Peter MacNicol
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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.
Known For
Cheers
American Dad!
Grey's Anatomy
Chicago Hope
The Mindy Project
Tales from the Crypt
The Big Bang Theory
Boston Legal
All Rise
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Batman
Justice League Unlimited
Star Wars Rebels
Danny Phantom
The Angry Beavers
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Veep
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
CatDog
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Lyon's Den
Doc McStuffins
Young Justice
Radioland Murders
24
Battleship
The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard
Recess: School's Out
Addams Family Values
Ghostbusters II
Roswell
Ally McBeal
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Housesitter
The Powers That Be
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Sophie's Choice
CSI: Cyber
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Snowden's Christmas
Production Credits
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