Mandy Patinkin Biography (1952-)

Full name, Mandel Bruce Patinkin; born November 30, 1952, in Chicago, IL; sonof Lester (a scrap metal dealer) and Doris (a homemaker; maiden name, Sinton) Patinkin; cousin of Laura Patinkin (an actress); married Kathryn Grody (anactress and writer), June 15, 1980; children: Isaac, Gideon.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: November 30, 1952; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Durant Laxart, Joan of Lorraine, Theatre at Good Shepherd/Faith Church, New York City, 1974
Fortinbras and "dumb show" king, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1975
Mr. Arthur Gower, Trelawney of the "Wells," New York Shakespeare Festival, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1975
Major Robert Steele Strong, Rebel Women, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1976
Mark, The Shadow Box, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1976, then Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1977
Carlos, Savages, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1977
Saverin, Leave It to Beaver Is Dead, New York Shakespeare Festival, Other Stage, Public Theatre, New York City, 1979
Che, Evita (musical), Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1979-83
Henry Percy (Hotspur), Henry IV, Part I, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1981
Two artists named George, Sunday in the Park with George (musical), Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1983, then Booth Theatre, NewYork City, 1984-85
Buddy Durant, "Follies" in Concert, Theatre at Avery Fisher Hall,New York City, 1985
Lieutenant Cable, South Pacific (musical), London production, 1986
Peter Handsworth, The Knife, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, 1987
Leontes, The Winter's Tale, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1989
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Dress Casual (solo show), New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, then Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, both 1989
The marriage arranger, Kismet (musical), 1991
Archibald Craven (Mary's uncle), The Secret Garden (musical), St.James Theatre, New York City, 1991-93
Marvin, Falsettos (musical), John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1992-93
Sunday in the Park with George (concert performance), St. James Theatre, 1994
Experiment, 1994
Sancho Panza, Man of La Mancha (musical), Broadway production, 1996
Mandy Patinkin in Concert, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1997
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Mamaloshen (in Yiddish), Theatre at Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts, then Belasco Theatre, both New York City, 1998
Forbidden Broadway (revue), 1999
Burrs, The Wild Party (musical), New York Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Theatre, New York City, 2000
Also appeared in the title role, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival; and in The Split.
Film Appearances
Pool man, The Big Fix, Universal, 1978
First commuter, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
Sayyid, French Postcards, Paramount, 1979
Alessandro the cabbie, Night of the Juggler (also known as NewYork Killer), Columbia, 1980
Tateh, Ragtime, Paramount, 1981
Avigdor, Yentl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Paul Isaacson, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
Nick, Maxie (also known as Free Spirit), Orion, 1985
Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Detective Samuel Francisco (George), Alien Nation, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
Ray Salwen, The House on Carroll Street, Orion, 1988
"88 Keys," Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1990
Alfred DeMusset, Impromptu, Hemdale, 1991
Dr. Murray Kaplan, The Doctor, Buena Vista, 1991
John Palmieri, True Colors, Paramount, 1991
Himself, Madonna: Truth or Dare (also known as In Bed with Madonna and Truth or Dare), 1991
Irate man, Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break),Buena Vista, 1993
James "Jim" Nashe, The Music of Chance, IRS Releasing, 1993
Brother Daniel, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (also known as The Last Great Warrior), Buena Vista, 1994
Andrew, Men with Guns (also known as Hombres armados), SonyPictures Classics, 1998
Philip Kleinman, Lulu on the Bridge, Trimark Pictures, 1998

Huxley, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
Voice for English-language version, Laputa: Castle in the Sky (animated), 2000
Joseph Papp, Pinero, Miramax, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994-95 and 1999-2000
Additional voices, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998-99
Movies
Beaudine Croft, Charleston, NBC, 1979
Dr. Harry Hyman, Broken Glass, BBC, 1996
Quasimodo, The Hunchback, TNT, 1997
Kenneth Duberstein, Strange Justice, Showtime, 1999
Specials
That Thing on ABC, ABC, 1978
That Second Thing on ABC, ABC, 1978
Buddy Plummer, "`Follies' in Concert," Great Performances, PBS, 1986
George, "Sunday in the Park with George," Broadway on Showtime, Showtime, 1986
An Evening at Pops, 1989
An Evening at Pops, 1995
Larry King: An Evening with Mandy Patinkin, 1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II, PBS, 1995
Narrator, Ellis Island (documentary), 1997
"The Papp Project" (documentary), American Masters, PBS, 2001
Episodic
New father, "Memories of Cab 804: Part 2," Taxi, ABC, 1978
Dr. Geiger, "Rebels with Causes," Picket Fences, CBS, 1994
Voice of Hugh St. John Alastair Parkfield, "Lisa's Wedding," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
"Eight," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1995
Jeffrey Geiger, "The Parent Rap," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Jeffrey Geiger, "Quiet Riot," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Jeffrey Geiger, "Transplanted Affection," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Jeffrey Geiger, "Brain Salad Surgery," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
Jeffrey Geiger, "Hope against Hope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
Jeffrey Geiger, "Take My Wife, Please," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1997
Jeffrey Geiger, "One Hundred and One Damnations," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998
Jeffrey Geiger, "Curing Cancer," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1999
Isaac Rice, "Chapter Twenty-Two," Boston Public, Fox, 2001
Lucifer, "Netherlands," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
Appeared as a singing hospital clown in an episode of ChiPs, NBC;performed songs in multiple episodes of The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS; also appeared in The Midnight Special, NBC; and Sesame Street, PBS.
Pilots
Sparrow, CBS, 1978
Other
Appeared in Streets of Gold.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Evita--Premiere American Recording (original cast recording), MCA,1979
Sunday in the Park with George (original cast recording), RCA, 1984
"Follies" in Concert (original cast recording), RCA, 1985
South Pacific (studio cast recording), CBS/MCA, 1986
Mandy Patinkin, CBS/Sony, 1989
Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Dress Casual, CBS/Sony, 1990
Kismet (studio cast recording), Rhino, 1991
The Secret Garden (original Broadway cast recording), Polydor, 1991
(With others) Tenors Anyone?, 1991
(With others) Love Songs, Sony, 1992
Experiment, Elektra Nonesuch, 1994
Oscar and Steve, Elektra Nonesuch, 1995
(With others) Leonard Bernstein's New York, Elektra Nonesuch, 1996
Man of La Mancha (studio cast recording), MCA, 1996
Mamaloshen (in Yiddish), Elektra Nonesuch, 1998
(With others) Myth and Hymns, Elektra Nonesuch, 1999
The Wild Party (cast recording), Decca, 2000
Kidults, Elektra Nonesuch, 2001
Appeared in Mr. Arthur's Place.
Videos
South Pacific: The London Sessions, 1986
Audio Books
(With others) Genesis: A Living Conversation with Bill Moyers, 1997
Voice of Sisyphus, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Translated by Mark Twain, Fair Oaks Audio, 1999
WRITINGS
Nonfiction
(Author of introduction) Doralee Patinkin Rubin, Grandma Doralee Patinkin's Holiday Cookbook: A Jewish Family's Celebrations, St. Martin's Press (New York City), 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 20, Gale, 1997

Periodicals

Cosmopolitan, January, 1988
Esquire, April, 1989
Hollywood Reporter, October 31, 1988, pp. 2, 13
New Republic, May 8, 1989
Newsweek, February 20, 1989, April 3, 1989
New York Times, March 19, 1989
Parade, August 8, 1999, p. 14
People Weekly, February 17, 1986, May 8, 1989
Starlog, November, 1988, pp. 30-32
TV Guide, November 27, 1999, pp. 48-52

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