Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

1939-10-31 New York City, New York, USA 59 Credits

Biography

Ron Rifkin (born October 31, 1939) is an American actor. His is best-known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama Alias and as Saul Holden on the American family drama Brothers & Sisters. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Funny Pages

Funny Pages

2022

as Grandfather

5.7
Acting

A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.

Minyan

Minyan

2020

as Josef

5.0
Acting

In a rapidly changing New York of the 1980s, a Russian Jewish teenager wrestles with his identity, faith, and sexuality, all of which seem irreconcila...

Daddy

Daddy

2019

as Mr. Smith

5.7
Acting

After the death of his wife, an 80-year-old man checks into the Plaza Hotel to celebrate their first anniversary apart, hiring a male escort to take h...

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

2018

as Carl

7.5
Acting

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big a...

They Shall Not Perish

They Shall Not Perish

2017

as Henry Morgenthau

7.0
Acting

The Near East Foundation, known initially as Near East Relief, spearheaded this first great mobilization of international humanitarian assistance in t...

True Memoirs of an International Assassin

True Memoirs of an International Assassin

2016

as Amos

5.8
Acting

After a publisher changes a writer's debut novel about a deadly assassin from fiction to nonfiction, the author finds himself thrust into the world of...

The Words

The Words

2012

as Timothy Epstein

6.7
Acting

The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. The...

Peep World

Peep World

2010

as Henry Meyerwitz

4.7
Acting

On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that ex...

Pulse

Pulse

2006

as Dr. Waterson

5.0
Acting

When the dead discover a means to contact the living through electronic devices, cellphones and computers become open gateways to monstrosities and de...

Tadpole

Tadpole

2002

as Professor Tisch

5.7
Acting

Beautiful, sophisticated women are all over Oscar Grubman. He is sensitive and compassionate, speaks French fluently, is passionate about Voltaire, an...

Just a Kiss

Just a Kiss

2002

as Dr. Fauci

4.2
Acting

A group of thirtysomethings having problems with fidelity gets an opportunity to turn back the clock.

The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002

as Secretary of State Owens

6.4
Acting

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia a...

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

2002

as Charlie Dickinson

6.5
Acting

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

The Majestic

The Majestic

2001

as Kevin Bannerman

6.8
Acting

Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a lon...

Sam the Man

Sam the Man

2001

as Richard

2.3
Acting

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

The Warden

The Warden

2001

as Judge Faschbinder

7.0
Acting
Deliberate Intent

Deliberate Intent

2000

as Howard Siegel

4.5
Acting

A First Amendment scholar is recruited by an attorney to sue a publishing company after a hit man commits a triple murder by allegedly following a how...

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

2000

as Larry Friedman

6.1
Acting

Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper W...

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

2000

as Dr. Jonah Strauss

5.7
Acting

Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his drea...

Boiler Room

Boiler Room

2000

as Judge Marty Davis

6.7
Acting

A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as ...

Drop Back Ten

Drop Back Ten

2000

5.5
Acting

After an expose on NFL players causes a series of lawsuits, a reporter gets fired. A loyal editor nonetheless gives him a freelance story to work on. ...

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

1998

as Cdr. Grant Frost

7.1
Acting

The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elabo...

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

as D.A. Ellis Loew

7.8
Acting

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of...

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

as Feigenbaum

5.6
Acting

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still ...

The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

1996

as Isaac Geldhart

7.2
Acting

Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the gr...

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996

as Johnny Hyde

6.2
Acting

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to furthe...

Red Wind

Red Wind

1995

as Frank Barsaly

Acting

In 1940s, sympathetic African American L.A. shamus Philip Marlowe helps a dame in trouble whose lovers are offing each other over a possibly fake pear...

Last Summer in the Hamptons

Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995

as Eli Garfield

5.5
Acting

Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Be...

