Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Acting

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…

Filmography

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All's Fair ★ 4.9 All's Fair 2025 Shell ★ 5.2 Shell 2025 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie ★ 7.6 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie 2024 Home Delivery ★ 5.0 Home Delivery 2024 Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story ★ 3.7 Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story 2023 All Rise ★ 7.4 All Rise 2019 Secret of the Sundrop ★ 8.7 Secret of the Sundrop 2018 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure ★ 7.3 Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure 2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events ★ 7.4 A Series of Unfortunate Events 2017 CSI: Cyber ★ 6.2 CSI: Cyber 2015 Star Wars Rebels ★ 7.7 Star Wars Rebels 2014 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ★ 7.5 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright ★ 7.6 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright 2013 The Mindy Project ★ 6.2 The Mindy Project 2012 Veep ★ 7.5 Veep 2012 Battleship ★ 5.9 Battleship 2012 Doc McStuffins ★ 5.9 Doc McStuffins 2012 Game Change ★ 6.9 Game Change 2012 Fairly Legal ★ 6.6 Fairly Legal 2011 Young Justice ★ 8.4 Young Justice 2010 G.I. Joe: Renegades ★ 7.2 G.I. Joe: Renegades 2010 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien ★ 8.2 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien 2010 Spider-Man: Re-Animated ★ 3.0 Spider-Man: Re-Animated 2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard ★ 7.0 The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard 2008 The Spectacular Spider-Man ★ 8.6 The Spectacular Spider-Man 2008 The Big Bang Theory ★ 7.9 The Big Bang Theory 2007 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild ★ 5.2 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 American Dad! ★ 7.0 American Dad! 2005 Numb3rs ★ 7.0 Numb3rs 2005 Boston Legal ★ 7.9 Boston Legal 2004 The Batman ★ 8.0 The Batman 2004 Justice League Unlimited ★ 8.3 Justice League Unlimited 2004 Breakin' All the Rules ★ 6.0 Breakin' All the Rules 2004 Danny Phantom ★ 8.3 Danny Phantom 2004 The Lyon's Den ★ 8.8 The Lyon's Den 2003 Balto: Wolf Quest ★ 6.4 Balto: Wolf Quest 2002 24 ★ 7.8 24 2001 Recess: School's Out ★ 6.6 Recess: School's Out 2001 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ★ 7.9 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command ★ 6.6 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command 2000 The Pooch and the Pauper ★ 3.5 The Pooch and the Pauper 2000 Snowden's Christmas Snowden's Christmas 1999 Olive, the Other Reindeer ★ 6.7 Olive, the Other Reindeer 1999 Baby Geniuses ★ 4.1 Baby Geniuses 1999 The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue ★ 4.7 The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue 1999 The Wild Thornberrys ★ 7.0 The Wild Thornberrys 1998 CatDog ★ 7.1 CatDog 1998 Silencing Mary ★ 5.2 Silencing Mary 1998 Ally McBeal ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997 Bean ★ 6.5 Bean 1997 The Angry Beavers ★ 7.0 The Angry Beavers 1997 Mojave Moon ★ 4.9 Mojave Moon 1996 Abducted: A Father's Love ★ 7.3 Abducted: A Father's Love 1996 Dracula: Dead and Loving It ★ 6.1 Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995 Radioland Murders ★ 5.9 Radioland Murders 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 Roswell ★ 6.1 Roswell 1994 Addams Family Values ★ 7.0 Addams Family Values 1993 Housesitter ★ 6.2 Housesitter 1992 The Powers That Be ★ 7.8 The Powers That Be 1992 Hard Promises ★ 5.8 Hard Promises 1992 By Dawn's Early Light ★ 6.5 By Dawn's Early Light 1990 American Blue Note ★ 5.5 American Blue Note 1989 Ghostbusters II ★ 6.6 Ghostbusters II 1989 Tales from the Crypt ★ 8.0 Tales from the Crypt 1989 Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman 1988 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd ★ 7.0 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1987 Heat ★ 5.8 Heat 1986 Johnny Bull ★ 5.5 Johnny Bull 1986 The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers ★ 6.5 The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers 1984 Sophie's Choice ★ 7.3 Sophie's Choice 1982 Cheers ★ 7.6 Cheers 1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ★ 8.1 Faerie Tale Theatre 1982 Dragonslayer ★ 6.5 Dragonslayer 1981 Floss Floss