Mandy Patinkin
Mandel "Mandy" Bruce Patinkin (/pəˈtɪŋkɪn/; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, television, and film. As a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, he collaborates with Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Patinkin's leading roles on stage and screen have received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for seven Drama Desk Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Patinkin made his theatre debut in 1975, starring opposite Meryl Streep in the revival of the comic play Trelawny of the "Wells" at The Public Theatre's Shakespeare Festival. He played Che in the first Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita (1979), earning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, as well as the roles of Georges Seurat/George in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George (1984) for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He portrayed Lord Archibald Craven in the original Broadway cast of Lucy Simon's The Secret Garden (1991). On Broadway, Patinkin replaced Michael Rupert as Marvin in William Finn's Falsettos (1993). He starred as Burrs in The Wild Party (2000) and earned a second nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Patinkin had leading roles in television shows, playing Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope (1994–2000); SSA Jason Gideon in the CBS crime-drama series Criminal Minds (2005–2007); Saul Berenson in the Showtime drama series Homeland (2011–2020); and Rufus Cotesworth in the Hulu mystery series Death and Other Details (2024). He earned seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his television work, winning Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series for Chicago Hope in 1995. He had recurring roles in Dead Like Me (2003–2004) and The Good Fight (2021). He also had film roles portraying Inigo Montoya in Rob Reiner's family adventure film The Princess Bride (1987) and Avigdor in Barbra Streisand's musical epic Yentl (1983), for which he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. Other film credits include Ragtime (1981); Maxie (1985); Dick Tracy (1990); True Colors (1991); Impromptu (1991); Wonder (2017); and Life Itself (2018). Patinkin also voiced roles in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (2003) and The Wind Rises (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mandy Patinkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Brilliant Minds as Dr. Noah Wolf
- 2024 · Death and Other Details as Rufus Cotesworth
- 2023 · The Magician's Elephant as Vilna Lutz (voice)
- 2022 · Benjamin Franklin as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
- 2022 · Indivisible: Healing Hate as
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Inigo Montoya
- 2020 · Disclosure as Avigdor (archive footage)
- 2019 · On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Before You Know It as Mel Gurner
- 2018 · Harold Prince: The Director's Life as
- 2018 · Life Itself as Irwin Dempsey
- 2017 · Wonder as Mr. Tushman
- 2017 · Smurfs: The Lost Village as Papa Smurf (voice)
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Hal Wackner
- 2016 · The Queen of Spain as Jordan Berman
- 2016 · Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... as Self
- 2016 · Cholesterol: The Great Bluff as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
- 2016 · Ali and Nino as Duke Kipiani
- 2015 · The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs as Narrator
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2014 · Wish I Was Here as Gabe
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Homeland as Saul Berenson
- 2011 · Jock the Hero Dog as Basil (voice)
- 2010 · Sondheim! The Birthday Concert as Self
- 2010 · 4.3.2.1 as Sir Jago Larofsky
- 2009 · Three Rivers as
- 2008 · The Jewish Americans as Self
- 2006 · Everyone's Hero as Stanley Irving (voice)
- 2006 · Choking Man as Rick
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Jason Gideon
- 2004 · Remembering Ragtime as Tateh (archive footage)
- 2004 · NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 as Al Cummings
- 2004 · This Is the House That Jack Built as
- 2003 · Broadway's Lost Treasures as Che (segment "Evita")
- 2003 · Dead Like Me as Rube John Sofer
- 2002 · Run Ronnie Run as Self
- 2001 · Piñero as Joseph Papp
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2000 · Boston Public as Isaac Rice
- 1999 · The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Huxley
- 1999 · Strange Justice as Kenneth Duberstein
- 1999 · Speaking in Strings as Self
- 1998 · Lulu on the Bridge as Philip Kleinman
- 1998 · Hercules as Hippocrates (voice)
- 1998 · Men with Guns as Andrew
- 1997 · The Hunchback as Quasimodo
- 1996 · Broken Glass as Dr Henry Hyman
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1994 · Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Brother Daniel
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as The Driver / Satan
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Jeffrey Geiger
- 1993 · The Music of Chance as Jim Nashe
- 1993 · Life with Mikey as Irate Man
- 1991 · The Doctor as Murray
- 1991 · Madonna: Truth or Dare as Self
- 1991 · Impromptu as Alfred De Musset
- 1991 · True Colors as John Palmeri
- 1991 · Performance as Dr. Harry Hyman
- 1990 · Law & Order as Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as 88 Keys
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
- 1988 · Alien Nation as Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · The House on Carroll Street as Salwen
- 1987 · The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya
- 1986 · Sunday in the Park with George as Georges Seurat / George
- 1986 · Follies: In Concert as Buddy Plummer
- 1986 · Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York as Self
- 1985 · Maxie as Nick
- 1985 · To Be Hamlet as Self
- 1983 · Yentl as Avigdor
- 1983 · Daniel as Paul Isaacson
- 1981 · Ragtime as Tateh
- 1980 · Night of the Juggler as Allesandro the Cabbie
- 1979 · French Postcards as Sayyid
- 1979 · Last Embrace as First Commuter
- 1978 · The Big Fix as Pool Man
- 1978 · Taxi as Alan
- 1971 · Great Performances as Buddy Plummer
- Future · November 1963 as Anthony Accardo
- 1979 · Charleston as Beaudine Croft
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · The Artist as Norman Henry