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Peter Riegert, born in 1947, navigates the realms of stage, screen, and beyond with a chameleonic ease, his career marked by a series of indelible roles. From the blustering Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in "Animal House" to the affable oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre in "Local Hero," Riegert's versatility shines. He lends warmth to Sam Posner in "Crossing Delancey" and gravitas to Lt. Mitch Kellaway in "The Mask." Television further solidifies his reputation as the corrupt Ronald Zellman in "The Sopranos," a character that underscores his talent for embodying the complexities of human nature with subtle, unshowy brilliance.
The roles that explain the career.
48 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | American Pastoral | Lou Levov | Film |
| 2015 | Show Me a Hero | Oscar Newman | TV |
| 2013 | At Middleton | Boneyard Sims | Film |
| 2012 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness | Tevye | Film |
| 2011 | White Irish Drinkers | Whitey | Film |
| 2011 | Oka! | Dr. Maguire | Film |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo | Delbert McGinty | Film |
| 2010 | The Chosen One | Bob | Film |
| 2008 | Starz Inside: In the Gutter | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Surrender, Dorothy | Mel | Film |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups | Zeb | Film |
| 2004 | King of the Corner | Leo Spivak | Film |
| 2004 | King of the Corner | Director | Film |
| 2004 | King of the Corner | Writer | Film |
| 2002 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog | Larry | Film |
| 2001 | The Beast | TV | |
| 2001 | Bojangles | Marty | Film |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Decker | Film |
| 2000 | In the Weeds | Barry | Film |
| 2000 | Passion of Mind | Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist | Film |
| 2000 | Traffic | Attorney Michael Adler | Film |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Stanley | Film |
| 1998 | Hi-Life | Minor | Film |
| 1998 | The Baby Dance | Richard Luckman | Film |
| 1997 | Face Down | Lt. Coop Cooper | Film |
| 1996 | Infinity | Mel Feynman | Film |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Dad Dunlap | Film |
| 1995 | Coldblooded | Steve | Film |
| 1995 | The Infiltrator | Film | |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Herbie Sommers | Film |
| 1994 | The Mask | Mitch Kellaway | Film |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | Peter Cohen | Film |
| 1992 | Utz | Marius Fisher | Film |
| 1992 | Passed Away | Peter Syracusa | Film |
| 1991 | Oscar | Aldo | Film |
| 1991 | The Object of Beauty | Lawrence "Larry" Oates | Film |
| 1991 | The Runestone | Capt. Gregory Fanducci | Film |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Robert Benham | Film |
| 1989 | That's Adequate | Adult Baby Elroy | Film |
| 1988 | Crossing Delancey | Sam Posner | Film |
| 1987 | A Man in Love | Michael Pozner | Film |
| 1983 | Le Grand Carnaval | Walter Giammanca, le boss américain | Film |
| 1983 | Local Hero | "Mac" MacIntyre | Film |
| 1982 | National Lampoon's Movie Madness | Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself") | Film |
| 1982 | Table Settings | Film | |
| 1979 | Chilly Scenes of Winter | Sam | Film |
| 1979 | Americathon | Eric McMurkin | Film |
| 1978 | Animal House | Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein | Film |
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