

War of the Worlds
Hatch Boss / Load Manager

Flight
Avington Carr

Inside Man
Captain Coughlin

Marvel's Daredevil
Silke

Public Enemies
Louis Piquett

Changeling
Dr. Earl W. Tarr

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Harrison

K-PAX
Sal

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Chief Brooks

The Wire
Judge Daniel Phelan

Elementary
Frank Da Silva

Get the Gringo
Embassy Guy

Charlie Wilson's War
Larry Liddle

A Most Violent Year
Bill O'Leary

Syriana
Leland "Lee" Janus