Peter MacNicol
Acting
Biography
Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954) 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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Peter MacNicol
Battleship
2012
Filmography
Acting (37)
2026
Home Deliveryas Howard Evans
7.0
2025
Shellas Dr. Thaddeus Brand
5.0
2024
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movieas The Invader (voice)
7.6
2023
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Storyas Psycho Date
3.7
2013
Scooby-Doo! Stage Frightas Dewey Ottman (voices)
7.5
2012
Battleshipas Secretary of Defense
5.9
2012
Game Changeas Rick Davis
6.9
2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizardas Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
7.0
2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wildas Troopmaster (voice)
5.2
2004
Breakin' All the Rulesas Philip Gascon
6.0
2002
Balto: Wolf Questas Muru (voice)
6.4
2001
Recess: School's Outas Fenwick (voice)
6.6
2000
The Pooch and the Pauperas Liberty (voice)
3.5
1999
Snowden's Christmasas Snowden (voice)
1999
Olive, the Other Reindeeras Fido (voice)
6.8
1999
Baby Geniusesas Dan
4.1
1999
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescueas Narrator (voice)
4.7
1998
Silencing Maryas Lawrence Dixon
5.2
1997
Beanas David Langley
6.5
1996
Mojave Moonas Tire Repairman
4.9
1996
Abducted: A Father's Loveas Roy Dowd
7.3
1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving Itas Thomas Renfield
6.1
1994
Radioland Murdersas Son Writer
5.8
1994
Roswellas Lewis Rickett
6.1
1993
Addams Family Valuesas Gary Granger
7.0
1992
Housesitteras Marty
6.2
1992
Hard Promisesas Stuart
5.8
1990
By Dawn's Early Lightas Sedgwick
6.5
1989
American Blue Noteas Jack Solow
5.5
1989
Ghostbusters IIas Janosz Poha
6.6
1988
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitmanas Narrator
1986
Heatas Cyrus Kinnick
5.8
1986
Johnny Bullas Joe Kovacs
5.5
1984
6.5
1982
Sophie's Choiceas Stingo
7.3
1981
Dragonslayeras Galen
6.6
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