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