Peter MacNicol
Acting
Born: Apr 10, 1954
From: Dallas, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | The Invader (voice) | 2024 | 7.526 |
| Home Delivery | Howard Evans | 2024 | 5.0 |
| Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story | Psycho Date | 2023 | 3.7 |
| Game Change | Rick Davis | 2012 | 6.917 |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Troopmaster (voice) | 2005 | 5.248 |
| Breakin' All the Rules | Philip Gascon | 2004 | 6.005 |
| Balto: Wolf Quest | Muru (voice) | 2002 | 6.341 |
| Recess: School's Out | Fenwick (voice) | 2001 | 6.577 |
| The Pooch and the Pauper | Liberty (voice) | 2000 | 3.538 |
| Baby Geniuses | Dan | 1999 | 4.138 |
| Olive, the Other Reindeer | Fido (voice) | 1999 | 6.725 |
| Snowden's Christmas | Snowden (voice) | 1999 | — |
| The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Narrator (voice) | 1998 | 4.755 |
| Silencing Mary | Lawrence Dixon | 1998 | 4.75 |
| Bean | David Langley | 1997 | 6.47 |
| Mojave Moon | Tire Repairman | 1996 | 4.909 |
| Abducted: A Father's Love | Roy Dowd | 1996 | 7.333 |
| Dracula: Dead and Loving It | Thomas Renfield | 1995 | 6.065 |
| Roswell | Lewis Rickett | 1994 | 6.09 |
| Addams Family Values | Gary Granger | 1993 | 7.0 |
| Housesitter | Marty | 1992 | 6.146 |
| Hard Promises | Stuart | 1992 | 5.769 |
| By Dawn's Early Light | Sedgwick | 1990 | 6.5 |
| Ghostbusters II | Dr. Janosz Poha | 1989 | 6.6 |
| American Blue Note | Jack Solow | 1989 | 5.5 |
| Heat | Cyrus Kinnick | 1986 | 5.754 |
| The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers | Martin | 1984 | 6.5 |
| Sophie's Choice | Stingo | 1982 | 7.32 |
| Dragonslayer | Galen | 1981 | 6.543 |
| Floss | Dr. Rivus | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1954 |
| From | Dallas, Texas, USA |