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Ron Rifkin

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Ron Rifkin
On the day of their father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that exposes the family's most intimate secrets.
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Peep World (2010)
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Ron Rifkin was born on 31 October 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Alias (2001), L.A. Confidential (1997) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). He has been married to Iva Rifkin since 28 August 1966.
BornOctober 31, 1939
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BornOctober 31, 1939
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 6 nominations total

Photos104

Richard Dimitri, Henry Polic II, and Ron Rifkin in When Things Were Rotten (1975)
John Byner, Henry Polic II, and Ron Rifkin in When Things Were Rotten (1975)
Ron Rifkin in When Things Were Rotten (1975)
Dudley Moore, Richard Dimitri, Henry Polic II, and Ron Rifkin in When Things Were Rotten (1975)
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, Joy Behar, and Ron Rifkin in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Joy Behar, and Ron Rifkin in Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Ron Rifkin and Samuel H. Levine in Minyan (2020)
Guy Pearce, John Mahon, and Ron Rifkin in L.A. Confidential (1997)
Ron Rifkin in L.A. Confidential (1997)
Mariska Hargitay, Ron Rifkin, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Kelli Giddish, and Stevie Lynn Jones in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Ron Rifkin, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, and Stevie Lynn Jones in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
James Frain and Ron Rifkin in Gotham (2014)

Known for:

Jennifer Garner in Alias (2001)
Alias
7.6
TV Series
  • Arvin Sloane
Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential
8.2
  • D.A. Ellis Loew
  • 1997
Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck in The Sum of All Fears (2002)
The Sum of All Fears
6.4
  • Secretary of State Owens
  • 2002
Nia Long, Giovanni Ribisi, Scott Caan, and Vin Diesel in Boiler Room (2000)
Boiler Room
7.0
  • Judge Marty Davis
  • 2000

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Actor

  • Daniel Zolghadri in Funny Pages (2022)
    Funny Pages
    • Grandfather
    • 2022
  • Minyan (2020)
    Minyan
    • Josef
    • 2020
  • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    • Dean Fulton
    • Dean Peter Fulton
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Daddy (2019)
    Daddy
    • Mr. Smith
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    • Carl
    • 2018
  • Blindspot (2015)
    Blindspot
    • Rob Donnelly
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Andy Garcia, Maurice Compte, Kevin James, and Zulay Henao in True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)
    True Memoirs of an International Assassin
    • Amos
    • 2016
  • Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)
    Elementary
    • Wayne Vachs
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief (2016)
    They Shall Not Perish: The Story of Near East Relief
    • Henry Morgenthau
    • 2016
  • Jennifer Carpenter and Jake McDorman in Limitless (2015)
    Limitless
    • Dennis Finch
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    • Father Creal
    • Father Creel
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016
  • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
    The Good Wife
    • Spencer Randolph
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Defense Attorney Marvin Exley
    • Marvin Exley
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2014
  • Mind Games (2014)
    Mind Games
    • Ted Sanders
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Mazouz in Touch (2012)
    Touch
    • Isaac
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Additional Crew

  • Working in the Theatre (1976)
    Working in the Theatre
    • himself
    • TV Series
    • 2015

Videos78

Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
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Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: Season One
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Alias: Season One
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Clip 1:21
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Clip 1:14
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Clip 1:00
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Clip 1:43
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Clip 0:59
Alias: The Fifth Season & Final Season
Alias: Season One
Clip 1:02
Alias: Season One
Alias: Season One
Clip 1:28
Alias: Season One
Alias: Season One
Clip 1:40
Alias: Season One
Alias: Season One
Clip 1:15
Alias: Season One
Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Fifth Season
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Brothers and Sisters: The Complete Fifth Season

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • October 31, 1939
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Iva RifkinAugust 28, 1966 - present
  • Other works
    Played Herr Schultz in "Cabaret" musical by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Christopher Isherwood (Kit Kat Klub, New York City, USA)

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  • Trivia
    He is sometimes confused with actor Joel Grey and vica versa. Due to this, Grey guest-starred on Alias (2001) as a man brainwashed into thinking he was the evil terrorist-spy Arvin Sloane, who was played by Rifkin.
  • Quotes
    (on the simplicity of his acting) I think that came over the years, watching actors I love, wondering what it is about their performance that's disturbing to me. There's a series of etchings of a bull that Picasso did. There are like 40 of them, and the first one is a very detailed drawing. The bull has its face, its body, its muscles. In the next one, there's a little piece taken off, and the next one has something else off, and finally, the last one is a line drawing, and it's as full and complete as the first one. I am attracted to spare.

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