Mandy Patinkin
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. 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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Mandy Patinkin
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Filmography of
Mandy Patinkin
Vilna Lutz (voice)
... 2023
Inigo Montoya
... 2020
Avigdor (archive footage)
... 2020
Self (archive footage)
... 2019
Mel Gurner
... 2019
... 2018
Irwin Dempsey
... 2018
Mr. Tushman
... 2017
Papa Smurf (voice)
... 2017
Jordan Berman
... 2016
... 2016
Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
... 2016
Duke Kipiani
... 2016
... 2015
Gabe
... 2014
Self (archive footage)
... 2013
Basil (voice)
... 2011
... 2010
Sir Jago Larofsky
... 2010
Stanley Irving (voice)
... 2006
Rick
... 2006
Tateh (archive footage)
... 2004
Al Cummings
... 2004
... 2004
Che (segment "Evita")
... 2003
Self
... 2002
Joseph Papp
... 2001
... 2001
... 1999
Kenneth Duberstein
... 1999
Self
... 1999
Philip Kleinman
... 1998
Andrew
... 1998
Quasimodo
... 1997
Self - Host and Narrator
... 1997
Dr Henry Hyman
... 1996
... 1995
Brother Daniel
... 1994
Jim Nashe
... 1993
Irate Man
... 1993
Murray
... 1991
... 1991
Alfred De Musset
... 1991
John Palmeri
... 1991
88 Keys
... 1990
Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco
... 1988
Salwen
... 1988
Inigo Montoya
... 1987
Georges Seurat / George
... 1986
Buddy Plummer
... 1986
... 1986
Nick
... 1985
Self
... 1985
Avigdor
... 1983
Paul Isaacson
... 1983
Tateh
... 1981
Allesandro the Cabbie
... 1980
Sayyid
... 1979
First Commuter
... 1979
Beaudine Croft
... 1979
Pool Man
... 1978
Anthony Accardo
(voice)