Mandy Patinkin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1952
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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).
Filmography
- The Painted Bride
The Painted Bride TBA
as (voice)
November 1963 2026
as Anthony Accardo
SYDNEY CASH MAKES TOO MUCH ART 2026
Executive Producer
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life 2025
as Self
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives 2025
as Self
The Magician's Elephant 2023
as Vilna Lutz (voice)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion 2020
as Inigo Montoya
Disclosure 2020
as Avigdor (archive footage)
On Broadway 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Before You Know It 2019
as Mel Gurner
Harold Prince: The Director's Life 2018
Actor
Life Itself 2018
as Irwin Dempsey
Wonder 2017
as Mr. Tushman
Smurfs: The Lost Village 2017
as Papa Smurf (voice)
The Queen of Spain 2016
as Jordan Berman
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... 2016
as Self
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff 2016
as Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
Ali and Nino 2016
as Duke Kipiani
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs 2015
as Narrator
Wish I Was Here 2014
as Gabe
Six by Sondheim 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Papp in Five Acts 2012
as Self
Jock the Hero Dog 2011
as Basil (voice)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert 2010
as Self
4.3.2.1 2010
as Sir Jago Larofsky
Everyone's Hero 2006
as Stanley Irving (voice)
Choking Man 2006
as Rick
Remembering Ragtime 2004
as Tateh (archive footage)
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 2004
as Al Cummings
This Is the House That Jack Built 2004
Actor
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003
as Che (segment "Evita")
Run Ronnie Run 2002
as Self
Piñero 2001
as Joseph Papp
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' 2001
as Self
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1999
as Huxley
Strange Justice 1999
as Kenneth Duberstein
Speaking in Strings 1999
as Self
Lulu on the Bridge 1998
as Philip Kleinman
Men with Guns 1998
as Andrew
The Hunchback 1997
as Quasimodo
Ellis Island 1997
as Self - Host and Narrator
Broken Glass 1996
as Dr Henry Hyman
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II 1995
as Self
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 1994
as Brother Daniel
The Music of Chance 1993
as Jim Nashe
Life with Mikey 1993
as Irate Man
The Doctor 1991
as Murray
Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991
as Self
Impromptu 1991
as Alfred De Musset
True Colors 1991
as John Palmeri
Dick Tracy 1990
as 88 Keys
Alien Nation 1988
as Samuel 'George' Francisco
The House on Carroll Street 1988
as Salwen
The Princess Bride 1987
as Inigo Montoya
Sunday in the Park with George 1986
as Georges Seurat / George
Follies: In Concert 1986
as Buddy Plummer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York 1986
as Self
Maxie 1985
as Nick
To Be Hamlet 1985
as Self
Yentl 1983
as Avigdor
Daniel 1983
as Paul Isaacson
Ragtime 1981
as Tateh
Night of the Juggler 1980
as Allesandro the Cabbie
French Postcards 1979
as Sayyid
Last Embrace 1979
as First Commuter
Charleston 1979
as Beaudine Croft
The Big Fix 1978
as Pool Man
Credits from TMDB.