framethrowerSign up for free

FrameThrower · Actors · Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

Peter Riegert

2 films · 174 frames · top-billed in 1 · 19942013

Born 11 April 1947 · New York City, New York, USA

Peter Riegert is an American stage and screen actor, writer, and director. He notable film roles include Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978), oil company executive "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero (1983), pickle store owner Sam Posner in Crossing Delancey (1988), and Lt. Mitch Kellaway in The Mask (1994). On television, he is best known for his portrayal of crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman on The Sopranos.

How their films are shot

Measured across 174 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Peter takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 2 films we hold, 59% of their frames are day, 45% natural — the look of the work Peter takes.

Time of day

Day59%
Night32%
Golden hour4%

Lighting

Natural45%
Low key30%
High key20%
Silhouette4%

Shot size

Medium64%
Wide15%
Fullbody10%
Closeup9%

Camera angle

Eye level88%
Low angle8%

Mood

Neutral70%
Tense9%
Chaotic7%
Ominous4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 174 frames from Peter Riegert's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.