Mandy Patinkin Biography, Filmography, Pictures
Author: Sami / Category: Celebrity Biography
Mandel Bruce “Mandy” Patinkin (born on November 30, 1952) is an American actor and tenor vocalist and is famous from his roles in the TV series such as Chicago Hope, Dead Like Me or the first two seasons of Criminal Minds.
Patinkin was born in Chicago, Illinois, growing up in a middle class Jewish family, being raised in Conservative Judaism. He attended South Shore High School, Kenwood Academy, the University of Kansas as well as Juilliard School of Drama, where he was a classmate of Kelsey Grammer.
Following some television commercials and radio appearances, the first success came along playing the part of Che in Evita on Broadway in 1979, which earned him the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical of that year. After Broadway Patinkin performed some roles in movies but returned to Broadway in 1984 to play in the musical Sunday in the Park with George, performance that earned him a Tony Award nomination in the Best Actor (Musical) category. Patinkin continued to appear in movies such as The Princess Bride (1987), Dick Tracy or Alien Nation and on Broadway in the musical The Secret Gardens for 706 performances. He also released two solo albums, name “Mandy Patinkin” and “Dress Casual”.
In 1994, he was cast as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on the TV series Chicago Hope, role that earned him an Emmy Award. Patinkin left the series during the second season, returning in 1999 at the start of the 6th season, but it was canceled in 2000. Although Patinkin appeared in a couple of movies, he worked mostly as a singer and launched three more albums.
1998 is the year of the debut of his most personal project, Mamaloshen, a collection of songs performed in Yiddish.
His return to Broadway in 2000 in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s The Wild Party earned Patinkin another Tony Award nomination for Best Actor (Musical).
In the fall of 2005, Patinkin debuted as Jason Gideon in the television crime drama Criminal Minds. He performed in the series for the first two seasons and did not returned for a third season because of some creative differences.
Most recently, Patinkin guest-starred in an episode of Three Rivers aired on November 15, 2009.
Patinkin is married to actress and writer Kathryn Grody since 1980 and they have two sons. He had two corneal transplants in 1997 and 1998, while in 2004 he was diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer.
Patkinkin has taken part in several Jewish causes and cultural activities and also wrote introductions for two books on Jewish culture. He also contributed to the children’s book Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again: A Musical Storybook inspired by Christopher Reeve.
Filmography
4.3.2.1 (2010) …. Jago Larofsky
“Three Rivers” …. Victor (1 episode, 2009)
The Princess Bride Game (2008) (VG) (voice) …. Inigo Montoya
“Criminal Minds” …. Jason Gideon (47 episodes, 2005-2007)
Everyone’s Hero (2006) (voice) …. Stanley Irving
Choking Man (2006) …. Rick
“Dead Like Me” …. Rube Sofer (29 episodes, 2003-2004)
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 (2004) (TV) …. Al Cummings
“Law & Order” …. Glenn Fordyce / … (1 episode, 2003)
Piñero (2001) …. Joseph Papp
“Boston Public” …. Isaac Rice (1 episode, 2001)
“Touched by an Angel” …. Satan (1 episode, 2001)
“Chicago Hope” …. Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (60 episodes, 1994-2000)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) …. Huxley
Strange Justice (1999) (TV) …. Kenneth Duberstein
This Is Odyssey with Mandy Patinkin (1999) (TV)
“Hercules” …. Hippocrates (1 episode, 1998)
Lulu on the Bridge (1998) …. Philip Kleinman
Men with Guns (1997/II) …. Andrew
The Hunchback (1997) (TV) …. Quasimodo
Broken Glass (1996) (TV) …. Dr. Harry Hyman
“Homicide: Life on the Street” …. Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (1 episode, 1995)
“The Simpsons” …. Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield (1 episode, 1995)
“Picket Fences” …. Dr. Jeffrey Geiger (1 episode, 1994)
Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994) …. Brother Daniel
Life with Mikey (1993) …. Irate Man
The Music of Chance (1993) …. Jim Nashe
The Doctor (1991) …. Dr. Murray Kaplan
Impromptu (1991) …. Alfred De Musset
True Colors (1991) …. John Palmeri
Dick Tracy (1990) …. 88 Keys
Alien Nation (1988) …. Det. Samuel ‘George’ Francisco
The House on Carroll Street (1988) …. Salwen
The Princess Bride (1987) …. Inigo Montoya
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986) (voice: English version) …. Louis
Sunday in the Park with George (1986) (TV) …. Georges Seurat / George
Maxie (1985) …. Nick
Yentl (1983) …. Avigdor
Daniel (1983) …. Paul Isaacson
Ragtime (1981) …. Tateh
Night of the Juggler (1980) …. Allesandro the Cabbie
French Postcards (1979) …. Sayyid
Last Embrace (1979) …. First Commuter
Charleston (1979) (TV) …. Beaudine Croft
“Taxi” …. New Father (1 episode, 1978)
The Big Fix (1978) …. Pool Man
That Thing on ABC (1978) (TV) …. Performer
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