Peter Friedman

Peter Friedman

Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, screen, and television actor. Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God Brown in 1972. Additional theatre credits include The Visit (1973), Piaf and A Soldier's Play (both 1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), Ragtime (1998), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Play, and Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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2024

Ragtime Reunion Concert
Ragtime Reunion Concert
as Tateh
Movie - Released: 3/13/2024
The Variable
The Variable
Movie - Released: 10/19/2024

2023

Carmen & Moony
Carmen & Moony
as Louis
Movie - Released: 12/1/2023

2022

Daddy's Girl
Daddy's Girl
as Robert
Movie - Released: 1/20/2022
She Said
She Said
as Lanny Davis
Movie - Released: 11/17/2022

2021

Good Grief
Good Grief
as Uncle Harold
Movie - Released: 10/10/2021

2020

Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

Sundowners
Sundowners
Movie - Released: 1/26/2019

2018

Succession
Succession
as Frank Vernon
TV - Released: 6/3/2018

2017

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as George
TV - Released: 3/16/2017

2015

Keep in Touch
Keep in Touch
as Dallen Parcel
Movie - Released: 4/16/2015

2013

Side Effects
Side Effects
as Banks' Partner #1
Movie - Released: 2/7/2013

2012

Made in Jersey
Made in Jersey
as Henry Sohn
TV - Released: 9/28/2012

2011

Harvest
Harvest
as Carmine Monopoli
Movie - Released: 3/5/2011
Coming Up Roses
Coming Up Roses
as Charles
Movie - Released: 9/23/2011
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
as Lawrence Szilard
TV - Released: 9/22/2011

2010

Love & Other Drugs
Love & Other Drugs
as California Man
Movie - Released: 11/4/2010

2009

Breaking Upwards
Breaking Upwards
as Alan
Movie - Released: 3/14/2009
The Messenger
The Messenger
as Mr. Cohen
Movie - Released: 11/13/2009

2008

Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York
as Emergency Room Doctor
Movie - Released: 10/24/2008

2007

I'm Not There
I'm Not There
as Morris Bernstein / Barker
Movie - Released: 10/1/2007
The Savages
The Savages
as Larry
Movie - Released: 11/28/2007
Damages
Damages
as District Attorney
TV - Released: 7/24/2007

2006

Freedomland
Freedomland
as Lt. Gold
Movie - Released: 2/17/2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006
Unconscious
Unconscious
as Father William
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
Heist
Heist
TV - Released: 3/22/2006

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/7/2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
as Steve Burris
TV - Released: 9/23/2005

2004

King of the Corner
King of the Corner
as Arthur Wexler
Movie - Released: 6/8/2004

2003

Paycheck
Paycheck
as Attorney General Brown
Movie - Released: 12/25/2003

2002

Two Against Time
Two Against Time
as Robert Portman
Movie - Released: 4/21/2002
Power and Beauty
Power and Beauty
as Sam Giancana
Movie - Released: 7/21/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Damon
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

Someone Like You...
Someone Like You...
as Stephen, Alice's Husband
Movie - Released: 3/30/2001

2000

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Peter Hofstrom
Movie - Released: 2/27/2000

1997

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Kohn
Movie - Released: 4/20/1997

1996

I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport
as Young Nat's Father
Movie - Released: 12/24/1996
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Alan Burke
Movie - Released: 5/1/1996

1995

Safe
Safe
as Peter Dunning
Movie - Released: 6/23/1995
Movie
The Heidi Chronicles
as Scoop Rosenbaum
Movie - Released: 10/15/1995

1993

Blink
Blink
as Dr. Ryan Pierce
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993

1992

Single White Female
Single White Female
as Graham Knox
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992

1991

Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Richard Emery
Movie - Released: 9/22/1991
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
as George Silver
TV - Released: 9/20/1991

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Nolan Farber
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as William Goodwin
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Harold Jensen
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1988

The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign
as Father Lucci
Movie - Released: 4/1/1988

1987

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Harry
TV - Released: 5/21/1987

1985

Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again
as John Jewell
Movie - Released: 2/24/1985

1984

Piaf
Piaf
as 'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Movie - Released: 6/10/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Morgan
TV - Released: 9/16/1984

1983

Daniel
Daniel
as Ben Cohen
Movie - Released: 8/26/1983
Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels
as Larry
TV - Released: 2/20/1983

1981

Prince of the City
Prince of the City
as Goldman
Movie - Released: 8/19/1981

1980

Christmas Evil
Christmas Evil
as Mr. Grosch
Movie - Released: 11/1/1980

1976

The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Crocodile / Banana (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Pa (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Lead Mop (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Andre the Artist (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1976
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show
as Additional Muppets (voice)
TV - Released: 9/5/1976

1975

The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game
Movie - Released: 4/30/1975

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

Unknown

TV
Masters of Doom
as Al Vekovius
TV