The Thing
Peter Maloney

Peter Maloney (born November 24, 1944) is an American actor, director and playwright who has appeared in film, television, and theater for over 50 years. Maloney's television and film credits are extensive and span from 1968 to 2020.

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In 2021, he is a member of the Atlantic Theater Company, involved in 23 different productions, including The Duck Variations and The Water Engine both written by David Mamet, and The Voysey Inheritance. He joined the Ensemble Studio Theater and the Irish Repertory Theatre, where he was involved in Ernest in Love, a musical A Wonderful Life, a play Port Authority and The Quare Land. He is a former member of the Joseph Chaikin’s Open Theater, where he participated in many productions such as The Serpent, Ubu Cocu and Endgame.


Maloney was a drama teacher and director of students for five years at the Juilliard School of performing arts. Maloney has worked in the acting industry for over 50 years (2020). He is a life member of the Actors Studio and a New Dramatists alumnus.

In the The Thing he plays George Bennings.

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