Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing Toby Ziegler on the NBC television drama The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, he is the middle of three sons of Edward, a real estate lawyer, and Charlotte, a cable TV and ... publishing executive. His parents divorced when he was 12, and he dropped out of high school, switching to night school before later studying at the City College of New York, though he did not graduate. After living for a time in Colorado, he returned to New York to study acting and began his career doing experimental works in New York's downtown theater district and independent films. Schiff has since appeared in over fifty films, including notable roles in Seven, Malcolm X, City Hall, Deep Impact, The Lost World, I Am Sam, Ray, Man of Steel, and many others. He made his directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode entitled "Talking Points." In recent years, he provided the voice and motion-capture for Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022. Throughout his career, Schiff has established himself as a versatile character actor capable of handling both dramatic and comedic roles across film, television, and theater.
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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The West Wing
as Toby Ziegler
Episodes: 143
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
The Good Doctor
as Dr. Aaron Glassman
Episodes: 126
First Aired: Sep 25, 2017
Murder in the First
as David Hertzberg
Episodes: 32
First Aired: Jun 09, 2014
Rogue
as Marty Stein
Episodes: 30
First Aired: Apr 03, 2013
Ballers
as Brett Anderson
Episodes: 25
First Aired: Jun 21, 2015
Relativity
as Barry Roth
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Sep 24, 1996
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
as Jack Fickler
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Feb 16, 2011
Manhattan
as Occam
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 27, 2014
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
as Detective Zimmerfield
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 22, 2016
Wild Palms
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: May 16, 1993
House of Lies
as Harrison 'Skip' Galweather
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 08, 2012
Chasing the Hill
as Charlie Knowles
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 15, 2012
Roswell
as John Stevens
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 06, 1999
The Cape
as Patrick Portman
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 09, 2011
NCIS
as Harper Dearing
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
Burn Notice
as Phillip Cowan
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 28, 2007
Once Upon a Time
as King Leopold
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 23, 2011
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Randall Pearson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 27, 2022
The Grinder
as Gordon stutz
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 29, 2015
Cruel Doubt
as Inspector
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 17, 1992
L.A. Law
as Dog Pound Operator Taylor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
Monk
as Dr. Lawrence Climan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2002
Tales from the Crypt
as Lester Middleton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
ER
as Mr. Bartoli
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
Maybe This Time
as Pearlman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1995
Brooklyn South
as Chris McIntrick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1997
Up All Night
as Dean Chafin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2011
White Collar
as Andrew Stanzler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2009
Mom
as Robert
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2013
The Mindy Project
as Doctor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2012
Murphy Brown
as Mel Woodworthy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 14, 1988
Counterpart
as Roland Fancher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 10, 2017
Chicago Justice
as Frank Linden
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 01, 2017
NYPD Blue
as Steve Cameron
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1993
Murder One
as Prof. Stanley Fletcher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1995
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Charles Fischer / Paul Stewart
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2008
NYPD Blue
as Vartan illiescu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1993
The John Larroquette Show
as Wilson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 02, 1993
Bones
as Professor Leon Watters
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2005
If Not for You
as Chernikov
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1995
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as Dean Fairchild
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 2015
Becker
as Berry Becker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 1998
Key & Peele
as Ambassador
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 2012
Past Life
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Feb 09, 2010
Celebrity Poker Showdown
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 02, 2003
Eli Stone
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 2008
Newsnight
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 30, 1980
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Ally McBeal
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1997
Entourage
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 18, 2004
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Murder One
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1995
The Practice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
MADtv
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Chicago Hope
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1994
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2001
In Plain Sight
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 01, 2008
Love & War
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1992
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1989
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2016
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