Peter McRobbie
Peter McRobbie (born 31 January 1943) is a Scottish-born American character actor, best known for his roles as Pop Pop Jamison in the 2015 horror film The Visit and Father Paul Lantom in Daredevil, as well as a recurring role in the TNT series The Alienist.
Peter McRobbie | |
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Born | Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland | 31 January 1943
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Known for | Boardwalk Empire |
Notable work |
Career
McRobbie has more than 60 movies and television series to his credit. The movies include 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 movie 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
McRobbie was born in Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, the son of Mary Fleming (née Heigh), a writer, and William McRobbie, a storekeeper.[1]
Filmography
- Zelig (1983) as Worker's rally speaker
- The Beniker Gang (1985) as Mr. Millhauser
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) as The communist
- Izzy and Moe (1985, TV Movie) as Cop
- The Manhattan Project (1986) as Electronics
- Big (1988) as Executive #3
- In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988, TV Movie) as John Hanlon
- Johnny Suede (1991) as Flip Doubt
- Shadows and Fog (1991) as Bartender
- School Ties (1992) as Chaplain
- And the Band Played On (1993, TV Movie) as Dr. Max Essex
- Bullets Over Broadway (1994) as Man at theatre
- The Neon Bible (1995) as Reverend Watkins
- Mighty Aphrodite (1995) as Linda's ex-landlord
- Palookaville (1995) as Chief of Police
- Big Night (1996) as Loan officer
- Harvest of Fire (1996, TV Movie) as Reuben Troyer
- Sleepers (1996) as Lawyer
- The Associate (1996) as Executive at strip club
- Picture Perfect (1997) as 2nd executive
- Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997, TV Movie) as Male attorney
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) as Damned man
- Witness to the Mob (1997, TV Movie) as George Pape
- Jaded (1998) as Dr. Mancuso
- Snake Eyes (1998) as Gordon Pritzleer
- Side Streets (1998) as Stelu
- Celebrity (1998) as Father Gladden's fan on porch
- The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1999) as Principal
- A Fish in the Bathtub (1999) as Father Malaccky
- Kill by Inches (1999) as Ballroom host
- Cupid & Cate (2000) as Dr. Brimmer
- Small Time Crooks (2000) as Frenchy's lawyer
- Shaft (2000) as Lt. Cromartie
- Hamlet (2000) as Priest
- The American Astronaut (2001) as Lee Vilensky
- Love the Hard Way (2001) as Prison doctor
- The Atlantis Conspiracy (2001, TV Movie) as Mr. Dombrowski
- Spider-man 2 (2004) as OsCorp representative
- Messengers (2004) as Stuart Quinn
- Corn (2004) as Peder Gleck
- Sometimes in April (2005, TV Movie) as Bushnell's supervisor
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) as John Twist
- The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) as Gangel
- Find Me Guilty (2006) as Peter Petraki
- 16 Blocks (2006) as Mike Sheenan
- World Trade Center (2006) as Allison's father
- The Hoax (2006) as George Gordon Holmes
- Gracie (2007) as Principal Enright
- The Understudy (2008) as Edward
- As the World Turns (2008) as Judge Harold Rice
- Split Ends (2009) as Nathan Berry
- Footsteps (2010) as Thaddeus
- Dark Horse (2011) as Arnie
- Lincoln (2012) as George Pendleton
- Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013, TV Movie) as Erwin Griswald
- The Immigrant (2013) as Dr. Knox
- Chinese Puzzle (2013) as L'agent bureau immigration
- Aloft (2014) as Ike
- Inherent Vice (2014) as Adrian Prussia
- The Visit (2015) as Frederick Spencer Jamison 'Pop Pop'
- Bridge of Spies (2015) as Allen Dulles
- Confirmation (2016, TV Movie) as Sen. Allen Simpson
- Ambition's Debt (2017) as Ciaus Cassius
- Daredevil (2015-2018, TV Series) and The Defenders (2017) as Father Paul Lantom
- Hold the Dark (2018) as Hunter John
- Daniel Isn't Real (2019) as Percy Thigpen
References
- Peter McRobbie profile, filmreference.com; accessed 19 July 2016.