RON RIFKIN

Profile: ARVIN SLOANE Ron Rifkin received a 1998 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Broadway revival of “Cabaret.” His recent theatre credits include David Hirsonís “Wrong Mountain,” Arthur Millerís “Broken Glass,” Turgenevís “Month in the Country” and Neil Simonís “Proposals.” Rifkin originated the role of Isaac Geldhart in the Jon Robin Baitz play, “Substance of Fire,” in which he won the Obie, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel and Drama-Logue awards for Best Actor. The following year, he performed in Baitzís “Three Hotels,” for which he received a second Lucille Lortel award and Drama Desk nomination. Rifkinís film credits include “Boiler Room,” “Keeping the Faith,” “The Negotiator,” “L.A. Confidential,” the film adaptation of “Substance of Fire,” Woody Allenís “Husbands and Wives” and “Manhattan Murder Mystery,” “Last Summer in the Hamptons,” “Wolf,” “JFK,” “The Sting II,” “The Big Fix,” “The Sunshine Boys” and “Silent Running.” On television, Rifkin has appeared in numerous made-for-television movies and miniseries, including “Flowers for Algernon,” “Norma Jean and Marilyn,” “The Sunset Gang,” “Concealed Enemies,” “Buying a Landslide,” “Evergreen,” “The Winds of War” and “Dress Gray.” He starred in the series, “One Day at a Time” and “The Trials of Rosie OíNeill”; and guest starred on “ER,” “Law & Order,” “Falcon Crest,” “Soap,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The Outer Limits,” in which he received a Cable ACE nomination. Rifkin has also been seen in the television film, “Deliberate Intent,” opposite Timothy Hutton; and in “Light Up the Sky” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.”Last Summer in the Hamptons,” “Wolf,” “JFK,” “The Sting II,” “The Big Fix,” “The Sunshine Boys” and “Silent Running.” On television, Rifkin has appeared in numerous made-for-television movies and miniseries, including “Flowers for Algernon,” “Norma Jean and Marilyn,” “The Sunset Gang,” “Concealed Enemies,” “Buying a Landslide,” “Evergreen,” “The Winds of War” and “Dress Gray.” He starred in the series, “One Day at a Time” and “The Trials of Rosie OíNeill”; and guest starred on “ER,” “Law & Order,” “Falcon Crest,” “Soap,” “Hill Street Blues” and “The Outer Limits,” in which he received a Cable ACE nomination. Rifkin has also been seen in the television film, “Deliberate Intent,” opposite Timothy Hutton; and in “Light Up the Sky” at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He also appeared in several episodes of “Nero Wolfe,” with Timothy Hutton directing. Other film projects for 2001 include starring roles in “Dragonfly” with Kevin Costner, “The Majestic” with Jim Carrey and “Sum of All Fears” with Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.

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