Peter Friedman (born April 24, 1949) is an American stage, film, and
television actor.Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from
Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God
Brown in 1972. Friedman is Jewish.Friedman has appeared in thirteen
Broadway productions, starting in 1972 with a revival of The Great God
Brown. He appeared in a Broadway revival of The Visit in 1973, as the
Carpenter. He appeared in Piaf in 1981 on Broadway, and A Soldier's
Play Off-Broadway, also in 1981.He played the role of Humphrey Taylor
in the Off-Broadway production of The Common Pursuit, from October
1986 to August 1987, receiving a nomination for the Drama Desk Award,
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. In his review for The New York
Times, Frank Rich commented "The always impressive Mr. Friedman, as
the embittered Wagnerian...allow us to empathize with characters who
might otherwise be merely obnoxious or colorless."
television actor.Born in New York City, Friedman graduated from
Hofstra University before making his Broadway debut in The Great God
Brown in 1972. Friedman is Jewish.Friedman has appeared in thirteen
Broadway productions, starting in 1972 with a revival of The Great God
Brown. He appeared in a Broadway revival of The Visit in 1973, as the
Carpenter. He appeared in Piaf in 1981 on Broadway, and A Soldier's
Play Off-Broadway, also in 1981.He played the role of Humphrey Taylor
in the Off-Broadway production of The Common Pursuit, from October
1986 to August 1987, receiving a nomination for the Drama Desk Award,
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. In his review for The New York
Times, Frank Rich commented "The always impressive Mr. Friedman, as
the embittered Wagnerian...allow us to empathize with characters who
might otherwise be merely obnoxious or colorless."
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