W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth

W.S.H.: The Myth of the Urban Myth

1994

as Professor Pulling

Acting

A folklorist researching an 'urban legend' becomes caught up in his task. The film tells its fictional story in documentary style, featuring interview...

Wolf

Wolf

1994

as Doctor

6.1
Acting

Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a ...

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993

as Sy

7.3
Acting

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

1992

as Richard

7.0
Acting

When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are ...

Buying a Landslide

Buying a Landslide

1992

as Teddy Weinfeld

Acting

Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face him in a televised debate. Drafted to play Kautsky ...

Queen Esther

Queen Esther

1992

as Mordecai (voice)

6.7
Acting

This Hanna-Barbera animated video tells a version of the Bible story about Esther, whose heroism is commemorated annually by the feast of Purim. Esthe...

JFK

JFK

1991

as Mr. Goldberg (Spiesel)

7.6
Acting

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987

as Allen Ginsberg

6.5
Acting

A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention ...

Courage

Courage

1986

as Eppy Lucido

5.7
Acting

A mother in Queens, New York, outraged when she discovers that her son is a drug addict, becomes an undercover agent for the DEA to clean up the drug ...

Do You Remember Love

Do You Remember Love

1985

as Gerry Kaplan

Acting

Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional tur...

The Ratings Game

The Ratings Game

1984

as TV Director

5.7
Acting

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business.

Kidco

Kidco

1984

as George Tuskle

6.4
Acting

A boy who lives at a country club where his father works decides to make some extra money by selling composted horse manure as fertilizer, and has his...

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1983

as The Squire

6.6
Acting

A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.

The Sting II

The Sting II

1983

as Eddie

4.7
Acting

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that...

Another Woman's Child

Another Woman's Child

1983

as Barry Stein

Acting

Mike and Terry DeBray are a happily married couple whose lives change when the young daughter that Tony fathered out of wedlock suddenly appears and c...

The Day the Bubble Burst

The Day the Bubble Burst

1982

2.0
Acting

A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.

The Chosen

The Chosen

1981

as Baseball Coach

7.2
Acting

In a 1940s New York, two Jewish teenage boys are determined to remain friends despite the deep differences between their two families.

Mrs. R's Daughter

Mrs. R's Daughter

1979

as Deputy D.A. Joseph Barron

6.0
Acting

When a young woman is brutally raped and beaten, her mother sets out to find justice for her.

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Randy

5.7
Acting

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is re...

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978

as Dr. Briscoe

4.2
Acting

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

1978

as Assistant District Attorney Verrell

6.2
Acting

A swinging divorcée is prejudged by a police detective and accused of killing her child.

In the Glitter Palace

In the Glitter Palace

1977

as Roger

3.5
Acting

The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in a murder case.

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1975

as T.V. Floor Manager

6.8
Acting

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spok...

The Night That Panicked America

The Night That Panicked America

1975

as Mercury Theatre Player

6.8
Acting

A dramatization of the Oct. 30, 1938 mass panic that Orson Welles' radio play, "The War of the Worlds" accidentally provoked.

Get Christie Love!

Get Christie Love!

1974

as Normand

5.3
Acting

Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a...

The Suicide Club

The Suicide Club

1973

Acting

A young gambler seeking greater challenges joins a card club where the members literally gamble for their lives.

Fuzz

Fuzz

1972

as Cop Guarding the Mayor's Mansion (uncredited)

5.5
Acting

Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

Awake and Sing!

Awake and Sing!

1972

as Sam Feinschreiber

Acting

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a be...

Silent Running

Silent Running

1972

as Marty Barker

6.4
Acting

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. Howeve...

Flareup

Flareup

1969

as Sailor

5.4
Acting

A Las Vegas go-go dancer moves to Los Angeles to escape the psycho who has killed her partners.

The Devil's Eight

The Devil's Eight

1969

as Stewart Martin

5.1
Acting

The Devil's 8 is a 1969 film from American International Pictures. It is about a Federal agent (Christopher George) who recruits six convicts to bust ...