Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
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 Acting
Most Rating 2.7198
Birthday 1952-11-30
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As Mandel Bruce Patinkin, Мэнди Пэтинкин, مندی پتینکین,
Alien Nation
1988

Alien Nation

Yentl
1983

Yentl

To Be Hamlet
1985

To Be Hamlet

The Princess Bride
1987

The Princess Bride

Ragtime
1981

Ragtime

The Doctor
1991

The Doctor

True Colors
1991

True Colors

This Is the House That Jack Built
2004

This Is the House That Jack Built

Men with Guns
1998

Men with Guns

Night of the Juggler
1980

Night of the Juggler

4.3.2.1
2010

4.3.2.1

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Last Embrace
1979

Last Embrace

Choking Man
2006

Choking Man

The Music of Chance
1993

The Music of Chance

Impromptu
1991

Impromptu

Jock the Hero Dog
2011

Jock the Hero Dog

Daniel
1983

Daniel

The House on Carroll Street
1988

The House on Carroll Street

On Broadway
2019

On Broadway

Maxie
1985

Maxie

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991

Madonna: Truth or Dare

Sunday in the Park with George
1986

Sunday in the Park with George

The Hunchback
1997

The Hunchback

Remembering Ragtime
2004

Remembering Ragtime

Lulu on the Bridge
1998

Lulu on the Bridge

French Postcards
1979

French Postcards

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Broken Glass
1996

Broken Glass

Disclosure
2020

Disclosure

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
2004

NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

Charleston
1979

Charleston

Run Ronnie Run
2002

Run Ronnie Run

The Big Fix
1978

The Big Fix

Everyone's Hero
2006

Everyone's Hero

The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
2015

The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs

Ali and Nino
2016

Ali and Nino

Piñero
2001

Piñero

The Queen of Spain
2016

The Queen of Spain

Smurfs: The Lost Village
2017

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Life Itself
2018

Life Itself

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

Six by Sondheim
2013

Six by Sondheim

Dick Tracy
1990

Dick Tracy

Strange Justice
1999

Strange Justice

Life with Mikey
1993

Life with Mikey

Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018

Harold Prince: The Director's Life

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

Before You Know It
2019

Before You Know It

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Wonder
2017

Wonder

Speaking in Strings
1999

Speaking in Strings

Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
2016

Cholesterol: The Great Bluff

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Follies: In Concert
1986

Follies: In Concert

The Magician's Elephant
2023

The Magician's Elephant

Wish I Was Here
2014

Wish I Was Here

November 1963
2026

November 1963

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986

Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

The Painted Bride

The Painted Bride

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995

Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

Ellis Island
1997

Ellis Island

Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
2025

Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life