Peter Riegert
Acting
Biography
Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947) is an American stage and screen actor, writer, and director. He notable film roles include Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in Crossing Delancey (1988), and Lt. Mitch Kellaway in The Mask (1994). On television, he is best known for his portrayal of crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman on The Sopranos.
Born: April 11, 1947
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Sopranos
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Succession
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
M*A*S*H
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
One Tree Hill
In Tree Hill, North Carolina two half brothers share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his skills are appreciated only by his friends at the river court. Popular, affluent Nathan basks in the hero-worship of the town, as the star of his high school team. And both boys are the son of former college ball player Dan Scott whose long ago choice to abandon Lucas and his mother Karen, will haunt him long into his life with wife Deb and their son Nathan.
The Twilight Zone
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
Bojangles
The life of the legendary showman Bill Robinson, African American tap dancing star of stage and screen, better known as Mr. Bojangles.
Leverage
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
Filmography
as Alan Bolitar
as Ben Zucker
as Self
as Pete
as Roger Pugh
as Lou Levov
as Oscar Newman
as Artie Goodman
as Boneyard Sims
as David Sachs
as Delbert McGinty
as Dr. Maguire
as Whitey
as Bob
as Judge Harvey Winter
as Mr. Feigenbaum
as Peter Blanchard
as Colonel Jefferson
as The Executive
as George Moore
as Mel
as Leo Spivak
as August Kellerman
as Larry
as Decker
as Rabbi
as Marty
as Attorney Michael Adler
as Barry
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
as Chauncey Zeirko
as Max Weinstein (voice)
as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
as Stanley
as Minor
as Self - Boone
as Richard Luckman
as Lt. Coop Cooper
as Porker
as Mel Feynman
as Dad Dunlap
as Sidney Wiltz
as Doctor
as Steve
as Mitch Kellaway
as Herbie Sommers
as Peter Cohen
as Walter Cooper
as Peter Syracusa
as Marius Fisher
as Aldo
as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
as Jerold Dixon
as Eric
as Robert Benham
as W. Eugene Smith
as James Kimbrough
as Adult Baby Elroy
as Sam Posner
as Dr. Harris Kite
as Michael Pozner
as Eric Ross
as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
as Jacob Rubinstein
as Tim
as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
as "Mac" MacIntyre
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
as Sam
as Eric McMurkin
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
as Zeb