
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
Hirson?s "Wrong Mountain," Arthur Miller?s "Broken Glass,"
Turgenev?s "Month in the Country" and Neil Simon?s "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 Baitz?s "Three Hotels," for which he received a second Lucille
Lortel award and Drama Desk nomination.
Rifkin?s film credits include "Boiler Room," "Keeping the Faith," "The
Negotiator," "L.A. Confidential," the film adaptation of "Substance of
Fire," Woody Allen?s "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 O?Neill"; 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;