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Biography: Ron Rifkin received a 1998 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Broadway revival of "Cabaret." His recent theatre credits include David Hirson's "Wrong Mountain," Arthur Miller's "Broken Glass," Turgenev's "A Month in the Country" and Neil Simon's "Proposals." Rifkin originated the role of Isaac Geldhart in the Jon Robin Baitz play "Substance of Fire," in which he won the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Drama-Logue awards for Best Actor. The following year he performed in Baitz's "Three Hotels," for which he received a second Lucille Lortel award and Drama Desk nomination. Rifkin's film credits include "Boiler Room," "Keeping the Faith," "The Negotiator," "L.A. Confidential," the film adaptation of "Substance of Fire," Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives" and "Manhattan Murder Mystery," "Last Summer in the Hamptons," "Wolf," "JFK," "The Sting II," "The Big Fix," "The Sunshine Boys" and "Silent Running." On television he has appeared in numerous made-for-television movies and miniseries, including "Flowers for Algernon," "Norma Jean and Marilyn," "The Sunset Gang," "Concealed Enemies," "Buying a Landslide," "Evergreen," "The Winds of War" and "Dress Gray." He starred in the series "One Day at a Time" and "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill," and guest starred on ER, Law & Order, Falcon Crest, Soap, Hill Street Blues and The Outer Limits -- in which he received a Cable ACE nomination. Rifkin was recently seen in the television film "Deliberate Intent," opposite Timothy Hutton, and in "Light Up the Sky" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He also appeared in several episodes of "Nero Wolfe," with Timothy Hutton directing. His upcoming film projects include starring roles in "Dragonfly," with Kevin Costner, "The Majestic," with Jim Carrey, and "Sum of All Fears," with Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman. Television Credits: |
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