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Peter MacNicol

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  • Director
  • Writer
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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 organizer Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
BornApril 10, 1954
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BornApril 10, 1954
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Robin Bartlett and Peter MacNicol in The Powers That Be (1992)
Elizabeth Berridge and Peter MacNicol in The Powers That Be (1992)
Peter MacNicol in The Powers That Be (1992)
Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Peter MacNicol, Eve Gordon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
John Forsythe, Peter MacNicol, and Eve Gordon in The Powers That Be (1992)
Robin Bartlett, Elizabeth Berridge, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Peter MacNicol, Eve Gordon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
John Forsythe, Peter MacNicol, and Craig Bierko in The Powers That Be (1992)
John Forsythe, Peter MacNicol, and Eve Gordon in The Powers That Be (1992)
John Forsythe, Peter MacNicol, and Eve Gordon in The Powers That Be (1992)
Robin Bartlett, John Forsythe, David Hyde Pierce, Peter MacNicol, Eve Gordon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Holland Taylor in The Powers That Be (1992)
Peter MacNicol and Eve Gordon in The Powers That Be (1992)
Peter MacNicol and Eve Gordon in The Powers That Be (1992)

Known for

Kevin Kline and Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice (1982)
Sophie's Choice
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  • Stingo
  • 1982
Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
Ally McBeal
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TV Series
  • John Cage

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Actor

  • Home Delivery
    • Completed
  • Mariette Hartley and Jerry Sroka in Our Almost Completely True Story (2022)
    Our Almost Completely True Story
  • Marg Helgenberger in All Rise (2019)
    All Rise
  • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
    • (voice)
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
  • Harvey Birdman: Attorney General (2018)
    Harvey Birdman: Attorney General
    • (voice)
  • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    The Big Bang Theory
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • (voice)
  • Ming-Na Wen, Clark Gregg, Iain De Caestecker, Nick Blood, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Batman: Arkham Knight (2015)
    Batman: Arkham Knight
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Patricia Arquette, Peter MacNicol, James Van Der Beek, Shad Moss, Hayley Kiyoko, and Charley Koontz in CSI: Cyber (2015)
    CSI: Cyber
  • Freddie Prinze Jr., Steve Blum, Vanessa Marshall, Dave Filoni, Tiya Sircar, and Taylor Gray in Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
    Star Wars: Rebels
    • (voice)
  • Mindy Kaling in The Mindy Project (2012)
    The Mindy Project
  • Mitch McConnell's Equal Pay Solution with Peter MacNicol
  • Batman: Arkham Origins (2013)
    Batman: Arkham Origins
    • (voice)

Director

  • Boston Public (2000)
    Boston Public
  • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
    Ally McBeal
  • Ally (1999)
    Ally

Writer

  • Numb3rs (2005)
    Numb3rs
  • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
    Ally McBeal

Videos18

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Dracula: Dead and Loving It
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
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Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Sophie's Choice
Trailer 2:20
Sophie's Choice
Scooby-Doo: Stage Fright
Trailer 0:46
Scooby-Doo: Stage Fright
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (VG)
Trailer 2:04
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online (VG)
Baby Geniuses
Trailer 2:03
Baby Geniuses
The Secret of Nimh 2
Trailer 0:31
The Secret of Nimh 2
Breakin' all the Rules
Trailer 2:28
Breakin' all the Rules
Bean
Trailer 0:31
Bean
Baby Geniuses
Trailer 0:31
Baby Geniuses

Personal details

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    • April 10, 1954
    • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • October 11, 1986 - present
  • Other works
    Beach Music (audiobook)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    In an interview in Starlog 148 (published November 1989), MacNicol revealed that in the original script for Ghostbusters II (1989), the character of Janosz Poha was a rather lackluster villain called Jason. It was MacNicol who suggested to Ivan Reitman and Harold Ramis to make the art restorer come from Carpathia, linking him to the painting of Vigo. During filming, MacNicol spent a lot of time in his trailer, creating Janosz' origin and accent, as well as a mythology for Carpathia. He even came up with his own vision for a Carpathian flag, which featured a snake stepping on a man.
  • Quotes
    Acting is a kind of madness. A managed madness. As we strive for emotional truth in our playing, we must necessarily reach down into scarred-over wounds, and feel the old pains, over and over again.
    • Versatile character actor accomplished in comedy and drama

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