Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher | |
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 Gallagher at the Paley Center's 6th annual Celebrity Golf Classic, Westlake Village, CA - June 8, 2009 | |
| Born | Peter Killian Gallagher August 19, 1955 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, writer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | Paula Harwood (1983–present) |
| Children | Kathryn Gallagher James Gallagher |
| Website | http://www.petergallagher.com/ |
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and writer.[1] Since 1980, Gallagher has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He starred as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007. He currently appears in a recurring role on the USA Network drama Covert Affairs, as CIA Clandestine Services Director Arthur Campbell.
Early life
Gallagher was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Mary Ann (née O'Shea), was a bacteriologist, and his father, Thomas Francis Gallagher II, was an advertising executive.[2][3][4][5] He is of Irish Catholic background[6] and was raised in Armonk, New York. Gallagher graduated from Tufts University, where he had been active in theater, appearing in such shows as Stephen Sondheim's Company and singing with the all-male a cappella group the Beelzebubs.
Career
Gallagher's debut film performance was as one of the co-stars in the 1980 film, The Idolmaker.
Gallagher appeared on Broadway with Glenn Close in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, but first achieved fame for his role in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He also starred as Sky Masterson in the 1992 Broadway Revival of Guys and Dolls.
Gallagher played a potential career threat to Tim Robbins' studio executive in The Player (1992); the comatose fiancé of Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping (1995); a real estate salesman having an affair with Annette Bening in American Beauty (1999); a media executive in Mr. Deeds (2002); and a political reporter exposing media ethics during a presidential debate in The Last Debate.
From 2003 to 2007, Gallagher starred as Sandy Cohen, a Jewish public defender and corporate lawyer, on the Fox television show The O.C.. He hosts an annual award ceremony named "The Sandy Cohen Awards" or The Sandys, which, in honor of his character on The O.C., gives a scholarship to a law school student at UC Berkeley who wants to become a public defender.
Gallagher released an album entitled 7 Days in Memphis in 2005, on the Sony BMG label. This includes a studio recording of his performance of "Don't Give Up On Me" (originally by Solomon Burke), which was featured in an episode of The O.C. He also has a video for his single "Still I Long For Your Kiss", in which he starred with his TV-wife Kelly Rowan.
In 2005, Gallagher received the P.T. Barnum Award from Tufts University for his exceptional work in the field of media and entertainment. In 2007, Gallagher received the "Light on the Hill" award at Tufts University. The award is given to notable alumni from Tufts who have demonstrated ambition, achievement, and active citizenship.
Personal life
Gallagher is married and has two children, Kathryn and James.[7]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Caesare | |
| 1982 | Summer Lovers | Michael Pappas | |
| 1984 | Terrible Joe Moran | Nick | television film |
| 1985 | Dreamchild | Jack Dolan | |
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Kai | |
| 1987 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Edmund Tyrone | television film |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Brother Tony | |
| The Murder of Mary Phagan | Leo Frank | television film | |
| The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Cmdr. John Challee | television film | |
| The Big Knife | Charles Castle | television film | |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | Aaron | television film | |
| 1989 | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | John Mullany | |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Richard Quince | |
| Love and Lies | David West | television film | |
| 1991 | Milena | Pollak | |
| An Inconvenient Woman | Philip Quennell | television film | |
| The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Matt | ||
| Late for Dinner | Bob Freeman | ||
| 1992 | The Player | Larry Levy | |
| Bob Roberts | Dan Riley | ||
| 1993 | Watch It | John | |
| Short Cuts | Stormy Weathers | Golden Globe for Best Ensemble Cast Volpi Cup—Best Ensemble Cast | |
| Malice | Atty. Dennis Riley | ||
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Vic Tenetta | |
| Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Alan Campbell | ||
