Actor
Peter Appel
Born 19 October 1959 · New York City, New York, USA
Peter Appel (born 1959, New York City) is an American character actor active since the late 1980s. He is known for supporting roles, often as tough or menacing figures, in films such as Léon: The Professional, Basic Instinct and Spider-Man, as well as television work.
Key films
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Appeared in Luc Besson's celebrated cult thriller, one of the best-known films in his career.
Basic Instinct (1992)
Supporting role in Paul Verhoeven's hit erotic thriller, a major early-1990s Hollywood film.
Spider-Man (2002)
Featured in Sam Raimi's blockbuster, his most widely seen film.
Sleepers (1996)
Part of the ensemble of Barry Levinson's New York-set drama with a major cast.
Big Night (1996)
Appeared in this acclaimed New York independent film, showing his range beyond big studio fare.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 35
- 1989Silence Like GlassActor
- 1990Days of Thunder · as Cole's CrewActor
- 1990Presumed Innocent · as GlendenningActor
- 1990Everybody Wins · as SonnyActor
- 1991Regarding Henry · as Eddie the DoormanActor
- 1991Shadows and Fog · as Cop at Police StationActor
- 1992Basic Instinct · as DetectiveActor
- 1993Mr. Wonderful · as HarryActor
- 1993Trip nach Tunis · as MarkActor
- 1994Léon: The Professional · as Agent MalkyActor
- 1995Man of the House · as TonyActor
- 1995The Jerky Boys · as SonnyActor
- 1996Sleepers · as BoyfriendActor
- 1996Extreme Measures · as Det. StoneActor
- 1996Big Night · as ChubbyActor
- 1996The Sunshine Boys · as Anson BlackActor
- 1998The Tic Code · as Engineer #1Actor
- 1998Side Streets · as BoomirActor
- 1998Above Freezing · as Al BergdahlActor
- 1999Six Ways to Sunday · as Abie PinkwiseActor
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 · as RossActor
- 1999Judy Berlin · as Mr. VActor
- 1999Jump · as DominickActor
- 2000Overnight Sensation · as Chase DavisActor
- 2001Get Well Soon · as AngryActor
- 2002Spider-Man · as CabbieActor
- 2002Roger Dodger · as Alert DoormanActor
- 2002Tadpole · as Jimmy - DoormanActor
- 2003Marci X · as Officer at PrisonActor
- 2003God Has a Rap Sheet · as Josh ZmirovActor
- 2005Road · as Bill the truck driverActor
- 2007The Speed of LifeActor
- 2008The Happening · as Diner OwnerActor
- 2010Henry's Crime · as LarryActor
- 2019Bad Education · as Eddie - CustodianActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.