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.
52 movies · 34 shows
Pizza Movie
2026·6.5
A Complete Unknown
2024·7.1
Revelation
2024·0.0
Boston Strangler
2023·6.6
Working Man
2019·7.3
Change in the Air
2018·5.7
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017·6.3
A Most Violent Year
2014·6.6
Cymbeline
2014·3.9
God's Pocket
2014·5.8
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013·6.4
Get the Gringo
2012·6.6
Flight
2012·6.9
The Sea Is All I Know
2011·0.0
My Dog Tulip
2010·6.4
Public Enemies
2009·6.7
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009·5.5
Play/Stop
2009·0.0
Changeling
2008·7.6
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
2008·5.3
Stop-Loss
2008·6.1
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008·7.2
Charlie Wilson's War
2007·6.5
Inside Man
2006·7.4
Things That Hang from Trees
2006·4.3
Syriana
2005·6.4
War of the Worlds
2005·6.6
Runaway
2005·6.5
Looking for Kitty
2004·4.8
Second Best
2004·5.8
Virgin
2003·4.8
People I Know
2002·5.2
Ash Wednesday
2002·5.4
Hollywood Ending
2002·6.5
K-PAX
2001·7.2
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001·6.6
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000·6.6
Homicide: The Movie
2000·6.9
Montana
1998·5.7
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998·4.8
Arresting Gena
1997·5.5
Surviving Picasso
1996·5.8
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996·7.2
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994·6.8
Wolf
1994·6.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988·7.4
Papa Was a Preacher
1986·5.5
A Case of Deadly Force
1986·8.0
The Tender Age
1986·6.0
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985·7.0
First Affair
1983·4.0
The Demon Murder Case
1983·6.2