Actor
Richard Portnow
79 years · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · 107 films
Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American character actor. His films include Good Morning, Vietnam, Kindergarten Cop, Barton Fink, Sister Act, Seven, Private Parts, in which he played Howard Stern's father, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Law Abiding Citizen and Trumbo. On television he played defense attorney Harold Melvoin on The Sopranos and Judge Peter Harding on Boston Legal.
Best known for
Filmography 107
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
2025 · Oscar Golden
Sinatra! Eternity
2025 · Walter Winchell
Roe v. Wade
2021 · Justice William Douglas
Stakeout
2019 · Pat Reed
Holly Day
2018 · Benny
On Tubi TV
Frank and Ava
2018 · Walter Winchell
Higher Power
2018 · Charles Margrey
On Hoopla
Andover
2018 · Shamus Trout
On Plex
The Gliksmans
2017 · Tim Neuman
Café Society
2016 · Walt
On Amazon Prime Video
Trumbo
2015 · Louis B. Mayer
On Plex
Nanny Cam
2014 · Detective Jones
On Hoopla
This Last Lonely Place
2014 · Jason Pure
On Filmzie
Oldboy
2013 · Bernie Sharkey
On The Roku Channel
Underdogs
2013 · John Handon II
Duke
2013 · Carroll Green
In the Dark
2013 · Detective Archer
On Plex
Hitchcock
2012 · Barney Balaban
On Hoopla
2 Jacks
2012 · Lorenzo
Imaginary Friend
2012 · Dan
The Christmas Pageant
2011 · Leo Brenner
On Xumo Play
The Wish List
2010 · Lenny
Killer by Nature
2010 · Walter
On Plex
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 · Bill Reynolds