Peter Friedman
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1949-04-24 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Law & Order
1990
as Nolan Farber / William Goodwin / Defense Attorney Harold Jensen
Person of Interest
2011
as Lawrence Szilard
Without a Trace
2002
as Damon
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Steve Burris
Miami Vice
1984
as Morgan
Great Performances
1971
Succession
2018
as Frank Vernon
Damages
2007
as District Attorney
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as George
The Affair
2014
as Robert
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Crocodile / Banana (voice) / Lead Mop (voice) / Andre the Artist (voice) / Pa (voice) / Additional Muppets (voice)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Harry
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
as George Silver
Baby Bob
2002
as Peter
Heist
2006
as Rabbi
Made in Jersey
2012
as Henry Sohn
Rage of Angels
1983
as Larry
Hothouse
1988
as David
Masters of Doom
as Al Vekovius
Movies (47)
Love & Other Drugs
2010
as California Man
Paycheck
2003
as Attorney General Brown
Side Effects
2013
as Banks' Partner #1
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Emergency Room Doctor
She Said
2022
as Lanny Davis
Someone Like You...
2001
as Stephen, Alice's Husband
The Messenger
2009
as Mr. Cohen
Single White Female
1992
as Graham Knox
I'm Not There
2007
as Morris Bernstein / Barker
Safe
1995
as Peter Dunning
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Savages
2007
as Larry
Freedomland
2006
as Lt. Gold
The Seventh Sign
1988
as Father Lucci
Prince of the City
1981
as Goldman
Blink
1993
as Dr. Ryan Pierce
Christmas Evil
1980
as Mr. Grosch
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Alan Burke
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Daniel
1983
as Ben Cohen
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Peter Hofstrom
Piaf
1984
as 'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Jay Salter
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997
as Kohn
Keep in Touch
2015
as Dallen Parcel
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1991
as Richard Emery
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Young Nat's Father
King of the Corner
2004
as Arthur Wexler
Two Against Time
2002
as Robert Portman
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
2024
as Tateh
Coming Up Roses
2011
as Charles
Breaking Upwards
2009
as Alan
The Heidi Chronicles
1995
as Scoop Rosenbaum
Harvest
2011
as Carmine Monopoli
The Rules of the Game
1975
Finnegan Begin Again
1985
as John Jewell
Unconscious
2006
as Father William
Power and Beauty
2002
as Sam Giancana
Sundowners
2019
King Hamlet
2025
as Self
Daddy's Girl
2022
as Robert
Creating Ragtime
1998
as Tateh
Carmen & Moony
2023
as Louis
Marina
2025
Good Grief
2021
as Uncle Harold
The Variable
2024
About Peter Friedman
Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstand… With 67 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Peter Friedman has appeared in 47 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Friedman Movies
- Love & Other Drugs (2010) — as California Man
- Paycheck (2003) — as Attorney General Brown
- Side Effects (2013) — as Banks' Partner #1
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) — as Emergency Room Doctor
- She Said (2022) — as Lanny Davis
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