Peter MacNicol
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-04-10
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Peter MacNicol
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.
Also Known For
Bean
Jul 03, 1997
Dragonslayer
Jun 26, 1981
Housesitter
Jun 12, 1992
Ghostbusters II
Jun 16, 1989
By Dawn's Early Light
May 19, 1990
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Dec 22, 1998
Baby Geniuses
Mar 12, 1999
Mojave Moon
Nov 15, 1996
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dec 22, 1995
Balto: Wolf Quest
Apr 30, 2002
Olive, The Other Reindeer
Dec 17, 1999
Abducted: A Father's Love
Mar 30, 1996
Heat
Oct 16, 1986
Sophie's Choice
Dec 08, 1982
Breakin' All the Rules
May 14, 2004
Game Change
Feb 28, 2012
Silencing Mary
Mar 08, 1998
Floss
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Aug 01, 2024
American Blue Note
Aug 06, 1989
Snowden's Christmas
Dec 25, 1999
Our Almost Completely True Story
Dec 08, 2023
Addams Family Values
Nov 19, 1993
Home Delivery
Feb 05, 2024
Roswell
Jul 31, 1994
Hard Promises
Jan 31, 1992
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
Sep 17, 1984
The Pooch and the Pauper
Jul 01, 2000
Recess: School's Out
Feb 16, 2001
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Jul 14, 2005
Radioland Murders
Oct 21, 1994
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Aug 10, 2013
Johnny Bull
May 19, 1986
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
Sep 09, 2008
Battleship
Apr 11, 2012
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Jan 01, 1988
Secret of the Sundrop
Shell
Jun 13, 2025
Numb3rs
Jan 23, 2005
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Dec 30, 2000
Ally McBeal
Sep 08, 1997
CatDog
Apr 04, 1998
Danny Phantom
Apr 03, 2004
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
24
Nov 06, 2001
Young Justice
Nov 26, 2010
Faerie Tale Theatre
Sep 11, 1982
The Lyon's Den
Sep 28, 2003
Chicago Hope
Sep 18, 1994
Boston Legal
Oct 03, 2004
The Powers That Be
Mar 07, 1992
G.I. Joe: Renegades
Nov 26, 2010
Young Justice
Nov 26, 2010
The Wild Thornberrys
Sep 01, 1998
Justice League Unlimited
Jul 31, 2004
CSI: Cyber
Mar 04, 2015
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Apr 23, 2010
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Mar 27, 2005
The Mindy Project
Sep 25, 2012
Young Justice
Nov 26, 2010
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Dec 30, 2000
Doc McStuffins
Mar 23, 2012
Fairly Legal
Jan 20, 2011
The Batman
Sep 11, 2004
Veep
Apr 22, 2012
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Mar 08, 2008
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Oct 02, 2000
Star Wars Rebels
Oct 13, 2014
The Angry Beavers
Apr 19, 1997
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
May 21, 1987
All Rise
Sep 23, 2019
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Jan 13, 2017
The Big Bang Theory
Sep 24, 2007
Cheers
Sep 30, 1982
