Peter Scolari

Actor, director and producer · Died October 22, 2021, aged 66 · 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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: September 12, 1955
Died: October 22, 2021 (aged 66)
From: New Rochelle, New York, USA
Works as: Actor, director and producer
Titles: 55 on MovieCove · 93 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Peter Scolari's films like?

Usually the Ally: 2 of 8 analyzed roles.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Ally

2 of 8

Hero

2 of 8

Trickster

2 of 8

Threshold guardian

1 of 8

Shadow

1 of 8

Show the 8 roles

Allyas Robert Duff in Carpool (1983)
Allyas Elliot in The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984)
Heroas Charles Danson in Ticks (1993)
Threshold guardianas Donald Himmel in Camp Nowhere (1994)
Heroas Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
Tricksteras Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997)
Shadowas Billy - Lonely Boy in The Polar Express (2004)
Tricksteras Stephen Schpelnick in The Social Ones (2019)

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Scolari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 40 of their 55 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (10).

Also on these channels

Howdy2 titles, show their 2 titles on Howdy
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Subscription and free streaming for Peter Scolari's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

93 credits, 55 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Lisey's Story(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Dave Debusher
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
Disclosure(2020)
as Henry Desmond / Hildegard Desmond (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Looks That Kill(2020)
as Paul
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Evil(2019)
Show 9 episodes · as Bishop Thomas Marx
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Fosse/Verdon(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Mel
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Social Ones(2019)
as Stephen Schpelnick
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
All You Can Eat(2018)
as Dr. Zukreski
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Good Fight(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Greg
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Dean(2016)
as Patrick
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
How You Look at It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Hero
Madoff(2016)
Show 4 episodes · as Peter Madoff
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Gotham(2014)
Show 6 episodes · as Commissioner Loeb
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Jerome's Bouquet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
as Bob
Letting Go(2012)
as Bill
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Girls(2012)
Show 15 episodes · as Tad Horvath
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
White Collar(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Zimmer the Keymaster
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Batman: The Brave and the Bold(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Ray Palmer/The Atom (voice)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
A Plumm Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Agent Hardigan
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Suburban Girl(2007)
as Mickey Lamm
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Cathedral Pines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Father Mike McGary
Mentor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Jonathan Parks
Big Love(2006)
Show 1 episode · as Seminary Teacher
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Pete Conrad
American Dad!(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Limo Driver / Peter Scolari (voice)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
The Polar Express(2004)
as Billy / Lonely Boy
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Listen Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 2 episodes · as Andrew McKillop
A Scooby-Doo! Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Professor William Fagen Higginson (voice)
What I Like About You(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Dad
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
What's New, Scooby-Doo?(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Professor Higginson (voice)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Sorority Boys(2002)
as Louis
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Reba(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Parker Reynolds
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
The Ultimate Christmas Present(2000)
as Edwin Hadley
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The West Wing(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Jake Kimball
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Dennis Barkley
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The King of Queens(1998)
Show 1 episode · as Ron
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
From the Earth to the Moon(1998)
Show 1 episode · as Pete Conrad
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show(1997)
Show 66 episodes · Director · Producer · as Wayne Szalinski
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
George & Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Ally McBeal(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Hooley
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
For Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Date #2 (uncredited)
Talk to Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Howard Grant
Hey Arnold!(1996)
Show 1 episode · as Doug LeSham (voice)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
That Thing You Do!(1996)
as Troy Chesterfield
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)
Show 1 episode · as Ringmaster
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Littlechap
The Home Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Kenyon Stanton
Dweebs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 10 episodes · as Warren Mosbey
Can't Hurry Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Colin
The Drew Carey Show(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Councilman Kemp
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
A Whole New Ballgame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 2 episodes · as Glenn
Gargoyles(1994)
Show 5 episodes · as Preston Vogel (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Charles Hibbard · as Tim Albright
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
ER(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Kyle Evans
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Camp Nowhere(1994)
as Donald Himmel
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Brad (voice)
Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Johnny Lake
The Nanny(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Leslie Tilbert
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Ticks(1993)
as Charles Danson
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Family Album (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 8 episodes · as Jonathan Lerner
Dave's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 2 episodes · as Fred
The Mommies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 37 episodes · as Ken Ballantine
Animaniacs(1993)
Show 1 episode · as The Driver (voice) · as Wilford Wolf (voice)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Stuart Hofferman
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Fallen Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Clerk
Batman: The Animated Series(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Hamner (voice) · as The Shark (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street(1992)
as Dr. Zach Drummond
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin(1991)
as David Katz
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Perfect Harmony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Derek Sanders
Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor(1991)
as Paul DeWitt
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Corporate Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Simon Tanner
The Ryan White Story(1989)
as David Day
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery(1987)
as Chris Robinson
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Mr. Bill
The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Leonard Randall / Delos of Atlantis
The Rosebud Beach Hotel(1984)
as Elliot
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Finder of Lost Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Ted Caton
Amazons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Dr. Jerry Menzies
Imps* (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Phil
Carpool(1983)
as Robert Duff
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Baby Makes Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Show 5 episodes · Actor
Missing Children: A Mother's Story(1982)
as Woody
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 142 episodes · Director · as Michael Harris
Remington Steele(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Albie Fervitz
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Family Ties(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Paul Kenter
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Bosom Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Show 38 episodes · as Henry Desmond / Hildegarde
The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as Douglas Burdett
Goodtime Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Show 13 episodes · as Benny Loman
Angie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Take Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Kookie ("1950's")
The Love Boat(1977)
Show 1 episode · as Wellington Davis Rothmeyer
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Happy Days(1974)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Biggest box office

The Polar Express (2004)

$329M worldwide

Highest rated

The Ryan White Story (1989)

Midcredits 80^th

Film career

19932020

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts over their MovieCove titles; a title counts in every role they held on it. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.