Richard Rifkin
Known For: Acting
Biography
Richard Rifkin is an American actor and screenwriter whose exact birthday and birthplace are not publicly available in major sources. He has been active in film and television since 1987, accumulating approximately 20 credits across both media, and also works as a director and writer. His most notable film credits include Horst (the Carvahall blacksmith) in Eragon (2006, starring Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich), JPL Store Man in The Martian (2015, directed by Ridley Scott), TV Pundit in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, starring Ron Perlman), Auction Bidder in Monte Carlo (2011, with Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez), and Kranicz in The Basement (2017). Other film credits include The Doors (1991, as a New York Journalist, credited as Richard B. Rifkin), Eichmann (2007), Infinitely Polar Bear (2014, executive producer, 83% on Rotten Tomatoes), and Gentle (2022, voice). On television he has appeared in The Pillars of the Earth (2010, 8 episodes as Matthew), The Company (2007, 3 episodes as Dr. Sydney), Houdini (2014, as Farnsworth), Dracula (2013, as Theatre Actor), The Borgias (2012, as The Penitent), and Emerald City (2017, as Wizard's Doctor). His earliest credits include Assault of the Party Nerds (1989), Blood Nasty (1989), and Speak of the Devil (1989).
Filmography
2017
- The Basement as Kranicz
2015
- The Martian as JPL Store Man
2014
- Houdini as Farnsworth
2013
- Dracula as Theatre Actor
2011
- The Borgias as The Penitent
- Monte Carlo as Auction Bidder 1
2010
- The Pillars of the Earth as Matthew
- Tough Girls Don't Dream as Clerk
2008
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army as TV Pundit
2007
- The Company as Dr. Sydney
- Eichmann as Elderly Man
- X-Girls as The Minister
2006
- Eragon as Horst
2000
- The Burkittsville 7 as Leonard Torrington
1991
- The Doors as New York Journalist
1989
- Assault of the Party Nerds as W.O.L.A.
- Speak of the Devil as Rabbi Ben Tov
- The Lords of Magick as The Corpse
- Blood Nasty as Luis 'Blade' Orlando
1987
- Night Visitors as Earl