Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

1954-04-10 Dallas, Texas, USA 38 Credits

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 theat...

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Shell

Shell

2025

as Dr. Thaddeus Brand

Acting

Struggling actress Samantha is given an opportunity to get a free trial at Shell, a pioneering health and beauty company that promises to keep its cli...

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

2024

as The Invader (voice)

7.6
Acting

Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien m...

Home Delivery

Home Delivery

2024

as Howard Evans

Acting

A plus-size supermodel invites her family over to experience the birth of her first child.

Our Almost Completely True Story

Our Almost Completely True Story

2023

as Psycho Date

1.0
Acting

When a beautiful, tall, aging Hollywood star and a short, funny Jewish man try online dating, it's a disaster. But when they randomly meet at a bird ...

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

2013

as Dewey Ottman (voices)

7.6
Acting

Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for Talent Star, a hit talent show in which Fred and Daphne are finalists wi...

Battleship

Battleship

2012

as Secretary of Defense

5.9
Acting

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Ha...

Game Change

Game Change

2012

as Rick Davis

6.9
Acting

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his r...

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

2008

as Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (voice)

6.7
Acting

It's been a tough week for Peter Parker. His two best friends are mad at him, Aunt May is behind on the bills and Flash Thompson is still bullying him...

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005

as Troopmaster (voice)

5.2
Acting

With school out for the summer, The Littles are vacationing in a cabin by the lake, and Stuart is so excited he could burst! But when Snowbell the ca...

Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

2004

as Philip Gascon

6.0
Acting

After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up...

Balto: Wolf Quest

Balto: Wolf Quest

2002

as Muru (voice)

6.3
Acting

Balto and his daughter Aleu embark on a journey of adventure and self discovery.

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001

as Fenwick (voice)

6.6
Acting

The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — unti...

The Pooch and the Pauper

The Pooch and the Pauper

2000

as Liberty (voice)

3.1
Acting

The bulldog Liberty (who's thoughts we're able to hear) is the "First Dog of the USA", i.e. the president's dog. As such he has a lot of representativ...

Snowden's Christmas

Snowden's Christmas

1999

as (voice)

Acting

When the moving truck hits a bump in the road, a quartet of toys stuck in Ohio decide to trek down their owner, who is moving to New York City.

Olive, The Other Reindeer

Olive, The Other Reindeer

1999

as Fido (voice)

6.8
Acting

After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North ...

Baby Geniuses

Baby Geniuses

1999

as Dan

4.1
Acting

BabyCo is the world's leading manufacturer in baby products. However, what the public doesn't know, is that Drs Kinder and Heep, two of its most brill...

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

1998

as Narrator (voice)

4.6
Acting

The rats and mice, made intellectually superior in the original Secret of N.I.M.H., return to Thorn Valley to groom their destined leader - young Timm...

Silencing Mary

Silencing Mary

1998

as Lawrence Dixon

4.5
Acting

Frustrated that school officials and police won't punish her university's star football player for raping her roommate, student reporter Mary begins w...

Bean

Bean

1997

as David Langley

6.5
Acting

Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him f...

Mojave Moon

Mojave Moon

1996

as Tire Repairman

4.8
Acting

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie) who is looking for a ride from the city out into ...

Abducted: A Father's Love

1996

as Roy Dowd

7.5
Acting

A man kidnaps his little girl to protect her from an abusive mother, then becomes the first man to enter a woman's underground movement.

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1995

as Thomas Renfield

6.1
Acting

When a lawyer shows up at the vampire's doorstep, he falls prey to his charms and joins him in his search for fresh blood. Enter Professor Van Helsing...

Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

1994

as Son Writer

5.9
Acting

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Roswell

Roswell

1994

as Lewis Rickett

6.0
Acting

Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the attempts of Major Jesse Marcel to discover the truth ...

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993

as Gary Granger

7.0
Acting

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...

Housesitter

Housesitter

1992

as Marty

6.1
Acting

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-ni...

Hard Promises

Hard Promises

1992

as Stuart

5.4
Acting

A man who doesn't like stable work environments has been away for too many years, and finds out his wife has divorced him and is planning to remarry. ...

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

as Sedgwick

6.6
Acting

A nuclear warhead launched by Soviet insurgents protesting the waning Cold War destroys the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. The destruction sets off a race...

American Blue Note

American Blue Note

1989

as Jack Solow

1.0
Acting

Jack, Nat, Jerry, Lee and Tommy play jazz in small clubs, but only one of them will reach success.

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

as Dr. Janosz Poha

6.6
Acting

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

1988

as Narrator

Acting

Walt Whitman was the first major poet to create a truly American vision and style. His extraordinary example gave American verse much of its subsequen...

Heat

Heat

1986

as Cyrus Kinnick

5.8
Acting

Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together ...

Johnny Bull

Johnny Bull

1986

as Joe Kovacs

1.0
Acting

An English girl comes to America to join her American husband in a Pennsylvania coal town in the late 1950's. She faces the ire of her new mother-in-l...

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

1984

as Martin

6.5
Acting

An intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of, "t...

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

1982

as Stingo

7.3
Acting

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns...

Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

1981

as Galen

6.5
Acting

A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the K...

Floss

Floss

N/A

as Dr. Rivus

Acting

A floss-obsessed man confronts the origins of his orthodoxy.

Secret of the Sundrop

N/A

as Nigel the Advisor

8.0
Acting

When the kingdom of Corona is threatened on Princess Rapunzel's 19th birthday, King Frederic prioritizes the personal safety of his daughter over the ...