Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

1955-05-27 Bethesda, Maryland, USA 83 Credits

Biography

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on the NBC television drama The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode entitled "Talking Points." Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Schiff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Swipe NYC

Swipe NYC

2023

as Steve

10.0
Acting

Newly divorced, empty-nester Syd (Lisa Edelstein) navigates the world of online dating. Each date serves as a metaphor in reclaiming her life and empo...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

as U.S. Secretary of State

7.1
Acting

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s dea...

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

2020

as Toby Ziegler

8.0
Acting

Taped at Los Angeles’ iconic Orpheum Theatre, this staged presentation of The West Wing’s “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode stars core cast members along...

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

2020

as Dr. Emile Herschel

7.0
Acting

After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a c...

Clemency

Clemency

2019

as Marty Lumetta

6.3
Acting

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine...

After Class

After Class

2019

as Jeff Cohen

5.4
Acting

An NYC Professor spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, hi...

Vandal

Vandal

2019

as Jacob Lipman

2.0
Acting

The story of "Damage", the young leader of an infamous graffiti crew in Miami, who experiences love, loss, and the consequences of his actions as he c...

Shock and Awe

Shock and Awe

2017

as The Usual

6.4
Acting

A group of journalists covering George Bush's planned invasion of Iraq in 2003 are skeptical of the presidents claim that Saddam Hussein has "weapons ...

Geostorm

Geostorm

2017

as Virginia Senator Thomas Cross

6.1
Acting

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellit...

Alien Code

Alien Code

2017

as Dr. Miles Driskoll

5.4
Acting

After deciphering a message found in a satellite, genius cryptographer Alex Jacobs finds himself being stalked by government agents and otherworldly b...

American Fable

American Fable

2017

as Jonathan

6.0
Acting

When 11-year-old Gitty discovers that her father, Abe, a good and beloved farmer, is holding a wealthy man hostage in their abandoned silo in order to...

The Automatic Hate

The Automatic Hate

2016

as Dr. Ronald Green

5.9
Acting

When Davis Green's alluring young cousin Alexis appears on his doorstep one night, he discovers that a side of his family has been kept secret from hi...

Entourage

Entourage

2015

as Director

6.2
Acting

Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....

Take Me to the River

Take Me to the River

2015

as Don

6.5
Acting

A naive California teen plans to remain above the fray at his Nebraskan family reunion, but a strange encounter places him at the center of a long-bur...

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

as Jeweler

6.0
Acting

Literature professor Jim Bennett leads a secret life as a high-stakes gambler. Always a risk-taker, Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangste...

Before I Disappear

Before I Disappear

2014

as Bruce

6.7
Acting

At the lowest point in his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few h...

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014

as Richard Zuckerman

6.6
Acting

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra reb...

Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

as Mr. Allen

6.0
Acting

The lives of a breast-cancer patient and a researcher who is trying to prove a genetic link to cancer intersect in a groundbreaking study.

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

as Dr. Emil Hamilton

6.6
Acting

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

Knife Fight

Knife Fight

2013

as Dimitris Vargas

5.1
Acting

A political strategist juggling three clients questions whether or not to take the high road as the ugly side of his work begins to haunt him.

Beach Pillows

Beach Pillows

2013

as Henry Midwood

7.5
Acting

After being cuckolded, Morgan Midwood's life explodes. Turning to his ne'er-do-well best friend Nick, the two embark on an epic journey, tackling issu...

Fire with Fire

Fire with Fire

2012

as Harold Gethers

5.7
Acting

A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against—after being held up at a local convenience store—t...

Innocent

Innocent

2011

as Tommy Molto

5.6
Acting

Judge Rusty Sabich is charged with the murder of his wife, a situation that comes 20 years after he was cleared in the death of his mistress. During t...

Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Reborn

2011

as Fisher

6.2
Acting

The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives ...

Another Harvest Moon

Another Harvest Moon

2010

as Jeffrey

4.6
Acting

Another Harvest Moon is a tender drama about four elderly Americans coping with life in a nursing home. FRANK, ELLA, ALICE and JUNE gather each mornin...

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

2010

as Robert Tooley

6.7
Acting

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

The Infidel

The Infidel

2010

as Lenny Goldberg

6.1
Acting

Based in a London suburb Mahmud Nasir lives with his wife, Saamiya, and two children, Rashid and Nabi. His son plans to marry Uzma, the step-daughter ...

Solitary Man

Solitary Man

2009

as Steve Heller

5.9
Acting

A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.

PoliWood

PoliWood

2009

as Self

6.5
Acting

An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

Imagine That

Imagine That

2009

as Carl Simons

6.0
Acting

A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

Last Chance Harvey

Last Chance Harvey

2008

as Marvin

6.3
Acting

In London for his daughter's wedding, a struggling jingle-writer, Harvey Shine, misses his plane to New York, and thus loses his job. While drowning h...

Martian Child

Martian Child

2007

as Lefkowitz

6.7
Acting

A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's ...

Civic Duty

Civic Duty

2006

as FBI Agent Tom Hilary

6.1
Acting

An American accountant bombarded with cable news and the media's obsession with terrorist plots in the post 9-11 world, receives a jolt when an unatta...

Ray

Ray

2004

as Jerry Wexler

7.5
Acting

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make h...

People I Know

People I Know

2002

as Elliot Sharansky

5.3
Acting

A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

as Mr. Turner

7.6
Acting

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. ...

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

2001

as Walter Greenbaum

5.4
Acting

Thief Kevin Caffery attempts to rob from the home of rich businessman Max Fairbanks. But Fairbanks catches him and steals his cherished ring that his ...

Lucky Numbers

Lucky Numbers

2000

as Jerry Green

5.2
Acting

Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the...

