Peter Scolari

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-09-12 – 2021-10-22 (aged 66)

From: New Rochelle, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (98)

TV★ 6.1
Lisey's Story
2021
as Dave Debusher
MOVIE★ 7.8
Disclosure
2020
as Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Looks That Kill
2020
as Paul
TV★ 7.8
Evil
2019
as Bishop Thomas Marx
TV★ 7.0
Fosse/Verdon
2019
as Mel
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Social Ones
2019
as Stephen Schpelnick
MOVIE★ 6.5
All You Can Eat
2018
as Dr. Zukreski
TV★ 7.5
The Good Fight
2017
as Greg
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dean
2016
as Patrick
MOVIE
How You Look at It
2016
as Hero
TV★ 6.4
Madoff
2016
as Peter Madoff
TV★ 7.6
Gotham
2014
as Commissioner Loeb
MOVIE
Jerome's Bouquet
2013
as Bob
TV★ 7.3
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.5
Letting Go
2012
as Bill
TV★ 6.4
Girls
2012
as Tad Horvath
TV★ 8.2
White Collar
2009
as Zimmer the Keymaster
TV★ 7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Ray Palmer/The Atom (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Plumm Summer
2008
as Agent Hardigan
MOVIE
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
2008
MOVIE★ 5.5
Suburban Girl
2007
as Mickey Lamm
MOVIE
Cathedral Pines
2006
as Father Mike McGary
MOVIE★ 8.3
Mentor
2006
as Jonathan Parks
TV★ 6.9
Big Love
2006
as Seminary Teacher
MOVIE★ 5.9
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Pete Conrad
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as Limo Driver / Peter Scolari (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Polar Express
2004
as Billy / Lonely Boy
TV★ 6.6
Listen Up!
2004
as Andrew McKillop
MOVIE★ 8.3
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas
2002
as Professor William Fagen Higginson (voice)
TV★ 6.4
What I Like About You
2002
as Dad
TV★ 7.8
What's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002
as Professor Higginson (voice)
TV★ 7.9
Pet Star
2002
as Self - Judge
MOVIE★ 5.8
Sorority Boys
2002
as Louis
TV★ 6.5
Reba
2001
as Parker Reynolds
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Ultimate Christmas Present
2000
as Edwin Hadley
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Jake Kimball
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Dennis Barkley
TV★ 7.1
The King of Queens
1998
as Ron
TV★ 8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Pete Conrad
TV★ 5.9
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
as Wayne Szalinski
TV★ 10.0
George & Leo
1997
TV★ 6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
as Hooley
MOVIE★ 6.3
For Hope
1996
as Date #2 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Talk to Me
1996
as Howard Grant
TV★ 8.0
Hey Arnold!
1996
as Doug LeSham (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Troy Chesterfield
TV★ 7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Ringmaster
MOVIE
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off
1996
as Littlechap
TV★ 7.0
The Home Court
1995
TV★ 7.0
Dweebs
1995
as Warren Mosbey
TV★ 6.5
Can't Hurry Love
1995
as Colin
TV★ 6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Councilman Kemp
TV★ 10.0
A Whole New Ballgame
1995
as Glenn
TV★ 8.1
Gargoyles
1994
as Preston Vogel (voice)
TV★ 7.2
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Charles Hibbard
TV★ 7.8
ER
1994
as Kyle Evans
MOVIE★ 5.9
Camp Nowhere
1994
as Donald Himmel
TV★ 7.2
Duckman
1994
as Brad (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Johnny Lake
TV★ 8.1
The Nanny
1993
as Leslie Tilbert
MOVIE★ 5.7
Ticks
1993
as Charles Danson
TV★ 10.0
Family Album
1993
as Jonathan Lerner
TV★ 6.5
Dave's World
1993
as Fred
TV★ 6.7
The Mommies
1993
as Ken Ballantine
TV★ 8.0
Animaniacs
1993
as Wilford Wolf (voice)
TV★ 6.9
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Stuart Hofferman
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as Clerk
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as The Shark (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
1992
as Dr. Zach Drummond
MOVIE★ 7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
1991
as David Katz
MOVIE★ 6.2
Perfect Harmony
1991
as Derek Sanders
MOVIE★ 4.6
Fire! Trapped on the 37th Floor
1991
as Paul DeWitt
MOVIE★ 3.2
Corporate Affairs
1990
as Simon Tanner
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Ryan White Story
1989
as David Day
MOVIE★ 7.5
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery
1987
as Chris Robinson
MOVIE★ 10.0
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
1987
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures
1986
as Mr. Bill
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Leonard Randall / Delos of Atlantis
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
1984
as Elliot
TV★ 6.8
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Ted Caton
MOVIE★ 5.0
Amazons
1984
as Dr. Jerry Menzies
MOVIE★ 3.9
Imps*
1983
as Phil
MOVIE★ 4.0
Carpool
1983
as Robert Duff
TV★ 6.5
Baby Makes Five
1983
MOVIE★ 7.5
Missing Children: A Mother's Story
1982
as Woody
TV★ 7.1
Newhart
1982
as Michael Harris
TV★ 7.1
Remington Steele
1982
as Albie Fervitz
TV★ 7.2
Family Ties
1982
as Paul Kenter
TV★ 6.8
Hotel
1982
TV★ 6.3
Bosom Buddies
1980
as Henry Desmond / Hildegarde
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown
1980
as Douglas Burdett
TV★ 6.5
Goodtime Girls
1980
as Benny Loman
TV★ 7.5
Angie
1979
MOVIE★ 7.7
Take Off
1978
as Kookie ("1950's")
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Wellington Davis Rothmeyer
TV★ 7.6
Happy Days
1974