Zach Galligan

Biography

Graduated from Columbia University. His mother, Carol Wolfe Galligan, is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in New York. His late father, Arthur Galligan, was a founding partner in Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky, in Washington. Married Ling H. Ingerick on September 25, 2005 at the Yale Club in New York. Ling is half Chinese and also of Swedish, Cherokee (N. American) and German descent. She works for a hedge fund in New York.

62years old

Turns 63 on February 14in 95 days

Born February 14, 1964New York City
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Also credited as Zachary Wolfe Galligan

Movie Career

Films: 18
Career span: 37 years1983 to 2020

Genres

Horror44%, 8 films
Comedy39%, 7 films
Fantasy33%, 6 films
Drama22%, 4 films
Sci-Fi22%, 4 films

First and latest

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First role
Before he was cast as Billy Peltzer in Gremlins, Galligan had already filmed Nothing Lasts Forever, a movie whose theatrical release was canceled and which stayed unreleased in any form for years.
Beyond film
Galligan voiced a character on The Clockwork Fable, an album by the UK progressive rock band Gandalf's Fist, announced in 2016.

Zach Galligan movies on Netflix

Bad Candy2020IMDb rating 4.0as Paul
That Guy Dick Miller2014IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Hatchet III2013IMDb rating 5.6as Sheriff Fowler
Infested2002IMDb rating 2.9as Warren
Raw Nerve1999IMDb rating 4.8as Ethan Lang
Storm Trooper1998IMDb rating 3.4as Kreigal
Prince Valiant1997IMDb rating 5.1as Sir Kay
Cyborg 3: The Recycler1995IMDb rating 3.6as Evans
Warlock: The Armageddon1993IMDb rating 5.4as Douglas
Round Trip to Heaven1992IMDb rating 4.4as Steve
Waxwork II: Lost in Time1992IMDb rating 5.4as Mark Loftmore
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990IMDb rating 6.5as Billy Peltzer
Mortal Passions1989IMDb rating 4.4as Todd
Waxwork1988IMDb rating 6.1as Mark
Surviving1985IMDb rating 7.4as Rick Brogan
Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3as Billy Peltzer
Nothing Lasts Forever1984IMDb rating 6.2as Adam Beckett
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number1983IMDb rating 6.3as Hector Timerman

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Top

Gremlins1984 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Billy Peltzer
IMDb rating 7.3278K votes
Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Billy Peltzer
IMDb rating 6.5120K votes
Waxwork1988as Mark
IMDb rating 6.116K votes
Hatchet III2013as Sheriff Fowler
IMDb rating 5.612K votes
Waxwork II: Lost in Time1992as Mark Loftmore
IMDb rating 5.45.5K votes
Bad Candy2020as Paul
IMDb rating 4.03.6K votes
Infested2002as Warren
IMDb rating 2.91.5K votes
Nothing Lasts Forever1984as Adam Beckett
IMDb rating 6.21.1K votes

Most often with

Anthony Hickox directed four of these films, Joe Dante two. Corey Feldman appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Corey Feldman

Dick Miller

David Warner

Keye Luke

Phoebe Cates

Belinda Balaski

Anthony HickoxDirector, 4 films

Joe DanteDirector, 2 films

Films together

Corey Feldman4 films together, 1984 to 2014
Corey Feldman's page
- That Guy Dick Miller2014IMDb rating 7.4Galligan as HimselfFeldman as Himself
- Storm Trooper1998IMDb rating 3.4Galligan as KreigalFeldman as Roth
- Round Trip to Heaven1992IMDb rating 4.4Galligan as SteveFeldman as Larry
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy PeltzerFeldman as Pete Fountaine
Dick Miller3 films together, 1984 to 2014
Dick Miller's page
- That Guy Dick Miller2014IMDb rating 7.4Galligan as HimselfMiller as Himself
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990IMDb rating 6.5Galligan as Billy PeltzerMiller as Murray Futterman
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy PeltzerMiller as Murray Futterman
David Warner2 films together, 1988 to 1989
David Warner's page
- Mortal Passions1989IMDb rating 4.4Galligan as ToddWarner as Doctor Terrence Powers
- Waxwork1988IMDb rating 6.1Galligan as MarkWarner as Waxwork Man
Keye Luke2 films together, 1984 to 1990
Keye Luke's page
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990IMDb rating 6.5Galligan as Billy PeltzerLuke as Mr. Wing
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy PeltzerLuke as Grandfather (Mr. Wing)
Phoebe Cates2 films together, 1984 to 1990
Phoebe Cates's page
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990IMDb rating 6.5Galligan as Billy PeltzerCates as Kate Beringer
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy PeltzerCates as Kate Beringer
Belinda Balaski2 films together, 1984 to 2014
Belinda Balaski's page
- That Guy Dick Miller2014IMDb rating 7.4Galligan as HimselfBalaski as Himself
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy PeltzerBalaski as Mrs. Joe Harris
Anthony HickoxDirector, 4 films, 1988 to 1997
All films by Anthony Hickox
- Prince Valiant1997IMDb rating 5.1Galligan as Sir Kay
- Warlock: The Armageddon1993IMDb rating 5.4Galligan as Douglas
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time1992IMDb rating 5.4Galligan as Mark Loftmore
- Waxwork1988IMDb rating 6.1Galligan as Mark
Joe DanteDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1990
All films by Joe Dante
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch1990IMDb rating 6.5Galligan as Billy Peltzer
- Gremlins1984IMDb rating 7.3Galligan as Billy Peltzer
Also two films together4 more actors
- Melissa BrasselleStorm Trooper (1998) and Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1995)
- Jackie JosephGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) and Gremlins (1984)
- Joe BakerWaxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) and Waxwork (1988)
- Mihaly 'Michu' MeszarosWarlock: The Armageddon (1993) and Waxwork (1988)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.