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Peter Friedman

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Actor b. 1949 On stage 19722024

Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He made his Broadway debut in the Eugene O'Neill play The Great God Brown in 1972. His other Broadway credits include roles in The Rules of the Game (1974), Piaf (1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical nomination for his role as Tateh in Ragtime (1998). Friedman gained prominence for his role as Frank Vernon in the HBO drama series Succession (2018–2023) for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award. His other television credits include The Affair (2015), The Path (2016–2018), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2023). He is also known…

On stage 13 productions, 52 years

1972 Don Juan Lyceum Theatre · Revival 22 perf.
1972 The Great God Brown Lyceum Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold Prince 19 perf.
1973 Chemin de Fer Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Stephen Porter 42 perf.
1973 The Visit Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold Prince 32 perf.
1974 Love for Love Helen Hayes Theatre · Revival · directed by Harold Prince 24 perf.
1974 The Rules of the Game Helen Hayes Theatre · Revival · directed by Stephen Porter 12 perf.
1981 Piaf Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Howard Davies 165 perf.
1986 Execution of Justice Virginia Theatre · Original · directed by Molly Fowler 12 perf.
1989 The Heidi Chronicles Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Daniel Sullivan 622 perf.
1989 The Tenth Man Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Ulu Grosbard 41 perf.
1998 Ragtime Ford Center · Original · directed by Frank Galati Musical staging: Graciela Daniele 861 perf.
2004 Twelve Angry Men American Airlines Theatre · Original · directed by Scott Ellis 228 perf.
2024 JOB Hayes Theater · Original 103 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

John McMartin 6 productions
Nicholas Hormann 5 productions
Ellen Tovatt 5 productions
David Dukes 5 productions
Charlotte Moore 5 productions
Thomas A Stewart 4 productions
John Glover 4 productions
George Ede 4 productions
Curt Karibalis 4 productions
Bonnie Gallup 4 productions
Bill Moor 4 productions
Valentine Mayer 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Peter Friedman, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Marc Jacoby, Jim Corti, Tommy Hollis, Lynette Perry, Steven Sutcliffe, Judy Kayeebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Anyhoo, after Les Miz , Lea got Ragtime , which began out of town in Toronto. She played the daughter of the immigrant played by the talented Peter Friedman. I asked her how annoying it was to be silent the whole show except for saying "My father speaks for both of us." She said she didn't mind. Then, I confronted her and asked that if he…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • BRENT JENNINGS, ADOLPH CAESAR, EUGENE LEE, DENZEL WASHINGTON, SAMUEL JACKSON, PETER FRIEDMAN, LARRY RILEY in “A SOLDIER’S PLAY”theatre-pdfs/A Pictorial History of the American Theatre, 1860-1985 (Blum).txt
  • UNDERSTUDIES: Don Juan, Curt Kanbalis; Elvira, Veiled Woman, Ellen Tovatt; Charlotte, Mathurine, Bonnie Gallup; Carlos, Peter Friedman; Poor Man, Dimanche, Thomas A. Stewart; Luis, Gusman, Alonso, Robert Phelps; Pierrot, Clyde Burton; La Violette, Ragotin, LaRamee,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • John VlcMarlin. John (clover Top: (L) David Dukes, Ellen Tovall, Peter Friedman, Bonnie Gallup, John Glover (R) John McMartin, [Marilyn Sokoltheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • Bonnie Gallup Peter Friedman Curt Karibalis John Glover Ralph Drischell Merwin Goldsmiththeatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt

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