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Peter MacNicol

Acting 72 years old Dallas, Texas, USA ★ 2.2
Born: April 10, 1954

Biography

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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Known For

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Robert Stark 2005
24
24 Tom Lennox 2001
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Professor Elliott Randolph 2013
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Dr. Sydney Field 2004
Young Justice
Young Justice Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice) 2010

Filmography

Acting Credits (86)

All's Fair
All's Fair Robert DeLancie 2025
Shell
Shell Dr. Thaddeus Brand 2025
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie The Invader (voice) 2024
Home Delivery
Home Delivery Howard Evans 2024
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story Psycho Date 2023
All Rise
All Rise Albert Campbell 2019
Secret of the Sundrop
Secret of the Sundrop Nigel the Advisor 2018
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Nigel the Advisor (voice) 2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events Ishmael 2017
CSI: Cyber
CSI: Cyber Simon Sifter 2015
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels Tseebo (voice) 2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Professor Elliott Randolph 2013
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Dewey Ottman (voices) 2013
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project Rabbi Adler 2012
Veep
Veep Jeff Kane 2012
Battleship
Battleship Secretary of Defense 2012
Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins Egghead (voice) 2012
Game Change
Game Change Rick Davis 2012
Fairly Legal
Fairly Legal Judge Smollet 2011
Young Justice
Young Justice Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice) 2010
G.I. Joe: Renegades
G.I. Joe: Renegades Firefly (voice) 2010
Young Justice
Young Justice Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice) 2010
Young Justice
Young Justice Professor Ivo (voice) 2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice) 2010
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Otto Octavius (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Doctor Octopus (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Master Planner / Otto Octavius (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Master Planner (voice) 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man Master Planner / Doctor Octopus (voice) 2008
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory Robert Wolcott 2007
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Troopmaster (voice) 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Robert Stark 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Old Man Hanson (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Santa's Elf (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Angel (voice) 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Larry Fleinhardt 2005
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Dr. Sydney Field 2004
The Batman
The Batman Langstrom (voice) 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited David Clinton (voice) 2004
Breakin' All the Rules
Breakin' All the Rules Philip Gascon 2004
Danny Phantom
Danny Phantom Sidney Poindexter (voice) 2004
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den 2003
Balto: Wolf Quest
Balto: Wolf Quest Muru (voice) 2002
24
24 Tom Lennox 2001
Recess: School's Out
Recess: School's Out Fenwick (voice) 2001
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law X the Eliminator (voice) 2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law X, the Eliminator (voice) 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Major (voice) 2000
The Pooch and the Pauper
The Pooch and the Pauper Liberty (voice) 2000
Snowden's Christmas
Snowden's Christmas Snowden (voice) 1999
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Olive, the Other Reindeer Fido (voice) 1999
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses Dan 1999
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Narrator (voice) 1999
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Raju / Monkey (voice) 1998
CatDog
CatDog Runt (voice) 1998
Silencing Mary
Silencing Mary Lawrence Dixon 1998
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal John Cage 1997
Bean
Bean David Langley 1997
The Angry Beavers
The Angry Beavers 1997
Mojave Moon
Mojave Moon Tire Repairman 1996
Abducted: A Father's Love
Abducted: A Father's Love Roy Dowd 1996
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It Thomas Renfield 1995
Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders Son Writer 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Alan Birch 1994
Roswell
Roswell Lewis Rickett 1994
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values Gary Granger 1993
Housesitter
Housesitter Marty 1992
The Powers That Be
The Powers That Be Bradley Grist 1992
Hard Promises
Hard Promises Stuart 1992
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light Sedgwick 1990
American Blue Note
American Blue Note Jack Solow 1989
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II Dr. Janosz Poha 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Austin Haggard (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime") 1989
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman Narrator 1988
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Steve Cooper 1987
Heat
Heat Cyrus Kinnick 1986
Johnny Bull
Johnny Bull Joe Kovacs 1986
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers Martin 1984
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice Stingo 1982
Cheers
Cheers Mario 1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre Martin 1982
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer Galen 1981
Floss
Floss Dr. Rivus

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (3)

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