Peter MacNicol

Born: 1954-04-10

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.


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Addams Family Values

as Gary Granger
Released: 1993-11-19

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby...

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as Secretary of Defense
Released: 2012-04-11

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of...

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as Dr. Janosz Poha
Released: 1989-06-16

Having lost their status and credibility five years after covering New York City with gooey...

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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

as The Invader (voice)
Released: 2024-02-28

Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at...

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Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

as Dewey Ottman (voices)
Released: 2013-08-10

Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit...

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Bean

as David Langley
Released: 1997-07-03

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After...

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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

as Troopmaster (voice)
Released: 2005-07-14

With school out for the summer, The Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart...

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Balto II: Wolf Quest

as Muru (voice)
Released: 2002-02-19

Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.

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Dracula: Dead and Loving It

as Thomas Renfield
Released: 1995-12-22

When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in...

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The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1998-12-22

The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to...

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Recess: School's Out

as Fenwick (voice)
Released: 2001-02-16

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom...

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Sophie's Choice

as Stingo
Released: 1982-12-08

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he...

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Breakin' All the Rules

as Philip Gascon
Released: 2004-05-14

After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is...

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Housesitter

as Marty
Released: 1992-06-12

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only...

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Baby Geniuses

as Dan
Released: 1999-03-12

BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't...

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Dragonslayer

as Galen
Released: 1981-06-26

The sorcerer and his apprentice Galen are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s...

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Heat

as Cyrus Kinnick
Released: 1986-10-16

Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting...

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Game Change

as Rick Davis
Released: 2012-02-28

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a...

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Mojave Moon

as Tire Repairman
Released: 1996-11-15

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman...

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Radioland Murders

as Son Writer
Released: 1994-10-21

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

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By Dawn's Early Light

as Sedgwick
Released: 1990-05-19

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the...

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Roswell

as Lewis Rickett
Released: 1994-07-31

Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the...

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Olive, The Other Reindeer

as Fido (voice)
Released: 1999-12-17

After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured...

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Our Almost Completely True Story

as Psycho Date
Released: 2023-12-08

When a beautiful, tall, aging Hollywood star and a short, funny Jewish man try online dating,...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard

as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
Released: 2008-09-09

It's been a tough week for Peter Parker. His two best friends are mad at him, Aunt May is behind...

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24: Redemption

as Tom Lennox
Released: 2008-11-23

Jack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been...

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Silencing Mary

as Lawrence Dixon
Released: 1998-03-08

Frustrated that school officials and police won't punish her university's star football player...

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The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

as Martin
Released: 1984-09-17

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the...

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The Pooch and the Pauper

as Liberty (voice)
Released: 2000-07-01

The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the...

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Snowden's Christmas

as (voice)
Released: 1999-12-25

When the moving truck hits a bump in the road, a quartet of toys stuck in Ohio decide to trek...

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Johnny Bull

as Joe Kovacs
Released: 1986-05-19

An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the...

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Hard Promises

as Stuart
Released: 1992-01-31

A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out...

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American Blue Note

as Jack Solow
Released: 1989-08-06

Jack, Nat, Jerry, Lee and Tommy play jazz in small clubs, but only one of them will reach success.

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Floss

as Dr. Rivus
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A floss-obsessed man confronts the origins of his orthodoxy.

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Grey's Anatomy

as Robert Stark
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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American Dad!

as Old Man Hanson (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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American Dad!

as Santa's Elf (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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American Dad!

as Angel (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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24

as Tom Lennox
First aired: 2001-11-06

Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each...

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Cheers

as Mario
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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The Big Bang Theory

as Robert Wolcott
First aired: 2007-09-24

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj...

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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Professor Elliott Randolph
First aired: 2013-09-24

Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics...

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Young Justice

as Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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Young Justice

as Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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Young Justice

as Professor Ivo (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

Teenage superheroes strive to prove themselves as members of the Justice League.

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Veep

as Jeff Kane
First aired: 2012-04-22

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice...

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Boston Legal

as Dr. Sydney Field
First aired: 2004-10-03

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston...

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Numb3rs

as Larry Fleinhardt
First aired: 2005-01-23

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...

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The Batman

as Langstrom (voice)
First aired: 2004-09-11

A young billionaire Bruce Wayne fights crime and evil as the mysterious vigilante, The Batman.

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Danny Phantom

as Sidney Poindexter (voice)
First aired: 2004-04-03

Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and...

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Doc McStuffins

as Egghead (voice)
First aired: 2012-03-23

A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.

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Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

as Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice)
First aired: 2010-04-23

With his secret identity now revealed to the world, Ben Tennyson continues to fight evil as a...

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Star Wars Rebels

as Tseebo (voice)
First aired: 2014-10-13

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time...

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Chicago Hope

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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The Mindy Project

as Rabbi Adler
First aired: 2012-09-25

Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life,...

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The Angry Beavers

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-04-19

The Angry Beavers is an American animated television series created by Mitch Schauer for the...

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Justice League Unlimited

as David Clinton (voice)
First aired: 2004-07-31

Justice League Unlimited is an American animated television series that was produced by Warner...

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A Series of Unfortunate Events

as Ishmael
First aired: 2017-01-13

The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their...

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CatDog

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-04-04

The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. They...

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The Wild Thornberrys

as Raju / Monkey (voice)
First aired: 1998-09-01

The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon.

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All Rise

as Judge Albert Campbell
First aired: 2019-09-23

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Austin Haggard
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Otto Octavius (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Doctor Octopus (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Master Planner / Otto Octavius (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Master Planner (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Master Planner / Doctor Octopus (voice)
First aired: 2008-03-08

Having spent the summer engaging common criminals with his new-found powers, not so typical...

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Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

as Major (voice)
First aired: 2000-10-02

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series...

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-12-30

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the...

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Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

as X the Eliminator (voice)
First aired: 2000-12-30

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law features ex-superhero Harvey T. Birdman of Birdman and the...

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Ally McBeal

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Ally McBeal

as John Cage
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Faerie Tale Theatre

as Martin
First aired: 1982-09-11

A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.

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CSI: Cyber

as Simon Sifter
First aired: 2015-03-04

The FBI's team of Cyber Crime Investigators, headed by Special Agent Avery Ryan, works to solve...

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Fairly Legal

as Judge Smollet
First aired: 2011-01-20

Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the...

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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Steve Cooper
First aired: 1987-05-21

Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a...

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The Lyon's Den

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-28

John "Jack" Turner is a maverick scion from an American political dynasty, a "true believer,"...

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G.I. Joe: Renegades

as Firefly (voice)
First aired: 2010-11-26

The adventures of the elite G.I. Joe unit, whose members: Duke, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Roadblock,...

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The Powers That Be

as Bradley Grist
First aired: 1992-03-07

The Powers That Be is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman...

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