Peter Riegert

Acting • 1947-04-11 • 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.

Known For

8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

8.7

The Sopranos

1999

7.8

One Tree Hill

2003

7.6

The Good Wife

2009

7.0

The Mask

1994

7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015

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Filmography

2023
Harlan Coben's ShelterTV
Alan Bolitar • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
2023
ExtrapolationsTV
Ben Zucker • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
2020
Talking SopranosTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
2019
Extra InningsFilm
Pete
2018
SuccessionTV
Roger Pugh • 2 episodes
★ 8.3
2016
American PastoralFilm
Lou Levov
★ 6.2
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTV
Artie Goodman • 9 episodes
★ 7.1
2015
Show Me a HeroTV
Oscar Newman • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2013
At MiddletonFilm
Boneyard Sims
★ 6.3
2013
DadsTV
David Sachs • 19 episodes
★ 5.3
2012
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The DarknessFilm
Tevye
★ 6.2
2011
We Bought a ZooFilm
Delbert McGinty
★ 6.8
2011
White Irish DrinkersFilm
Whitey
★ 5.8
2011
Oka!Film
Dr. Maguire
★ 3.7
2010
The Chosen OneFilm
Bob
★ 4.4
2009
The Good WifeTV
Judge Harvey Winter • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
2009
Love Conquers PaulFilm
Mr. Feigenbaum
2008
LeverageTV
Peter Blanchard • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
2008
Cashmere MafiaTV
★ 5.9
2008
The ResponseFilm
Colonel Jefferson
★ 5.2
2008
Animal House: The Inside StoryFilm
Self
★ 4.0
2008
Starz Inside: In the GutterFilm
Self
★ 4.5
2007
DamagesTV
The Executive • 4 episodes
★ 7.5
2007
DamagesTV
George Moore • 5 episodes
★ 7.5
2006
Surrender, DorothyFilm
Mel
★ 5.2
2004
Back When We Were GrownupsFilm
Zeb
★ 4.8
2004
King of the CornerFilm
Leo Spivak
★ 5.9
2003
One Tree HillTV
August Kellerman • 6 episodes
★ 7.8
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni UpdateFilm
Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
★ 9.0
2002
How to Kill Your Neighbor's DogFilm
Larry
★ 5.9
2001
BojanglesFilm
Marty
★ 8.2
2001
Bleacher BumsFilm
Decker
★ 6.8
2001
The BeastTV
★ 9.0
2001
Club LandFilm
Rabbi
★ 7.0
2000
TrafficFilm
Attorney Michael Adler
★ 7.1
2000
Passion of MindFilm
Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
★ 5.8
2000
In the WeedsFilm
Barry
★ 6.9
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
Chauncey Zeirko • 7 episodes
★ 8.0
1999
Family GuyTV
Max Weinstein (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
The SopranosTV
Assemblyman Ronald Zellman • 6 episodes
★ 8.7
1998
Sports NightTV
Jay Rydell • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1998
Jerry and TomFilm
Stanley
★ 6.2
1998
Hi-LifeFilm
Minor
★ 6.7
1998
The Baby DanceFilm
Richard Luckman
★ 6.3
1998
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann StoryFilm
★ 3.9
1998
The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionFilm
Self - Boone
★ 7.3
1997
Face DownFilm
Lt. Coop Cooper
★ 5.8
1997
North Shore FishFilm
Porker
★ 9.0
1996
InfinityFilm
Mel Feynman
★ 6.3
1996
Pie in the SkyFilm
Dad Dunlap
★ 6.5
1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to ReachFilm
Self
★ 7.7
1995
ColdbloodedFilm
Steve
★ 6.3
1995
The InfiltratorFilm
★ 6.5
1995
Bleeding HeartsFilm
Doctor
★ 5.0
1995
An Element of TruthFilm
Sidney Wiltz
★ 4.5
1994
The MaskFilm
Mitch Kellaway
★ 7.0
1994
GypsyFilm
Herbie Sommers
★ 6.2
1993
Barbarians at the GateFilm
Peter Cohen
★ 6.9
1992
Passed AwayFilm
Peter Syracusa
★ 5.4
1992
UtzFilm
Marius Fisher
★ 5.8
1992
Middle AgesTV
Walter Cooper • 6 episodes
★ 7.5
1991
OscarFilm
Aldo
★ 6.4
1991
The Object of BeautyFilm
Lawrence "Larry" Oates
★ 5.2
1991
The RunestoneFilm
Capt. Gregory Fanducci
★ 4.7
1990
Law & OrderTV
Jerold Dixon • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1990
A Shock to the SystemFilm
Robert Benham
★ 6.5
1990
Beyond the OceanFilm
Eric
★ 6.0
1989
SeinfeldTV
James Kimbrough • 2 episodes
★ 8.2
1989
That's AdequateFilm
Adult Baby Elroy
★ 4.1
1989
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made DifficultFilm
W. Eugene Smith
1988
Crossing DelanceyFilm
Sam Posner
★ 5.9
1987
The StrangerFilm
Dr. Harris Kite
★ 6.2
1987
A Man in LoveFilm
Michael Pozner
★ 4.5
1986
News at ElevenFilm
Eric Ross
★ 8.0
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1984
Ellis IslandTV
Jacob Rubinstein • 3 episodes
★ 5.1
1984
The City GirlFilm
Tim
★ 8.0
1983
Local HeroFilm
"Mac" MacIntyre
★ 6.8
1983
Le Grand CarnavalFilm
Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
★ 5.6
1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)Film
Self
1982
American PlayhouseTV
Richard M. Nixon • 4 episodes
★ 6.6
1982
National Lampoon's Movie MadnessFilm
Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
★ 3.5
1982
Table SettingsFilm
★ 5.0
1979
Chilly Scenes of WinterFilm
Sam
★ 6.7
1979
AmericathonFilm
Eric McMurkin
★ 3.6
1978
Animal HouseFilm
Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
★ 6.9
1972
M*A*S*HTV
★ 8.0
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Zeb • 1 episodes
★ 8.8