Peter Riegert

Known for: Acting

Born: 1947-04-11 (age 79)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (87)

TV★ 6.9
Harlan Coben's Shelter
2023
as Alan Bolitar
TV★ 6.0
Extrapolations
2023
as Ben Zucker
TV★ 10.0
Talking Sopranos
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Extra Innings
2019
as Pete
TV★ 8.3
Succession
2018
as Roger Pugh
MOVIE★ 6.2
American Pastoral
2016
as Lou Levov
TV★ 7.0
Show Me a Hero
2015
as Oscar Newman
TV★ 7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Artie Goodman
MOVIE★ 6.3
At Middleton
2013
as Boneyard Sims
TV★ 5.3
Dads
2013
as David Sachs
MOVIE★ 6.2
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
2012
as Tevye
MOVIE★ 6.8
We Bought a Zoo
2011
as Delbert McGinty
MOVIE★ 3.7
Oka!
2011
as Dr. Maguire
MOVIE★ 5.7
White Irish Drinkers
2011
as Whitey
MOVIE★ 4.4
The Chosen One
2010
as Bob
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Harvey Winter
MOVIE
Love Conquers Paul
2009
as Mr. Feigenbaum
TV★ 7.6
Leverage
2008
as Peter Blanchard
MOVIE★ 4.0
Animal House: The Inside Story
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Response
2008
as Colonel Jefferson
MOVIE★ 4.5
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
2008
as Self
TV★ 5.9
Cashmere Mafia
2008
TV★ 7.4
Damages
2007
as The Executive
MOVIE★ 5.2
Surrender, Dorothy
2006
as Mel
MOVIE★ 4.8
Back When We Were Grownups
2004
as Zeb
MOVIE★ 5.9
King of the Corner
2004
as Leo Spivak
TV★ 7.8
One Tree Hill
2003
as August Kellerman
MOVIE★ 9.0
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
2003
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
MOVIE★ 5.9
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2002
as Larry
MOVIE★ 6.8
Bleacher Bums
2001
as Decker
TV★ 9.0
The Beast
2001
MOVIE★ 7.0
Club Land
2001
as Rabbi
MOVIE★ 8.2
Bojangles
2001
as Marty
MOVIE★ 7.1
Traffic
2000
as Attorney Michael Adler
MOVIE★ 6.9
In the Weeds
2000
as Barry
MOVIE★ 5.8
Passion of Mind
2000
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Chauncey Zeirko
TV★ 7.4
Family Guy
1999
as Max Weinstein (voice)
TV★ 8.7
The Sopranos
1999
as Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
MOVIE★ 3.9
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998
MOVIE★ 6.3
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Stanley
MOVIE★ 6.7
Hi-Life
1998
as Minor
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
as Self - Boone
TV★ 7.3
Sports Night
1998
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Baby Dance
1998
as Richard Luckman
MOVIE★ 5.8
Face Down
1997
as Lt. Coop Cooper
MOVIE★ 9.0
North Shore Fish
1997
as Porker
MOVIE★ 6.6
Infinity
1996
as Mel Feynman
MOVIE★ 7.7
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Pie in the Sky
1996
as Dad Dunlap
MOVIE★ 4.5
An Element of Truth
1995
as Sidney Wiltz
MOVIE★ 5.0
Bleeding Hearts
1995
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 6.2
Coldblooded
1995
as Steve
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Infiltrator
1995
MOVIE★ 6.3
Gypsy
1994
as Herbie Sommers
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Mask
1994
as Mitch Kellaway
MOVIE★ 6.9
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
as Peter Cohen
TV★ 7.5
Middle Ages
1992
as Walter Cooper
MOVIE★ 5.4
Passed Away
1992
as Peter Syracusa
MOVIE★ 5.8
Utz
1992
as Marius Fisher
MOVIE★ 6.4
Oscar
1991
as Aldo
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Object of Beauty
1991
as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Runestone
1991
as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Jerold Dixon
MOVIE★ 4.7
Beyond the Ocean
1990
as Eric
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Shock to the System
1990
as Robert Benham
MOVIE
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
1989
as W. Eugene Smith
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as James Kimbrough
MOVIE★ 4.1
That's Adequate
1989
as Adult Baby Elroy
MOVIE★ 5.9
Crossing Delancey
1988
as Sam Posner
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Stranger
1987
as Dr. Harris Kite
MOVIE★ 4.5
A Man in Love
1987
as Michael Pozner
MOVIE★ 8.0
News at Eleven
1986
as Eric Ross
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
TV★ 5.1
Ellis Island
1984
as Jacob Rubinstein
MOVIE★ 8.0
The City Girl
1984
as Tim
MOVIE
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
1983
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Le Grand Carnaval
1983
as Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
MOVIE★ 6.8
Local Hero
1983
as "Mac" MacIntyre
MOVIE★ 5.0
Table Settings
1982
MOVIE★ 3.4
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982
as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Richard M. Nixon
MOVIE★ 6.8
Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Sam
MOVIE★ 3.7
Americathon
1979
as Eric McMurkin
MOVIE★ 7.0
Animal House
1978
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
TV★ 7.9
M*A*S*H
1972
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Zeb