Peter Appel (actor)

Peter Appel
Born (1959-10-19) October 19, 1959
New York City, U.S.
EducationBrandeis University, M.F.A.[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Organization(s)Screen Actors Guild
AFTRA
Equity [U.S.][1]

Peter Appel (born October 19, 1959)[2][3] is an American actor of stage, film, and television. He is known for Bad Education (2019), Luck (2011) and Léon: The Professional (1994).

Early life and education

In 1987, Appel graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University. He also completed a two-year program at William Esper Studio, NYC in 1992.[1]

Career

Appel has appeared in over thirty films, and twenty television shows since the 1990s, in addition to theater roles.[1][4]

On television, Appel has appeared in nine different roles for the Law & Order franchise alone.[5]

He also performs as a voice actor for video game such as the Grand Theft Auto and Max Payne franchises, as well as Manhunt (2003) and The Warriors (2005).[2]

Filmography

Film

Peter Appel film credits
Year Title Role Ref.
1989 Silence Like Glass
1990 Everybody Wins Sonny [6]
1990 Days of Thunder Cole's Crew [6]
1990 Presumed Innocent Glendenning [6]
1991 Regarding Henry Eddie the Doorman [6]
1991 Shadows and Fog Cop at Police Station [6]
1992 Basic Instinct Detective [6]
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington Demolition Man [6]
1993 Mr. Wonderful Harry [7]
1993 Trip Nach Tunis Mark [8]
1994 Léon: The Professional Malky [7]
1995 The Jerky Boys Sonny [7]
1995 Man of the House Tony [4]
1996 Big Night Chubby [4]
1996 Sleepers Boyfriend [7]
1996 Extreme Measures Det. Stone [4]
1997 Six Ways to Sunday Abie - Arnie's Boss [4]
1998 The Tic Code Engineer #1 [7]
1998 Side Streets Boomir [7]
1998 Above Freezing Al Bergdahl [7]
1999 Judy Berlin Mr. V [7]
1999 Jump Dominick [3]
2000 Overnight Sensation Chase Davis [3]
2000 Coyote Ugly Pizza Customer [7]
2001 Get Well Soon Angry [3]
2002 Tadpole Jimmy the Doorman [7]
2002 Spider-Man Cabbie [8]
2002 Roger Dodger Alert Doorman [7]
2002 Anything But Love Man [7]
2002 Bedford Springs Music Store Manager [8]
2003 God Has a Rap Sheet Josh Zmirov [3]
2003 Marci X Officer at Prison [8]
2005 Confess Hummer Driver [8]
2005 Road Bill the truck driver [7]
2006 Delirious Feldman [7]
2007 Arranged Yitzak Bellow [8]
2007 The Speed of Life [7]
2007 Soul Mates Poseidon [8]
2008 The Happening Diner Owner [7]
2009 Bottleworld Jim [8]
2009 Chico and Rita (voice)
2010 Harvest Mario [8]
2010 Henry's Crime Larry [7]
2019 Bad Education Eddie / Custodian [1][8]

Television

Peter Appel television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Law & Order Baumann Episode: "God Bless the Child" [8]
1993 All My Children Cab Driver 2 episodes
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Ross 1 episode [8]
1993–2002 NYPD Blue Kenneth Hampton / Harvey 2 episodes [3][5]
1996 The Sunshine Boys Anson Black TV movie [7]
1998 Witness to the Mob Eddie Garafolo TV movie [7]
1999 Oz Lawrence Bailey 1 episode [8]
2000 Cosby Henry 1 episode [3]
2000 Ed Jack Fundus 1 episode [8]
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Greenberg Episode: "Contact" [3][5]
2001 Big Apple John Corelli 3 episodes [3]
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Louis Bernoff Episode: "Shandeh" [3][9]
2003 Law & Order Krakow Episode: "Absentia" [3][5]
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Marvin Friedman Episode: "Painless" [10][5]
2004 Curb Your Enthusiasm Doorman #2 1 episode [3][5]
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Frederick Merriwether Episode: "41 Shots" [11]
2005 Hope & Faith Ned 1 episode [3]
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Holgreen Episode: "Bombshell" [3][5]
2007 The Kill Point Teddy Sabian 5 episodes [8]
2009 Law & Order Sturges Episode: "Exchange" [3][5]
2009 Life on Mars Demetri Pantos 1 episode [3][5]
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Theodore "Cubby" Viviano Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" [3][5]
2011–2012 Luck Kagle 3 episodes [1]
2012 Boardwalk Empire Alby Gold 1 episode [8]
2012 Blue Bloods Joe Salducci Episode: "Risk and Reward" [3][5]
2022–2024 Crash the System Moishe Aharonov 5 episodes

Theater

Peter Appel theater credits.[1]
Yearx Title Role Venue Ref.
1987 Richard II Second Herald New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC [1]
1987 Henry IV Part 1 Second Carrier / Sheriff / Lord / Soldier / Attendant New York Shakespeare , Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC [8]
1987–1988 A Midsummer Night's Dream Snug / Lion New York Shakespeare Festival, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, NYC [8]
1988 Saved from Obscurity Playwrights Horizons, Upstairs Studio Theatre, NYC [8]
1989 Titus Andronicus Clown New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre [8]
1990 The Taming of the Shrew Biondello New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre [8]
1991 The Good Times Are Killing Me Dad / Cousin Steve Minetta Lane Theatre and McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC [8]
1994–1995 Him Al / Disappointed fan / Stylagi New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, NYC [8]
1996 The Coyote Bleeds Det. Hunt Moore Worth Street Theatre, NYC [12]
1998 Snapshots '98 TriBeCa Playhouse, NYC
2000 Anonymous Roy Canelli McGinn-Cazale Theatre, NYC
2015 A Month in the Country Balshintsov Classic Stage Company, NYC [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Peter Appel". Backstage.com. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Peter Appel". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Peter Appel". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Film Actors. IFilm Publishing. 2003. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-58065-013-7. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Peter Appel". Apple TV+. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Peter Appel". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Peter Appel: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Clients: Peter Appel". Bret Adams, LTD Artists' Agency. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  9. ^ "TV Guide". TV Guide. 51. Triangle Publications: 77. 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. ^ Green, Susan; Dawn, Randee; Wolf, Dick (September 2009). Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Unofficial Companion. BenBella Books. p. 276. ISBN 9781933771885. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Law & Order: Trial by Jury: 41 Shots{Rough Cut} (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  12. ^ Brantley, Ben (16 Dec 1995). "Theater in Review". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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