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 other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), 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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Credits
- 2024 · The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie as The Invader (voice)
- 2023 · Our Almost Completely True Story as Psycho Date
- 2019 · All Rise as Judge Albert Campbell
- 2017 · A Series of Unfortunate Events as Ishmael
- 2015 · CSI: Cyber as Simon Sifter
- 2014 · Star Wars Rebels as Tseebo (voice)
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Professor Elliott Randolph
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright as Dewey Ottman (voices)
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Rabbi Adler
- 2012 · Veep as Jeff Kane
- 2012 · Battleship as Secretary of Defense
- 2012 · Doc McStuffins as Egghead (voice)
- 2012 · Game Change as Rick Davis
- 2011 · Fairly Legal as Judge Smollet
- 2010 · Young Justice as Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
- 2010 · Young Justice as Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
- 2010 · Young Justice as Professor Ivo (voice)
- 2010 · G.I. Joe: Renegades as Firefly (voice)
- 2010 · Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice)
- 2008 · 24: Redemption as Tom Lennox
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Otto Octavius (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Master Planner / Otto Octavius (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Doctor Octopus (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Master Planner (voice)
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Master Planner / Doctor Octopus (voice)
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Robert Wolcott
- 2005 · Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Troopmaster (voice)
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Robert Stark
- 2005 · American Dad! as Old Man Hanson (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Santa's Elf (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Angel (voice)
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Larry Fleinhardt
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Dr. Sydney Field
- 2004 · The Batman as Langstrom (voice)
- 2004 · Justice League Unlimited as David Clinton (voice)
- 2004 · Breakin' All the Rules as Philip Gascon
- 2004 · Danny Phantom as Sidney Poindexter (voice)
- 2003 · The Lyon's Den as
- 2002 · Balto II: Wolf Quest as Muru (voice)
- 2001 · 24 as Tom Lennox
- 2001 · Recess: School's Out as Fenwick (voice)
- 2000 · Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as
- 2000 · Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as X the Eliminator (voice)
- 2000 · Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Major (voice)
- 2000 · The Pooch and the Pauper as Liberty (voice)
- 1999 · Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
- 1999 · Olive, The Other Reindeer as Fido (voice)
- 1999 · Baby Geniuses as Dan
- 1998 · The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Narrator (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Raju / Monkey (voice)
- 1998 · CatDog as
- 1998 · Silencing Mary as Lawrence Dixon
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as John Cage
- 1997 · Ally McBeal as
- 1997 · Bean as David Langley
- 1997 · The Angry Beavers as
- 1996 · Mojave Moon as Tire Repairman
- 1996 · Abducted: A Father's Love as Roy Dowd
- 1995 · Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Thomas Renfield
- 1994 · Radioland Murders as Son Writer
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Roswell as Lewis Rickett
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Gary Granger
- 1992 · Housesitter as Marty
- 1992 · The Powers That Be as Bradley Grist
- 1992 · Hard Promises as Stuart
- 1990 · By Dawn's Early Light as Sedgwick
- 1989 · American Blue Note as Jack Solow
- 1989 · Ghostbusters II as Dr. Janosz Poha
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Austin Haggard
- 1987 · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Steve Cooper
- 1986 · Heat as Cyrus Kinnick
- 1986 · Johnny Bull as Joe Kovacs
- 1984 · The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers as Martin
- 1982 · Sophie's Choice as Stingo
- 1982 · Cheers as Mario
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Martin
- 1981 · Dragonslayer as Galen
- Future · Home Delivery as Howard Evans
- Future · Floss as Dr. Rivus