Cast & creator
Richard Schiff
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, NCIS, Bones
Richard Schiff is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points".
Also known as: Ρίτσαρντ Σιφ, Richard Shiff, 理查德·希夫, ریچارد شیف
86
film credits
67
television credits
151
1975–2027 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (153)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
NCIS
Harper Dearing
2003
Bones
Professor Leon Watters
2005
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
The View
Self
1997
The West Wing
Toby Ziegler
1999The West Wing
Director
1999
The Good Doctor
Dr. Aaron Glassman
2017
Monk
Dr. Lawrence Climan
2002
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Once Upon a Time
King Leopold
2011
Chicago Hope
Mark Sarison
1994
ER
Mr. Bartoli
1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Practice
Bob Show
1997
Newsnight
1980
NYPD Blue
Steve Cameron
1993NYPD Blue
Vartan illiescu
1993
Entourage
Richard Schiff
2004
L.A. Law
Dog Pound Operator Taylor
1986
White Collar
Andrew Stanzler
2009
Mom
Robert
2013
The Mindy Project
Doctor
2012
Burn Notice
Phillip Cowan
2007
Murphy Brown
Mel Woodworthy
1988
In Treatment
Director
2008
Tales from the Crypt
Lester Middleton
1989
The Affair
Jon Gottlief
2014
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Billy Tishler
1989
In Plain Sight
Samuel Garfinkel
2008
Roswell
John Stevens
1999
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Charles Fischer / Paul Stewart
2008
Becker
Berry Becker
1998
Ballers
Brett Anderson
2015
Se7en
Mark Swarr
1995
The John Larroquette Show
Wilson
1993
Ally McBeal
Bernie Gilson
1997
Murder One
1995Murder One
Prof. Stanley Fletcher
1995
Man of Steel
Dr. Emil Hamilton
2013
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
U.S. Secretary of State
2022
House of Lies
Harrison 'Skip' Galweather
2012
Key & Peele
Ambassador
2012
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Picket Fences
Joey Fero
1992
Eli Stone
David Green
2008
Brooklyn South
Chris McIntrick
1997
Counterpart
Roland Fancher
2017
Up All Night
Dean Chafin
2011
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Detective Zimmerfield
2016
Rogue
Marty Stein
2013
Speed
Train Driver
1994
Deep Impact
Don Biederman
1998
Manhattan
Occam
2014
Murder in the First
David Hertzberg
2014
Love & War
1992
The Grinder
Gordon stutz
2015
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Randall Pearson
2022
The Westies
Ruby Stein
2026
Chicago Justice
Frank Linden
2017
The Bodyguard
Skip Thomas
1992
Geostorm
Senator Cross
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Dean Fairchild
2015
The Cape
Patrick Portman
2011
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
Johnny English Reborn
Fisher
2011
Past Life
Malachi Talmadge
2010
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
Jack Fickler
2011
Relativity
Barry Roth
1996
I Am Sam
Mr. Turner
2001
Volcano
Haskins
1997
Whatever It Takes
P.E. Teacher
2000
Entourage
Director
2015
The Gambler
Jeweler
2014
The Hudsucker Proxy
Mailroom Screamer
1994
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Gun Clerk
1992
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. Gene Reiss
1998
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003
Maybe This Time
Pearlman
1995
Kill the Messenger
Richard Zuckerman
2014
Malcolm X
JFK Reporter
1992
The Arrival
Calvin
1996
Fire with Fire
Harold Gethers
2012
Ray
Jerry Wexler
2004
Wild Palms
Security Guard (uncredited)
1993
Imagine That
Carl Simons
2009
Last Chance Harvey
Marvin
2008
Young Guns II
Rat Bag
1990
Forces of Nature
Joe
1999
Tank Girl
Trooper in Trench
1995
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Walter Greenbaum
2001
Shock and Awe
The Usual
2017
City Hall
Larry Schwartz
1996
Hoffa
Government Attorney
1992
MADtv
Self
1995
Cruel Doubt
Inspector
1992
Rapid Fire
Art Teacher
1992
Gun Shy
Elliott
2000
The Pentagon Wars
Colonel Smith
1998
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
Dr. Emile Herschel
2020
Major League II
Director
1994
Michael
Italian Waiter
1996
Take Me to the River
Don
2015
My Life
Young Bill Ivanovich
1993
Speechless
Sound Technician (uncredited)
1994
Lucky Numbers
Jerry Green
2000
The Public Eye
Photographer - Thompson Street
1992
Ghost in the Machine
Scanner Technician
1993
People I Know
Elliot Sharansky
2002
Made in Dagenham
Robert Tooley
2010
The Trigger Effect
Gun Shop Clerk
1996
Crazy in Alabama
Norman the Chauffeur
1999
Solitary Man
Steve Heller
2009
Martian Child
Lefkowitz
2007
Grace of My Heart
Audition Record Producer
1996
Living Out Loud
Phil Francato
1998
Forever Lulu
Jerome Ellsworth
2000
Decoding Annie Parker
Mr. Allen
2014
Rough Magic
Marvin Wiggins
1995
The Infidel
Lenny Goldberg
2010
Skinner
Eddie
1993
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom
Life Photographer
1993
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013
Civic Duty
FBI Agent Tom Hilary
2006
American Fable
Jonathan
2017
Clemency
Marty Lumetta
2019
Before I Disappear
Bruce
2014
Innocent
Tommy Molto
2011
PoliWood
Self
2009
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Toby Ziegler
2020
Till Death Us Do Part
Jack Wells
1992
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Mr. Green
1998
Alien Code
Dr. Miles Driskoll
2017
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Movietone News Director
1994
Special Report: Journey to Mars
Eric Altman
1996
Chasing the Hill
Charlie Knowles
2012
Swipe NYC
Steve
2023
Touch
Jerry
1997
Beach Pillows
Henry Midwood
2013
Arena Brains
Deli Man
1987
The Automatic Hate
Dr. Ronald Green
2016
After Class
Jeff Cohen
2019
Loved
District Attorney Steve Waters
1997The Auction
Newscaster
2027
Vandal
Jacob Lipman
2019
Another Harvest Moon
Jeffrey
2010
Trenchcoat in Paradise
Mole
1989Ceremonies of the Horsemen
Lieb
2009
Heaven
Stanner
1999
Santa Fe
Alex
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Eddie Carr
1997
Medium Straight
Pat Harding
1988
Knife Fight
Dimitris Vargas
2013