Ron Rifkin: Summary

Recent Role:: Saul Holden on Brothers & Sisters

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 10-31-1939

Birthplace:: New York, New York, USA

Ron Rifkin is 5' 10" (1.78 m). He is married to Iva Rifkin since 1966.

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.
He participated in these movies as well: 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; and in Light Up the Sky at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. He also appeared in several episodes of Nero Wolfe, with Timothy Hutton directing. Other film projects for 2001 include starring roles in Dragonfly with Kevin Costner, The Majestic with Jim Carrey and Sum of All Fears with Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman.

Currently Rifkin stars as Arvin Sloane in Alias, with Jennifer Garner. Ron Rifkin is 5' 10" (1.78 m). He is married to Iva Rifkin since 1966.

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...

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cavanagh15
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One of the best television villians of all time. I have never seen a person able to get in front of a camera and deliver a strong monolouge like Ron Rifkin can. He makes u look at his character and he makes us make a connection with him. My favorite Alias episode with Ron Rifkin in it has to be "In Dreams..." because it just showed how he was able to get into everyones hearts. I almost cried during that episode when he was in the dream state, which says a lot about the way he was able to portray his character. I wish his character would have stayed bad throughout the entire thing, but thats a pick at the wrtiers and not a pick at him directly. I think he is one of the best television villains of all time and I dont think I could see him playing a better role in the future then the role he played in Alias - hes the greatest Alias character of all time (other then sark. xDDD )
09/17/07 10:01am | report abuse
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PabloExobar
member since: Jul 8, 2007
Portrayed the best villain on TV: Arvin Sloane. ...Continue »
Ron Rifkin is one of the greatest actors you can ever see. His portrayal of Arvin Sloane is absolutely wonderful.

He manages to make you hate the character yet feel symphaty towards him at the same time. Most of the times, one look at Rifkin's eyes can say more than 100 lines from a different actor. He showed mercy to nobody, except for a couple of people who were ready to kill him anytime, which is an incredibly complex relationship to act. He was perfectly cast, simply put. Alias season 2 was his absolutely best season.

It's kinda funny that while he was the ultimate villain, for the most of the show, he was a "good guy".

He's definitely one of the main reasons I loved Alias. And I'm glad to see that his career didn't end with Alias, but it carries on.
09/16/07 11:27pm | report abuse
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LisaGansky
member since: Jun 8, 2005
Ron Rifkin is fabulous as Sloane on Alias. He's a really great actor, and perfectly cast. ...Continue »
Alias is one of my favorite shows, and Ron Rifkin is one of the reasons for that. He's so sickeningly evil. I was so caught of guard when I actually felt sympathy for Sloan when he lost his wife Emily. One thing that I'm not so sure of... it seems like he might wear contacts or something on Alias? His eyes often look totally black, making him have a creepy, evil look.
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