Peter Gerety

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.

Cast

Leland "Lee" Janus

Captain Coughlin

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

Boston Strangler

Homicide: The Movie

Mrs. Winterbourne

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

Papa Was a Preacher

Mr. Plum / Pugilist (voice)

The Sea Is All I Know

The Demon Murder Case

Officer Andrew Brooks

Hollywood Ending

A Most Violent Year

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Dr. Earl W. Tarr

Looking for Kitty

Gus Maplethorpe

Phoebe in Wonderland

Dr. Miles / Humpty Dumpty

Change in the Air

Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five

Charlie Wilson's War

War of the Worlds

Hatch Boss / Load Manager

Surviving Picasso

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Sgt. Matt Nelson

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

William Brennan

A Case of Deadly Force

Things That Hang from Trees

Handle With Care

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

A Complete Unknown