Peter Riegert

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Peter Riegert

Born 11 April 1947 79 years old New York City, New York, USA Who else is 79? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
4age in their first credit on record (1951)
72years on screen and counting
5credits in 1998, their busiest year
82dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Extra Innings poster Age: 72

Extra Innings

2019
as Pete
American Pastoral poster Age: 69

American Pastoral

2016
as Lou Levov
At Middleton poster Age: 66

At Middleton

2013
as Boneyard Sims
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness poster Age: 64

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

2012
as Tevye
We Bought a Zoo poster Age: 64

We Bought a Zoo

2011
as Delbert McGinty
Oka! poster Age: 64

Oka!

2011
as Dr. Maguire
White Irish Drinkers poster Age: 63

White Irish Drinkers

2011
as Whitey
The Chosen One poster Age: 63

The Chosen One

2010
as Bob
Love Conquers Paul poster Age: 61

Love Conquers Paul

2009
as Mr. Feigenbaum
The Response poster Age: 61

The Response

2008
as Colonel Jefferson
Surrender, Dorothy poster Age: 58

Surrender, Dorothy

2006
as Mel
Back When We Were Grownups poster Age: 57

Back When We Were Grownups

2004
as Zeb
King of the Corner poster Age: 57

King of the Corner

2004
as Leo Spivak
No poster
Age: 55

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

2003
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog poster Age: 54

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

2002
as Larry
Bleacher Bums poster Age: 54

Bleacher Bums

2001
as Decker
Club Land poster Age: 53

Club Land

2001
as Rabbi
Bojangles poster Age: 53

Bojangles

2001
as Marty
Traffic poster Age: 53

Traffic

2000
as Attorney Michael Adler
In the Weeds poster Age: 53

In the Weeds

2000
as Barry
Passion of Mind poster Age: 52

Passion of Mind

2000
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story poster Age: 51

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

1998
Jerry and Tom poster Age: 51

Jerry and Tom

1998
as Stanley
Hi-Life poster Age: 51

Hi-Life

1998
as Minor
The Baby Dance poster Age: 51

The Baby Dance

1998
as Richard Luckman
Face Down poster Age: 50

Face Down

1997
as Lt. Coop Cooper
North Shore Fish poster Age: 49

North Shore Fish

1997
as Porker
Infinity poster Age: 49

Infinity

1996
as Mel Feynman
Pie in the Sky poster Age: 48

Pie in the Sky

1996
as Dad Dunlap
An Element of Truth poster Age: 48

An Element of Truth

1995
as Sidney Wiltz
Bleeding Hearts poster Age: 48

Bleeding Hearts

1995
as Doctor
Coldblooded poster Age: 48

Coldblooded

1995
as Steve
The Infiltrator poster Age: 48

The Infiltrator

1995
Gypsy poster Age: 47

Gypsy

1994
as Herbie Sommers
The Mask poster Age: 47

The Mask

1994
as Mitch Kellaway
Barbarians at the Gate poster Age: 45

Barbarians at the Gate

1993
as Peter Cohen
Passed Away poster Age: 45

Passed Away

1992
as Peter Syracusa
Utz poster Age: 44

Utz

1992
as Marius Fisher
Oscar poster Age: 44

Oscar

1991
as Aldo
The Object of Beauty poster Age: 44

The Object of Beauty

1991
as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
The Runestone poster Age: 43

The Runestone

1991
as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
Beyond the Ocean poster Age: 42

Beyond the Ocean

1990
as Eric
A Shock to the System poster Age: 42

A Shock to the System

1990
as Robert Benham
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult poster Age: 42

W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

1989
as W. Eugene Smith
That's Adequate poster Age: 41

That's Adequate

1989
as Adult Baby Elroy
Crossing Delancey poster Age: 41

Crossing Delancey

1988
as Sam Posner
The Stranger poster Age: 40

The Stranger

1987
as Dr. Harris Kite
A Man in Love poster Age: 40

A Man in Love

1987
as Michael Pozner
News at Eleven poster Age: 38

News at Eleven

1986
as Eric Ross
The City Girl poster Age: 36

The City Girl

1984
as Tim
Le Grand Carnaval poster Age: 36

Le Grand Carnaval

1983
as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
Local Hero poster Age: 35

Local Hero

1983
as "Mac" MacIntyre
Table Settings poster Age: 35

Table Settings

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness poster Age: 35

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

1982
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Chilly Scenes of Winter poster Age: 32

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979
as Sam
Americathon poster Age: 32

Americathon

1979
as Eric McMurkin
Animal House poster Age: 31

Animal House

1978
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
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TV credits

Newest first
Harlan Coben's Shelter poster Age: 76

Harlan Coben's Shelter

2023
as Alan Bolitar
Extrapolations poster Age: 75

Extrapolations

2023
as Ben Zucker
Succession poster Age: 71

Succession

2018
as Roger Pugh
Show Me a Hero poster Age: 68

Show Me a Hero

2015
as Oscar Newman
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster Age: 67

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015
as Artie Goodman
Dads poster Age: 66

Dads

2013
as David Sachs
The Good Wife poster Age: 62

The Good Wife

2009
as Judge Harvey Winter
Leverage poster Age: 61

Leverage

2008
as Peter Blanchard
Cashmere Mafia poster Age: 60

Cashmere Mafia

2008
Damages poster Age: 60

Damages

2007
as The Executive
Damages poster Age: 60

Damages

2007
as George Moore
One Tree Hill poster Age: 56

One Tree Hill

2003
as August Kellerman
No poster
Age: 54

The Beast

2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 52

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Chauncey Zeirko
Family Guy poster Age: 51

Family Guy

1999
as Max Weinstein (voice)
The Sopranos poster Age: 51

The Sopranos

1999
as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
Sports Night poster Age: 51

Sports Night

1998
Middle Ages poster Age: 45

Middle Ages

1992
as Walter Cooper
Law & Order poster Age: 43

Law & Order

1990
as Jerold Dixon
Seinfeld poster Age: 42

Seinfeld

1989
as James Kimbrough
The Twilight Zone poster Age: 38

The Twilight Zone

1985
as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
Ellis Island poster Age: 37

Ellis Island

1984
as Jacob Rubinstein
American Playhouse poster Age: 34

American Playhouse

1982
as Richard M. Nixon
M*A*S*H poster Age: 25

M*A*S*H

1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Zeb
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