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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 30
Top works
- Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945
- Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999
- Frontiers in solar image processing
- Managing Challenge Wto Part
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).
Known for
- TOVAH — Self2026
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney — Future John Mulaney2025
- Humane — Charles York2024
- The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" — Self2022
- Reboot — Tyler2022
- Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas — Mitch Clarke2021
- One December Night — Mike2021
- Mr. Mayor — Brett (uncredited)2021
- Palm Springs — Howard2020
- One Night Only: The Best of Broadway — Self2020
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1955
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17,334
- Total plays
- 99,155
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Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is a Golden Globe- and SAG-winning American actor, musician and writer. Gallagher was born in New York City, New York, the son of Mary, a bacteriologist, and Tom Gallagher, an advertising executive. He is of Irish Catholic background and was raised in Armonk, New York. Gallagher graduated from Tufts University, where he was very visible in the performance scene on campus, appearing in such shows as Stephen Sondheim's Company and singing with the all
Key facts
- Born
- Peter Killian Gallagher , ( 1955-08-19 ) August 19, 1955 (age 70) , New York City, U.S.
- Education
- Tufts University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Actor, singer
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Spouse
- Paula Harwood ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 )
- Children
- 2; including Kathryn Gallagher
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- music
- Official website
- www.petergallagher.com
- Image
- Peter Gallagher.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1955-08-19
- Commons category
- Peter Gallagher (actor)
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- Irish Americans
- name in native language
- Peter Gallagher
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and recurring roles in television such as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stacey Koons on the Showtime comedy-drama Californication, Nick on the Netflix series Grace & Frankie, and Director of Clandestine Services (DCS) Arthur Campbell on Covert Affairs. He also is known for his roles in the films Bob Roberts (1992), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), American Beauty (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Palm Springs (2020). In musical theatre, his best-known roles are that of Sky Masterson in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and Oscar Jaffe in the 2015 Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century.
Early life and education
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