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Richard Schiff Biography (1955-)

Born May 27, 1955, in Bethesda, MD; son of Edward (a real estate lawyer) andCharlotte (a television and publishing executive) Schiff; married Sheryl Noeth (a poet; marriage ended); married Sheila Kelley (an actress), 1996; children: (second marriage) Gus, Ruby Christine. Addresses: Agent: Scott Melrose, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Leverage Management, 3030 Pennsylvania Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404.;Publicist: David Lust, Patricola/Lust Public Relations, 8383 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

May 27, 1955

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Barry Roth, Relativity, ABC, 1996-97
• Tobias Zachary "Toby" Ziegler, The West Wing, NBC, 1999-
• Miniseries
• Cruel Doubt, NBC, 1992
• Movies
• Mole, Trenchcoat in Paradise, CBS, 1989
• Jack Wells, Till Death Do Us Part (also known as Married for Murder), NBC, 1992
• Life photographer, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom, HBO, 1993
• Deputy Dano, Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, NBC, 1994
• Movietone news director, Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight, TNT, 1994
• Eric Altman, Special Report: Journey to Mars, CBS, 1996
• Mr. Green, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1998
• Robert Laurel Smith, The Pentagon Wars, HBO, 1998
• Forever Lulu (also known as Along for the Ride), Starz!, 2000
• Specials
• Presenter, Sports Illustrated's Night of Champions, NBC, 2001
• The West Wing Documentary Special, NBC, 2002
• Himself, Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde, BBC, 2004
• Awards Presentations
• The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
• Episodic
• Lester Middleton, "Korman's Kalamity," Tales from the Crypt (alsoknown as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1990
• Dog pound operator, "Helter Shelter," L.A. Law, NBC, 1992
• Lester Michaels, "The Bum," Love and War, CBS, 1994
• Mel Woodworthy, "Anything but Cured," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1994
• Pat Perkins, "Bloodsuckers," Thunder Alley, ABC, 1994
• Wilson, "Don't Drink and Drive Nuclear Waste," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1994
• Perlman, "Snitch Doggy-Dogg," Maybe This Time, ABC, 1995
• Professor Stanley Fletcher, "Chapter Nine," Murder One, ABC, 1995
• Vartan Illiescu, "Bombs Away," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
• Ed Ossip (some sources cite Dominic), "Coroner's Day Off," High Incident, ABC, 1996
• Mark Sarison, "Quiet Riot," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
• Mr. Bartoli, "The Match Game," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
• Steve Cameron, "Is Paris Burning?," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1997
• Bernie Gilson, "These Are the Days," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• Bobby Snow (some sources cite Bob Show), "Trees in the Forest," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• Chris McIntrick, "Cinnamon Buns," Brooklyn South, CBS, 1998
• Agent Stevens, "The Morning After," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 1999
• Agent Stevens, "River Dog," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 1999
• Berry, "Truth and Consequences," Becker, CBS, 1999
• Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2000
• Guest, "Tobacco," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2001
• Himself, Intimate Portrait: Allison Janney, Lifetime, 2001
• Guest, The View, ABC, 2002
• (Uncredited) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2002
• Contestant, "Tournament 1, Game 2," Celebrity Poker Showdown, Bravo, 2003
• Contestant, "Tournament 1 Championship," Celebrity Poker Showdown,Bravo, 2003
• Guest, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Fox Sports Network, 2003
• Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2004
• Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
• Entourage, HBO, 2005
• The Richard and Judy Show, Channel 4 (England), 2005
• Appeared as Billy Tischler, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC; as Bobby Bruck, South of Sunset, CBS; and as a panelist, The List, VH1.
• Pilots
• Joey Fero, Picket Fences, CBS, 1992
• In Security, NBC, 1992
• (Uncredited) Agent Stevens, Roswell (also known as Roswell High), The WB, 1999
• Appeared as Chernikov in If Not for You, CBS.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "A Good Day," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
• "Talking Points," The West Wing, NBC, 2004
• Film Appearances
• Deli clerk, Arena Brains (short film), 1988
• Joey Mannucci (some sources cite Pat Harding), Medium Straight, New Films International, 1989
• Rat Bag, Young Guns II (also known as Hell Bent for Leatherand Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Art teacher, Rapid Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Government attorney, Hoffa, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Gun shop clerk, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Universal, 1992
• JFK reporter, Malcolm X (also known as X), Warner Bros., 1992
• Skip Thomas, The Bodyguard, Warner Bros., 1992
• Thompson Street photographer, The Public Eye, Universal, 1992
• Scanner technician, Ghost in the Machine (also known as DeadlyTerror), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
• Young Bill, My Life, Columbia, 1993
• Director, Major League II (also known as Wild Thing II), Warner Bros., 1994
• Mailroom screamer, The Hudsucker Proxy (also known as Hudsucker--Der grosse Sprung), Warner Bros., 1994
• Sound technician, Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Train driver, Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• Eddie, Skinner, A-pix Entertainment, 1995
• Mark Swarr, Se7en (also known as Seven), New Line Cinema, 1995
• Trooper in trench, Tank Girl, United Artists, 1995
• Wiggins, Rough Magic (also known as Miss Shumway jette un sort), Samuel Goldwyn, 1995
• Audition record producer, Grace of My Heart, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
• Calvin, The Arrival (also known as Shockwave), Orion, 1996
• Gun shop clerk, The Trigger Effect, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
• Italian waiter, Michael, New Line Cinema, 1996
• Larry Schwartz, City Hall, Columbia, 1996
• Alex, Santa Fe, Absolute Unequivocal Productions, 1997
• District attorney Steve Waters, Loved, Imperial Entertainment, 1997
• Eddie Carr, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as Jurassic Park: The Lost World, Jurassic Park 2, The Lost World, and The Lost World Jurassic Park 2), Universal, 1997
• Haskins, Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
• Jerry, Touch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
• Dr. Gene "Geno" Reiss, Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
• Don Beiderman, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998
• Phil "Philly" Francato, Living Out Loud, New Line Cinema, 1998
• Joe, Forces of Nature, DreamWorks, 1999
• Norman, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999
• Stanner, Heaven, Miramax, 1999
• Elliott, Gun Shy, Buena Vista, 2000
• Jerry Green, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero), Paramount, 2000
• Physical education teacher, Whatever It Takes (also known as I'll Be You), Columbia, 2000
• Turner, I Am Sam, New Line Cinema, 2001
• Walter Greenbaum, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
• Elliot Sharansky, People I Know (also known as Der Innere Kreis and Im inneren Kreis), Miramax, 2003
• Jerry Wexler, Ray, Universal, 2004
• Virgil LaRocca, With It (short film), MainPix, 2004
• Stage Appearances
• The Exonerated, Forty-Five Bleecker Street Theatre, New York City,between 2002 and 2004
• Appeared as Goose, Goose and Tom Tom, West Coast production; appeared in Urban Folktales, Los Angeles area production; appeared in productions as a member of the Actors' Gang.
• Stage Director
• Assistant director, SIM; or, One Night with a Lady Undertaker from Texas, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Antigone, off-Broadway production, 1983
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Himself, Becoming Sam (short documentary film), New Line Home Video, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People Weekly, April 23, 2001, p. 71
• TV Guide, December 9, 2000, pp. 34-36