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Peter Scolari

Acting

Born September 12, 1955 · New Rochelle, New York, USA

Died October 22, 2021

Also known as Peter Thomas Scolari

Biography

Peter Thomas Scolari (September 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021) was an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris on Newhart (1984–1990) and Henry Desmond in Bosom Buddies (1980–1982). Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on Newhart and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on Girls in 2016. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Scolari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2016

Filmography50+ titles

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Hamner (voice)

The West Wing

1999as Jake Kimball

White Collar

2009as Zimmer the Keymaster

From the Earth to the Moon

1998as Pete Conrad

Gargoyles

1994as Preston Vogel (voice)

The Nanny

1993as Leslie Tilbert

Hey Arnold!

1996as Doug LeSham (voice)

Animaniacs

1993as Wilford Wolf (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Dr. Dennis Barkley

Disclosure

2020as Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)

Evil

2019as Bishop Thomas Marx

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

2002as Professor Higginson (voice)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996as Ringmaster

ER

1994as Kyle Evans

Gotham

2014as Commissioner Loeb

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008as Ray Palmer/The Atom (voice)

Happy Days

1974

The Good Fight

2017as Greg

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2008as Self

The Greatest Event in Television History

as Self

Touched by an Angel

1994as Charles Hibbard

Family Ties

1982as Paul Kenter

The King of Queens

1998as Ron

Remington Steele

1982as Albie Fervitz

Fosse/Verdon

2019as Mel

American Dad!

2005as Limo Driver / Peter Scolari (voice)

Talk to Me

1996as Howard Grant

Looks That Kill

2020as Paul

Big Love

2006as Seminary Teacher

That Thing You Do!

1996as Troy Chesterfield

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Stuart Hofferman

The Polar Express

2004as Billy / Lonely Boy

The Social Ones

2019as Stephen Schpelnick

All You Can Eat

2018as Dr. Zukreski

Reba

2001as Parker Reynolds

Ally McBeal

1997as Hooley

The Drew Carey Show

1995as Councilman Kemp

The Ryan White Story

1989as David Day

Madoff

2016as Peter Madoff

Girls

2012as Tad Horvath

What I Like About You

2002as Dad

The Love Boat

1977as Wellington Davis Rothmeyer

Camp Nowhere

1994as Donald Himmel

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997as Wayne Szalinski

Dean

2016as Patrick

Sorority Boys

2002as Louis

Ticks

1993as Charles Danson

The Ultimate Christmas Present

2000as Edwin Hadley

Carpool

1983as Robert Duff

Imps*

1983as Phil