Peter MacNicol

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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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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1954-04-10
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  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 11.3
  • info Birth Place Dallas, Texas, USA
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6.5

Bean

1997-07-03

6.5

Dragonslayer

1981-06-26

6.2

Housesitter

1992-06-12

6.6

Ghostbusters II

1989-06-16

6.5

By Dawn's Early Light

1990-05-19

4.7

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1998-12-22

4.2

Baby Geniuses

1999-03-12

5

Mojave Moon

1996-11-15

6.1

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1995-12-22

6.3

Balto II: Wolf Quest

2002-02-19

6.9

Olive, The Other Reindeer

1999-12-17

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Abducted: A Father's Love

1996-03-30

5.8

Heat

1986-10-16

7.3

Sophie's Choice

1982-12-08

6.1

Breakin' All the Rules

2004-05-14

6.9

Game Change

2012-02-28

5

Silencing Mary

1998-03-08

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Floss

7.7

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

2024-02-28

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American Blue Note

1989-08-06

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Snowden's Christmas

1999-12-25

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Our Almost Completely True Story

2023-12-08

7

Addams Family Values

1993-11-19

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Home Delivery

6

Roswell

1994-07-31

5.1

Hard Promises

1992-01-31

6.7

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984-09-17

3.1

The Pooch and the Pauper

2000-07-01

6.6

Recess: School's Out

2001-02-16

5.2

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005-07-14

6

Radioland Murders

1994-10-21

7.6

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

2013-08-10

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Johnny Bull

1986-05-19

6.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard

2008-09-09

5.9

Battleship

2012-04-11

5

24: Redemption

2008-11-23

7

Numb3rs

2005-01-23

8

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000-12-30

6.6

Ally McBeal

1997-09-08

6.6

Ally McBeal

1997-09-08

7

CatDog

1998-04-04

8.4

Danny Phantom

2004-04-03

8

Tales from the Crypt

1989-06-10

7.8

24

2001-11-06

8.4

Young Justice

2010-11-26

8.5

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982-09-11

9.3

The Lyon's Den

2003-09-28

7.2

Chicago Hope

1994-09-18

7.9

Boston Legal

2004-10-03

8.3

The Powers That Be

1992-03-07

7.4

G.I. Joe: Renegades

2010-11-26

8.4

Young Justice

2010-11-26

6.8

The Wild Thornberrys

1998-09-01

8.3

Justice League Unlimited

2004-07-31

6

CSI: Cyber

2015-03-04

8.2

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

2010-04-23

7.5

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

2013-09-24

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

8.3

Grey's Anatomy

2005-03-27

6.3

The Mindy Project

2012-09-25

8.4

Young Justice

2010-11-26

8

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000-12-30

6.1

Doc McStuffins

2012-03-23

6.7

Fairly Legal

2011-01-20

7.9

The Batman

2004-09-11

7.4

Veep

2012-04-22

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

8.6

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008-03-08

6.5

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

2000-10-02

7.8

Star Wars Rebels

2014-10-13

6.9

The Angry Beavers

1997-04-19

5

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987-05-21

7.8

All Rise

2019-09-23

7

American Dad!

2005-02-06

7.4

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2017-01-13

7.9

The Big Bang Theory

2007-09-24

7.6

Cheers

1982-09-30

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