Mandy Patinkin
Actor, Producer
30 November 1952 (73 years)
Mandel 'Mandy' Bruce Patinkin (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. His 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.
He 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, he 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.
He 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). He also voiced roles in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (2003) and The Wind Rises (2013).
He 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, he 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.
He 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). He also voiced roles in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (2003) and The Wind Rises (2013).
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | November 1963 · as Anthony Accardo |
| 2025 | The Artist · as Norman Henry |
| 2025 | The American Revolution (2025) · as Benjamin Franklin (voice) |
| 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 (2022) · as Benjamin Franklin (voice) |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | An American Pickle · as Avigdor |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Avigdor (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration · as Performer |
| 2019 | Before You Know It · as Mel Gurner |
| 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 BermanOn Plex |
| 2016 | Ali and Nino · as Duke KipianiOn Plex |
| 2015 | Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs · as Narrator |
| 2015 | Nina's World · as Mr. Lambert |
| 2014 | Wish I Was Here · as Gabe |
| 2012 | Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Homeland · as Saul Berenson |
| 2011 | Jock the Hero Dog · as Basil (voice) |
| 2010 | The Whole Truth · as Cast |
| 2010 | 4.3.2.1. · as Sir Jago Larofsky |
| 2009 | |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero · as Stanley Irving (voice) |
| 2006 | Choking Man · as Rick |
| 2006 | The Wonder Pets! · as Groundhog |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds · as Jason Gideon |
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 · as Al Cummings |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures · as Che (segment "evita") |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me · as Rube SoferOn Plex |
| 2001 | Piñero · as Joseph Papp |
| 2000 | Boston Public · as Isaac Rice |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland · as Huxley |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Kenneth Duberstein |
| 1998 | Hercules · as Hippocrates (voice) |
| 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge · as Philip KleinmanOn Plex |
| 1997 | Men with Guns · as Andrew |
| 1997 | The Hunchback · as Quasimodo |
| 1996 | Broken Glass · as Dr Henry Hyman |
| 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 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street · as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger |
| 1992 | Picket Fences · as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger |
| 1991 | Performance · as Dr. Harry Hyman |
| 1991 | The Doctor · as Murray |
| 1991 | Impromptu · as Alfred De Musset |
| 1991 | True Colors · as John Palmeri |
| 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 Samuel 'george' Francisco |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Narrator (voice) |
| 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 |
| 1985 | Maxie · as Nick |
| 1983 | Yentl · as Avigdor |
| 1983 | Daniel · as Paul Isaacson |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as Tateh |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as George |
| 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 |
God of War · as Odin |
| 2011 |