| Mother's Boys | Robert Madigan | ||
| White Mile | Jack Robbins | ||
| 1995 | The Underneath | Michael Chambers | |
| While You Were Sleeping | Peter Callaghan | ||
| Cafe Society | Jack Kale | ||
| 1996 | Last Dance | John Hayes | |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | David Lewis | ||
| Titanic | Wynn Park | TV miniseries | |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | James 'Jimmy' Ritchie | |
| Path to Paradise | John Anticev | ||
| 1998 | Brave New World | Bernard Marx | television film |
| Johnny Skidmarks | Johnny Scardino | ||
| Host | Dr. Joe Messenger | television film | |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Donald W. Blackburn, M.D. | |
| American Beauty | Buddy Kane | Screen Actors Guild Awards—Outstanding Performance by a Cast OFCS Award for Best Ensemble Cast Performance | |
| Brotherhood of murder | Bob Mathews | television film | |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Tom Chapman | television film |
| Center Stage | Jonathan Reeves | ||
| Cupid & Cate | Harry | television film | |
| Other Voices | Jordin | ||
| 2001 | Perfume | Guido | |
| Protection | Ted | ||
| Feast of All Saints | Philippe Ferronaire | television film | |
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | Chuck Cedar | |
| The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Mole King | Direct-to-video; Voice-over | |
| 2003 | A Tale Of Two Wives | Bill Goodman | television film |
| How to Deal | Len Martin | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | The Gathering | Dr. Michael Foster | TV miniseries |
| 2008 | Center Stage: Turn It Up | Jonathan Reeves | |
| 2009 | Adam | Marty Buchwald | |
| The War Boys | Slater | ||
| 2010 | Conviction | Barry Scheck | |
| Burlesque | Vincent "Vince" Scali | ||
| 2011 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | ||
| 2012 | Step Up Revolution | Bill Anderson | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Guiding Light | Chuck Haskell | |
| 1980 | Skag | John Skagska | 6 episodes |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Logan Melton | 1 episode |
| 1984 | ABC Weekend Specials | Phil Grey | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Mitch Allison Dr. Yorgrau |
2 episodes |
| 1998 | Superman: The Animated Series | Kurt | 1 episode |
| The Secret Lives of Men | Michael | 7 episodes | |
| 2001 | Family Guy | Jared | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Contest Searchlight | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2002-2003 | Page to Screen | Himself - host | 1 episode |
| 2003-2007 | The O.C. | Sandy Cohen | 92 episodes Nominated—Prism Award—Best Performance in a Drama Series Episode Nominated—Teen Choice Awards—2005 TV Choice Parental Unit Nominated—Teen Choice Awards—2006 TV Choice Parental Unit |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Store Clerk Douglas Goldstein / Anchor / Spectator |
2 episodes |
| 2008 | Shark | Frank Bell | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Californication | Dean Koons | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Rescue Me | Father Phil | 7 episodes |
| Covert Affairs | Arthur Campbell | 2010-2011; 25 episodes | |
| 2011 | Whitney | Vince | 2 episodes |
| Broadway plays | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1977 | Hair | Claude | |
| 1978 | Grease | Danny Zuko | |
| 1982 | A Doll's Life | Otto | Theatre World Award |
| 1983 | The Corn Is Green | Morgan Evans | |
| Another Country | Guy Bennett | ||
| 1984 | The Real Thing | Billy | Clarence Derwent Awards—Most Promising Male |
| 1985-86 | Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Darcy | |
| 1986 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Edmund Thyrone | Nominated—Tony Award for Featured Actor (Play) |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | |
| 1995 | Pal Joey | Joey Evans | |
| 2001-02 | Noises Off | Lloyd Dallas | |
References
- ^ "Biography for Peter Gallagher". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ "Peter Gallagher background". Official website. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/19/classified/paid-notice-deaths-gallagher-thomas-f.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/09/classified/paid-notice-deaths-gallagher-mary-ann-nee-o-shea.html
- ^ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/a/l/Catherine-Gallagher/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0073.html
- ^ "Peter Gallagher - News". (March 2007). Official website. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
- ^ "Peter Galagher - Official website". Retrieved August 14, 2011.
External links
- Peter Gallagher at IMDb
- Peter Gallagher at the Internet Broadway Database
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