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Peter McRobbie

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Peter McRobbie
Born (1943-01-31) 31 January 1943 (age 81)
Hawick, Scotland
NationalityAmerican, British
EducationYale University (BA)
University of Tulsa
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present
Known forBoardwalk Empire
Notable work
Spouse
Charlotte Bova
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(m. 1977)​
Children2

Peter McRobbie (born 31 January 1943) is a Scottish-born American character actor, best known for his roles as John C. Twist in the 2005 romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain, Mike Sheenan in the 2006 action film 16 Blocks, Pop Pop Jamison in the 2015 horror film The Visit and Father Paul Lantom in Daredevil, as well as recurring roles in the TNT series The Alienist and as Judge Walter Bradley in the Law & Order franchise.

Early life

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McRobbie was born in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the son of Mary Fleming (née Heigh), a writer, and William McRobbie, a storekeeper.[1] In the early 1950s, he moved with his parents to the United States, where he became an American citizen.

He attended Yale Drama School, from which he graduated in 1966. He then studied in graduate school at the University of Tulsa for one year and studied acting with German-American actress Uta Hagen and actor James Saito at HB Studio in New York City.

From 1966 to 1968, McRobbie served in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and became a Specialist 5.[2][3]

Career

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In 1969, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career, but was unable to find work. He supported himself as an advertiser throughout the early 1970s, and actually pitched the original idea for the "Jell-O Pudding Cup". By the summer of 1975, he had found stage work with John Astin and Patty Duke in California. However, he moved back to the East Coast after the production ended.

McRobbie has appeared in more than 60 films and television series, including Spider-Man 2, Find Me Guilty, World Trade Center, 16 Blocks, Big, Shaft, Sleepers, and Bullets over Broadway. He had a recurring role on the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the original Law & Order series. It was on these two shows that McRobbie has played perhaps his most famous role to date, Judge Walter Bradley. In 2000, he played the role of Father Felix in "From Where to Eternity", the 9th episode of the second season of The Sopranos, and again in 2001 in "Proshai, Livushka" the second episode of the third season of the HBO hit series. McRobbie also garnered wide attention for his portrayal of John C. Twist in the motion picture Brokeback Mountain (2005).

From 2010 to 2013 McRobbie played the role of FBI Supervisor Frederick Elliot in 9 episodes of the HBO hit series Boardwalk Empire. McRobbie plays George H. Pendleton in Lincoln (2012), as Lincoln's most virulent and snarling opponent in the House of Representatives in relation to the constitutional amendment outlawing slavery. He also appeared in the film Inherent Vice (2014), M. Night Shyamalan's The Visit (2015), and Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies (2015). From 2015 to 2018, McRobbie also portrayed Father Paul Lantom in the Netflix series Daredevil.

Personal life

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Peter McRobbie has been married to actress Charlotte McRobbie (née Bova) since 1977. They have two children.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1980 A Jury of Her Peers County Attorney Short film
1983 Zelig Workers Rally Speaker
1985 The Beniker Gang Mr. Millhauser
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo The Communist
1986 The Manhattan Project Electronics
1988 Big Executive #3
1991 Johnny Suede Flip Doubt
1991 Shadows and Fog Bartender
1992 School Ties Chaplain
1994 Bullets Over Broadway Man At Theater
1995 The Neon Bible Reverend Watkins
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Linda's Ex-Landlord
1995 Palookaville Chief of Police
1996 Big Night Loan Officer
1996 Sleepers Lawyer
1996 The Associate Executive At Strip Club
1997 Picture Perfect Executive #2
1997 Deconstructing Harry Damned Man
1998 Jaded Dr. Mancuso
1998 Snake Eyes FBI Agent Gordon Pritzker
1998 Side Streets Stelu
1998 Celebrity Father Gladden's Fan On Porch
1999 The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Principal
1999 A Fish in the Bathtub Father Malaccky
1999 Kill by Inches Ballroom Host
2000 Small Time Crooks Frenchy's Lawyer
2000 Shaft Lieutenant Cromartie
2001 The American Astronaut Lee Vilensky
2001 Love the Hard Way Prison Doctor
2004 Spider-Man 2 OsCorp Representative
2004 Messengers Stuart Quinn
2004 Corn Peder Gleck
2005 Brokeback Mountain John Twist
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Gangel
2006 Find Me Guilty Peter Petraki
2006 16 Blocks Mike Sheenan
2006 World Trade Center Allison's Father
2006 The Hoax George Gordon Holmes
2007 Gracie Principal Enright
2007 Mercy Tom Short film
2008 The Understudy Edward
2009 Split Ends Nathan Berry
2010 Footsteps Thaddeus
2011 Dark Horse Arnie
2012 Lincoln George H. Pendleton
2013 The Immigrant Dr. Knox
2013 Chinese Puzzle L'Agent Bureau Immigration
2014 Aloft Ike
2014 Inherent Vice Adrian Prussia[4]
2015 The Visit Fredrick Spencer 'Pop-Pop' Jamison[5]
2015 Bridge of Spies Allen Dulles
2017 Ambition's Debt Ciaus Cassius
2017 Juggernaut Leonard Gamble
2018 Hold the Dark Hunter John
2019 Daniel Isn't Real Percy Thigpen

