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Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 30, 1952 (72)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 14, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Mandel "Mandy" Bruce Patinkin 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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Filmography

The Magician's Elephant

The Magician's Elephant

2023

as Vilna Lutz (voice)

Disclosure

Disclosure

2020

as Avigdor (archive footage)

Before You Know It

Before You Know It

2019

as Mel Gurner

Life Itself

Life Itself

2018

as Irwin Dempsey

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Smurfs: The Lost Village

2017

as Papa Smurf (voice)

Wonder

Wonder

2017

as Mr. Tushman

Ali and Nino

Ali and Nino

2016

as Duke Kipiani

Wish I Was Here

Wish I Was Here

2014

as Gabe

Jock the Hero Dog

Jock the Hero Dog

2011

as Basil (voice)

4.3.2.1

4.3.2.1

2010

as Sir Jago Larofsky

Choking Man

Choking Man

2006

as Rick

Everyone's Hero

Everyone's Hero

2006

as Stanley Irving (voice)

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

2004

as Al Cummings

Remembering Ragtime

Remembering Ragtime

2004

as Tateh (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

as Che (segment "Evita")

Piñero

Piñero

2001

as Joseph Papp

Strange Justice

Strange Justice

1999

as Kenneth Duberstein

Lulu on the Bridge

Lulu on the Bridge

1998

as Philip Kleinman

Men with Guns

Men with Guns

1998

as Andrew

The Hunchback

The Hunchback

1997

as Quasimodo

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

1996

as Dr Henry Hyman

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994

as Brother Daniel

The Music of Chance

The Music of Chance

1993

as Jim Nashe

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

1993

as Irate Man

Impromptu

Impromptu

1991

as Alfred De Musset

True Colors

True Colors

1991

as John Palmeri

The Doctor

The Doctor

1991

as Murray

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

as 88 Keys

Alien Nation

Alien Nation

1988

as Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1987

as Inigo Montoya

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

1986

as Georges Seurat / George

Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

1986

as Buddy Plummer

Maxie

Maxie

1985

as Nick

Yentl

Yentl

1983

as Avigdor

Daniel

Daniel

1983

as Paul Isaacson

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Tateh

Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler

1980

as Allesandro the Cabbie

Charleston

Charleston

1979

as Beaudine Croft

French Postcards

French Postcards

1979

as Sayyid

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

as First Commuter

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Pool Man

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Yentl Won
Television Credits

Homeland

as Saul Berenson

Episodes: 96

First Aired: Oct 02, 2011

Criminal Minds

as Jason Gideon

Episodes: 47

First Aired: Sep 22, 2005

Chicago Hope

as Jeffrey Geiger

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

Dead Like Me

as Rube John Sofer

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Jun 27, 2003

The Good Fight

as Hal Wackner

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 19, 2017

Death and Other Details

as Rufus Cotesworth

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 16, 2024

Benjamin Franklin

as Benjamin Franklin (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 04, 2022

Brilliant Minds

as Dr. Noah Wolf

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 23, 2024

Boston Public

as Isaac Rice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2000

The Simpsons

as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Touched by an Angel

as The Driver / Satan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Taxi

as Alan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1978

Performance

as Dr. Harry Hyman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Hercules

as Hippocrates (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1998

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Law & Order

as Levi March / Glenn Fordyce

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Great Performances

as Buddy Plummer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Indivisible: Healing Hate

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 06, 2022

The Jewish Americans

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 09, 2008

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Three Rivers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 2009

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Artist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2025

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