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. 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.
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. 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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Character:Self
Release Date:21/12/2025
Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/2025
The Magician's Elephant
Character:Vilna Lutz (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2023
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Character:Inigo Montoya
Release Date:13/09/2020
Disclosure
Character:Avigdor (archive footage)
Release Date:19/06/2020
On Broadway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/10/2019
Before You Know It
Character:Mel Gurner
Release Date:30/08/2019
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Character:
Release Date:23/11/2018
Life Itself
Character:Irwin Dempsey
Release Date:21/09/2018
Wonder
Character:Mr. Tushman
Release Date:13/11/2017
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Character:Papa Smurf (voice)
Release Date:23/03/2017
The Queen of Spain
Character:Jordan Berman
Release Date:25/11/2016
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2016
Cholesterol: The Great Bluff
Character:Self - TV Spot Announcer (archive footage)
Release Date:18/10/2016
Ali and Nino
Character:Duke Kipiani
Release Date:27/01/2016
The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs
Character:Narrator
Release Date:28/11/2015
Wish I Was Here
Character:Gabe
Release Date:18/07/2014
Six by Sondheim
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/12/2013
Jock the Hero Dog
Character:Basil (voice)
Release Date:29/07/2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2010
4.3.2.1
Character:Sir Jago Larofsky
Release Date:02/06/2010
Everyone's Hero
Character:Stanley Irving (voice)
Release Date:04/08/2006
Choking Man
Character:Rick
Release Date:01/04/2006
Remembering Ragtime
Character:Tateh (archive footage)
Release Date:16/11/2004
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323
Character:Al Cummings
Release Date:21/03/2004
This Is the House That Jack Built
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Character:Che (segment "Evita")
Release Date:10/08/2003
Run Ronnie Run
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2002
Piñero
Character:Joseph Papp
Release Date:05/10/2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2001
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Character:Huxley
Release Date:01/10/1999
Strange Justice
Character:Kenneth Duberstein
Release Date:29/08/1999
Speaking in Strings
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/1999
Lulu on the Bridge
Character:Philip Kleinman
Release Date:06/09/1998
Men with Guns
Character:Andrew
Release Date:27/03/1998
The Hunchback
Character:Quasimodo
Release Date:16/03/1997
Ellis Island
Character:Self - Host and Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1997
Broken Glass
Character:Dr Henry Hyman
Release Date:19/10/1996
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/1995
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Character:Brother Daniel
Release Date:28/10/1994
The Music of Chance
Character:Jim Nashe
Release Date:23/06/1993
Life with Mikey
Character:Irate Man
Release Date:04/06/1993
The Doctor
Character:Murray
Release Date:24/07/1991
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/1991
Impromptu
Character:Alfred De Musset
Release Date:12/04/1991
True Colors
Character:John Palmeri
Release Date:15/03/1991
Dick Tracy
Character:88 Keys
Release Date:05/04/1990
Alien Nation
Character:Samuel 'George' Francisco
Release Date:07/10/1988
The House on Carroll Street
Character:Salwen
Release Date:04/03/1988
The Princess Bride
Character:Inigo Montoya
Release Date:25/09/1987
Sunday in the Park with George
Character:Georges Seurat / George
Release Date:16/06/1986
Follies: In Concert
Character:Buddy Plummer
Release Date:14/03/1986
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/1986
Maxie
Character:Nick
Release Date:27/09/1985
To Be Hamlet
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/1985
Yentl
Character:Avigdor
Release Date:18/11/1983
Daniel
Character:Paul Isaacson
Release Date:26/08/1983
Ragtime
Character:Tateh
Release Date:20/11/1981
Night of the Juggler
Character:Allesandro the Cabbie
Release Date:06/06/1980
French Postcards
Character:Sayyid
Release Date:19/10/1979
Last Embrace
Character:First Commuter
Release Date:04/05/1979
Charleston
Character:Beaudine Croft
Release Date:15/01/1979
The Big Fix
Character:Pool Man
Release Date:06/10/1978
Television Appearances
The Artist
Character:Norman Henry
The American Revolution
Character:Benjamin Franklin (voice)
The American Revolution
Character:voice
Brilliant Minds
Character:Dr. Noah Wolf
Death and Other Details
Character:Rufus Cotesworth
Benjamin Franklin
Character:Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Indivisible: Healing Hate
Character:
The Good Fight
Character:Hal Wackner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Homeland
Character:Saul Berenson
Three Rivers
Character:
The Jewish Americans
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
Criminal Minds
Character:Jason Gideon
Dead Like Me
Character:Rube Sofer
Boston Public
Character:Isaac Rice
Hercules
Character:Hippocrates (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
Character:The Driver / Satan
Chicago Hope
Character:Jeffrey Geiger
Picket Fences
Character:Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Mandy Patinkin
Performance
Character:Dr. Harry Hyman
Law & Order
Character:Levi March / Glenn Fordyce
The Simpsons
Character:Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (voice)
American Experience
Character:Narrator (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Taxi
Character:Alan
Great Performances
Character:Buddy Plummer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner / Performer
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