Biography
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 in a Play. On television, Friedman starred as patriarch George Silver in Brooklyn Bridge, has made numerous guest appearances in such series as Miami Vice, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, Ghost Whisperer, and Damages, and had a featured role in Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder. Friedman's many feature film credits include Prince of the City, Daniel, The Seventh Sign, Single White Female, I'm Not Rappaport, I Shot Andy Warhol, Safe, Freedomland, The Savages, and I'm Not There. Friedman married actress Joan Allen in 1990. The couple divorced in 2002. They …
Movies & TV Shows
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Love & Other Drugs (2010) — California Man
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Side Effects (2013) — Banks' Partner #1
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Person of Interest (2011) — Lawrence Szilard
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Paycheck (2003) — Attorney General Brown
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Ghost Whisperer (2005) — Steve Burris
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Succession (2018) — Frank Vernon
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Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Emergency Room Doctor
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) — George
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I'm Not There (2007) — Morris Bernstein / Barker
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She Said (2022) — Lanny Davis
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Single White Female (1992) — Graham Knox
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Law & Order (1990) — Nolan Farber
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Miami Vice (1984) — Morgan
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The Messenger (2009) — Mr. Cohen
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The Savages (2007) — Larry
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The Affair (2014) — Robert
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Someone Like You... (2001) — Stephen, Alice's Husband
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The Seventh Sign (1988) — Father Lucci
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Freedomland (2006) — Lt. Gold
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The Muppet Show (1976) — Crocodile / Banana (voice)
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Safe (1995) — Peter Dunning
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Without a Trace (2002) — Damon
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Damages (2007) — District Attorney
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Christmas Evil (1980) — Mr. Grosch
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Blink (1993) — Dr. Ryan Pierce
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Prince of the City (1981) — Goldman
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I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) — Alan Burke
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Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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Daniel (1983) — Ben Cohen
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I'm Not Rappaport (1996) — Young Nat's Father
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Breaking Upwards (2009) — Alan
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Great Performances (1971)
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Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000) — Peter Hofstrom
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Finnegan Begin Again (1985) — John Jewell
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Made in Jersey (2012) — Henry Sohn
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Spinning Into Butter (2009) — Jay Salter
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991) — Richard Emery
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King of the Corner (2004) — Arthur Wexler
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997) — Kohn
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Rage of Angels (1983) — Larry