Portrait of Peter Riegert

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

Filmography

2023
Harlan Coben's Shelter

as Alan Bolitar

2023
Extrapolations

as Ben Zucker

2020
2019
2018
Succession

as Roger Pugh

2016
American Pastoral

as Lou Levov

2015
Show Me a Hero

as Oscar Newman

2015
2013
At Middleton

as Boneyard Sims

2011
We Bought a Zoo

as Delbert McGinty

2011
Oka!

as Dr. Maguire

2010
2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Harvey Winter

2009
Love Conquers Paul

as Mr. Feigenbaum

2008
Leverage

as Peter Blanchard

2008
The Response

as Colonel Jefferson

2007
Damages

as The Executive

2007
Damages

as George Moore

2004
King of the Corner

as Leo Spivak

2003
One Tree Hill

as August Kellerman

2001
Bleacher Bums

as Decker

2001
Club Land

as Rabbi

2001
Bojangles

as Marty

2000
Traffic

as Attorney Michael Adler

2000
In the Weeds

as Barry

2000
Passion of Mind

as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist

1999
1999
Family Guy

as Max Weinstein (voice)

1999
The Sopranos

as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman

1998
Jerry and Tom

as Stanley

1998
Hi-Life

as Minor

1998
The Baby Dance

as Richard Luckman

1997
Face Down

as Lt. Coop Cooper

1997
1996
Infinity

as Mel Feynman

1996
Pie in the Sky

as Dad Dunlap

1995
An Element of Truth

as Sidney Wiltz

1995
1995
Coldblooded

as Steve

1994
The Mask

as Mitch Kellaway

1993
Gypsy

as Herbie Sommers

1993
1992
Middle Ages

as Walter Cooper

1992
Passed Away

as Peter Syracusa

1992
Utz

as Marius Fisher

1991
Oscar

as Aldo

1991
The Object of Beauty

as Lawrence "Larry" Oates

1991
The Runestone

as Capt. Gregory Fanducci

1990
Law & Order

as Jerold Dixon

1990
1990
A Shock to the System

as Robert Benham

1989
Seinfeld

as James Kimbrough

1989
That's Adequate

as Adult Baby Elroy

1988
Crossing Delancey

as Sam Posner

1987
The Stranger

as Dr. Harris Kite

1987
A Man in Love

as Michael Pozner

1986
News at Eleven

as Eric Ross

1985
The Twilight Zone

as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")

1984
Ellis Island

as Jacob Rubinstein

1984
1983
Le Grand Carnaval

as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain

1983
Local Hero

as "Mac" MacIntyre

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")

1979
Americathon

as Eric McMurkin

1978
Animal House

as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein