Richard Portnow

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-26 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn - New York - USA

Richard Portnow

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is a prolific American character actor who played Howard Stern's father, Ben in the movie Private Parts. He has appeared on The Sopranos and many other films, video games, and television shows such as Hannah Montana and Boston Legal.

Acting

1991

Barton Fink

as Detective Mastrionotti

1990

Kindergarten Cop

as Captain Salazar

1987

Good Morning, Vietnam

as Dan 'The Man' Levitan

1995

Se7en

as Dr. Beardsley

1992

Sister Act

as Willy

2009

Law Abiding Citizen

as Bill Reynolds

1990

Havana

as Mike MacClaney

2007

2007

The Indian

as Elliot

1988

Twins

as Chop Shop Owner

2006

Find Me Guilty

as Max Novardis

2008

Tinker Bell

as Minister of Autumn (voice)

1995

Man of the House

as Joey Renda

1994

S.F.W.

as Gerald Parsley

2010

2025

Dog Patrol

as Oscar Golden

2002

Poolhall Junkies

as Toupee Jay

2008

Good Time Max

as Head Administrator

1992

2009

Under New Management

as Carmello Conforte

2009

The Minis

as Jack

1998

My Giant

as Producer

1989

Meet the Hollowheads

as Mr. Crabneck

2001

Zigs

as Arnold Zigman

2001

2013

Oldboy

as Bernie Sharkey

2000

The Ghost of Spoon River

as Agent Cicarelli

2007

Chasing Robert

as Ed Thorton

1986

Courage

as Frankie Ce De Baca

2005

2012

2 Jacks

as Lorenzo

1994

Dragstrip Girl

as Det. Dryden

2010

2013

In the Dark

as Detective Archer

2013

Underdogs

as John Handon II

2004

Tony n' Tina's Wedding

as Vinnie Black

2012

A Night of Nightmares

as Cliff Tanner

2000

1989

Say Anything...

as Agent Stewart

2014

Nanny Cam

as Detective Jones

2018

Higher Power

as Charles Margrey

2000

The Unscarred

as Tommy Matolla

2020

Frank and Ava

as Walter Winchell

1998

Milo

as Lieutenant Parker

2000

Fallen Arches

as Nicky Kaplan

2005

Meet the Mobsters

as Jerry Kaminski

2015

Trumbo

as Louis B. Mayer

2014

2005

Trump Unauthorized

as Mayor Ed Koch

2015

Parallel

as Stewart

2018

Andover

as Shamus Trout

1994

Trial by Jury

as Leo Greco

1999

Ballad of the Nightingale

as Arnie D'Angelo

2016

1991

Father of the Bride

as Al - the Tux Salesman

1997

Private Parts

as Ben Stern

1993

Night Eyes 3

as Kaplan

1989

A Deadly Silence

as D.A. Ed Jablonski

1998

Postal Worker

as Dr. Nicolas Brink

1994

Lipstick Camera

as Detective Vorkopich

1998

Shadow of Doubt

as Marvin Helm

1994

2012

Hitchcock

as Barney Balaban

1992

Beethoven

as Ammunition Company Representative (uncredited)

1990

Chattahoochee

as Dr. Debner

1993

Based on an Untrue Story

as Disturbing Caller

2011

The Christmas Pageant

as Leo Brenner

1995

Donor Unknown

as Hal Cooney

1985

1999

1987

The Squeeze

as Ruben

1993

Heart and Souls

as Max Marco

1999

Road Kill

as Charboneau

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Wine Colored Tuxedo

1989

Original Sin

as Vincent

1987

2008

The Spirit

as Donenfeld

1997

Mad City

as Brackett's Agent

1989

Peter Gunn

as Spiros

1987

The House of Blue Leaves

as Billy Einhorn

1987

Tin Men

as Carly

2001

Double Bang

as Lieutenant Shatkin

1996

Bogus

as M. Clay Thrasher

2009

2021

Roe v. Wade

as Justice William Douglas

1997

Bella Mafia

as Anthony Moreno

1997

Guy

as Al

1997

Lured Innocence

as Jack Shelby

1990

Tune in Tomorrow...

as Uncle Luke

2019

Stakeout

as Pat Reed

1998

Desert Thunder

as Adm. Le Clair

1991

For the Boys

as Milt, Recording Studio

2018

Holly Day

as Benny

2017

The Gliksmans

as Tim Neuman

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