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Peter Friedman

Cast & creator

Peter Friedman

1949-04-24 (age 77) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, Law & Order

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 have one daughter, Sadie, born in March 1994.

Movies

51

film credits

Series

27

television credits

Career

78

1971–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

Nolan Farber · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

William Goodwin · 1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Harold Jensen · 1990

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

Lawrence Szilard · 2011

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Damon · 2002

Across film & television

Filmography (78)

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Law & Order

Law & Order

Nolan Farber

Law & Order

Law & Order

William Goodwin

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Harold Jensen

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

Lawrence Szilard

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Damon

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

Steve Burris

Great Performances

Great Performances

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Morgan

Damages

Damages

District Attorney

Succession

Succession

Frank Vernon

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

George

The Affair

The Affair

Robert

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Self

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Crocodile / Banana (voice)

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Pa (voice)

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Lead Mop (voice)

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Andre the Artist (voice)

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Additional Muppets (voice)

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

Harry

Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

California Man

Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

George Silver

She Said

She Said

Lanny Davis

Side Effects

Side Effects

Banks' Partner #1

666 Park Avenue

666 Park Avenue

Samuel Steinberg

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

Emergency Room Doctor

The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign

Father Lucci

Paycheck

Paycheck

Attorney General Brown

Baby Bob

Baby Bob

Peter

I'm Not There

I'm Not There

Morris Bernstein / Barker

Heist

Heist

Rabbi

Someone Like You...

Someone Like You...

Stephen, Alice's Husband

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self (archive footage)

Made in Jersey

Made in Jersey

Henry Sohn

Hothouse

Hothouse

David

Single White Female

Single White Female

Graham Knox

The Messenger

The Messenger

Mr. Cohen

Freedomland

Freedomland

Lt. Gold

The Savages

The Savages

Larry

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

Goldman

Rage of Angels

Rage of Angels

Larry

Safe

Safe

Peter Dunning

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

Alan Burke

Farther Along

Farther Along

Harvey Mitchum

Governors Island

Governors Island

Robin

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

Peter Hofstrom

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport

Young Nat's Father

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Kohn

Christmas Evil

Christmas Evil

Mr. Grosch

Piaf

Piaf

'Papa' Leplée / American Sailor

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Richard Emery

Blink

Blink

Dr. Ryan Pierce

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles")

Daniel

Daniel

Ben Cohen

Elderwood

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Tateh (segment "Ragtime") (archive footage)

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert

Ragtime, The Musical: All-Star Reunion Concert

Tateh

Masters of Doom

Al Vekovius

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter

Jay Salter

The Heidi Chronicles

The Heidi Chronicles

Scoop Rosenbaum

Finnegan Begin Again

Finnegan Begin Again

John Jewell

Breaking Upwards

Breaking Upwards

Alan

Keep in Touch

Keep in Touch

Dallen Parcel

Sundowners

Sundowners

The Rules of the Game

The Rules of the Game

Two Against Time

Two Against Time

Robert Portman

King of the Corner

King of the Corner

Arthur Wexler

Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

Charles

Unconscious

Unconscious

Father William

The Variable

The Variable

King Hamlet

King Hamlet

Self

Marina

Harvest

Harvest

Carmine Monopoli

Power and Beauty

Power and Beauty

Sam Giancana

Creating Ragtime

Creating Ragtime

Tateh

Daddy's Girl

Daddy's Girl

Robert

Carmen & Moony

Carmen & Moony

Louis

5 Doctors

5 Doctors

Dr. Lipman

Good Grief

Good Grief

Uncle Harold