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3Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, musician, and writer best known for ''Series/TheOC'', ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', and ''Series/GraceAndFrankie''.
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5He is married to Paula Wildash and they have two children, Creator/KathrynGallagher and James Gallagher.
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7He is not related to [[Music/{{Oasis}} the Gallagher brothers]]. He should also not be confused with cartoonist Peter Gallagher, who pens the NewspaperComic ''{{ComicStrip/Heathcliff}}''.
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9!Film Roles
10* ''Film/TheIdolmaker'' as Guido/Casesare
11* ''Film/SummerLovers'' as Michael Pappas
12* ''Film/{{Dreamchild}}'' as Jack Dolan
13* ''Film/MyLittleGirl'' as Kai
14* ''Film/LateForDinner'' as Bob Freeman
15* ''Film/ShortCuts'' as Stormy Weathers
16* ''Film/LastDance'' as John Hayes
17* ''Film/WhileYouWereSleeping'' as Peter
18* ''Film/AmericanBeauty'' as Buddy Kane
19* ''Film/OtherVoices'' as Jordin
20* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTomThumbAndThumbelina'' as Mole King
21* ''Film/Adam2009'' as Marty Buchwald
22* ''Film/Conviction2010'' as Barry Scheck
23* ''Film/StepUpRevolution'' as William "Bill" Anderson
24* ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas'' as Hank Redmond
25* ''Film/PalmSprings'' as Howard.
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27!Television Roles
28* ''Series/GuidingLight'' as Chuck Haskell (1979, unknown episodes)
29* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Chris Rawls (1 episode)
30* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' as Kurt (1 episode)
31* ''Series/TheSecretLivesOfMen'' as Michael (13 episodes)
32* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' as Jared (1 episode)
33* ''Series/TheOC'' as Sandy Cohen
34* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' as various voices (2 episodes)
35* ''Series/{{Shark}}'' as Frank Bell (1 episode)
36* ''Series/CovertAffairs'' as Arthur Campbell
37* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' as Ethan Carver (3 episodes)
38* ''Series/{{Togetherness}}'' as Larry Kosinski (9 episodes)
39* ''Series/NewGirl'' as Gavin Schmidt (4 episodes)
40* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' as Deputy Chief William Dodds (19 episodes)
41* ''Series/GraceAndFrankie'' as Nick Skolka (18 episodes)
42* ''Series/TheGifted2017'' as Benedict Ryan (9 episodes)
43* ''Series/MurphyBrown'' as John Haggerty (1 episode)
44* ''Series/TheConners'' as Brian Foster (1 episode)
45* ''Series/ZoeysExtraordinaryPlaylist'' as Mitch Clarke (Season 1)
46* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' as Dell Clawthorne
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49!!Tropes relating to his work:
50* BigApplesauce: Born and raised in New York City and has the accent to match.
51* BigOlEyeBrows: He has a trademark pair of bushy eyebrows.
52* TheCastShowOff: A few of his roles find a way to work in his singing talents.
53* {{Hunk}}: Frequently plays handsome and masculine men, even [[SilverFox into his sixties]].
54* SilverFox: In his sixties and still able to play very handsome and charming characters.

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