Cast & creator
Peter Riegert
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Family Guy
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.
Also known as: Peter Riegart
65
film credits
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television credits
88
1951–2023 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (91)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Chauncey Zeirko
1999
Law & Order
Jerold Dixon
1990
Family Guy
Max Weinstein (voice)
1999
Seinfeld
James Kimbrough
1989
The Sopranos
Assemblyman Ronald Zellman
1999
The Good Wife
Judge Harvey Winter
2009
One Tree Hill
August Kellerman
2003
M*A*S*H
1972
American Playhouse
Richard M. Nixon
1982
Damages
The Executive
2007Damages
George Moore
2007
Succession
Roger Pugh
2018
The Twilight Zone
Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
1985
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Artie Goodman
2015
Leverage
Peter Blanchard
2008
The Mask
Mitch Kellaway
1994
Sports Night
Jay Rydell
1998
Extrapolations
Ben Zucker
2023
Talking Sopranos
Self
2020
Harlan Coben's Shelter
Alan Bolitar
2023
We Bought a Zoo
Delbert McGinty
2011
Traffic
Attorney Michael Adler
2000
Show Me a Hero
Oscar Newman
2015
Animal House
Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
1978
Cashmere Mafia
2008
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Zeb
1951
American Pastoral
Lou Levov
2016
Dads
David Sachs
2013
Oscar
Aldo
1991
Ellis Island
Jacob Rubinstein
1984
Local Hero
"Mac" MacIntyre
1983The Beast
2001
Infinity
Mel Feynman
1996
A Shock to the System
Robert Benham
1990
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Sam
1979
Passion of Mind
Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
2000
Barbarians at the Gate
Peter Cohen
1993
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")
1982
Americathon
Eric McMurkin
1979
Passed Away
Peter Syracusa
1992
The Object of Beauty
Lawrence "Larry" Oates
1991
Crossing Delancey
Sam Posner
1988
The Infiltrator
1995
Club Land
Rabbi
2001
Pie in the Sky
Dad Dunlap
1996
At Middleton
Boneyard Sims
2013
Surrender, Dorothy
Mel
2006
Back When We Were Grownups
Zeb
2004
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
Larry
2002
A Man in Love
Michael Pozner
1987
Middle Ages
Walter Cooper
1992
Coldblooded
Steve
1995Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update
Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein
2003
Jerry and Tom
Stanley
1998
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
Self
2008
The Chosen One
Bob
2010
News at Eleven
Eric Ross
1986
The Runestone
Capt. Gregory Fanducci
1991
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
1983
Animal House: The Inside Story
Self
2008
Table Settings
1982
Bleacher Bums
Decker
2001
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Boone
1998
Extra Innings
Pete
2019
Hi-Life
Minor
1998
Gypsy
Herbie Sommers
1994
The Baby Dance
Richard Luckman
1998
Oka!
Dr. Maguire
2011
North Shore Fish
Porker
1997
Bleeding Hearts
Doctor
1995
That's Adequate
Adult Baby Elroy
1989
The City Girl
Tim
1984
An Element of Truth
Sidney Wiltz
1995
King of the Corner
Leo Spivak
2004King of the Corner
Director
2004King of the Corner
Writer
2004
Bojangles
Marty
2001
Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story
1998
The Response
Colonel Jefferson
2008
Face Down
Lt. Coop Cooper
1997
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
Tevye
2012
White Irish Drinkers
Whitey
2011
The Stranger
Dr. Harris Kite
1987
Utz
Marius Fisher
1992
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self
1996
Beyond the Ocean
Eric
1990
Le Grand Carnaval
Walter Giammanca, le boss américain
1983
In the Weeds
Barry
2000
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
W. Eugene Smith
1989
By Courier
Director
2001
Love Conquers Paul
Mr. Feigenbaum
2009