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.
Filmography
King Hamlet
as Self
King Hamlet
as Self
Marina
Marina
The Variable
The Variable
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
as Tateh
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
as Tateh
Carmen & Moony
as Louis
Carmen & Moony
as Louis
She Said
as Lanny Davis
She Said
as Lanny Davis
Daddy's Girl
as Robert
Daddy's Girl
as Robert
Good Grief
as Uncle Harold
Good Grief
as Uncle Harold
Sundowners
Sundowners
5 Doctors
as Dr. Lipman
5 Doctors
as Dr. Lipman
Keep in Touch
as Dallen Parcel
Keep in Touch
as Dallen Parcel
Side Effects
as Banks' Partner #1
Side Effects
as Banks' Partner #1
Coming Up Roses
as Charles
Coming Up Roses
as Charles
Harvest
as Carmine Monopoli
Harvest
as Carmine Monopoli
Love & Other Drugs
as California Man
Love & Other Drugs
as California Man
The Messenger
as Mr. Cohen
The Messenger
as Mr. Cohen
Spinning Into Butter
as Jay Salter
Spinning Into Butter
as Jay Salter
Breaking Upwards
as Alan
Breaking Upwards
as Alan
Synecdoche, New York
as Emergency Room Doctor
Synecdoche, New York
as Emergency Room Doctor
The Savages
as Larry
The Savages
as Larry
I'm Not There
as Morris Bernstein / Barker
I'm Not There
as Morris Bernstein / Barker
Unconscious
as Father William
Unconscious
as Father William
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Freedomland
as Lt. Gold
Freedomland
as Lt. Gold
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
King of the Corner
as Arthur Wexler
King of the Corner
as Arthur Wexler
Paycheck
as Attorney General Brown
Paycheck
as Attorney General Brown
Power and Beauty
as Sam Giancana
Power and Beauty
as Sam Giancana
Two Against Time
as Robert Portman
Two Against Time
as Robert Portman
Someone Like You...
as Stephen, Alice's Husband
Someone Like You...
as Stephen, Alice's Husband
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Peter Hofstrom
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Peter Hofstrom
Creating Ragtime
as Tateh
Creating Ragtime
as Tateh
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Kohn
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Kohn
I'm Not Rappaport
as Young Nat's Father
I'm Not Rappaport
as Young Nat's Father
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Alan Burke
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Alan Burke
The Heidi Chronicles
as Scoop Rosenbaum
The Heidi Chronicles
as Scoop Rosenbaum
Safe
as Peter Dunning
Safe
as Peter Dunning
Blink
as Dr. Ryan Pierce
Blink
as Dr. Ryan Pierce
Single White Female
as Graham Knox
Single White Female
as Graham Knox
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Richard Emery
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Richard Emery
The Seventh Sign
as Father Lucci
The Seventh Sign
as Father Lucci
Finnegan Begin Again
as John Jewell
Finnegan Begin Again
as John Jewell
Piaf
as 'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Piaf
as 'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Daniel
as Ben Cohen
Daniel
as Ben Cohen
Prince of the City
as Goldman
Prince of the City
as Goldman
Christmas Evil
as Mr. Grosch
Christmas Evil
as Mr. Grosch
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game
Elderwood
Elderwood
Governors Island
as Robin
Governors Island
as Robin