Name
Peter Riegert
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-04-11 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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- 1994 The Mask as Mitch Kellaway
- 1996 Infinity as Mel Feynman
- 1992 Utz as Marius Fisher
- 1990 A Shock to the System as Robert Benham
- 1983 Local Hero as "Mac" MacIntyre
- 1978 Animal House as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
- 1991 Oscar as Aldo
- 1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
- 1993 Barbarians at the Gate as Peter Cohen
- 1988 Crossing Delancey as Sam Posner
- 2002 How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog as Larry
- 1979 Chilly Scenes of Winter as Sam
- 2009 Love Conquers Paul as Mr. Feigenbaum
- 2010 The Chosen One as Bob
- 1994 Gypsy as Herbie Sommers
- 1979 Americathon as Eric McMurkin
- 1987 A Man in Love as Michael Pozner
- 2012 Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness as Tevye
- 2001 Bojangles as Marty
- 2011 Oka! as Dr. Maguire
- 1998 Jerry and Tom as Stanley
- 2019 Extra Innings as Pete
- 2011 White Irish Drinkers as Whitey
- 2004 King of the Corner as Leo Spivak
- 1998 Hi-Life as Minor
- 1997 Face Down as Lt. Coop Cooper
- 2000 In the Weeds as Barry
- 1983 Le Grand Carnaval as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
- 2013 At Middleton as Boneyard Sims
- 2001 Club Land as Rabbi
- 1995 The Infiltrator
- 1991 The Runestone as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
- 1987 The Stranger as Dr. Harris Kite
- 1992 Passed Away as Peter Syracusa
- 2008 The Response as Colonel Jefferson
- 2001 Bleacher Bums as Decker
- 1986 News at Eleven as Eric Ross
- 1995 Bleeding Hearts as Doctor
- 1996 Pie in the Sky as Dad Dunlap
- 1995 Coldblooded as Steve
- 1990 Beyond the Ocean as Eric
- 2016 American Pastoral as Lou Levov
- 1991 The Object of Beauty as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
- 1989 That's Adequate as Adult Baby Elroy
- 2000 Passion of Mind as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
- 2004 Back When We Were Grownups as Zeb
- 1995 An Element of Truth as Sidney Wiltz
- 1984 The City Girl as Tim
- 1998 The Baby Dance as Richard Luckman
- 1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
- 2011 We Bought a Zoo as Delbert McGinty
- 2008 Starz Inside: In the Gutter as Self
- 1998 The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion as Self - Boone
- 2008 Animal House: The Inside Story as Self
- 2000 Traffic as Attorney Michael Adler
- 1983 The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) as Self
- 2006 Surrender, Dorothy as Mel
- 1997 North Shore Fish as Porker
- 1996 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach as Self
- 1989 W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult as W. Eugene Smith
- 2003 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
- 1982 Table Settings
- 1972 M*A*S*H ( 2 episodes )
- 1989 Seinfeld ( 2 episodes ) as James Kimbrough
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Max Weinstein (voice)
- 1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
- 1998 Sports Night ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 7 episodes ) as Chauncey Zeirko
- 2008 Cashmere Mafia ( 1 episode )
- 2007 Damages ( 4 episodes ) as The Executive
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Zeb
- 2008 Leverage ( 1 episode ) as Peter Blanchard
- 2001 The Beast ( 6 episodes )
- 2007 Damages ( 5 episodes ) as George Moore
- 1992 Middle Ages ( 6 episodes ) as Walter Cooper
- 2023 Extrapolations ( 1 episode ) as Ben Zucker
- 1999 The Sopranos ( 6 episodes ) as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
- 2015 Show Me a Hero ( 6 episodes ) as Oscar Newman
- 2023 Harlan Coben's Shelter ( 1 episode ) as Alan Bolitar
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 5 episodes ) as Judge Harvey Winter
- 1984 Ellis Island ( 3 episodes ) as Jacob Rubinstein
- 2018 Succession ( 2 episodes ) as Roger Pugh
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Jerold Dixon
- 2003 One Tree Hill ( 6 episodes ) as August Kellerman
- 2015 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ( 9 episodes ) as Artie Goodman
- 2020 Talking Sopranos ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 Dads ( 19 episodes ) as David Sachs
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 4 episodes ) as Richard M. Nixon
