American actor Peter MacNicol has an estimated net worth of $5 million. The award-winning actor is known for his roles in films such as Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II, Stingo in Sophie’s Choice, and David Langley in Bean.
MacNicol also had notable performances on television, playing eccentric lawyer John Cage on the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal, which earned him an Emmy award for Best Actor, Tom Lennox on 24, Alan Birch on the medical drama Chicago Hope, and as psychiatrist Dr. Larry Fleinhardt on the CBS crime drama NUMB3RS.
MacNicol was born on April 19, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He attended the University of Dallas and University of Minnesota. He performed at the Guthrie Theater for two seasons while in Minnesota, catching the attention of an agent and later moving to Manhattan to begin his acting career on stage.
Peter became part of the off-Broadway production of Crimes of the Heart, which earned him the Theater World Award. His performance also led to his roles in the 1981 film Dragonslayer and the 1982 film Sophie’s Choice.
MacNicol is also a voice actor who provided the voice of the supervillains in a number of comic book adaptations, such as Dr. Kirk/Man-Bat on Batman and Dr. Otto Octavius on The Spectacular Spider-Man. He has recently written a script called Salvation on Sand Mountain, and also serves as the executive producer and director of the project.