Mandel\u00a0‘Mandy’\u00a0Bruce Patinkin\u00a0(born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, television, and film. As a critically acclaimed\u00a0Broadway\u00a0performer, he collaborates with\u00a0Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. His leading roles on stage and screen have received numerous accolades, including a\u00a0Tony Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for seven\u00a0Drama Desk Awards, three\u00a0Golden Globe Awards, and a\u00a0Screen Actors Guild Award.<\/p>\n
He made his theatre debut in 1975, starring opposite\u00a0Meryl Streep\u00a0in the revival of the comic play\u00a0Trelawny of the “Wells”\u00a0at\u00a0The Public Theatre’s\u00a0Shakespeare Festival. He played Che in the first Broadway production of\u00a0Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita (1979), earning a\u00a0Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, as well as the roles of\u00a0Georges Seurat\/George in\u00a0Stephen Sondheim’s\u00a0Sunday in the Park with George (1984) for which he was nominated for the\u00a0Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He portrayed Lord Archibald Craven in the original Broadway cast of\u00a0Lucy Simon’s\u00a0The Secret Garden\u00a0(1991). On Broadway, he replaced\u00a0Michael Rupert\u00a0as Marvin in\u00a0William Finn’s\u00a0Falsettos\u00a0(1993). He starred as Burrs in\u00a0The Wild Party\u00a0(2000) and earned a second nomination for the\u00a0Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.<\/p>\n
He had leading roles in television shows, playing Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in\u00a0Chicago Hope (1994\u20132000); SSA\u00a0Jason Gideon\u00a0in the\u00a0CBS\u00a0crime-drama series\u00a0Criminal Minds\u00a0(2005\u20132007);\u00a0Saul Berenson\u00a0in the\u00a0Showtime\u00a0drama series\u00a0Homeland\u00a0(2011\u20132020); and Rufus Cotesworth in the\u00a0Hulu\u00a0mystery series\u00a0Death and Other Details\u00a0(2024). He earned seven\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nominations for his television work, winning\u00a0Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama Series\u00a0for\u00a0Chicago Hope\u00a0in 1995. He had recurring roles in\u00a0Dead Like Me\u00a0(2003\u20132004,) and\u00a0The Good Fight\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n
He also had film roles portraying\u00a0Inigo Montoya\u00a0in\u00a0Rob Reiner’s family adventure film\u00a0The Princess Bride\u00a0(1987) and Avigdor in\u00a0Barbra Streisand’s musical epic\u00a0Yentl\u00a0(1983), for which he earned a\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination. Other film credits include\u00a0Ragtime (1981);\u00a0Maxie\u00a0(1985);\u00a0Dick Tracy\u00a0(1990);\u00a0True Colors\u00a0(1991); Impromptu\u00a0(1991); Wonder (2017); and\u00a0Life Itself\u00a0(2018).\u00a0He also voiced roles in\u00a0Hayao Miyazaki’s\u00a0Castle in the Sky\u00a0(2003) and\u00a0The Wind Rises\u00a0(2013).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mandel\u00a0‘Mandy’\u00a0Bruce Patinkin\u00a0(born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, television, and film. As a critically acclaimed\u00a0Broadway\u00a0performer, he collaborates with\u00a0Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. His leading roles on stage and screen have received numerous accolades, including a\u00a0Tony Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-25503","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n