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