Portrait of Ron Rifkin

Acting

Ron Rifkin

Career

Active from 1969 to 2020, busiest in 2000 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Alias
Alias
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ron Rifkin Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Grief and Loss 3
  • Spiritual Exploration 2
  • 70s Sitcom 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

111
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 64
Funny Pages
Funny Pages (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

as Grandfather

Minyan
Minyan (2020)
GoodWatch score 60

as Josef

2010s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Daddy
Daddy (2019)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Smith

New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Peter Fulton

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Carl

They Shall Not Perish
They Shall Not Perish (2017)

as Henry Morgenthau

True Memoirs of an International Assassin
True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)
GoodWatch score 35

as Amos

Limitless
Limitless (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dennis Finch

Blindspot
Blindspot (2015)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Rob Donnelly

Gotham
Gotham (2014)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Father Creel / Father Creal

Elementary
Elementary (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Wayne Vachs

Touch
Touch (2012)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Isaac

Smash
Smash (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Ron Rifkin

The Words
The Words (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Timothy Epstein

2000s

16 titles ยท average score 57
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Spencer Randolph

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Saul Holden

Pulse
Pulse (2006)
GoodWatch score 32

as Dr. Waterson

Dragonfly
Dragonfly (2002)
GoodWatch score 38

as Charlie Dickinson

The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Secretary of State Owens

Alias
Alias (2001)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Arvin Sloane

The Majestic
The Majestic (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kevin Bannerman

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Perry Helmar / Attorney Perry Helmar

Boiler Room
Boiler Room (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Judge Marty Davis

Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Jonah Strauss

Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Larry Friedman

Deliberate Intent
Deliberate Intent (2000)
GoodWatch score 51

as Howard Siegel

1990s

22 titles ยท average score 70
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Marvin Exley

The Negotiator
The Negotiator (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Cdr. Grant Frost

Sex and the City
Sex and the City (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Julian Fisher

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

as D.A. Ellis Loew

The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

as Isaac Geldhart

Norma Jean & Marilyn
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Johnny Hyde

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Dr. Martin Nodel

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Carl Vucelich

W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth
W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth (1994)

as Professor Pulling

Queen Esther
Queen Esther (1992)

as Mordecai (voice)

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Alex Drakos / Defense Attorney Phillip Nevins

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Ben Meyer

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 66
America's Funniest Home Videos
America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show

Courage
Courage (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

as Eppy Lucido

Dress Gray
Dress Gray (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Maj. Consor

Kidco
Kidco (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as George Tuskle

The Winds of War
The Winds of War (1983)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Mark Hartley

Another Woman's Child
Another Woman's Child (1983)

as Barry Stein

The Sting II
The Sting II (1983)
GoodWatch score 25

as Eddie

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Leonard (segment 'The Home')

Faerie Tale Theatre
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as The Squire

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show ยท as Monty DiMair

Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest (1981)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Dr. Hal Lantry

The Chosen
The Chosen (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

as Baseball Coach

1970s

35 titles ยท average score 66
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Stan Lesser

The Mary Tyler Moore Hour
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (1979)

TV show

Husbands, Wives & Lovers
Husbands, Wives & Lovers (1978)

TV show

Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)

TV show ยท as Beseleel

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Warren Weeks / Tom Robertson

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib (1973)

TV show ยท as Assistant District Attorney Roy Mendelsohn

Silent Running
Silent Running (1972)
GoodWatch score 67

as Marty Barker

Awake and Sing!
Awake and Sing! (1972)

as Sam Feinschreiber

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Jeff Boggs

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Luther

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Ed Schroeder

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 56
Flareup
Flareup (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sailor

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Danny Armbruster

Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

The Devil's Eight
The Devil's Eight (1969)
GoodWatch score 51

as Stewart Martin

Gidget
Gidget (1965)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day (1964)

TV show