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
The Princess Bride (1987)
as Inigo Montoya
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
as Papa Smurf (voice)
Wonder (2017)
as Mr. Tushman
Dick Tracy (1990)
as 88 Keys
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
as Salwen
November 1963 (2026)
as Anthony Accardo
Impromptu (1991)
as Alfred De Musset
4.3.2.1 (2010)
as Sir Jago Larofsky
Everyone's Hero (2006)
as Stanley Irving (voice)
Wish I Was Here (2014)
as Gabe
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
as Vilna Lutz (voice)
The Hunchback (1997)
as Quasimodo
Life Itself (2018)
as Irwin Dempsey
Night of the Juggler (1980)
as Allesandro the Cabbie
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Brother Daniel
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Huxley
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
as Self
French Postcards (1979)
as Sayyid
Ragtime (1981)
as Tateh
The Queen of Spain (2016)
as Jordan Berman
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020)
as Inigo Montoya
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025)
as Self
Disclosure (2020)
as Avigdor (archive footage)
Alien Nation (1988)
as Samuel 'George' Francisco
This Is the House That Jack Built (2004)
Actor
Last Embrace (1979)
as First Commuter
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Doctor (1991)
as Murray
Run Ronnie Run (2002)
as Self
Life with Mikey (1993)
as Irate Man
True Colors (1991)
as John Palmeri
Ellis Island (1997)
as Self - Host and Narrator
Yentl (1983)
as Avigdor
To Be Hamlet (1985)
as Self
Ali and Nino (2016)
as Duke Kipiani
Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
as Philip Kleinman
The Big Fix (1978)
as Pool Man
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
as Narrator
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
as Georges Seurat / George
Jock the Hero Dog (2011)
as Basil (voice)
Before You Know It (2019)
as Mel Gurner
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)
as Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)
as Self
The Music of Chance (1993)
as Jim Nashe
Joe Papp in Five Acts (2012)
as Self
Daniel (1983)
as Paul Isaacson
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016)
as Self
Maxie (1985)
as Nick
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives (2025)
as Self
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York (1986)
as Self
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (2004)
as Al Cummings
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Men with Guns (1998)
as Andrew
Harold Prince: The Director's Life (2018)
Actor
Piñero (2001)
as Joseph Papp
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001)
as Self
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff (2016)
as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
as Che (segment "Evita")
Choking Man (2006)
as Rick
Strange Justice (1999)
as Kenneth Duberstein
Broken Glass (1996)
as Dr Henry Hyman
Follies: In Concert (1986)
as Buddy Plummer
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as Tateh (archive footage)
Speaking in Strings (1999)
as Self
Charleston (1979)
as Beaudine Croft
The Painted Bride (—)
as (voice)