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Peter Riegert

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Film Director / Actor | * 04/11/1947 (77) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Peter Riegert ( REE-gert;) (born April 11, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as 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). He directed the short film By Courier (2000), for which he was nominated along with producer Ericka Frederick for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. On television, Riegert had a recurring role as crooked Newark Assemblyman and later State Senator Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series The Sopranos (2001–2002), appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series Damages (2007), and portra... ()
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Peter Riegert is an American stage and screen actor, writer, and director, best known for his portrayal of crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman on the HBO television series "The Sopranos".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him. ...

Animal House

Certification unknown

1978 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy
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Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fa ...

Oscar

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1991 | 3.2/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy
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An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected. ...

Local Hero

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1983 | 3.4/5 | 1h 51min
Comedy, Drama
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When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exudin ...

The Mask

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1994 | 3.5/5 | 1h 41min
Romance / Love, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for Peter Riegert

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Movies with Peter Riegert as Actor(59)

as Lou Levov2016 American Pastoral
as Boneyard Sims2013 At Middleton
as Tevye2012 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
as Whitey2011 White Irish Drinkers
as Dr. Maguire2011 Oka!
as Delbert McGinty2011 We Bought a Zoo
as Bob2010 The Chosen One
as Mr. Feigenbaum2009 Love Conquers Paul
as himself2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Colonel Jefferson2008 The Response
as himself2008 Animal House: The Inside Story
as Mel2006 Surrender, Dorothy
as Zeb2004 Back When We Were Grownups
as Leo Spivak2004 King of the Corner
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Larry2002 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as Marty2001 Bojangles
as Decker2001 Bleacher Bums
as Rabbi2001 Club Land
as Attorney Michael Adler2000 Traffic
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist2000 Passion of Mind
as Barry2000 In the Weeds
as Himself - 'Boone'1998 The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Stanley1998 Jerry and Tom
1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998 The Baby Dance
as Minor1998 Hi-Life
as Porker1997 North Shore Fish
as Lt. Coop Cooper1997 Face Down
as Mel Feynman1996 Infinity
as Dad Dunlap1996 Pie in the Sky
as himself1996 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Steve1995 Coldblooded
as Sidney Wiltz1995 An Element of Truth
1995 The Infiltrator
as Doctor1995 Bleeding Hearts
as Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway1994 The Mask
as Herbie1993 Gypsy
as Peter Cohen1993 Barbarians at the Gate
as Peter Syracusa1992 Passed Away
as Marius Fisher1992 Utz
as Lawrence "Larry" Oates1991 The Object of Beauty
as Aldo1991 Oscar
as Capt. Gregory Fanducci1991 The Runestone
as Eric1990 Beyond the Ocean
as Robert Benham1990 A Shock to the System
as Adult Baby Elroy1989 That's Adequate
as W. Eugene Smith1989 W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
as Sam Posner1988 Crossing Delancey
as Dr. Harris Kite1987 The Stranger
as Michael Pozner1987 A Man in Love
as Eric Ross1986 News at Eleven
as Tim1984 The City Girl
as Walter Giammanca1983 Le grand carnaval
as Mac1983 Local Hero
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Eric McMurkin1979 Americathon
as Sam1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein1978 Animal House

TV Shows/Series with Peter Riegert as Actor(22)

as Ben Zucker2023 Extrapolations
as Roger Pugh2018 Succession
as Artie Goodman2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Judge Harvey Winter2009 The Good Wife
2008 Cashmere Mafia
as Peter Blanchard2008 Leverage
as The Executive2007 Damages
as George Moore2007 Damages
2001 The Beast
as Chauncey Zeirko1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Max Weinstein (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Assemblyman Zellman1999 The Sopranos
as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman1999 The Sopranos
1998 Sports Night
1998 LateLine
as Walter Cooper1992 Middle Ages
as Jerold Dixon1990 Law & Order
as James Kimbrough1989 Seinfeld
1985 The Twilight Zone
as Jacob Rubinstein1984 Ellis Island
1972 M*A*S*H
as Zeb1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Peter Riegert as Crew(3)

Directing/Director2004 King of the Corner
Writing/Writer2004 King of the Corner
Directing/Director2000 By Courier

Full Name: Peter Riegert
Born: Friday, 04/11 1947 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 77 years + 15 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University at Buffalo, Ardsley High School, HB Studio
Other names for Peter Riegert (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter Riegart"
Peter Riegert frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (51x, Actor)
John Viener (39x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (28x, Actress)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Gary Cole (22x, Actor)
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