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Peter Friedman

Peter Friedman

Acting·1949·46 films

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

Filmography

Love & Other Drugs
Love & Other Drugs (2010)California Man
Side Effects
Side Effects (2013)Banks' Partner #1
Paycheck
Paycheck (2003)Attorney General Brown
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York (2008)Emergency Room Doctor
I'm Not There
I'm Not There (2007)Morris Bernstein / Barker
She Said
She Said (2022)Lanny Davis
Single White Female
Single White Female (1992)Graham Knox
The Messenger
The Messenger (2009)Mr. Cohen
The Savages
The Savages (2007)Larry
Someone Like You...
Someone Like You... (2001)Stephen, Alice's Husband
The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign (1988)Father Lucci
Freedomland
Freedomland (2006)Lt. Gold
Safe
Safe (1995)Peter Dunning
Christmas Evil
Christmas Evil (1980)Mr. Grosch
Blink
Blink (1993)Dr. Ryan Pierce
Prince of the City
Prince of the City (1981)Goldman
I Shot Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)Alan Burke
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)Self (archive footage)
Daniel
Daniel (1983)Ben Cohen
I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)Young Nat's Father
Breaking Upwards
Breaking Upwards (2009)Alan
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000)Peter Hofstrom
Finnegan Begin Again
Finnegan Begin Again (1985)John Jewell
Spinning Into Butter
Spinning Into Butter (2009)Jay Salter
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991)Richard Emery
King of the Corner
King of the Corner (2004)Arthur Wexler
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997)Kohn
Keep in Touch
Keep in Touch (2015)Dallen Parcel
Harvest
Harvest (2011)Carmine Monopoli
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)
The Heidi Chronicles
The Heidi Chronicles (1995)Scoop Rosenbaum
Power and Beauty
Power and Beauty (2002)Sam Giancana
Coming Up Roses
Coming Up Roses (2011)Charles
Two Against Time
Two Against Time (2002)Robert Portman
Unconscious
Unconscious (2006)Father William
Piaf
Piaf (1984)'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game (1975)
Daddy's Girl
Daddy's Girl (2022)Robert
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006)Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert
Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert (2024)Tateh
King Hamlet
King Hamlet (2025)Self
Creating Ragtime
Creating Ragtime (1998)Tateh
The Variable
The Variable (2024)
Sundowners
Sundowners (2019)
Carmen & Moony
Carmen & Moony (2023)Louis
Good Grief
Good Grief (2021)Uncle Harold