FrameThrower · Actors · Mandy Patinkin
Mandy Patinkin
5 films · 301 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1983–2017
Born 30 November 1952 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mandel 'Mandy' Bruce Patinkin is an American actor and singer known for his work in musical theatre, television, and film. As a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, he collaborates with Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber. His leading roles on stage and screen have received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for seven Drama Desk Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
He made his theatre debut in 1975, starring opposite Meryl Streep in the revival of the comic play Trelawny of the "Wells" at The Public Theatre's Shakespeare Festival.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 301 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1983–2017
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series1995
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2018
How their films are shot
Measured across 301 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Mandy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 41% natural — the look of the work Mandy takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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