Forever Lulu

Forever Lulu

2000

as Jerome Ellsworth

5.4
Acting

A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his...

Whatever It Takes

Whatever It Takes

2000

as P.E. Teacher

5.8
Acting

A nerdy teen, Ryan Woodman is smitten with the popular and gorgeous Ashley Grant, who apparently has no interest in him. Meanwhile, dim star athlete C...

Gun Shy

Gun Shy

2000

as Elliott

5.2
Acting

Legendary undercover DEA agent Charlie Mayough has suddenly lost his nerves of steel. On the verge of a career-induced mental breakdown, and in comple...

Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

1999

as Norman the Chauffeur

6.0
Acting

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a co...

Heaven

Heaven

1999

as Stanner

5.4
Acting

A struggling architect, being sued for divorce by his wife and struggling with booze and gambling, finds work remodeling a friend's strip club, the Pa...

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999

as Joe Farrell

5.5
Acting

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagul...

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

1998

as Phil Francato

5.9
Acting

Judith Moore is suddenly single after discovering her husband of fifteen years, a successful doctor, has been having an affair with a younger woman. J...

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998

as Dr. Gene Reiss

5.7
Acting

A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi...

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998

as Don Biederman

6.2
Acting

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to sav...

The Pentagon Wars

The Pentagon Wars

1998

as Colonel Smith

6.8
Acting

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 y...

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998

as Mr. Green

5.1
Acting

In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?

Loved

Loved

1997

as District Attorney Steve Waters

4.2
Acting

After a man is accused of driving his third wife to suicide, his first wife Hedda, a troubled woman who can't hate or hurt others even if they had wro...

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

1997

as Alex

3.4
Acting

A cop finds that his wife and daughter are involved in a New Age cult when he returns home after eight months.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

as Eddie Carr

6.6
Acting

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing tha...

Volcano

Volcano

1997

as Haskins

5.9
Acting

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins ...

Touch

Touch

1997

as Jerry

5.7
Acting

At the discovery of his ability to work miracles, Juvenal becomes a media sensation, but now he's prone to those who want to exploit him.

Michael

Michael

1996

as Italian Waiter

5.7
Acting

Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart

1996

as Audition Record Producer

6.1
Acting

Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era, changes her name to Denise Waverly and moves to New York C...

The Trigger Effect

The Trigger Effect

1996

as Gun Shop Clerk

5.8
Acting

A blackout leaves those affected to consider what is necessary, what is legal, and what is questionable, in order to survive in a predatory environmen...

The Arrival

The Arrival

1996

as Calvin

6.0
Acting

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired....

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Special Report: Journey to Mars

1996

as Eric Altman

5.0
Acting

When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and the...

City Hall

City Hall

1996

as Larry Schwartz

5.9
Acting

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Se7en

Se7en

1995

as Mark Swarr

8.4
Acting

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

Rough Magic

Rough Magic

1995

as Marvin Wiggins

5.6
Acting

In the 1950s, a pretty magician's apprentice travels to Mexico to escape her boyfriend, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teac...

Tank Girl

Tank Girl

1995

as Trooper in Trench

5.4
Acting

After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head...

Speechless

Speechless

1994

as Sound Technician (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

In the midst of election season in New Mexico, political speechwriters Julia Mann and Kevin Vallick begin a romance, unaware they are working for cand...

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

1994

as Movietone News Director

6.2
Acting

In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her long...

Speed

Speed

1994

as Train Driver

7.1
Acting

Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they...

Major League II

Major League II

1994

as Director

5.7
Acting

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to...

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

as Mailroom Screamer

7.1
Acting

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

Ghost in the Machine

Ghost in the Machine

1993

as Scanner Technician

4.6
Acting

After a freak, fatal accident, the soul Karl—aka The Address Book Killer—ends up trapped in the electrical grid. He targets Terry and her son for his ...

My Life

My Life

1993

as Young Bill Ivanovich

6.7
Acting

It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside...

Skinner

Skinner

1993

as Eddie

4.6
Acting

A man rents a room in a couple's house and roams the streets at night looking for victims to skin, while constantly being followed by a junkie he muti...

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

1993

as Life Photographer

6.2
Acting

A Texas housewife plots hire a hit man to kill the girl who beat out her daughter for a place on the cheerleading squad.

Hoffa

Hoffa

1992

as Government Attorney

6.3
Acting

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles w...

The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard

1992

as Skip Thomas

6.7
Acting

A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bod...

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as JFK Reporter

7.5
Acting

A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992

as Photographer - Thompson Street

6.2
Acting

A crime photographer gets involved in a conspiracy.

Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire

1992

as Art Teacher

6.4
Acting

College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

1992

as Gun Clerk

5.3
Acting

A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she bu...

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

1992

as Jack Wells

6.7
Acting

This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugliosi. (Bugliosi is the L.A. prosecutor that put Ch...

Young Guns II

Young Guns II

1990

as Rat Bag

6.5
Acting

Three of the original five "young guns" — Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez, and Doc Scurlock — return in Young Guns, Part 2, which is the story of ...

Trenchcoat in Paradise

Trenchcoat in Paradise

1989

as Mole

3.5
Acting

Eddie Mazda is a hard nosed private eye who gets in too close to the mob and is forced to leave Jersey City. He decides to open up shop in Hawaii.

Medium Straight

Medium Straight

1988

as Pat Harding

Acting

Two lowlife cousins try to make a deal with a ruthless New Jersey mobster in this thrilling crime-drama.

Arena Brains

Arena Brains

1987

as Deli Man

3.7
Acting

A short film by painter-turned-filmmaker Robert Longo, "Arena Brains" is a series of interlocking vignettes set in and around the art world of 1980s N...