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Peter Riegert
ACTOR

Peter Riegert

Known for Family Guy · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · The Sopranos

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…

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Born
Apr 11, 1947
Birthplace
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.

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Known For

TVFamily Guy
Family GuyMax Weinstein (voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitChauncey Zeirko · 1999
★ 8.0
TVThe Sopranos
The SopranosAssemblyman Ronald Zellman · 1999
★ 8.7
TVSeinfeld
SeinfeldJames Kimbrough · 1989
★ 8.2
TVSuccession
SuccessionRoger Pugh · 2018
★ 8.3
TVM*A*S*H
M*A*S*H2 eps · 1972
★ 7.9
TVLaw & Order
Law & OrderJerold Dixon · 1990
★ 7.3
TVThe Good Wife
The Good WifeJudge Harvey Winter · 2009
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

Animal HouseDonald 'Boon' Schoenstein
1978
AmericathonEric McMurkin
1979
Chilly Scenes of WinterSam
1979
National Lampoon's Movie MadnessJason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
1982
Table Settings
1982
Le Grand CarnavalWalter Giammanca, le boss américain
1983
Local Hero"Mac" MacIntyre
1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)Self
1983
The City GirlTim
1984
News at ElevenEric Ross
1986
A Man in LoveMichael Pozner
1987
The StrangerDr. Harris Kite
1987
Crossing DelanceySam Posner
1988
That's AdequateAdult Baby Elroy
1989
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made DifficultW. Eugene Smith
1989
A Shock to the SystemRobert Benham
1990
Beyond the OceanEric
1990
OscarAldo
1991
The Object of BeautyLawrence "Larry" Oates
1991
The RunestoneCapt. Gregory Fanducci
1991
Passed AwayPeter Syracusa
1992
UtzMarius Fisher
1992
Barbarians at the GatePeter Cohen
1993
GypsyHerbie Sommers
1994
The MaskMitch Kellaway
1994
An Element of TruthSidney Wiltz
1995
Bleeding HeartsDoctor
1995
ColdbloodedSteve
1995
The Infiltrator
1995
Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachSelf
1996
InfinityMel Feynman
1996
Pie in the SkyDad Dunlap
1996
Face DownLt. Coop Cooper
1997
North Shore FishPorker
1997
Hi-LifeMinor
1998
Jerry and TomStanley
1998
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998
The Baby DanceRichard Luckman
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionSelf - Boone
1998
In the WeedsBarry
2000
Passion of MindDr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
2000
TrafficAttorney Michael Adler
2000
Bleacher BumsDecker
2001
BojanglesMarty
2001
By CourierDirector
2001
Club LandRabbi
2001
How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogLarry
2002
WA
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateDonald 'Boon' Schoenstein
2003
Back When We Were GrownupsZeb
2004
King of the CornerLeo Spivak
2004
King of the CornerDirector
2004
King of the CornerWriter
2004
Surrender, DorothyMel
2006
Animal House: The Inside StorySelf
2008
Starz Inside: In the GutterSelf
2008
The ResponseColonel Jefferson
2008
Love Conquers PaulMr. Feigenbaum
2009
The Chosen OneBob
2010
Oka!Dr. Maguire
2011
We Bought a ZooDelbert McGinty
2011
White Irish DrinkersWhitey
2011
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The DarknessTevye
2012
At MiddletonBoneyard Sims
2013
American PastoralLou Levov
2016
Extra InningsPete
2019

Television

Hallmark Hall of FameZeb · 1 eps
1951
M*A*S*H2 eps
1972
American PlayhouseRichard M. Nixon · 4 eps
1982
Ellis IslandJacob Rubinstein · 3 eps
1984
The Twilight ZoneGus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") · 1 eps
1985
SeinfeldJames Kimbrough · 2 eps
1989
Law & OrderJerold Dixon · 1 eps
1990
Middle AgesWalter Cooper · 6 eps
1992
Sports NightJay Rydell · 1 eps
1998
Family GuyMax Weinstein (voice) · 1 eps
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitChauncey Zeirko · 7 eps
1999
The SopranosAssemblyman Ronald Zellman · 6 eps
1999
TB
The Beast6 eps
2001
One Tree HillAugust Kellerman · 6 eps
2003
DamagesThe Executive · 4 eps
2007
DamagesGeorge Moore · 5 eps
2007
Cashmere Mafia1 eps
2008
LeveragePeter Blanchard · 1 eps
2008
The Good WifeJudge Harvey Winter · 5 eps
2009
DadsDavid Sachs · 19 eps
2013
Show Me a HeroOscar Newman · 6 eps
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtArtie Goodman · 9 eps
2015
SuccessionRoger Pugh · 2 eps
2018
Talking SopranosSelf · 1 eps
2020
ExtrapolationsBen Zucker · 1 eps
2023
Harlan Coben's ShelterAlan Bolitar · 1 eps
2023

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