Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Acting

Born August 19, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA

Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).

Known for

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

The View

The View

1997

New Girl

New Girl

2011

Acting(140)

2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneyFuture John Mulaney

2024HumaneCharles York

2022RebootTyler

2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"Self

2021Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasMitch Clarke

2021One December NightMike

2021Mr. MayorBrett (uncredited)

2020One Night Only: The Best of BroadwaySelf

2020Palm SpringsHoward

2020Stars in the HouseSelf

2020The Owl HouseDel Clawthorne (voice)

2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistMitch Clarke

2019Truth Be ToldAndrew Finney

2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest

2019AfterKen Scott

2018The ConnersBrian Foster

2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"Self

2018SubmissionLen

2017The GiftedBenedict Ryan

2017A Bad Moms ChristmasHank Mitchell

2017Literally, Right Before AaronOrson Schwartzman

2016Center Stage: On PointeJonathan Reeves

2016Cruel IntentionsEdward Valmont

2015Hello, My Name Is DorisWilly Williams

2015Grace and FrankieNick Skolka

2015In a RelationshipThe Interviewer (voice)

2015Man Seeking WomanJoel Greenberg

2015TogethernessLarry

2015DeTourProfessor Zaring

2012Step Up RevolutionBill Anderson

2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouPaul Sveck

2011WhitneyVince

2011New GirlGavin

2010BurlesqueVince Scali

2010ConvictionBarry Scheck

2010Covert AffairsArthur Campbell

2010GasHoleNarrator (voice)

2009The Good WifeEthan Carver

2009AdamMarty Buchwald

2009The War BoysSlater

2008Center Stage: Turn It UpJonathan Reeves

2007The GatheringDr. Michael Foster

2007CalifornicationDean Stacy Koons

2006SharkFrank Bell

2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest

2005How I Met Your MotherProfessor Vinick

2005Grey's AnatomyDavid Hamilton

2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf

2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IISky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")

2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf

2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf - The O.C.

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest

2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis LearySelf

2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf

2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaThe Mole King (voice)

2003The O.C.Sandy Cohen

2003How to DealLen Martin

2003A Tale of Two WivesBill Goodman

2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonSelf

2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'Host

2002Page to Screen

2002Mr. DeedsChuck Cedar

2001Feast of All SaintsPhilippe Ferronaire

2001ProtectionTed

2001Good Day LiveSelf

2001PerfumeGuido

2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf

2000The Last DebateTom Chapman

2000American Beauty: Look Closer...Self

2000Jesus Christ SuperstarFirst Priest

2000Center StageJonathan Reeves

2000Cupid & CateHarry

2000Other VoicesJordin

1999Brotherhood of MurderBob Matthews

1999House on Haunted HillDonald W. Blackburn, M.D.

1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dodds

1999American BeautyBuddy Kane

1999Family GuyJared (voice)

1998The Secret Lives of Men

1998Brave New WorldBernard Marx

1998Virtual ObsessionDr. Joe Messenger

1998Johnny SkidmarksJohnny Scardino

1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleJames Ritchie

1997The ViewSelf

1997Cafe SocietyJack Kale

1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center BombingJohn Anticev

1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannGideon Hausner (voice)

1996TitanicWynn Park

1996To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayDavid Lewis

1996Superman: The Animated SeriesKurt (voice)

1996Cannes ManSelf

1996Last DanceJohn Hayes

1996The Great Irish Faminenarrator

1995The UnderneathMichael Chambers

1995While You Were SleepingPeter Callaghan

1994Everybody Just Stay CalmSelf

1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlan Campbell

1994White MileJack Robbins

1994The Hudsucker ProxyVic Tenetta

1993Short CutsStormy Weathers

1993Mother's BoysRobert Madigan

1993MaliceAtty. Dennis Riley

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Fallen AngelsMitch Allison

1993Watch ItJohn

1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf

1993Homicide: Life on the StreetChris Rawls

1992Guys and Dolls: Off the RecordHimself / Sky Masterson

1992Bob RobertsDan Riley

1992Buying a LandslidePhilip Kautsky

1992The PlayerLarry Levy

1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelf

1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezMatt

1991Late for DinnerBob Freeman

1991MilenaPollak

1991An Inconvenient WomanPhilip Quennell

1990Tune in Tomorrow...Richard Quince

1990Love and LiesDavid West

1989sex, lies, and videotapeJohn Mullany

1988I'll Be Home for ChristmasAaron Copler

1988High SpiritsBrother Tony

1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf

1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Cmdr. John Challee

1988The Murder of Mary PhaganLeo Frank

1987Long Day's Journey Into NightEdmund Tyrone

1986My Little GirlKai

1985DreamchildJack Dolan

1984Terrible Joe MoranNick

1982Summer LoversMichael Pappas

1982American PlayhouseLogan Melton

1980The IdolmakerCaesare

1980SkagJohn Skagska

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer

1951Hallmark Hall of FameHarry

Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf

New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)

Cruel IntentionsEdward Valmont