Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin is the kind of actor I treasure precisely because he never shouts. Whether scheming as Arvin Sloane on Alias or grounding Brothers & Sisters as Saul, he changes the temperature of a scene just by sitting in it. That stage discipline, rewarded with a Tony for the 1998 Cabaret revival, gives his screen work a craftsman's weight. My take is that he belongs to a vanishing breed of character actors who make leads look better and stories feel truer. I'd rather watch a performer like him hold a quiet moment than watch a star chew scenery. He earns my real respect.

Name (English)

Ron Rifkin

Name (Japanese)

ロン・リフキン

Reading

ろん・りふきん

Born

October 31, 1939 (age 86)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rabbit

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film director / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

University

New York University

Awards & achievements

• 1994 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor
• 1992 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Rifkin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352547

Tags

• New York
• film director
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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