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 Sophies 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 Sophies 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.
Galen
Film 1981
Roy Dowd
Film 1996
Dr. Rivus
Film
Jack Solow
Film 1989
Howard Evans
Film
Martin
Film 1984
Liberty (voice)
Film 2000
Troopmaster (voice)
Film 2005
Joe Kovacs
Film 1986
Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)
Film 2008
Tv 1997
John Cage
Tv 1997
Tv 1998
Sidney Poindexter (voice)
Tv 2004
Austin Haggard
Tv 1989
Professor Ivo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
Tv 2010
Tv 2003
Tv 1994
Dr. Sydney Field
Tv 2004
Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.O.N.Q.I. (voice)
Tv 2010
Raju / Monkey (voice)
Tv 1998
David Clinton (voice)
Tv 2004
Simon Sifter
Tv 2015
Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice)
Tv 2010
Professor Elliott Randolph
Tv 2013
Robert Stark
Tv 2005
Rabbi Adler
Tv 2012
Professor Ivo (voice)
Tv 2010
Judge Smollet
Tv 2011
Langstrom (voice)
Tv 2004
Major (voice)
Tv 2000
Tseebo (voice)
Tv 2014
Tv 1997
Steve Cooper
Tv 1987
Judge Albert Campbell
Tv 2019
Robert Wolcott
Tv 2007