Cast & creator
Peter Gerety
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Law & Order
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.
54
film credits
37
television credits
91
1982–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Peter Harrison
1999
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Charles Powell
1990Law & Order
Defense Attorney Dean Connors
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
George Hawkins
2001
Blue Bloods
Bishop Donovan
2010
The Good Wife
Judge Timothy Stanek
2009
Elementary
Frank Da Silva
2012
Third Watch
Bernie Peterson
1999
The Wire
Judge Daniel Phelan
2002
American Playhouse
Archie
1982American Playhouse
Officer Burke
1982American Playhouse
Gertz
1982
American Experience
Robert Bartlett
1988
Madam Secretary
Caleb Lockwood
2014
The Good Fight
Judge Timothy Stanek
2017
Homicide: Life on the Street
Stuart Gharty
1993
Brothers and Sisters
Dennis York
2006
Marvel's Daredevil
Silke
2015
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Clifford
2017
Sneaky Pete
Otto Bernhardt
2015
Citadel
Secretary McCullough
2023
Ed
Dick Knight
2000
War of the Worlds
Hatch Boss / Load Manager
2005
Prodigal Son
Archbishop Argento
2019
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Dean Connors
2005
Life on Mars
Agent Frank Morgan
2008
A Complete Unknown
Federal Judge
2024
Inside Man
Captain Coughlin
2006
Remember WENN
Chet Randolph
1996
Public Enemies
Louis Piquett
2009
Pizza Movie
Grandpa
2026
Conviction
Father McMillan
2006
Changeling
Dr. Earl W. Tarr
2008
Mercy
Jimmy Flanagan
2009
Kidnapped
2006
Flight
Avington Carr
2012
Get the Gringo
Embassy Guy
2012
Central Park West
1995
K-PAX
Sal
2001
A Most Violent Year
Bill O'Leary
2014
The Job
2001
Charlie Wilson's War
Larry Liddle
2007
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Chief Brooks
2009
The Jury
2004
Prime Suspect
Desmond Timoney
2011
Return to Lonesome Dove
Cowboy
1993
Boston Strangler
Eddie Corsetti
2023
The Bedford Diaries
Harold Harper
2006
Mercy Street
Dr. Alfred Summers
2016
Wolf
George
1994
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Neskaloosa
2000
Syriana
Leland "Lee" Janus
2005
Public Morals
Neil Fogerty
1996
God's Pocket
McKenna
2014
Stop-Loss
Carlson
2008
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Paul Lurz
2017
Mrs. Winterbourne
Father Brian
1996
Cymbeline
Dr. Cornelius
2014
Hollywood Ending
Psychiatrist
2002
People I Know
Norris Volpe
2002
Surviving Picasso
Marcel
1996
Phoebe in Wonderland
Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty
2008
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Ned
2001
Change in the Air
Arnie Bayberry
2018
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Mr. Van Hooven
2008
Second Best
Marshall
2004
Homicide: The Movie
Stuart Gharty
2000
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
William Brennan
2013
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Sgt. Matt Nelson
1994
The Tender Age
Officer Burke
1986
Montana
Mike
1998
Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
Maurice
1998
Things That Hang from Trees
Ump
2006
Virgin
Mr. Reynolds
2003
Ash Wednesday
Uncle Handy
2002
The Demon Murder Case
Officer Andrew Brooks
1983
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Gertz
1988
Looking for Kitty
Gus Maplethorpe
2004
My Dog Tulip
Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)
2010
A Case of Deadly Force
Bobby Doyle
1986
Arresting Gena
Mr. Patterson
1997
Papa Was a Preacher
Billy Kilgore
1986
The Sea Is All I Know
Sonny
2011
Working Man
Allery Parkes
2019
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Archie
1985
Runaway
Mo
2005
Handle with Care
First Affair
Taxi Driver
1983The Colonel
Play/Stop
Dad
2009Revelation
Joe
2024