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person_profile-Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol Age: 71

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Apr 10, 1954

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Peter MacNicol

    Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).

    MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

    MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005).

    MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.

    MacNicol has also appeared in a number of television shows, including The West Wing (2001), 24 (2001), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles.

    MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.

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Filmography of

Peter MacNicol

Found 34 Movies in total

... 2023

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

Dewey Ottman (voices) ( Actor )

... 2013

Battleship

Secretary of Defense ( Actor )

... 2012

Game Change

Rick Davis ( Actor )

... 2012

24: Redemption

Tom Lennox ( Actor )

... 2008

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice) ( Actor )

... 2008

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Troopmaster (voice) ( Actor )

... 2005

Breakin' All the Rules

Philip Gascon ( Actor )

... 2004

Balto: Wolf Quest

Muru (voice) ( Actor )

... 2002

Recess: School's Out

Fenwick (voice) ( Actor )

... 2001

The Pooch and the Pauper

Liberty (voice) ( Actor )

... 2000

Olive, The Other Reindeer

Fido (voice) ( Actor )

... 1999

Baby Geniuses

Dan ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1998

Silencing Mary

Lawrence Dixon ( Actor )

... 1998

Bean

David Langley ( Actor )

... 1997

Mojave Moon

Tire Repairman ( Actor )

... 1996

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Thomas Renfield ( Actor )

... 1995

Radioland Murders

Son Writer ( Actor )

... 1994

Roswell

Lewis Rickett ( Actor )

... 1994

Addams Family Values

Gary Granger ( Actor )

... 1993

Housesitter

Marty ( Actor )

... 1992

Hard Promises

Stuart ( Actor )

... 1992

By Dawn's Early Light

Sedgwick ( Actor )

... 1990

American Blue Note

Jack Solow ( Actor )

... 1989

Ghostbusters II

Dr. Janosz Poha ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1988

Heat

Cyrus Kinnick ( Actor )

... 1986

Johnny Bull

Joe Kovacs ( Actor )

... 1986

Sophie's Choice

Stingo ( Actor )

... 1982

Dragonslayer

Galen ( Actor )

... 1981