Mandy Patinkin
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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
Credits
Wonder (2017)
as Mr. Tushman
The Princess Bride (1987)
as Inigo Montoya
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
as Papa Smurf (voice)
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
as Vilna Lutz (voice)
Dick Tracy (1990)
as 88 Keys
Life Itself (2018)
as Irwin Dempsey
Everyone's Hero (2006)
as Stanley Irving (voice)
Alien Nation (1988)
as Samuel 'George' Francisco
Yentl (1983)
as Avigdor
The Hunchback (1997)
as Quasimodo
Impromptu (1991)
as Alfred De Musset
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Huxley
Life with Mikey (1993)
as Irate Man
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
4.3.2.1 (2010)
as Sir Jago Larofsky
The Doctor (1991)
as Murray
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
as Self
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Brother Daniel
November 1963 (2026)
as Anthony Accardo
Wish I Was Here (2014)
as Gabe
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as Jordan Berman
Ragtime (1981)
as Tateh
Last Embrace (1979)
as First Commuter
Disclosure (2020)
as Avigdor (archive footage)
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as Philip Kleinman
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
as Salwen
Night of the Juggler (1980)
as Allesandro the Cabbie
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025)
as Self
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Ali and Nino (2016)
as Duke Kipiani
The Big Fix (1978)
as Pool Man
True Colors (1991)
as John Palmeri
Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
as Basil (voice)
French Postcards (1979)
as Sayyid
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
To Be Hamlet (1985)
as Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016)
as Self
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
as Self
Before You Know It (2019)
as Mel Gurner
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
as Inigo Montoya
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives (2025)
as Self
Daniel (1983)
as Paul Isaacson
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Jim Nashe
Strange Justice (1999)
as Kenneth Duberstein
Ellis Island (1997)
as Self - Host and Narrator
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (2004)
as Al Cummings
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as Tateh (archive footage)
Follies: In Concert (1986)
as Buddy Plummer
Choking Man (2006)
as Rick
Piñero (2001)
as Joseph Papp
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
Maxie (1985)
as Nick
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
as Narrator
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Che (segment "Evita")
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
as Georges Seurat / George
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)
as Self
Men with Guns (1998)
as Andrew
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York (1986)
as Self
Broken Glass (1996)
as Dr Henry Hyman
Charleston (1979)
as Beaudine Croft
The Painted Bride (—)
as (voice)
Harold Prince: The Director's Life (2018)
Actor
This Is the House That Jack Built (2004)
Actor
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff (2016)
as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
Speaking in Strings (1999)
as Self