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Nero Wolfe Robert Cruidshank Uncredited
Episode: "What Happened to April"
1983 Matt Houston David Episode: "The Beverly Woods Social Club"
1985 Izzy and Moe Cop Television film
1985 Doubletake Sex Therapist Television miniseries
1988 Crossbow Anton Episode: "Masterplan"
1988 In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders FBI Special Agent John Hanlon Television film
1989 A Man Called Hawk Charlie Episode: "Intensive Care"
1989 American Playhouse Unknown Episode: "Land of Little Rain"
1990 H.E.L.P. Dr. Sanford Episode: "Are You There, Alpha Centauri?"
1991 Law & Order Manager Episode: "Sonata for Solo Organ"
1991 Golden Years Lieutenant McGiver Television miniseries
Episode: "Time and Time Again"
1992 Law & Order John Ennis Episode: "Point of View"
1993 And the Band Played On Dr. Max Essex Television film
1993 Acapulco H.E.A.T. Housten Uncredited
Episode: "Code Name: Arabesque"
1994 Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Dr. Ames Television film
Segment: "Where the Dead Are"
1995 Law & Order Herbert Fowler Episode: "Guardian"
1996 Harvest of Fire Reuben Troyer Television film
1997 New York Undercover Inspector Reznor Episode: "The Solomon Papers"
1997 Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing Male Attorney Television film
1997 Witness to the Mob George Pape Television film
1998 Law & Order Dr. Thomas Neustadt Episode: "Tabloid"
2000 Now and Again Dr. Prescott Episode: "Fire and Ice"
2000 Cupid & Cate Dr. Brimmer Television film
2000–2001 The Sopranos Father Felix 2 episodes
2000 Hamlet Priest Television film
2001 The Atlantis Conspiracy Mr. Dombrowski Television film
2001–2009 Law & Order Trial Judge Walter Bradley 14 episodes
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Father Capanna Episode: "The Faithful"
2001 100 Centre Street Chairman / Captain Korshok 2 episodes
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Mayor Owens Episode: "Past, Present, Future"
2003–2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Trial Judge Walter Bradley 18 episodes
2005 Sometimes in April Bushnell's Supervisor Television film
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Trial Judge Walter Bradley Episode: "The Line"
2005 Stella Mr. Mueller Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Conviction Judge Walter Bradley 2 episodes
2007–2009 Damages Judge Sanford Toomey 4 episodes
2008 As the World Turns Judge Harold Rice 4 episodes
2009 Ugly Betty Chairman Episode: "Sugar Daddy"
2009 Mercy Dr. Melvoy Episode: "You Lost Me with the Cinderblock"
2009 White Collar Walter Episode: "The Portrait"
2010–2013 Boardwalk Empire FBI Supervisor Frederick Elliott 9 episodes
2010 God in America Thomas Dudley Episode: "A New Adam/A New Eden"
2011 Mildred Pierce Dr. Gale Television miniseries
2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Erwin Griswold Television film
2013 Elementary Milton Van Kirk Episode: "We Are Everyone"
2014 Believe FBI Director Lofton 4 episodes
2014 The Good Wife Professor George Paley Episode: "Red Zone"
2014 Banshee Origins Carter Episode: "Birthday"
2015 The Blacklist Man On Phone Voice, 2 episodes
2015–2018 Daredevil Father Paul Lantom 11 episodes
2015 Karl Manhair, Postal Inspector Deputy Inspector Wayne Mersky 3 episodes
2016 Confirmation Senator Allen Simpson Television film
2017 The Defenders Father Paul Lantom Episode: "The H Word"
Television miniseries
2018 The Alienist Mayor William Lafayette Strong 3 episodes
2018 Gotham Mayor Holden Pritchard 2 episodes[6][7]
2021 Clarice Nils Hagen Recurring cast

References

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  1. ^ Peter McRobbie profile, filmreference.com; retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ "'Dial M For Murder': ACT IV Reschedule Opening Of Play", The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press, volume 18, number 12, March 19, 1967, page 1d.
  3. ^ "For Sill Comedy", The Lawton Constitution & Morning Press, volume 19, number 17, April 28, 1968, page 2d.
  4. ^ Patten, Dominic (28 June 2013). "Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' Gets Its Adrian Prussia". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ Lowe, Kinsey (23 April 2015). "'The Visit' First Trailer: M. Night Shyamalan's Latest". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Who Is Interim Mayor Holden Pritchard on 'Gotham'?". www.2paragraphs.com. 2Paragraphs. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ Wickline, Dan (13 April 2018). "Gotham Season 4, episode 18 Recap: That's Entertainment". www.bleedingcoolnews.com. Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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