Peter Gallagher was born on August 19, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA as Peter Killian Gallagher. He is an actor, known for American Beauty (1999), The O.C. (2003) and The Player (1992). He has been married to Paula Harwood since May 7, 1983. They have two children.
Now he playes a recurring role as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
On "Whitney" he portrayed Whitney Cummings' father Vince.