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Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Acting · Production

Born November 30, 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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

Appearances as themselves (25)
  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
  • 2025Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives — Self
  • 2025Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life — Self
  • 2019On Broadway — Self (archive footage)
  • 2016Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... — Self
  • 2016Cholesterol: The Great Bluff — Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
  • 2013Six by Sondheim — Self (archive footage)
  • 2010Sondheim! The Birthday Concert — Self
  • The Jewish Americans — Self
  • The Colbert Report — Self (uncredited)
  • The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
  • 2002Run Ronnie Run — Self
  • 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' — Self
  • 1999Speaking in Strings — Self
  • 1997Ellis Island — Self - Host and Narrator
  • The View — Self
  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
  • 1995Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II — Self
  • 1991Madonna: Truth or Dare — Self
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
  • 1986Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York — Self
  • 1985To Be Hamlet — Self
  • Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
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