person

Mandy Patinkin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-11-30

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mandy Patinkin

Biography

Mandel "Mandy" Bruce Patinkin (/pəˈtɪŋkɪn/; 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. Patinkin's 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. Patinkin 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, Patinkin 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. Patinkin 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). Patinkin also voiced roles in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (2003) and The Wind Rises (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mandy Patinkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known For

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Alien Nation

Oct 07, 1988

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Yentl

Nov 18, 1983

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To Be Hamlet

Jan 19, 1985

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The Princess Bride

Sep 25, 1987

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Ragtime

Nov 20, 1981

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The Doctor

Jul 24, 1991

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True Colors

Mar 15, 1991

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This Is the House That Jack Built

Jan 01, 2004

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Men with Guns

Mar 27, 1998

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Night of the Juggler

Jun 06, 1980

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4.3.2.1

Jun 02, 2010

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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Oct 01, 1999

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Last Embrace

May 04, 1979

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Choking Man

Apr 01, 2006

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The Music of Chance

Jun 23, 1993

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Impromptu

Apr 12, 1991

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Jock the Hero Dog

Jul 29, 2011

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Daniel

Aug 26, 1983

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The House on Carroll Street

Mar 04, 1988

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On Broadway

Oct 12, 2019

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Maxie

Sep 27, 1985

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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

Nov 16, 2010

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Madonna: Truth or Dare

May 10, 1991

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71

Sunday in the Park with George

Jun 16, 1986

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The Hunchback

Mar 16, 1997

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Remembering Ragtime

Nov 16, 2004

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Lulu on the Bridge

Sep 06, 1998

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French Postcards

Oct 19, 1979

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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Oct 28, 1994

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Broken Glass

Oct 19, 1996

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Disclosure

Jun 19, 2020

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NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323

Mar 21, 2004

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Charleston

Jan 15, 1979

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Run Ronnie Run

Jan 20, 2002

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The Big Fix

Oct 06, 1978

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Everyone's Hero

Aug 04, 2006

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65

The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs

Nov 28, 2015

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Ali and Nino

Jan 27, 2016

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Piñero

Oct 05, 2001

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The Queen of Spain

Nov 25, 2016

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Smurfs: The Lost Village

Mar 23, 2017

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Life Itself

Sep 21, 2018

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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

Nov 18, 2016

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Six by Sondheim

Dec 09, 2013

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Dick Tracy

Apr 05, 1990

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Strange Justice

Aug 29, 1999

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Life with Mikey

Jun 04, 1993

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Harold Prince: The Director's Life

Nov 23, 2018

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

Sep 04, 2001

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Before You Know It

Aug 30, 2019

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Broadway's Lost Treasures

Aug 10, 2003

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81

Wonder

Nov 13, 2017

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Speaking in Strings

Jan 28, 1999

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81

Cholesterol: The Great Bluff

Oct 18, 2016

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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

Sep 13, 2020

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70

Follies: In Concert

Mar 14, 1986

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The Magician's Elephant

Mar 10, 2023

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Wish I Was Here

Jul 18, 2014

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November 1963

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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York

Feb 01, 1986

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The Painted Bride

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Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II

Mar 06, 1995

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Boston Public

Oct 23, 2000

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80

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

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75

Homeland

Oct 02, 2011

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Touched by an Angel

Sep 21, 1994

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76

Dead Like Me

Jun 27, 2003

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83

Criminal Minds

Sep 22, 2005

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72

Chicago Hope

Sep 18, 1994

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Three Rivers

Oct 04, 2009

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The Good Fight

Feb 19, 2017

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Taxi

Sep 12, 1978

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Performance

Oct 05, 1991

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Death and Other Details

Jan 16, 2024

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Tony Awards

Apr 01, 1956

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The Jewish Americans

Jan 09, 2008

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Indivisible: Healing Hate

Jan 06, 2022

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Hercules

Aug 31, 1998

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Sep 08, 2015

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74

American Experience

Oct 04, 1988

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48

The Reichen Show

Nov 11, 2005

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53

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Feb 25, 2014

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Jun 10, 1996

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76

Benjamin Franklin

Apr 04, 2022

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74

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Sep 05, 1988

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Great Performances

Jan 28, 1971

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The Artist

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Brilliant Minds

Sep 23, 2024