Ron Rifkin
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New York, New York, USA
New York native Ron Rifkin made his Broadway debut in the original 1960 production of Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn. He made his film debut in the chain-gang adventure film The Devil's 8 in 1969, followed by the sci-fi actioner Silent Running (1971). Rifkin was much more prolific on the stage throughout his career, in some cases leading to film adaptations (as in The Sunshine Boys [1975]). But he sure had a knack for showing up on television's most popular shows over a period of three decades. During the '70s, he appeared on Soap, The Bob Newhart Show, and Mary Tyler Moore. During the '80s, he appeared on Falcon Crest, Knots Landing, and Hill Street Blues. During the '90s, he appeared on ER, Law & Order, and The Outer Limits. He also had parts in the Woody Allen films Husbands and Wives and Manhattan Murder Mystery. After winning an Obie and Drama Desk award for his portrayal of Holocaust survivor Issac Geldhart in the Jon Robin Baitz play Substance of Fire, Rifkin reprised his role in the 1996 feature film version. The next year, he earned a starring role on the short-lived ABC drama Leaving L.A. On the big screen, he appeared in Curtis Hanson's crime drama L.A. Confidential followed by F. Gary Gray's action thriller The Negotiator. In 1998, he earned his first Tony award for Best Supporting Actor in the Broadway revival of Cabaret. Some of his TV movies from this time include Norma Jean and Marilyn and Flowers for Algernon. In 2001, Rifkin was cast on the ABC spy drama Alias as the calculating and sinister commanding officer Arvin Sloane. Transitioning to the Emmy-winning ABC crama series Brothers and Sisters after Alias went off the air in 2006, Rifkin stuck with the show for 5 years, and later landed a recurring role on NBC in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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91% | Minyan |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | A Star Is Born Encore |
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— | 2018 |
90% | A Star Is Born |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Nasce uma Estrela |
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— | 2018 |
24% | The Words |
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$11.5M | 2012 |
25% | Peep World |
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$11.4k | 2011 |
No Score Yet | American Masters |
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— | 2009 |
11% | Pulse |
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$20.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Sam the Man |
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— | 2005 |
18% | Just a Kiss |
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— | 2002 |
78% | Tadpole |
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$2.9M | 2002 |
42% | The Majestic |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Deliberate Intent |
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— | 2000 |
69% | Keeping the Faith |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Flowers for Algernon (Charlie) |
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— | 2000 |
66% | Boiler Room |
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— | 2000 |
74% | The Negotiator |
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— | 1998 |
99% | L.A. Confidential |
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— | 1997 |
38% | I'm Not Rappaport |
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— | 1996 |
60% | The Substance of Fire |
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— | 1996 |
60% | Norma Jean and Marilyn |
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— | 1996 |
64% | Last Summer in the Hamptons |
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— | 1995 |
61% | Wolf |
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— | 1994 |
93% | Manhattan Murder Mystery |
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— | 1993 |
93% | Husbands and Wives |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | Courage |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | Dress Gray |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | The Ratings Game |
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— | 1984 |
No Score Yet | Kidco |
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— | 1984 |
0% | The Sting II |
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— | 1983 |
No Score Yet | Faerie Tale Theatre |
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— | 1983 |
No Score Yet | The Day the Bubble Burst |
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— | 1982 |
75% | The Chosen |
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— | 1981 |
No Score Yet | Mrs. R's Daughter |
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— | 1979 |
86% | The Big Fix |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | A Question of Guilt |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | Rabbit Test |
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— | 1978 |
No Score Yet | Woman Accused |
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— | 1977 |
71% | The Sunshine Boys |
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— | 1975 |
No Score Yet | Get Christie Love! |
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— | 1974 |
No Score Yet | Awake and Sing! |
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— | 1972 |
71% | Silent Running |
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— | 1972 |
No Score Yet | Flareup |
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— | 1969 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
New Amsterdam
2018
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No Score Yet |
The Outer Limits
1995-2002
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No Score Yet |
Blindspot
2015
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95% |
Elementary
2012-2019
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58% |
Limitless
2015-2016
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93% |
The Good Wife
2009-2016
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77% |
Gotham
2014-2019
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78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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67% |
Smash
2012-2013
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79% |
Brothers & Sisters
2006-2011
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No Score Yet |
American Masters
2001
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85% |
Alias
2001-2006
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70% |
Sex and the City
1998-2004
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No Score Yet |
ER
1994-2009
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100% |
Room for Two
1992-1993
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No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990-2010
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78% |
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990-1991
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No Score Yet |
The Winds of War
1983
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No Score Yet |
One Day at a Time
1975-1984
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No Score Yet |
Columbo
1968-2003
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No Score Yet |
The Rockford Files
1974-1980
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No Score Yet |
Kojak
1973-1978
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No Score Yet |
The Bob Newhart Show
1972-1978
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No Score Yet |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970-1977
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No Score Yet |
American Playhouse
1982-1996
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No Score Yet |
Leaving L.A.
1997
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