Peter MacNicol
American actor
Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954) is an American actor. He was born in Dallas, Texas.
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MacNicol is known for his stage debut in Crimes of the Heart. His movie roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp organizer Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993) and David Langley in Bean (1997).[1][2]
Filmography
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changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Dragonslayer | Galen Bradwarden | |
1982 | Sophie's Choice | Stingo | |
1986 | Heat | Cyrus Kinnick | |
1986 | American Blue Note | Jack Solow | |
1989 | Ghostbusters II | Dr. Janosz Poha | |
1991 | Hard Promises | Stuart | |
1992 | Housesitter | Marty | |
1993 | Addams Family Values | Gary Granger | |
1994 | Radioland Murders | Son Writer | |
1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Thomas Renfield | |
1996 | The Oz Kids | Ork (voice) | |
1996 | Mojave Moon | Tire Repairman | |
1997 | Bean | David Langley | |
1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Narrator | Direct-to-video |
1999 | Baby Geniuses | Dan Bobbins | |
2001 | Recess: School's Out | Fenwick (voice) | |
2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Muru (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2004 | Breakin' All the Rules | Philip Gascon | |
2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Troopmaster Bickle (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2012 | Battleship | Secretary of Defense | |
2013 | Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Dewey Ottoman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
Television
changeYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Martin | Episode: "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers" |
1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Sedgwick | Television film |
1992–1993 | The Powers That Be | Bradley Grist | 20 episodes |
1993 | Cheers | Mario | Episode: "Look Before You Sleep" |
1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Austin Haggard | Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" |
1994–1995, 1998 (guest) | Chicago Hope | Alan Birch | 31 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995–96) |
1997–2002 | Ally McBeal | John Cage | 103 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2001) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1998) Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Comedy Series (1999) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1999-2000) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series (2002) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2001–02) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (1999-2001) Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1998, 2000) |
1999 | The Angry Beavers | Kid Friendly (voice) | Episode: "The Legend of Kid Friendly" |
1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer | Fido (voice) | Television film |
2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Raju, Monkey (voices) | Episode: "Monkey See, Monkey Don't" |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Major (voice) | 2 episodes |
2003–2007 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Various (voices) | 14 episodes |
2003–2005 | Duck Dodgers | Additional voices | 2 episodes |
2004–2005 | Danny Phantom | Sidney Poindexter (voice) | 2 episodes |
2004–2008 | The Batman | Dr. Kirk Langstrom (voice) | 3 episodes |
2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Chronos (voice) | 2 episodes |
2005–2010 | Numbers | Dr. Larry Fleinhardt | 94 episodes |
2006 | Boston Legal | Dr. Sydney Field | Episode: "Race Ipsa" |
2007 | 24 | Tom Lennox | 24 episodes |
2008 | 24: Redemption | Television film | |
2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Doctor Octopus (voice) | 12 episodes |
2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | Oliver, Mr. Webb, Forever Knight #1 (voices) | 2 episodes |
2010–2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Robert Stark | 7 episodes |
2011 | Young Justice | Professor Ivo (voice) | 2 episodes |
2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Firefly (voice) | Episode: "Homecoming Part 2" |
2011 | Fairly Legal | Judge Smollet | Episode: "Coming Home" |
2012 | Game Change | Rick Davis | Television film |
2012-14 | The Legend of Korra | The Guard #4, Additional voice | Main Role |
2013 | Necessary Roughness | Dr. Gunner | 3 episodes |
2013–2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Professor Elliot Randolph | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Mindy Project | Rabbi David Adler | Episode: "An Officer and a Gynecologist" |
2014 | Star Wars Rebels | Tseebo (voice) | 2 episodes |
2014–2016 | American Dad! | Angel / Old Man Hanson (voices) | 2 episodes |
2015 | CSI: Cyber | Simon Sifter | Main cast; 13 episodes |
2016–2019 | Veep | Jeff Kane | 9 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2019) Previous Primetime Emmy Award nomination revoked due to rule technicality[3] |
2017 | Tangled: The Series | Nigel The Advisor (voice) | Main cast |
2018 | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Robert Wolcott | Episode: "The Reclusive Potential" |
2019 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Ishmael | Episode: "The End" |
2020 | All Rise | Judge Campbell | Episode: "What The Constitution Greens to Me" |
Video games
changeYear | Title | Role |
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2008 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law | X the Eliminator |
2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Mad Hatter |
2013 | Batman: Arkham Origins | |
2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight |
References
change- ↑ "Film Reference bio". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ C., Debra. "Peter MacNicol Online :: Articles". Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ Whipp, Glenn (July 20, 2016). "A few seconds of screen time cost 'Veep' actor Peter MacNicol an Emmy nomination". Los Angeles Times.