Portrait of Peter Riegert

Acting

Peter Riegert

Career

Active from 1979 to 2019, busiest in 2001 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Local Hero
Local Hero
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Peter Riegert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Ensemble Cast 4
  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Dark Comedy 3
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Cultural Clash 2
  • Slice of Life 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles Β· average score 60
Extrapolations
Extrapolations (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show Β· as Ben Zucker

Harlan Coben's Shelter
Harlan Coben's Shelter (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Alan Bolitar

2010s

12 titles Β· average score 60
Extra Innings
Extra Innings (2019)

as Pete

Succession
Succession (2018)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show Β· as Roger Pugh

American Pastoral
American Pastoral (2016)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lou Levov

Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Oscar Newman

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show Β· as Artie Goodman

Dads
Dads (2013)
GoodWatch score 28

TV show Β· as David Sachs

At Middleton
At Middleton (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

as Boneyard Sims

Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness (2012)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tevye

Oka!
Oka! (2011)
GoodWatch score 46

as Dr. Maguire

White Irish Drinkers
White Irish Drinkers (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Whitey

We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Delbert McGinty

The Chosen One
The Chosen One (2010)
GoodWatch score 37

as Bob

2000s

20 titles Β· average score 63
The Good Wife
The Good Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show Β· as Judge Harvey Winter

The Response
The Response (2008)

as Colonel Jefferson

Leverage
Leverage (2008)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show Β· as Peter Blanchard

Damages
Damages (2007)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show Β· as The Executive / George Moore

King of the Corner
King of the Corner (2004)
GoodWatch score 57

as Leo Spivak

One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (2003)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as August Kellerman

How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

as Larry

Bojangles
Bojangles (2001)
GoodWatch score 70

as Marty

By Courier
By Courier (2001)

Director

The Beast
The Beast (2001)

TV show

Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist

Traffic
Traffic (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

as Attorney Michael Adler

1990s

26 titles Β· average score 64
Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show Β· as Max Weinstein (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Chauncey Zeirko

The Baby Dance
The Baby Dance (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Richard Luckman

Face Down
Face Down (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Coop Cooper

North Shore Fish
North Shore Fish (1997)

as Porker

Infinity
Infinity (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mel Feynman

The Mask
The Mask (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mitch Kellaway

Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Peter Cohen

Middle Ages
Middle Ages (1992)

TV show Β· as Walter Cooper

Oscar
Oscar (1991)
GoodWatch score 48

as Aldo

The Runestone
The Runestone (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Capt. Gregory Fanducci

A Shock to the System
A Shock to the System (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

as Robert Benham

1980s

14 titles Β· average score 60
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show Β· as James Kimbrough

W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult
W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult (1989)

as W. Eugene Smith

Crossing Delancey
Crossing Delancey (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sam Posner

The Stranger
The Stranger (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dr. Harris Kite

A Man in Love
A Man in Love (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

as Michael Pozner

News at Eleven
News at Eleven (1986)

as Eric Ross

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Gus Rosenthal (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")

Ellis Island
Ellis Island (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show Β· as Jacob Rubinstein

Local Hero
Local Hero (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

as "Mac" MacIntyre

Le Grand Carnaval
Le Grand Carnaval (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

as Walter Giammanca, le boss amΓ©ricain

National Lampoon's Movie Madness
National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)
GoodWatch score 14

as Jason Cooper ("Growing Yourself")

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Richard M. Nixon

1970s

4 titles Β· average score 69
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sam

Americathon
Americathon (1979)
GoodWatch score 39

as Eric McMurkin

Animal House
Animal House (1978)
GoodWatch score 79

as Donald 'Boon' Schoenstein

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

1950s

1 title Β· average score 84
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Zeb