Peter Gallagher
Date of birth: 1955-08-19
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Peter Killian Gallagher, Peter Gallager, ピーター・ギャラガー, 彼得·蓋勒, Пітер Галлагер, پیتر گالاگر
Biography
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).
Movie Credits
American Beauty
1999-09-15
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life ar
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021-12-01
On her first holiday without her father, Zoey attempts to create a magical Christmas for her family
While You Were Sleeping
1995-04-21
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma
sex, lies, and videotape
1989-08-04
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her h
Short Cuts
1993-10-01
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver.
Malice
1993-09-29
A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's
Center Stage
2000-05-12
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York t
One December Night
2021-11-13
Two music managers must put their history aside to oversee the televised reunion performance of thei
Mr. Deeds
2002-06-28
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
High Spirits
1988-11-18
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising cam
Adam
2009-07-07
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Bet
House on Haunted Hill
1999-10-29
An amusement park mogul offers a random group of diverse people $1 million to spend the night in a d
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996-10-25
David loves his wife, Gillian. Unfortunately, she died two years ago. David deals with his grief by
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994-09-07
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed w
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997-11-14
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case
Protection
2001-10-28
A mobster moves to a new town as a protected witness and tries to start over, only to find he can't
Brave New World
1998-04-19
In a futuristic totalitarian utopian society, babies are created through genetic engineering, everyo
The Underneath
1995-04-28
A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and
Mother's Boys
1993-10-01
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as sudden
The Idolmaker
1980-11-14
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalo
Burlesque
2010-11-23
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a
Dreamchild
1985-10-04
Eighty-year-old Alice Hargreaves is about to visit Columbia University to attend a reception in hono
Perfume
2001-04-08
A week in the lives of a group of models, photographers, agents, reporters, publicists and other cha
GasHole
2010-04-18
Documentary film about the history of Oil prices and the future of alternative fuels. The film takes
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003-08-08
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Conviction
2010-10-15
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Be
Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008-10-30
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ba
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997-06-14
The incredible story of the events leading up to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New Y
Last Dance
1996-05-02
Upon taking a new job, young lawyer Rick Hayes is assigned to the clemency case of Cindy Liggett, a
The War Boys
2009-05-30
David, George, and Greg, best friends since high school, are “The War Boys”. They used to perch on t
Buying a Landslide
1992-09-02
Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face h
Summer Lovers
1982-07-16
Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as w
Other Voices
2000-01-22
Phil and Anna are a young, married couple, who begin to suspect one other of an affair. When a shady
Feast of All Saints
2001-11-11
Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free Peop
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012-02-24
Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live i
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991-12-04
Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of Th
White Mile
1994-05-21
An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger.
How to Deal
2003-07-18
Halley is convinced true love doesn't exist based on the crazy relationships around her. Her mother
My Little Girl
1986-08-31
A young girl agrees to work in a center for girls who can't stay with their parents. She gets wrappe
Watch It
1993-03-26
Mike, Danny, and Rick are grown men who share a house in Chicago. They take on a fourth house mate,
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988-05-08
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "
Skag
1980-01-06
Pete "Skag" Skagska is a 56-year-old union foreman of a Pittsburgh steel mill until a crippling stro
Brotherhood of Murder
1999-12-12
Set against the backdrop of the true story of the largest cash robbery in the history of the USA.
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001-03-06
Live from Carnegie Hall and hosted by Julie Andrews, a host of glittering Broadway stars sing Broadw
Cafe Society
1997-07-18
New York 1952. Mickey Jelke inherits a big sum of money and spends his nights in Manhattan, painting
Jesus Christ Superstar
2000-10-16
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar first exploded onto the West End stage in
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022-07-08
With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical p
Virtual Obsession
1998-02-01
If you were a brilliant young scientist diagnosed with only months to live, what choices would you m
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987-04-13
Originally staged (with these actors) in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater (appearing first on S
Everybody Just Stay Calm
1994-11-26
Comedic documentary about trials and tribulations of indie filmmaking.
Milena
1991-07-04
Prague, 1920. Milena's father wants her to follow in his footsteps and be one of the first female do
Late for Dinner
1991-09-20
Two young men, one in need of medical attention, are cryogenically frozen in the early 1960s. The tw
Step Up Revolution
2012-07-26
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the l
Johnny Skidmarks
1998-01-18
Johnny Scardino is working for blackmailers, photographing wealthy guys in seedy motels. One such as
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015-11-27
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.
In a Relationship
2015-01-21
In a Relationship is a spirited yet achingly tender look at modern love. Shot mockumentary style, th
The Great Irish Famine
1996-01-01
This documentary examines the Irish famine of 1845, caused by a blight that devastated the potato cr
Humane
2024-04-26
In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a f
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017-11-16
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994-03-11
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock sc
Terrible Joe Moran
1984-03-26
A wheelchair-bound, former boxer deals with his long estranged granddaughter whom is seeking financi
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988-12-12
The Bundy family try to have a good family Christmas, despite World War II.
Center Stage: On Pointe
2016-06-25
Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Bal
Cruel Intentions
2016-02-01
Fifteen years after the death of her brother, villainous Kathryn Merteuil seeks to manipulate her ne
The Last Debate
2000-11-05
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into the
Bob Roberts
1992-09-04
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickl
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017-04-22
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017-08-04
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges
Robert Altman's Players
1992-01-01
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Play
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002-10-28
Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by J
After
2019-04-11
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweethe
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992-12-07
A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway reviv
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993-03-26
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004-10-26
The annual Tony Award broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway's best for audiences to
Stepdaddy
2019-03-09
Patricia goes to Wyatt’s house for dinner. They eat soggy spaghetti and she gets too drunk. She asks
Palm Springs
2020-07-10
When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedd
Love and Lies
1990-03-18
Fact-based story of real-life detective Kim Paris who was assigned to work undercover to find the mu
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000-10-24
A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes an
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003-08-10
Caustic comic Denis Leary gets a taste of his own medicine when Comedy Central hosts a celebrity roa
Cannes Man
1996-06-03
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a
Cupid & Cate
2000-05-07
Cate has a small boutique where she sells vintage clothes. She is dating some snob whose mother thin
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020-12-11
Tina Fey is set to host One Night Only: The Best of Broadway, an unforgettable night of music celebr
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"
2018-07-17
Produced for the Criterion Collection in 2018, the documentary features actors Peter Gallagher, Andi
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
2002-11-19
Documentary on Jack Lemmon featuring interviews with those who knew him and worked with him.
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990-10-26
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for g
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997-04-30
David Brinkley hosts this shattering two-hour documentary about the trial of the man whose role in d
Submission
2018-03-02
A well-respected professor who is a celebrated novelist and loving husband loses himself when he bec
A Tale of Two Wives
2003-02-10
Bill Goodman is a celebrated psychiatrist who leads a double life: he has a wife and daughter in New