Peter MacNicol

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-10 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Dallas, Texas, USA

Peter MacNicol

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....

Acting

1997

Bean

as David Langley

1981

Dragonslayer

as Galen

1992

Housesitter

as Marty

1989

Ghostbusters II

as Dr. Janosz Poha

1990

1999

1996

Mojave Moon

as Tire Repairman

1995

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

as Thomas Renfield

2002

Balto: Wolf Quest

as Muru (voice)

1999

1986

Heat

as Cyrus Kinnick

1982

2004

Breakin' All the Rules

as Philip Gascon

2012

Game Change

as Rick Davis

1998

Silencing Mary

as Lawrence Dixon

-

Floss

as Dr. Rivus

1989

American Blue Note

as Jack Solow

1999

1993

Addams Family Values

as Gary Granger

2024

Home Delivery

as Howard Evans

1994

Roswell

as Lewis Rickett

1992

Hard Promises

as Stuart

2000

The Pooch and the Pauper

as Liberty (voice)

2001

Recess: School's Out

as Fenwick (voice)

2005

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

as Troopmaster (voice)

1994

Radioland Murders

as Son Writer

2013

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

as Dewey Ottman (voices)

1986

Johnny Bull

as Joe Kovacs

2008

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)

2012

Battleship

as Secretary of Defense

-

Secret of the Sundrop

as Nigel the Advisor

2025

Shell

as Dr. Thaddeus Brand

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