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name: "Peter Gerety"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 May 1940"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:06.144276+00:00"
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# Peter Gerety

Actor. Born 17 May 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 May 1940, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present

## Biography

Peter Gerety is an American actor. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he began his career in theatre, joining the Trinity Square Repertory Company in 1965 and appearing in over 125 productions there. He later performed on and off Broadway, including in *Conversations with My Father* (1992) and *The Lieutenant of Inishmore*.

On television, Gerety played Stuart Gharty in *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1996–1999), Judge Daniel Phelan in *The Wire* (2002–2008) and Otto Bernhardt in *Sneaky Pete* (2015–2019). His film roles include appearances in *K-PAX* (2001), *War of the Worlds* (2005), *Inside Man* (2006), *Changeling* (2008), *Public Enemies* (2009), *Flight* (2012) and *A Complete Unknown* (2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *A Complete Unknown* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Federal Judge — [page](https://film.one/film/a-complete-unknown.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, as Judge Daniel Phelan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, as Stuart Gharty — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Also known for

- *War of the Worlds* (2005), Hatch Boss / Load Manager
- *Flight* (2012), Avington Carr
- *Inside Man* (2006), Captain Coughlin
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Silke
- *Public Enemies* (2009), Louis Piquett
- *Changeling* (2008), Dr. Earl W. Tarr
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Peter Harrison
- *K-PAX* (2001), Sal

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