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Mandy Patinkin
Actor

Mandy Patinkin

30 Nov 1952Born
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Biography

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.

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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).

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Filmography

  1. TBAThe Painted BrideFilm: (voice)
  2. TBAGod of WarSeries: Odin (2 episodes)
  3. 2026November 1963Film: Anthony Accardo
  4. 2025The ArtistSeries: Norman Henry (6 episodes)
  5. 2025The American RevolutionSeries: Benjamin Franklin (voice) (3 episodes)
  6. 2024Brilliant MindsSeries: Noah Wolf (2 episodes)
  7. 2024Death and Other DetailsSeries: Rufus Cotesworth (10 episodes)
  8. 2023The Magician's ElephantFilm: Vilna Lutz (voice)
  9. 2022Benjamin FranklinSeries: Benjamin Franklin (voice) (2 episodes)
  10. 2022Indivisible: Healing HateSeries (6 episodes)
  11. 2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionFilm: Inigo Montoya
  12. 2020DisclosureFilm: Avigdor (archive footage)
  13. 2019Before You Know ItFilm: Mel Gurner
  14. 2018Harold Prince: The Director's LifeFilm
  15. 2018Life ItselfFilm: Irwin Dempsey
  16. 2017WonderFilm: Mr. Tushman
  17. 2017Smurfs: The Lost VillageFilm: Papa Smurf (voice)
  18. 2017The Good FightSeries: Hal Wackner (10 episodes)
  19. 2016The Queen of SpainFilm: Jordan Berman
  20. 2016Ali and NinoFilm: Duke Kipiani
  21. 2015The Spymasters: CIA in the CrosshairsFilm: Narrator
  22. 2014Wish I Was HereFilm: Gabe
  23. 2011HomelandSeries: Saul Berenson (96 episodes)
  24. 2011Jock the Hero DogFilm: Basil (voice)
  25. 20104.3.2.1Film: Sir Jago Larofsky
  26. 2009Three RiversSeries (1 episode)
  27. 2006Everyone's HeroFilm: Stanley Irving (voice)
  28. 2006Choking ManFilm: Rick
  29. 2005Criminal MindsSeries: Jason Gideon (47 episodes)
  30. 2004Remembering RagtimeFilm: Tateh (archive footage)
  31. 2004NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323Film: Al Cummings
  32. 2004This Is the House That Jack BuiltFilm
  33. 2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresFilm: Che (segment "Evita")
  34. 2003Dead Like MeSeries: Rube Sofer (29 episodes)
  35. 2001PiñeroFilm: Joseph Papp
  36. 2000Boston PublicSeries: Isaac Rice (1 episode)
  37. 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandFilm: Huxley
  38. 1999Strange JusticeFilm: Kenneth Duberstein
  39. 1998Lulu on the BridgeFilm: Philip Kleinman
  40. 1998HerculesSeries: Hippocrates (voice) (1 episode)
  41. 1998Men with GunsFilm: Andrew
  42. 1997The HunchbackFilm: Quasimodo
  43. 1996Broken GlassFilm: Dr Henry Hyman
  44. 1994Squanto: A Warrior's TaleFilm: Brother Daniel
  45. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: The Driver / Satan (1 episode)
  46. 1994Chicago HopeSeries: Jeffrey Geiger (60 episodes)
  47. 1993The Music of ChanceFilm: Jim Nashe
  48. 1993Life with MikeyFilm: Irate Man
  49. 1992Picket FencesSeries: Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (1 episode)
  50. 1992The Larry Sanders ShowSeries: Mandy Patinkin (1 episode)
  51. 1991PerformanceSeries: Dr. Harry Hyman (1 episode)
  52. 1991The DoctorFilm: Murray
  53. 1991ImpromptuFilm: Alfred De Musset
  54. 1991True ColorsFilm: John Palmeri
  55. 1990Law & OrderSeries: Levi March / Glenn Fordyce (1 episode)
  56. 1990Dick TracyFilm: 88 Keys
  57. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice) (1 episode)
  58. 1988Alien NationFilm: Samuel 'George' Francisco
  59. 1988American ExperienceSeries: Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
  60. 1988The House on Carroll StreetFilm: Salwen
  61. 1987The Princess BrideFilm: Inigo Montoya
  62. 1986Sunday in the Park with GeorgeFilm: Georges Seurat / George
  63. 1986Follies: In ConcertFilm: Buddy Plummer
  64. 1985MaxieFilm: Nick
  65. 1983YentlFilm: Avigdor
  66. 1983DanielFilm: Paul Isaacson
  67. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: Georges Seurat / George (1 episode)
  68. 1981RagtimeFilm: Tateh
  69. 1980Night of the JugglerFilm: Allesandro the Cabbie
  70. 1979French PostcardsFilm: Sayyid
  71. 1979Last EmbraceFilm: First Commuter
  72. 1979CharlestonFilm: Beaudine Croft
  73. 1978The Big FixFilm: Pool Man
  74. 1978TaxiSeries: Alan (1 episode)
  75. 1971Great PerformancesSeries: Buddy Plummer (1 episode)

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