Mandy Patinkin
Acting
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. 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).
Born: November 30, 1952
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Norman Henry
as Dr. Noah Wolf
as Rufus Cotesworth
as Vilna Lutz (voice)
as Benjamin Franklin (voice)
as Inigo Montoya
as Avigdor (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Mel Gurner
as Irwin Dempsey
as Mr. Tushman
as Papa Smurf (voice)
as Hal Wackner
as Jordan Berman
as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
as Duke Kipiani
as Narrator
as Gabe
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Saul Berenson
as Basil (voice)
as Sir Jago Larofsky
as Self
as Stanley Irving (voice)
as Rick
as Self - Guest
as Jason Gideon
as Tateh (archive footage)
as Al Cummings
as Che (segment "Evita")
as Rube Sofer
as Self
as Joseph Papp
as Isaac Rice
as Huxley
as Kenneth Duberstein
as Self
as Philip Kleinman
as Hippocrates (voice)
as Andrew
as Quasimodo
as Self - Host and Narrator
as Dr Henry Hyman
as Self - Guest
as Brother Daniel
as The Driver / Satan
as Jeffrey Geiger
as Jim Nashe
as Irate Man
as Dr. Harry Hyman
as Murray
as Self
as Alfred De Musset
as John Palmeri
as Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
as 88 Keys
as Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
as Det. Samuel 'George' Francisco
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Salwen
as Inigo Montoya
as Georges Seurat / George
as Buddy Plummer
as Nick
as Self
as Avigdor
as Paul Isaacson
as Tateh
as Allesandro the Cabbie
as Sayyid
as First Commuter
as Beaudine Croft
as Pool Man
as Alan
as Buddy Plummer
as Self - Presenter