Peter Riegert

Personal Info

Birthday

April 11, 1947

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Peter Riegart

Peter Riegert

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

Family Guy

The Sopranos

Seinfeld

The Good Wife

One Tree Hill

Succession

Filmography

2019
Extra Innings
as Pete
2016
American Pastoral
as Lou Levov
2013
At Middleton
as Boneyard Sims
2012
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
as Tevye
2011
We Bought a Zoo
as Delbert McGinty
Oka!
as Dr. Maguire
White Irish Drinkers
as Whitey
2010
The Chosen One
as Bob
2009
Love Conquers Paul
as Mr. Feigenbaum
2008
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
The Response
as Colonel Jefferson
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Self
2006
Surrender, Dorothy
as Mel
2004
Back When We Were Grownups
as Zeb
King of the Corner
as Leo Spivak
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
2002
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
as Larry
2001
Bleacher Bums
as Decker
Club Land
as Rabbi
Bojangles
as Marty
2000
Traffic
as Attorney Michael Adler
In the Weeds
as Barry
Passion of Mind
as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
1998
Jerry and Tom
as Stanley
Hi-Life
as Minor
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Boone
The Baby Dance
as Richard Luckman
1997
Face Down
as Lt. Coop Cooper
North Shore Fish
as Porker
1996
Infinity
as Mel Feynman
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self
Pie in the Sky
as Dad Dunlap
1995
An Element of Truth
as Sidney Wiltz
Bleeding Hearts
as Doctor
Coldblooded
as Steve
1994
The Mask
as Mitch Kellaway
1993
Gypsy
as Herbie Sommers
Barbarians at the Gate
as Peter Cohen
1992
Passed Away
as Peter Syracusa
Utz
as Marius Fisher
1991
Oscar
as Aldo
The Object of Beauty
as Lawrence "Larry" Oates
The Runestone
as Capt. Gregory Fanducci
1990
Beyond the Ocean
as Eric
A Shock to the System
as Robert Benham
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
The Stranger
as Dr. Harris Kite
A Man in Love
as Michael Pozner
1986
News at Eleven
as Eric Ross
1984
The City Girl
as Tim
1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
as Self
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