Peter Maloney (actor)

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Peter Maloney
Born (1944-11-24) November 24, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Actor

Peter Maloney (born November 24, 1944) is an American actor, director, and playwright who has appeared in film, television, and theater for over 50 years. [1]

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Career

In 2021, he is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company, involved in 23 different productions, [2] including The Duck Variations and The Water Engine both written by David Mamet, and The Voysey Inheritance . [2] He joined the Ensemble Studio Theater, and the Irish Repertory Theatre, [1] where he was involved in Ernest in Love , A Wonderful Life (musical) , Port Authority (play) , and The Quare Land. [2] He is a former member of the Joseph Chaikin’s Open Theater, [1] where he participated in many productions such as The Serpent, Ubu Cocu and Endgame. [1]

Maloney's television and film credits are extensive (see introduction), and span from 1968 to 2020. [1] [2] [3]

Maloney was a drama teacher and director of students for five years at the Juilliard School of performing arts. [1] Maloney has worked in the acting industry for over 50 years (2020). [1] He is a life member of the Actors Studio and a New Dramatists alumnus. [1] [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 Greetings Earl Roberts
1969 Putney Swope Putney's Chauffeur
1970 Hi, Mom! Pharmacist
1975 Capone Jake Guzik
1979 Hair Court ClerkUncredited
1979 A Little Romance Martin
1979 Breaking Away Doctor
1979 The Amityville Horror Newspaper Clerk
1979Night-FlowersSupermarket Cashier
1980 Hide in Plain Sight Lee McHugh
1980 The Children Frank
1982 The Magic Mountain Dr. Blumenkohl
1982 The Thing George Bennings
1985 Desperately Seeking Susan Ian
1986 Manhunter Dr. Dominick Princi
1989 Lost Angels Dr. Peter Ames
1990 Tune in Tomorrow Luther Aslinger
1991 JFK Colonel Finck
1992 The Public Eye Federal Watchman
1993 Robot in the Family Dr. Clayhand
1995 Jeffrey Dad
1996 Extreme Measures Mr. Randall
1996 Thinner Biff Quigley
1996 The Crucible Dr. Griggs
1997 Private Parts Researcher
1997 Boys Life 2 Senior
1997 Washington Square Jacob Webber (Notary)
1998 The Object of My Affection Desk Clerk
1998 Curtain Call Maurice
1999 Summer of Sam Detective Timothy Dowd
2000 Boiler Room Dr. Jacobs
2000 Requiem for a Dream Dr. Pill
2001 K-PAX Duncan Flynn
2002Anything But LoveCliff Mendelson
2003 Shortcut to Happiness John Hardy
2009Cayman WentSeaver Weston
2013 Brightest Star Uncle Ivan
2015As Good As YouRay - Jo's Dad
2017 Class Rank Mr. Del Tufo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968 N.Y.P.D. AstorEpisode: "Nothing Is Real But the Dead: Part 2"
1975 Columbo Artie PodellEpisode: "Troubled Waters"
1979Sanctuary of FearEli ClayTelevision film
1979 My Old Man Veterinarian
1980 This Year's Blonde Darryl F. Zanuck
1980 Revenge of the Stepford Wives Henry the Druggist
1982 Lou Grant Alex ConradEpisode: "Ghosts"
1982CallahanMustafTelevision film
1982 St. Elsewhere Dr. BurgessEpisode: "Bypass"
1986 Spenser: For Hire Red DonnellyEpisode: "Home Is the Hero"
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse The FixerEpisode: "The Saint in Manhattan"
1989 Great Performances Mr. WebbEpisode: "Our Town"
1989Money, Power, Murder.CharlieTelevision film
1990Largo DesolatoSecond Sidney
1992 Citizen Cohn Ray Kaplan
1992 All My Children Mr. MylesEpisode #1.5909
1993 CBS Schoolbreak Special Arthur RoweEpisode: "Love Off Limits"
1993 Alex Haley's Queen Perkins2 episodes
1993, 2002 Law & Order Father Paul / Lab Technician
1994 Assault at West Point William Smith MichieTelevision film
1996 Remember WENN Mr. GianettiEpisode: "On the Air"
1997 Dellaventura McClancyEpisode: "The Biggest Miracle"
1998 Thicker Than Blood JamesTelevision film
2000 Ed Mr. StansleyEpisode: "Your Life Is Now"
2001, 2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Teddy Mercer2 episodes
2003 Queens Supreme Plaintiff's LawyerEpisode: "Pilot"
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Geoffrey DownsEpisode: "Charisma"
2006–2009 Rescue Me Uncle Red3 episodes
2007 Gossip Girl PriestEpisode: "Seventeen Candles"
2012 A Gifted Man Mr. JanowitzEpisode: "In Case of Co-Dependants"
2014 Black Box HarryEpisode: "Forget Me"
2014 The Knick Drunk BarberEpisode: "They Capture the Heat"
2014 Gotham Isaac SteinerEpisode: "Viper"
2016 Bull JudgeEpisode: "Light My Fire"
2017 The Good Fight DoctorEpisode: "Henceforth Known as Property"
2017 Crashing Weird Old ManEpisode: "Yard Sale"
2019 Dickinson Doctor BrewsterEpisode: "A Brief But Patient Illness"
2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel JohnEpisode: "It's the Sixties, Man!"
2020 Katy Keene Board Member #1Episode: "Pilot"
2020 Dispatches from Elsewhere Boris2 episodes

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Performing Arts Legacy Project - Peter Maloney". performingartslegacy.org. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Plass, Sally (July 19, 2014). "Primary Stages Off-Broadway Project - Peter Maloney". primarystagesoffcenter.org.
  3. "Peter Maloney - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". The New York Times . 2015-11-23. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2022-10-20.