Peter MacNicol Biography (1954?-)

Full name, Peter C. MacNicol; born April 10, 1954 (some sources cite 1957 or1958), in Dallas, TX; son of John (an Episcopal priest) and Barbara MacNicol;married Martha Sue "Marsue" Cumming (a theatre administrator and producer),October 11, 1986. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management,8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Ron West, Thruline Entertainment, 8840 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice performer, director
Birth Details: April 10, 1954?; Dallas, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Galen, Dragonslayer, Paramount, 1981
Stingo, Sophie's Choice, Universal, 1982
Cyrus Kinnick, Heat, New Century-Vista, 1987
Janosz Poha, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
Jack Solow, American Blue Note (also known as Fakebook), Panorama Entertainment, 1991
Stuart Coalter, Hard Promises, Columbia, 1992
Marty, Housesitter, Universal, 1992
Gary Granger, Addams Family Values, 1993
Son writer, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
R. M. Renfield, Dracula: Dead and Loving It, 1995
Tire repairman, Mojave Moon, 1996
Voice of Ork, Toto Lost in New York, 1996
David Langley, Bean (also known as Bean: The Movie and Bean: The Ultimate Disaster Movie), Gramercy, 1997
Narrator, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (animated), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 1998
Dan Bobbins, Baby Geniuses, TriStar, 1999
Voice of Fenwick, Recess: School's Out (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2001
Voice of Muru, Balto II: Wolf Quest (animated), Universal CartoonStudios, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Bradley Grist, The Powers That Be, CBS, 1992
Alan "The Eel" Birch, a recurring role, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994-1995
John "The Biscuit" Cage, Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997-2002
John "The Biscuit" Cage, Ally, Fox, 1999
Movies
Joe Kovacs, Johnny Bull, ABC, 1986
Lieutenant Commander Tom Sedgewicke, By Dawn's Early Light (also known as The Grand Tour and Red Alert), HBO, 1990
Lewis Rickett, Roswell (also known as Incident at Roswell and Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-up), Showtime, 1994
Roy Dowd, Abducted: A Father's Love (also known as Fugitive from Justice), NBC, 1996
Lawrence Dixon, Silencing Mary (also known as Campus Justice), NBC, 1998
Voice of Liberty, The Pooch and the Pauper, ABC, 1999
Uncle Daniel Ponder, "The Ponder Heart," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS,2001
Episodic

Martin, "The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out about the Shivers," FaerieTale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre),Showtime, 1984
Steve Cooper, "Here's Why They Call the Little One a Jingle and the Big One the Blues," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, 1987
Mario, "Look before You Sleep," Cheers, NBC, 1993
Austin Haggard, "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime," Tales from the Crypt, 1994
Alan Birch, "One Hundred and One Damnations," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998
Voice of Raju, "Monkey See, Monkey Don't," The Wild Thornberrys (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
Voice of major, "Strange Invasion," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, UPN and syndicated, 2000
Voice of major, "Stranger Invasion," Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, UPN and syndicated, 2000
Appeared in an episode of The 900 Lives of Jackie Frye.
Specials
Voice of Snowden, Snowden's Christmas (animated), CBS, 1999
Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 1999
Voice of Fido, Olive, the Other Reindeer (animated), Fox, 1999
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 1999 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, HBO, 1999
Presenter, The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2000
Presenter, Lifetime Presents: Disney's American Teacher Awards, Lifetime, 2001
The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
Presenter, The British Comedy Awards 2001, ITV (England), 2001
Other
Safe Harbor, 1984
Television Director
Episodic
"Fools Night Out," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
"Making Spirits Bright," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
Girls Club, 2002
"Chapter Forty-eight," Boston Public, Fox, 2002
Stage Appearances
Barnette Lloyd, Crimes of the Heart, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1980, then (Broadway debut) John Golden Theatre, 1981, later CenterTheatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982
Another Country, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1982
Little Earl 5, Found a Peanut, New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
Tartuffe, Alaska Repertory Theatre, Anchorage and Fairbanks, 1984
Execution of Justice, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1985
Jake Seward, Rum and Coke, New York Shakespeare Festival, Susan Stein Shiva Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1986
Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1986
Title role, Richard II, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1987
All the King's Men, Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI, 1987
Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, New York Shakespeare Festival, AnspacherTheatre, Public Theatre, 1988
Human Nature, The 52nd Street Project, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater,New York City, 1990
The Dream Theme, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York City, 1991
Brindsley Miller, Black Comedy/White Liars, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Theatre, New York City, 1993
Also appeared in All the King's Men, Dallas Theatre Center, Dallas, TX; The Nerd, Broadway production; and The Spring Thing, off-Broadway production.
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Trophy for Eagles, by Walter J. Boyne, 1990
The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio, 1997
Narrator of Beach Music and DragonLance Chronicles.
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
(With David E. Kelley) "All of Me," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Starlog, November, 1989, pp. 29-31
TV Guide, February 23, 1998, pp. 16-22; June 13, 1998, pp. 39, 42

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