Peter Friedman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Elderwood
Movie
Governors Island
Movie · as Robin
Masters of Doom
TV · as Al Vekovius · 1 ep
Farther Along
Movie · as Harvey Mitchum
Marina
Movie
King Hamlet
Movie · as Self
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Movie · as Tateh
The Variable
Movie
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Carmen & Moony
Movie · as Louis
Daddy's Girl
Movie · as Robert
She Said
Movie · as Lanny Davis
Good Grief
Movie · as Uncle Harold
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sundowners
Movie
Succession
TV · as Frank Vernon · 39 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as George · 6 eps
5 Doctors
Movie · as Dr. Lipman
Keep in Touch
Movie · as Dallen Parcel
The Affair
TV · as Robert · 3 eps
Side Effects
Movie · as Banks' Partner #1
Made in Jersey
TV · as Henry Sohn · 1 ep
666 Park Avenue
TV · as Samuel Steinberg · 1 ep
Harvest
Movie · as Carmine Monopoli
Coming Up Roses
Movie · as Charles
Person of Interest
TV · as Lawrence Szilard · 1 ep
Love & Other Drugs
Movie · as California Man
Breaking Upwards
Movie · as Alan
The Messenger
Movie · as Mr. Cohen
Spinning Into Butter
Movie · as Jay Salter
Synecdoche, New York
Movie · as Emergency Room Doctor
I'm Not There
Movie · as Morris Bernstein / Barker
The Savages
Movie · as Larry
Damages
TV · as District Attorney · 1 ep
Freedomland
Movie · as Lt. Gold
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie · as Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Unconscious
Movie · as Father William
Heist
TV · as Rabbi · 1 ep
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Steve Burris · 1 ep
King of the Corner
Movie · as Arthur Wexler
Paycheck
Movie · as Attorney General Brown
Two Against Time
Movie · as Robert Portman
Power and Beauty
Movie · as Sam Giancana
Without a Trace
TV · as Damon · 1 ep
Baby Bob
TV · as Peter · 1 ep
Someone Like You...
Movie · as Stephen, Alice's Husband
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Movie · as Peter Hofstrom
Creating Ragtime
Movie · as Tateh
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Movie · as Kohn
I'm Not Rappaport
Movie · as Young Nat's Father
I Shot Andy Warhol
Movie · as Alan Burke
Safe
Movie · as Peter Dunning
The Heidi Chronicles
Movie · as Scoop Rosenbaum
Blink
Movie · as Dr. Ryan Pierce
Single White Female
Movie · as Graham Knox
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Movie · as Richard Emery
Brooklyn Bridge
TV · as George Silver · 33 eps
Law & Order
TV · as Nolan Farber, William Goodwin, Defense Attorney Harold Jensen · 1 ep
The Seventh Sign
Movie · as Father Lucci
Hothouse
TV · as David · 2 eps
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
Finnegan Begin Again
Movie · as John Jewell
Piaf
Movie · as 'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
Miami Vice
TV · as Morgan · 1 ep
Daniel
Movie · as Ben Cohen
Rage of Angels
TV · as Larry · 2 eps
Prince of the City
Movie · as Goldman
Christmas Evil
Movie · as Mr. Grosch
The Muppet Show
TV · as Crocodile / Banana (voice), Additional Muppets (voice), Lead Mop (voice), Andre the Artist (voice), Pa (voice) · 1 ep
The Rules of the Game
Movie
Great Performances
TV · 1 ep