Mandy Patinkin
Acting
Born: November 30, 1952 (age 73) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
Wonder
2017
The Princess Bride
1987
Criminal Minds
2005
Homeland
2011
Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017
Dick Tracy
1990
Wish I Was Here
2014
Law & Order
1990
Life Itself
2018
Dead Like Me
2003
Everyone's Hero
2006
Photos (19)
Movies (48)
Wonder
Mr. Tushman
The Princess Bride
Inigo Montoya
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Papa Smurf (voice)
Dick Tracy
88 Keys
The Magician's Elephant
Vilna Lutz (voice)
Life Itself
Irwin Dempsey
Alien Nation
Samuel 'George' Francisco
Everyone's Hero
Stanley Irving (voice)
Yentl
Avigdor
The Hunchback
Quasimodo
Impromptu
Alfred De Musset
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Huxley
The Doctor
Murray
Life with Mikey
Irate Man
Wish I Was Here
Gabe
Last Embrace
First Commuter
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Brother Daniel
The House on Carroll Street
Salwen
Night of the Juggler
Allesandro the Cabbie
4.3.2.1
Sir Jago Larofsky
True Colors
John Palmeri
Disclosure
Avigdor (archive footage)
The Queen of Spain
Jordan Berman
Lulu on the Bridge
Philip Kleinman
Ali and Nino
Duke Kipiani
French Postcards
Sayyid
Ragtime
Tateh
The Big Fix
Pool Man
Daniel
Paul Isaacson
Piñero
Joseph Papp
The Music of Chance
Jim Nashe
Strange Justice
Kenneth Duberstein
Jock the Hero Dog
Basil (voice)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Inigo Montoya
Before You Know It
Mel Gurner
Sunday in the Park with George
Georges Seurat / George
Remembering Ragtime
Tateh (archive footage)
Follies: In Concert
Buddy Plummer
Men with Guns
Andrew
Charleston
Beaudine Croft
Choking Man
Rick
Broken Glass
Dr Henry Hyman
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Al Cummings
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
Narrator
Maxie
Nick
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Che (segment "Evita")
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
This Is the House That Jack Built
2004
TV Shows (24)
The Simpsons
Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Levi March / Glenn Fordyce · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Jason Gideon · 47 eps
Homeland
Saul Berenson · 96 eps
Chicago Hope
Jeffrey Geiger · 60 eps
American Playhouse
Georges Seurat / George · 1 eps
Great Performances
Buddy Plummer · 1 eps
Taxi
Alan · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
The Driver / Satan · 1 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Good Fight
Hal Wackner · 10 eps
Boston Public
Isaac Rice · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Mandy Patinkin · 1 eps
Hercules
Hippocrates (voice) · 1 eps
Performance
Dr. Harry Hyman · 1 eps
Picket Fences
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger · 1 eps
Brilliant Minds
Dr. Noah Wolf · 2 eps
Dead Like Me
Rube Sofer · 29 eps
Death and Other Details
Rufus Cotesworth · 10 eps
The American Revolution
Benjamin Franklin (voice) · 3 eps
Three Rivers
1 eps
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (voice) · 2 eps
The Artist
Norman Henry · 6 eps
Indivisible: Healing Hate
6 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Self
Run Ronnie Run
Self
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
To Be Hamlet
Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Self
The Jewish Americans
Self · 3 eps
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
Self
Ellis Island
Self - Host and Narrator
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Self
Speaking in Strings
Self
