Peter Riegert
Acting1947New 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
Acting History
2023
Extrapolations
TVas Ben Zucker• 1 eps
Harlan Coben's Shelter
TVas Alan Bolitar• 1 eps
2021
Succession
TVas Roger Pugh• 2 eps
Talking Sopranos
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
Extra Innings
as Pete
2017
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TVas Artie Goodman• 9 eps
2016
American Pastoral
as Lou Levov
2015
Show Me a Hero
TVas Oscar Newman• 6 eps
2013
At Middleton
as Boneyard Sims
Dads
TVas David Sachs• 19 eps
2012
2011
2010
The Chosen One
as Bob
One Tree Hill
TVas August Kellerman• 6 eps
2009
Love Conquers Paul
as Mr. Feigenbaum
Leverage
TVas Peter Blanchard• 1 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Judge Harvey Winter• 5 eps
2008
The Response
as Colonel Jefferson
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Self
2007
Damages
TVas George Moore• 5 eps
2006
Surrender, Dorothy
as Mel
2004
King of the Corner
as Leo Spivak
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Chauncey Zeirko• 7 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Zeb• 1 eps
Family Guy
TVas Max Weinstein (voice)• 1 eps
King of the Corner
Director
King of the Corner
Writer
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
2002
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as Larry
2001
Club Land
as Rabbi
Bojangles
as Marty
Bleacher Bums
as Decker
The Sopranos
TVas Assemblyman Ronald Zellman• 6 eps
By Courier
Director
2000
Traffic
as Attorney Michael Adler
In the Weeds
as Barry
Passion of Mind
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
1998
The Baby Dance
as Richard Luckman
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Boone
Jerry and Tom
as Stanley
Hi-Life
as Minor
Seinfeld
TVas James Kimbrough• 2 eps
1997
North Shore Fish
as Porker
Face Down
as Lt. Coop Cooper
1996
1995
1994
The Mask
as Mitch Kellaway
1993
Gypsy
as Herbie Sommers
Barbarians at the Gate
as Peter Cohen
1992
1991
1990
A Shock to the System
as Robert Benham
Beyond the Ocean
as Eric
1989
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
as W. Eugene Smith
That's Adequate
as Adult Baby Elroy
1988
Crossing Delancey
as Sam Posner
1987
A Man in Love
as Michael Pozner
The Stranger
as Dr. Harris Kite
1986
News at Eleven
as Eric Ross
1985
The Twilight Zone
TVas Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")• 1 eps
1984
The City Girl
as Tim
Ellis Island
TVas Jacob Rubinstein• 3 eps
1983
Le Grand Carnaval
as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
Local Hero
as "Mac" MacIntyre
1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Sam
Americathon
as Eric McMurkin
1978
Animal House
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
1977