Mandy Patinkin
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
1989
Series
Law & Order
Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
1990
Series
Criminal Minds
Jason Gideon
2005
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Homeland
Saul Berenson
2011
Series
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Chicago Hope
Jeffrey Geiger
1994
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
Great Performances
Buddy Plummer
1971
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Taxi
Alan
1978
Series
American Playhouse
Georges Seurat / George
1982
Series
The Good Fight
Hal Wackner
2017
Series
Touched by an Angel
The Driver / Satan
1994
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Mandy Patinkin
1992
Series
Hercules
Hippocrates (voice)
1998
Series
Boston Public
Isaac Rice
2000
Series
Brilliant Minds
Dr. Noah Wolf
2024
Series
Dead Like Me
Rube Sofer
2003
Series
Picket Fences
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
1992
Film
The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya
1987
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Film
Wonder
Mr. Tushman
2017
Series
Death and Other Details
Rufus Cotesworth
2024
Series
Performance
Dr. Harry Hyman
1991
Series
The American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
2025
Film
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Papa Smurf (voice)
2017
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Dick Tracy
88 Keys
1990
Film
Life Itself
Irwin Dempsey
2018
Film
Everyone's Hero
Stanley Irving (voice)
2006
Series
Three Rivers
2009
Series
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
2022
Film
The Hunchback
Quasimodo
1997
Series
The Artist
Norman Henry
2025
Film
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
1991
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Huxley
1999
Film
The Magician's Elephant
Vilna Lutz (voice)
2023
Film
Alien Nation
Samuel 'George' Francisco
1988
Film
Yentl
Avigdor
1983
Film
The Doctor
Murray
1991
Film
November 1963
Anthony Accardo
2026
God of War
Odin
Film
Run Ronnie Run
Self
2002
Film
Ragtime
Tateh
1981
Film
Impromptu
Alfred De Musset
1991
Film
Last Embrace
First Commuter
1979
Film
Wish I Was Here
Gabe
2014
Film
Life with Mikey
Irate Man
1993
Film
True Colors
John Palmeri
1991
Film
4.3.2.1
Sir Jago Larofsky
2010
Film
The Big Fix
Pool Man
1978
Film
Disclosure
Avigdor (archive footage)
2020
Film
Daniel
Paul Isaacson
1983
Film
The House on Carroll Street
Salwen
1988
Film
The Queen of Spain
Jordan Berman
2016
Film
Lulu on the Bridge
Philip Kleinman
1998
Film
French Postcards
Sayyid
1979
Film
Night of the Juggler
Allesandro the Cabbie
1980
Film
Ali and Nino
Duke Kipiani
2016
Film
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Brother Daniel
1994
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Series
The Jewish Americans
Self
2008
Film
To Be Hamlet
Self
1985
Film
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self
2025
Film
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Inigo Montoya
2020
Film
Jock the Hero Dog
Basil (voice)
2011
Series
Indivisible: Healing Hate
2022
Film
Piñero
Joseph Papp
2001
Film
Ellis Island
Self - Host and Narrator
1997
Film
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
Film
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2010
Film
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Self
2016
Film
The Music of Chance
Jim Nashe
1993
Film
Sunday in the Park with George
Georges Seurat / George
1986
Film
Men with Guns
Andrew
1998
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Che (segment "Evita")
2003
Film
Before You Know It
Mel Gurner
2019
Film
Maxie
Nick
1985
Film
Strange Justice
Kenneth Duberstein
1999
Film
Choking Man
Rick
2006
Film
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
Film
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
Self
2025
Film
Follies: In Concert
Buddy Plummer
1986
Film
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
2016
Film
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Self
1986
Film
Broken Glass
Dr Henry Hyman
1996
Film
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
Narrator
2015
Film
This Is the House That Jack Built
2004
Film
Charleston
Beaudine Croft
1979
Film
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Al Cummings
2004
Film
Remembering Ragtime
Tateh (archive footage)
2004
Film
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
1995
The Painted Bride
(voice)
Film
Speaking in Strings
Self
1999