Peter Riegert

Acting

Peter Riegert

Born 11 April 1947 · New York City, New York, USA · 79

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.

Known for

Highlights

The Sopranos1999 · Series · Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Chauncey Zeirko
The Mask1994 · Film · Mitch Kellaway
Seinfeld1989 · Series · James Kimbrough
Family Guy1999 · Series · Max Weinstein (voice)
Succession2018 · Series · Roger Pugh

Filmography

Movies

57 films

Extra Innings2019 · Film · Pete
American Pastoral2016 · Film · Lou Levov
At Middleton2013 · Film · Boneyard Sims
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness2012 · Film · Tevye
We Bought a Zoo2011 · Film · Delbert McGinty
Oka!2011 · Film · Dr. Maguire
White Irish Drinkers2011 · Film · Whitey
The Chosen One2010 · Film · Bob
Love Conquers Paul2009 · Film · Mr. Feigenbaum
The Response2008 · Film · Colonel Jefferson
Surrender, Dorothy2006 · Film · Mel
Back When We Were Grownups2004 · Film · Zeb
King of the Corner2004 · Film · Leo Spivak
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog2002 · Film · Larry
Bleacher Bums2001 · Film · Decker
Club Land2001 · Film · Rabbi
By Courier2001 · Film · Director
Bojangles2001 · Film · Marty
Traffic2000 · Film · Attorney Michael Adler
In the Weeds2000 · Film · Barry
Passion of Mind2000 · Film · Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story1998 · Film
Jerry and Tom1998 · Film · Stanley
Hi-Life1998 · Film · Minor
The Baby Dance1998 · Film · Richard Luckman
Face Down1997 · Film · Lt. Coop Cooper
North Shore Fish1997 · Film · Porker
Infinity1996 · Film · Mel Feynman
Pie in the Sky1996 · Film · Dad Dunlap
An Element of Truth1995 · Film · Sidney Wiltz
Bleeding Hearts1995 · Film · Doctor
Coldblooded1995 · Film · Steve
The Infiltrator1995 · Film
Gypsy1994 · Film · Herbie Sommers
The Mask1994 · Film · Mitch Kellaway
Barbarians at the Gate1993 · Film · Peter Cohen
Passed Away1992 · Film · Peter Syracusa
Utz1992 · Film · Marius Fisher
Oscar1991 · Film · Aldo
The Object of Beauty1991 · Film · Lawrence "Larry" Oates
The Runestone1991 · Film · Capt. Gregory Fanducci
Beyond the Ocean1990 · Film · Eric
A Shock to the System1990 · Film · Robert Benham
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult1989 · Film · W. Eugene Smith
That's Adequate1989 · Film · Adult Baby Elroy
Crossing Delancey1988 · Film · Sam Posner
The Stranger1987 · Film · Dr. Harris Kite
A Man in Love1987 · Film · Michael Pozner
News at Eleven1986 · Film · Eric Ross
The City Girl1984 · Film · Tim
Le Grand Carnaval1983 · Film · Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
Local Hero1983 · Film · "Mac" MacIntyre
Table Settings1982 · Film
National Lampoon's Movie Madness1982 · Film · Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
Chilly Scenes of Winter1979 · Film · Sam
Americathon1979 · Film · Eric McMurkin
Animal House1978 · Film · Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein

Filmography

Series

22 shows

Harlan Coben's Shelter2023 · Series · Alan Bolitar
Extrapolations2023 · Series · Ben Zucker
Succession2018 · Series · Roger Pugh
Show Me a Hero2015 · Series · Oscar Newman
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt2015 · Series · Artie Goodman
Dads2013 · Series · David Sachs
The Good Wife2009 · Series · Judge Harvey Winter
Leverage2008 · Series · Peter Blanchard
Cashmere Mafia2008 · Series
Damages2007 · Series · The Executive
One Tree Hill2003 · Series · August Kellerman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · Series · Chauncey Zeirko
Family Guy1999 · Series · Max Weinstein (voice)
The Sopranos1999 · Series · Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
Sports Night1998 · Series · Jay Rydell
Middle Ages1992 · Series · Walter Cooper
Law & Order1990 · Series · Jerold Dixon
Seinfeld1989 · Series · James Kimbrough
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
Ellis Island1984 · Series · Jacob Rubinstein
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Richard M. Nixon
M*A*S*H1972 · Series