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name: "Peter MacNicol"
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# Peter MacNicol

Actor. Born 10 April 1954 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 April 1954, Dallas, Texas, USA
- **Active:** 1993–2012

## Biography

Peter MacNicol is an American actor born on 10 April 1954 in Dallas, Texas. He trained at the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, and performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to New York.

He made his Broadway debut in the 1981 production of *Crimes of the Heart*, for which he received a Theatre World Award. His film roles include Galen in *Dragonslayer* (1981), Stingo in *Sophie's Choice* (1982), Janosz Poha in *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Gary Granger in *Addams Family Values* (1993), and David Langley in *Bean* (1997).

On television, MacNicol is known for playing John Cage in *Ally McBeal* (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. He has also appeared in series including *Chicago Hope*, *Numb3rs*, *24*, *Grey's Anatomy* and *Veep*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Jeff Kane — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Addams Family Values* (1993), Fi1m 78, as Gary Granger — [page](https://film.one/film/addams-family-values.md)

## Also known for

- *The Big Bang Theory* (2007), Robert Wolcott
- *Battleship* (2012), Secretary of Defense
- *Ghostbusters II* (1989), Janosz Poha
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), Professor Elliott Randolph
- *Bean* (1997), David Langley
- *American Dad!* (2005), Old Man Hanson (voice), Santa's Elf (voice), Angel (voice)
- *24* (2001), Tom Lennox
- *Young Justice* (2010), Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice), Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice), Professor Ivo (voice)

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