Mandy Patinkin
Known for Acting · 98 credits
- Born
- 1952-11-30 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Mandel Bruce Patinkin · Мэнди Пэтинкин · مندی پتینکین
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. 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).
Known For
TV Shows (33)
Law & Order
1990
as Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
The Simpsons
1989
as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Jason Gideon
Homeland
2011
as Saul Berenson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self (uncredited)
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Buddy Plummer
Chicago Hope
1994
as Jeffrey Geiger
The View
1997
as Self
Touched by an Angel
1994
as The Driver / Satan
The Good Fight
2017
as Hal Wackner
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Taxi
1978
as Alan
Boston Public
2000
as Isaac Rice
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Hercules
1998
as Hippocrates (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Mandy Patinkin
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Dead Like Me
2003
as Rube Sofer
Picket Fences
1992
as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
Brilliant Minds
2024
as Dr. Noah Wolf
Performance
1991
as Dr. Harry Hyman
The Artist
2025
as Norman Henry
Death and Other Details
2024
as Rufus Cotesworth
The American Revolution
2025
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Three Rivers
2009
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Jewish Americans
2008
as Self
Benjamin Franklin
2022
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
God of War
as Odin
Indivisible: Healing Hate
2022
Movies (65)
Wonder
2017
as Mr. Tushman
The Princess Bride
1987
as Inigo Montoya
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
as Papa Smurf (voice)
The Magician's Elephant
2023
as Vilna Lutz (voice)
Life Itself
2018
as Irwin Dempsey
Dick Tracy
1990
as 88 Keys
Disclosure
2020
as Avigdor (archive footage)
Everyone's Hero
2006
as Stanley Irving (voice)
Daniel
1983
as Paul Isaacson
Wish I Was Here
2014
as Gabe
Ragtime
1981
as Tateh
Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
Life with Mikey
1993
as Irate Man
Alien Nation
1988
as Samuel 'George' Francisco
Yentl
1983
as Avigdor
November 1963
2026
as Anthony Accardo
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
as Huxley
4.3.2.1
2010
as Sir Jago Larofsky
The Doctor
1991
as Murray
True Colors
1991
as John Palmeri
The Hunchback
1997
as Quasimodo
Impromptu
1991
as Alfred De Musset
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Fix
1978
as Pool Man
Ali and Nino
2016
as Duke Kipiani
Night of the Juggler
1980
as Allesandro the Cabbie
Run Ronnie Run
2002
as Self
Last Embrace
1979
as First Commuter
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Che (segment "Evita")
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
2025
as Self
The House on Carroll Street
1988
as Salwen
The Queen of Spain
2016
as Jordan Berman
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
as Philip Kleinman
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025
as Self
Piñero
2001
as Joseph Papp
Before You Know It
2019
as Mel Gurner
French Postcards
1979
as Sayyid
Maxie
1985
as Nick
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Brother Daniel
Jock the Hero Dog
2011
as Basil (voice)
The Music of Chance
1993
as Jim Nashe
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Inigo Montoya
Follies: In Concert
1986
as Buddy Plummer
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
2004
as Al Cummings
To Be Hamlet
1985
as Self
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
Choking Man
2006
as Rick
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Sunday in the Park with George
1986
as Georges Seurat / George
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016
as Self
Strange Justice
1999
as Kenneth Duberstein
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Charleston
1979
as Beaudine Croft
Broken Glass
1996
as Dr Henry Hyman
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as Tateh (archive footage)
Men with Guns
1998
as Andrew
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
2016
as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
The Painted Bride
as (voice)
Speaking in Strings
1999
as Self
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
2015
as Narrator
Ellis Island
1997
as Self - Host and Narrator
This Is the House That Jack Built
2004
About 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 Mery… With 98 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Mandy Patinkin has appeared in 65 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mandy Patinkin Movies
- Wonder (2017) — as Mr. Tushman
- The Princess Bride (1987) — as Inigo Montoya
- Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) — as Papa Smurf (voice)
- The Magician's Elephant (2023) — as Vilna Lutz (voice)
- Life Itself (2018) — as Irwin Dempsey
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