FrameThrower · Actors · Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol
4 films · 284 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1982–2012
Born 10 April 1954 · Dallas, Texas, USA
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 4 films · 284 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1982–2012
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series1999
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series2001
- Theatre World Award1982
How their films are shot
Measured across 284 frames from the 4 films we hold. This is the look of the work Peter takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 4 films we hold, 53% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Peter takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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