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