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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Peter McEnery to Gene Milford
Peter Mcrobbie Biography (1943-)
Born January 31, 1943, in Hawick, Borders, Scotland; immigrated to the UnitedStates, c. early 1950s; son of William (a storekeeper) and Mary Fleming (a writer; maiden name, Heigh) McRobbie; married Charlotte Bova (an actress), September 15, 1977; children: Oliver William, Andrew Peter.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- January 31, 1943
- Hawick, Borders, Scotland
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- George Cooke, A Jury of Her Peers, 1977
- Voice, The Wobblies, 1979
- Workers rally speaker, Zelig, Warner Bros., 1983
- Mr. Millhauser, The Beniker Gang (also known as Dear Lola, or How to Start Your Own Family), Lorimar Productions, 1983
- Twilly (the Communist), The Purple Rose of Cairo, Orion, 1984
- Electronics N.E.S.T. (Nuclear Emergency Search Team) member, The Manhattan Project (also known as Deadly Game), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Third executive, Big, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Flip Doubt, Johnny Suede, Miramax, 1991
- Chaplain, School Ties, Paramount, 1992
- Bartender, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
- Man at theatre, Bullets over Broadway, Miramax, 1994
- Reverend Watkins, The Neon Bible, Iberoamericana Films, 1995
- Linda's ex-landlord, Mighty Aphrodite, 1995
- Dr. Mancuso, Jaded, Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1996
- Loan officer, Big Night, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
- Chief of police, Palookaville, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
- Lawyer, Sleepers, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1996
- Executive at strip club, The Associate, Columbia, 1996
- Second ad executive, Picture Perfect, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
- Damned man/Harry's character, Deconstructing Harry, Fine Line Features, 1997
- Gordon Pritzker, Snake Eyes, Buena Vista, 1998
- Father Gladen's fan on porch, Celebrity, 1998
- Principal, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Paramount Classics, 1998
- Stelu, Side Streets, Warner Bros., 1998
- Father Malachy, A Fish in the Bathtub, 1999
- Ballroom host, Kill By Inches, 1999
- Frenchy's lawyer, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
- Lieutenant Cromartie, Shaft (also known as Shaft--Noch fragen?), Paramount, 2000
- Lee Vilensky, The American Astronaut, Artistic License, 2001
- Prison doctor, Love the Hard Way, Kino International Corp., 2001
- Pedar Gleck, Corn, 2002
- Stuart Quinn, Messengers, 2004
- OsCorp representative, Spider-Man 2 (also known as Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience), Columbia, 2004
- John Twist, Brokeback Mountain, Focus Features, 2005
- George Gordon Holmes, The Hoax, Buena Vista, 2006
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Judge Walter Bradley, Law & Order, NBC, 2001-2005
- Judge Walter Bradley, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC,2003-2005
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Miniseries
- Sex therapist, Doubletake, CBS, 1985
- George Pape, Witness to the Mob, NBC, 1998
- Priest, Hamlet, Odyssey, 2000
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Movies
- Cop, Izzy and Moe, CBS, 1985
- John Hanlon, In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (also known as The F.B.I. Murders), NBC, 1988
- Dr. Max Essex, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
- Dr. Ames, "Where the Dead Are," Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics, CBS, 1994
- Reuben Troyer, Harvest of Fire, CBS, 1996
- Male attorney, Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (also known as Path to Paradise), HBO, 1997
- Dr. Brimmer, Cupid & Cate, CBS, 2000
- Mr. Dumbrowski, Rock the Boat (also known as Atlantis Conspiracy), HBO, 2000
- Bushnell's superior, Sometimes in April, HBO, 2005
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Specials
- Charles Lummis, The Land of Little Rain, PBS, 1988
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Pilots
- Lieutenant McGiver, Golden Years (also known as Stephen King's"Golden Years"), CBS, 1991
- Mr. Mueller, Stella, Comedy Central, 2005
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Episodic
- (Television debut) Dr. Steele, As the World Turns, CBS, 1980
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New Show, NBC, 1984
- Thurmond Yoder, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1985
- Manager, "Sonata for Solo Organ," Law and Order, NBC, 1991
- John Ennis, "Point of View," Law and Order, NBC, 1992
- Herbert Fowler, "Guardian," Law and Order, NBC, 1995
- Mitchell Presley, Feds, CBS, 1997
- Dr. Thomas Neustadt, "Tabloid," Law and Order, NBC, 1998
- Father Felix, "From Where to Eternity," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
- Dr. Prescott, "Fire and Ice," Now and Again, CBS, 2000
- Father Felix, "Proshai, Livushka," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
- Chairman, "Joe Must Go," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Mayor Owens, "Past, Present, Future," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2002
- Judge Walter Bradley, "The Line," Law & Order: Trial by Jury,NBC, 2005
- Also appeared as Dr. Sanford, "Are You There, Alpha Centauri?," H.E.L.P.
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) James Anderson, My Fat Friend, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1975
- Richard, Rattle of a Simple Man, Huntington Hartford Theatre, LosAngeles, 1975
- Nebeker, The Wobblies, Labor Theatre, New York City, 1976
- (Broadway debut) Dr. Travers, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1979
- Standby and Dennis Quinlan, Last Licks, Longacre Theatre, New YorkCity, 1979
- Major Swindon, The Devil's Disciple, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1980
- Standby, Mixed Couples, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1980
- Murderer and doctor, Macbeth, Circle in the Square, New York City,1982
- The Inspector, Cinders, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Captain Gower, Henry V, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Doc, The Ballad of Soapy Smith, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1984
- Standby Sam Evans, Strange Interlude, Nederlander Theatre, 1985
- James Throttle, stage manager, barkeep, Harold, citizens of Clositerham,chairman, and Crispakle, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Imperial Theatre,New York City, 1985
- Sir James Tyreel and Lord Mayor, The Tragedy of Richard III, Delacorte Theatre, 1990
- Thomas Putnam, The Crucible, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991-92
- Ragnar Brovik, The Master Builder, Belasco Theatre, 1992
- Court page and De Courcelles, Saint Joan, Lyceum Theatre, New YorkCity, 1993
- Senator Doogan, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Criterion Theatre, NewYork City, 1994
- Painter, Timon of Athens, Delacorte Theatre, 1996
- Frank, The Memory of Water, Manhattan Theatre Club Stage II, New York City, 1998
- Inspector Belsize, Night Must Fall, Lyceum Theatre, then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Mark Pattison/W.T. Snead, The Invention of Love, Lyceum Theatre, 2001
- Bretschneider, doctor, Katz, and Schroder, Svejik, Duke on 42nd, New York City, 2004
- Also appeared in Endangered Species, and Rosmersholm, Off-Broadway productions.
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Major Tours
- Sea captain and priest, Twelfth Night, Chicago, IL, and East Coastcities, 1978
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