Acting
Mandy Patinkin
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
November 1963
Film · 2026
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
Film · 2025
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Film · 2025
The Artist
Series · 2025
The American Revolution
Series · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Series · 2025
Death and Other Details
Series · 2024
Brilliant Minds
Series · 2024
The Magician's Elephant
Film · 2023
Indivisible: Healing Hate
Series · 2022
Benjamin Franklin
Series · 2022
Disclosure
Film · 2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Film · 2020
On Broadway
Film · 2019
Before You Know It
Film · 2019
Life Itself
Film · 2018
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Film · 2018
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Film · 2017
Wonder
Film · 2017
The Good Fight
Series · 2017
Ali and Nino
Film · 2016
The Queen of Spain
Film · 2016
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Film · 2016
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Film · 2016
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Wish I Was Here
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Six by Sondheim
Film · 2013
Jock the Hero Dog
Film · 2011
Homeland
Series · 2011
4.3.2.1
Film · 2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Film · 2010
Three Rivers
Series · 2009
The Jewish Americans
Series · 2008
Choking Man
Film · 2006
Everyone's Hero
Film · 2006
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
This Is the House That Jack Built
Film · 2004
Remembering Ragtime
Film · 2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Film · 2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Film · 2003
Dead Like Me
Series · 2003
Run Ronnie Run
Film · 2002
Piñero
Film · 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Film · 2001
Boston Public
Series · 2000
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Film · 1999
Strange Justice
Film · 1999
Speaking in Strings
Film · 1999
Men with Guns
Film · 1998
Lulu on the Bridge
Film · 1998
Hercules
Series · 1998
The Hunchback
Film · 1997
Ellis Island
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Broken Glass
Film · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Film · 1995
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
The Music of Chance
Film · 1993
Life with Mikey
Film · 1993
Picket Fences
Series · 1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Series · 1992
The Doctor
Film · 1991
True Colors
Film · 1991
Impromptu
Film · 1991
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Dick Tracy
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Alien Nation
Film · 1988
The House on Carroll Street
Film · 1988
American Experience
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
The Princess Bride
Film · 1987
Sunday in the Park with George
Film · 1986
Follies: In Concert
Film · 1986
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Film · 1986
To Be Hamlet
Film · 1985
Maxie
Film · 1985
Yentl
Film · 1983
Daniel
Film · 1983
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Ragtime
Film · 1981
Night of the Juggler
Film · 1980
Last Embrace
Film · 1979
French Postcards
Film · 1979
Charleston
Film · 1979
The Big Fix
Film · 1978
Taxi
Series · 1978
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Painted Bride
Film
God of War
Series