Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

Known for
Acting
Born
April 11, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Cupertino poster

Cupertino

TV · as Judge Stewart Hohnstein · 1 ep

2023
Extrapolations poster

Extrapolations

TV · as Ben Zucker · 1 ep

2023
Harlan Coben's Shelter poster

Harlan Coben's Shelter

TV · as Alan Bolitar · 1 ep

2020
Talking Sopranos poster

Talking Sopranos

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Extra Innings poster

Extra Innings

Movie · as Pete

2018
Succession poster

Succession

TV · as Roger Pugh · 2 eps

2016
American Pastoral poster

American Pastoral

Movie · as Lou Levov

2015
Show Me a Hero poster

Show Me a Hero

TV · as Oscar Newman · 6 eps

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Artie Goodman · 9 eps

2013
At Middleton poster

At Middleton

Movie · as Boneyard Sims

2013
Dads poster

Dads

TV · as David Sachs · 19 eps

2012
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness poster

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

Movie · as Tevye

2011
Oka! poster

Oka!

Movie · as Dr. Maguire

2011
White Irish Drinkers poster

White Irish Drinkers

Movie · as Whitey

2011
We Bought a Zoo poster

We Bought a Zoo

Movie · as Delbert McGinty

2010
The Chosen One poster

The Chosen One

Movie · as Bob

2009
Love Conquers Paul poster

Love Conquers Paul

Movie · as Mr. Feigenbaum

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Judge Harvey Winter · 5 eps

2008
The Response poster

The Response

Movie · as Colonel Jefferson

2008
Starz Inside: In the Gutter poster

Starz Inside: In the Gutter

Movie · as Self

2008
Animal House: The Inside Story poster

Animal House: The Inside Story

Movie · as Self

2008
Cashmere Mafia poster

Cashmere Mafia

TV · 1 ep

2008
Leverage poster

Leverage

TV · as Peter Blanchard · 1 ep

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as The Executive, George Moore · 4 eps

2006
Surrender, Dorothy poster

Surrender, Dorothy

Movie · as Mel

2004
King of the Corner poster

King of the Corner

Movie · as Leo Spivak

2004
Back When We Were Grownups poster

Back When We Were Grownups

Movie · as Zeb

2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update

Movie · as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein

2003
One Tree Hill poster

One Tree Hill

TV · as August Kellerman · 6 eps

2002
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog poster

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

Movie · as Larry

2001
Bojangles poster

Bojangles

Movie · as Marty

2001
Club Land poster

Club Land

Movie · as Rabbi

2001
Bleacher Bums poster

Bleacher Bums

Movie · as Decker

2001
The Beast

The Beast

TV · 6 eps

2000
In the Weeds poster

In the Weeds

Movie · as Barry

2000
Passion of Mind poster

Passion of Mind

Movie · as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist

2000
Traffic poster

Traffic

Movie · as Attorney Michael Adler

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Max Weinstein (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Chauncey Zeirko · 7 eps

1999
The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos

TV · as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman · 6 eps

1998
Jerry and Tom poster

Jerry and Tom

Movie · as Stanley

1998
Hi-Life poster

Hi-Life

Movie · as Minor

1998
The Baby Dance poster

The Baby Dance

Movie · as Richard Luckman

1998
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story poster

Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story

Movie

1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion poster

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

Movie · as Self - Boone

1998
Sports Night poster

Sports Night

TV · as Jay Rydell · 1 ep

1997
Face Down poster

Face Down

Movie · as Lt. Coop Cooper

1997
North Shore Fish poster

North Shore Fish

Movie · as Porker

1996
Infinity poster

Infinity

Movie · as Mel Feynman

1996
Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky

Movie · as Dad Dunlap

1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach poster

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Movie · as Self

1995
The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator

Movie

1995
Bleeding Hearts poster

Bleeding Hearts

Movie · as Doctor

1995
Coldblooded poster

Coldblooded

Movie · as Steve

1995
An Element of Truth poster

An Element of Truth

Movie · as Sidney Wiltz

1994
The Mask poster

The Mask

Movie · as Mitch Kellaway

1994
Gypsy poster

Gypsy

Movie · as Herbie Sommers

1993
Barbarians at the Gate poster

Barbarians at the Gate

Movie · as Peter Cohen

1992
Utz poster

Utz

Movie · as Marius Fisher

1992
Passed Away poster

Passed Away

Movie · as Peter Syracusa

1992
Middle Ages poster

Middle Ages

TV · as Walter Cooper · 6 eps

1991
Oscar poster

Oscar

Movie · as Aldo

1991
The Runestone poster

The Runestone

Movie · as Capt. Gregory Fanducci

1991
The Object of Beauty poster

The Object of Beauty

Movie · as Lawrence "Larry" Oates

1990
A Shock to the System poster

A Shock to the System

Movie · as Robert Benham

1990
Beyond the Ocean poster

Beyond the Ocean

Movie · as Eric

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Jerold Dixon · 1 ep

1989
That's Adequate poster

That's Adequate

Movie · as Adult Baby Elroy

1989
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult poster

W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

Movie · as W. Eugene Smith

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as James Kimbrough · 2 eps

1988
Crossing Delancey poster

Crossing Delancey

Movie · as Sam Posner

1987
A Man in Love poster

A Man in Love

Movie · as Michael Pozner

1987
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

Movie · as Dr. Harris Kite

1986
News at Eleven poster

News at Eleven

Movie · as Eric Ross

1985
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") · 1 ep

1984
The City Girl poster

The City Girl

Movie · as Tim

1984
Ellis Island poster

Ellis Island

TV · as Jacob Rubinstein · 3 eps

1983
Local Hero poster

Local Hero

Movie · as "Mac" MacIntyre

1983
Le Grand Carnaval poster

Le Grand Carnaval

Movie · as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain

1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) poster

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

Movie · as Self

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness poster

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Movie · as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")

1982
Table Settings poster

Table Settings

Movie

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Richard M. Nixon · 4 eps

1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter poster

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Movie · as Sam

1979
Americathon poster

Americathon

Movie · as Eric McMurkin

1978
Animal House poster

Animal House

Movie · as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · 2 eps

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Zeb · 1 ep