Peter MacNicol
Born: 1954-04-10 in Dallas, Texas, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- All's Fair as Judge Robert DeLancie
- Shell as Dr. Thaddeus Brand
2024
- The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie as The Invader (voice)
- Home Delivery as Howard Evans
2023
- Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story as Psycho Date
2019
- All Rise as Albert Campbell
2018
- Secret of the Sundrop as Nigel the Advisor
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events as Ishmael
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Nigel the Advisor (voice)
2015
- CSI: Cyber as Simon Sifter
2014
- Star Wars Rebels as Tseebo (voice)
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Professor Elliott Randolph
- Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright as Dewey Ottman (voices)
2012
- Doc McStuffins as Egghead (voice)
- Veep as Jeff Kane
- The Mindy Project as Rabbi Adler
- Battleship as Secretary of Defense
- Game Change as Rick Davis
2011
- Fairly Legal as Judge Smollet
2010
- Young Justice as Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien as Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice)
- G.I. Joe: Renegades as Firefly (voice)
2008
- The Spectacular Spider-Man as Otto Octavius (voice)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Robert Wolcott
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Robert Stark
- American Dad! as Old Man Hanson (voice)
- Numb3rs as Larry Fleinhardt
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Troopmaster (voice)
2004
- Boston Legal as Dr. Sydney Field
- The Batman as Langstrom (voice)
- Danny Phantom as Sidney Poindexter (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited as David Clinton (voice)
- Breakin' All the Rules as Philip Gascon
2003
2002
- Balto: Wolf Quest as Muru (voice)
2001
- 24 as Tom Lennox
- Recess: School's Out as Fenwick (voice)
2000
- Boston Public ... (Director)
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command as Major (voice)
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- The Pooch and the Pauper as Liberty (voice)
1999
- Baby Geniuses as Dan
- Olive, the Other Reindeer as Fido (voice)
- Snowden's Christmas as (voice)
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Raju / Monkey (voice)
- CatDog
- Silencing Mary as Lawrence Dixon
- The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue as Narrator (voice)
1997
- The Angry Beavers
- Ally McBeal as John Cage
- Bean as David Langley
1996
- Mojave Moon as Tire Repairman
- Abducted: A Father's Love as Roy Dowd
1995
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It as Thomas Renfield
1994
- Chicago Hope
- Roswell as Lewis Rickett
- Radioland Murders as Son Writer
1993
- Addams Family Values as Gary Granger
1992
- Hard Promises as Stuart
- Housesitter as Marty
- The Powers That Be as Bradley Grist
1990
- By Dawn's Early Light as Sedgwick
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Austin Haggard (segment "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime")
- Ghostbusters II as Dr. Janosz Poha
- American Blue Note as Jack Solow
1988
- Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman as Narrator
1987
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Steve Cooper
1986
- Heat as Cyrus Kinnick
- Johnny Bull as Joe Kovacs
1984
1982
- Cheers as Mario
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Martin
- Sophie's Choice as Stingo
1981
- Dragonslayer as Galen