Peter Gerety Biography

Peter Gerety is an American veteran stage, screen and television actor. He is famously known for his role in the NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street. He is also known for his appearance on the 2011 NBC series Prime Suspect as Maria Bello’s father.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Peter Gerety began acting while he was a student at Boston University. He participated in productions at the Charles Playhouse. In 1965, he joined the Trinity Square Repertory Company. It was a resident theater company in Providence. While there he appeared in over 125 productions.

In early 1992, he performed to critical acclaim on Broadway in Conversations with My Father. He starred as Judd Hirsch, and in Harold Pinter’s Hothouse. Since then, he has performed in many more plays. He has performed on broadway and off-Broadway.

Most recently Peter Gerety has starred in Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Towards the end of 1990s, he joined the cast of the Barry Levinson produced NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street. He also appeared as a regular guest star on Law & Order and HBO’s The Wire. He played FBI Agt. Franklin Morgan in the short-lived American adaptation of Life on Mars.

In the final season of Brotherhood as Martin Kilpatrick. Peter Gerety appeared more recently on Mercy and Brothers and Sisters. He appears in the 2011 NBC series Prime Suspect as Maria Bello’s father. He also appeared in a number of films. Among them include; K-Pax, People I Know and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.

He has also appeared in Hollywood Ending, Wolf, Charlie Wilson’s War, Surviving Picasso, War of the Worlds, Things That Hang from Trees, Inside Man, and Changeling. He played Louis Piquett in Public Enemies. In 2013, he played the role of John Cotter in Nora Ephron’s Broadway play Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks.

In 2017, Peter Gerety played Otto Bernhardt, the patriarch of the new Amazon series Sneaky Pete.

10 Quick Facts About Peter Gerety

1. Name: Peter Gerety
2. Age: 81 years
3. Birthday: 17 May
4. Zodiac Sign: Taurus
5. Height: Average
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Actor
8. Marital Status: Not Known
9. Salary: Under Review
10. Net worth: Under Review

Peter Gerety Age

Peter Gerety was born in Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America. He was born on 17 May, 1940. His current age is 81 years old as of 2021.

Peter Gerety Net Worth

Peter Gerety has made a huge net worth from his acting career. He has been in the industry for a number of decades now. He has appeared in a number of films and television shows. Among them include; K-Pax, People I Know and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.

He has also appeared in Hollywood Ending, Wolf, Charlie Wilson’s War, Surviving Picasso, War of the Worlds, Things That Hang from Trees, Inside Man, and Changeling. He played Louis Piquett in Public Enemies. In 2013, he played the role of John Cotter in Nora Ephron’s Broadway play Lucky Guy with Tom Hanks.

Peter Gerety has an estimated net worth of $2 million. Gerety summoned his fortune from his successful career as an actor.

Peter Gerety Wife | Anne Gerety

At 79, Peter Gerety still maintains his secret of a personal life. He has never at any one time disclosed details about his wife. We are not sure whether he is married or not. He notably takes burly, thickset, and occasionally scruffy character roles with a domineering and imposing presence.

He often accepts roles as ordinary working-class stiffs, judges, or inner-city law officers. That perhaps seems perfect but not as for his personal life. We can however guess that he is probably married with a family.

Anne Gerety is the mother to Peter Gerety. She passed on on 25th October, 2003.

Peter Gerety Movies

• The Good Wife (2010) as Judge Timothy Stanek
• Rubicon (2010) as David Hadas
• Prime Suspect (2011) as Desmond Timoney
• Get the Gringo (2012) as Embassy Guy

• Flight (2012) as Avington Carr
• Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight (2013) as William Brennan
• God’s Pocket (2014) as McKenna
• Cymbeline (2014) as Dr. Cornelius

• A Case of Deadly Force (1986) as Bobby Doyle
• Ollie Hopnoodle’s Haven of Bliss (1988) as Gertz
• The Kennedys of Massachusetts (1990) as Irish Driver
• K-PAX (2001) as Sal

• Hollywood Ending (2002) as Psychiatrist
• Ash Wednesday (2002) as Uncle Handy
• Second Best (2004) as Marshall
• Looking for Kitty (2004) as Gus Maplethorpe

• Indocumentados (2004) as O’Brien
• Runaway (2005) as Mo

Peter Gerety Health

Slowly approaching 80, Peter Gerety seems to be in perfect health. Even at the prime of his age, he has recently appeared in movies and television shows. His health has not yet weighed on him. He is energetic. You should not be surprised if you see him in another new show! He loves his talent and career and until he officially resigns, we think he should push on.

Peter Gerety News

The central role of Marius, the con man who adopts the identity of “Pete” for his long con, is played by Giovanni Ribisi, probably best known for his film work, and he essentially gives Marius a character arc that’s barely suggested on the page.

That arc is, “Marius gets too close to the family he’s conning,” a story you’ve heard before, but Ribisi sells both Marius’s guilt and his inability to resist the allure of a really great con in equal measure. The family itself is stacked with talent. Margo Martindale (of Justified and The Americans and everything) is the matriarch, with Peter Gerety (of The Wire, among many others) as her husband, who’s lost a step after a stroke.

Marin Ireland — she was one of the most memorable terrorists on Homeland — plays their granddaughter, who is being primed to take over the family business. (There are two other grandchildren, played by less recognizable faces Shane McRae and Libe Barer, but both are solid.)

Even many of the smaller roles feature recognizable faces. Bryan Cranston himself plays the season’s main villain, and he appears in far more of the show than you’d expect, given his thriving film career. Alison Wright (Martha on The Americans) drops by occasionally as an old con friend of Marius’s.

And so, so, so many Justified cast members turn up in parts large and small, including Jacob Pitts as Ireland’s character’s ex and Brad William Henke as a decent dude whose life intersects with Marius.

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