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Mandy Patinkin

Actor, ProducerBorn November 30, 1952 (72 years)
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).

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  • Homeland
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    Filmography

    2024
    Brilliant Minds (TV Series) · as Dr. Noah Wolf
    2024
    Death and Other Details (TV Series) · as Rufus Cotesworth
    2023
    The Magician's Elephant · as Vilna Lutz (voice)
    2022
    Benjamin Franklin (2022) (TV Series) · as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
    2022
    2020
    An American Pickle · as Avigdor
    2020
    Disclosure · as Avigdor (archive Footage)
    2020
    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 (TV Series) · as Hal Wackner
    2016
    The Queen of Spain · as Jordan Berman
    2016
    Ali and Nino · as Duke Kipiani
    2015
    2015
    Nina's World (TV Series) · as Mr. Lambert
    2014
    Wish I Was Here · as Gabe
    2013
    The Wind Rises · as Hattori
    2012
    2011
    Homeland (TV Series) · as Saul Berenson
    2011
    Jock the Hero Dog · as Basil (voice)
    2010
    The Whole Truth (TV Series) · as Cast
    2010
    4.3.2.1. · as Sir Jago Larofsky
    2009
    Three Rivers (TV Series)
    2006
    Everyone's Hero · as Stanley Irving (voice)
    2006
    Choking Man · as Rick
    2006
    The Wonder Pets! (TV Series) · as Groundhog
    2005
    Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Jason Gideon
    2004
    2004
    2003
    Broadway's Lost Treasures · as Che (segment "evita")
    2003
    Dead Like Me (TV Series) · as Rube Sofer
    2001
    Piñero · as Joseph Papp
    2000
    Boston Public (TV Series) · as Isaac Rice
    1999
    1999
    Strange Justice · as Kenneth Duberstein
    1998
    Hercules (TV Series) · as Hippocrates (voice)
    1998
    Lulu on the Bridge · as Philip Kleinman
    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 (TV Series) · as The Driver / Satan
    1994
    Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Geiger
    1993
    The Music of Chance · as Jim Nashe
    1993
    Life with Mikey · as Irate Man
    1993
    Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
    1992
    Picket Fences (TV Series) · as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
    1991
    Performance (TV Series) · as Dr. Harry Hyman
    1991
    The Doctor · as Murray
    1991
    Impromptu · as Alfred De Musset
    1991
    True Colors · as John Palmeri
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
    1990
    Dick Tracy · as 88 Keys
    1989
    The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
    1988
    Alien Nation · as Det. Samuel 'george' Francisco
    1988
    American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
    1988
    1988
    1987
    The Princess Bride · as Inigo Montoya
    1986
    Castle in the Sky · as Louie (disney Dub)
    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 (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Alan
    1971
    Great Performances (TV Series) · as Buddy Plummer

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