but probably know little about, Peter Gerety is a welcome addition to any project he joins. A veteran theater actor who only began acting for the camera at 40, he landed serious support roles in “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “The Wire” and “Ray Donovan.” Now, at 80, he’s recently starred in “Working Man” as a blue-collar worker mourning the loss of his son and sidelined by a factory closing who refuses to give in. The Envelope spoke with Gerety via Zoom and got a real history lesson.
I was her 13-year-old brother, so I was elected. They were doing “Chicago,” the play before it was a musical, and I got to be a newspaper boy. Ann was playing Roxie Hart and I got to watch them constantly. This was heady stuff, exciting. Sexually? Yes, but psychologically and intellectually interesting. I got my first professional job at 20, now I’m 80 and I really have not stopped working.
One of my favorite actors. Loved him since “Homicide”
Why do you always have to be gorgeous to get a starring role?
It takes 15 seconds or less to put on a mask!