Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994.
Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994.
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Filmography (Movies)
King Hamlet
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2025
Marina
Character:
Release Date:29/03/2025
The Variable
Character:
Release Date:19/10/2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/05/2024
Ragtime Reunion Concert
Character:Tateh
Release Date:13/03/2024
Carmen & Moony
Character:Louis
Release Date:01/12/2023
She Said
Character:Lanny Davis
Release Date:17/11/2022
Daddy's Girl
Character:Robert
Release Date:20/01/2022
Good Grief
Character:Uncle Harold
Release Date:10/10/2021
Sundowners
Character:
Release Date:26/01/2019
Keep in Touch
Character:Dallen Parcel
Release Date:16/04/2015
Side Effects
Character:Banks' Partner #1
Release Date:07/02/2013
Coming Up Roses
Character:Charles
Release Date:23/09/2011
Harvest
Character:Carmine Monopoli
Release Date:05/03/2011
Love & Other Drugs
Character:California Man
Release Date:22/11/2010
The Messenger
Character:Mr. Cohen
Release Date:13/11/2009
Spinning Into Butter
Character:Jay Salter
Release Date:27/03/2009
Breaking Upwards
Character:Alan
Release Date:14/03/2009
Synecdoche, New York
Character:Emergency Room Doctor
Release Date:24/10/2008
The Savages
Character:Larry
Release Date:28/11/2007
I'm Not There
Character:Morris Bernstein / Barker
Release Date:01/10/2007
Unconscious
Character:Father William
Release Date:05/05/2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Character:Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Release Date:02/05/2006
Freedomland
Character:Lt. Gold
Release Date:17/02/2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Character:Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Release Date:07/08/2005
King of the Corner
Character:Arthur Wexler
Release Date:08/06/2004
Paycheck
Character:Attorney General Brown
Release Date:25/12/2003
Power and Beauty
Character:Sam Giancana
Release Date:21/07/2002
Two Against Time
Character:Robert Portman
Release Date:21/04/2002
Someone Like You...
Character:Stephen, Alice's Husband
Release Date:30/03/2001
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Character:Peter Hofstrom
Release Date:27/02/2000
Creating Ragtime
Character:Tateh
Release Date:21/01/1998
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Character:Kohn
Release Date:20/04/1997
I'm Not Rappaport
Character:Young Nat's Father
Release Date:24/12/1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
Character:Alan Burke
Release Date:01/05/1996
The Heidi Chronicles
Character:Scoop Rosenbaum
Release Date:15/10/1995
Safe
Character:Peter Dunning
Release Date:23/06/1995
Blink
Character:Dr. Ryan Pierce
Release Date:01/10/1993
Single White Female
Character:Graham Knox
Release Date:14/08/1992
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Character:Richard Emery
Release Date:22/09/1991
The Seventh Sign
Character:Father Lucci
Release Date:01/04/1988
Finnegan Begin Again
Character:John Jewell
Release Date:24/02/1985
Piaf
Character:'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Release Date:10/06/1984
Daniel
Character:Ben Cohen
Release Date:26/08/1983
Prince of the City
Character:Goldman
Release Date:19/08/1981
Christmas Evil
Character:Mr. Grosch
Release Date:01/11/1980
The Rules of the Game
Character:
Release Date:30/04/1975
Television Appearances
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Succession
Character:Frank Vernon
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Character:George
Made in Jersey
Character:Henry Sohn
Person of Interest
Character:Lawrence Szilard
Damages
Character:District Attorney
Heist
Character:
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Steve Burris
Without a Trace
Character:Damon
Baby Bob
Character:Peter
Brooklyn Bridge
Character:George Silver
Law & Order
Character:Nolan Farber
Law & Order
Character:William Goodwin
Law & Order
Character:Defense Attorney Harold Jensen
Hothouse
Character:David
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character:Harry
Miami Vice
Character:Morgan
Rage of Angels
Character:Larry
The Muppet Show
Character:Crocodile / Banana (voice)
The Muppet Show
Character:Pa (voice)
The Muppet Show
Character:Lead Mop (voice)
The Muppet Show
Character:Andre the Artist (voice)
The Muppet Show
Character:Additional Muppets (voice)
Great Performances
Character:
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