Mandy Patinkin

Also Known As: Mandel Bruce "Mandy" Patinkin, Mandel Bruce Patinkin, Мэнди Пэтинкин, مندی پتینکین

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: November 30, 1952

Age: 72 years old

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Alien Nation
Yentl
To Be Hamlet
The Princess Bride
Ragtime
The Doctor
True Colors
This Is the House That Jack Built
Men with Guns
Night of the Juggler
4.3.2.1
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Last Embrace
Choking Man
The Music of Chance
Impromptu
Jock the Hero Dog
Daniel
The House on Carroll Street
On Broadway
Maxie
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Sunday in the Park with George
The Hunchback
Remembering Ragtime
Lulu on the Bridge
French Postcards
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Broken Glass
Disclosure
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Charleston
Run Ronnie Run
The Big Fix
Everyone's Hero
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
Ali and Nino
Piñero
The Queen of Spain
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Life Itself
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Six by Sondheim
Dick Tracy
Strange Justice
Life with Mikey
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Before You Know It
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Wonder
Speaking in Strings
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Follies: In Concert
The Magician's Elephant
Wish I Was Here
November 1963
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
The Painted Bride
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II