Peter Gerety

Biography

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.

Known For

War of the Worlds

as Hatch Boss / Load Manager

Flight

as Avington Carr

Inside Man

as Captain Coughlin

Marvel's Daredevil

as Silke

Public Enemies

as Louis Piquett

Changeling

as Dr. Earl W. Tarr

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Peter Harrison

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

as Chief Brooks

K-PAX

as Sal

The Wire

as Judge Daniel Phelan