Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Birthday: 1955-05-27

Place of birth: Bethesda, Maryland, USA

Also known as: Ρίτσαρντ Σιφ, Richard Shiff, 理查德·希夫, ریچارد شیف

imdb_id: nm0771493

Biography:

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing Toby Ziegler on the NBC television drama The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, he is the middle of three sons of Edward, a real estate lawyer, and Charlotte, a cable TV and publishing executive. His parents divorced when he was 12, and he dropped out of high school, switching to night school before later studying at the City College of New York, though he did not graduate. After living for a time in Colorado, he returned to New York to study acting and began his career doing experimental works in New York's downtown theater district and independent films. Schiff has since appeared in over fifty films, including notable roles in Seven, Malcolm X, City Hall, Deep Impact, The Lost World, I Am Sam, Ray, Man of Steel, and many others. He made his directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode entitled "Talking Points." In recent years, he provided the voice and motion-capture for Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022. Throughout his career, Schiff has established himself as a versatile character actor capable of handling both dramatic and comedic roles across film, television, and theater.

Played in movies:

Swipe NYC

Score: 10.0

Se7en

Score: 8.4

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Score: 8.0

I Am Sam

Score: 7.6

Malcolm X

Score: 7.5

Beach Pillows

Score: 7.5

Ray

Score: 7.5

Speed

Score: 7.1

The Hudsucker Proxy

Score: 7.1

Psych 2: Lassie Come Home

Score: 7.1

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Score: 7.0

The Pentagon Wars

Score: 6.8

Before I Disappear

Score: 6.7

Made in Dagenham

Score: 6.7

Till Death Us Do Part

Score: 6.7

The Bodyguard

Score: 6.7

My Life

Score: 6.7

Martian Child

Score: 6.7

Man of Steel

Score: 6.6

Kill the Messenger

Score: 6.6

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Score: 6.6

Young Guns II

Score: 6.5

PoliWood

Score: 6.5

Take Me to the River

Score: 6.5

Rapid Fire

Score: 6.4

Shock and Awe

Score: 6.4

Clemency

Score: 6.3

Hoffa

Score: 6.3

Last Chance Harvey

Score: 6.3

Entourage

Score: 6.3

Johnny English Reborn

Score: 6.2

Deep Impact

Score: 6.2

The Public Eye

Score: 6.2

The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom

Score: 6.2

Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight

Score: 6.2

The Infidel

Score: 6.1

Geostorm

Score: 6.1

Grace of My Heart

Score: 6.1

Civic Duty

Score: 6.1

American Fable

Score: 6.0

Decoding Annie Parker

Score: 6.0

Crazy in Alabama

Score: 6.0

The Gambler

Score: 6.0

The Arrival

Score: 6.0

Imagine That

Score: 6.0

The Automatic Hate

Score: 6.0

Volcano

Score: 5.9

Speechless

Score: 5.9

City Hall

Score: 5.9

Living Out Loud

Score: 5.9

Solitary Man

Score: 5.9

The Trigger Effect

Score: 5.8

Whatever It Takes

Score: 5.8

Major League II

Score: 5.7

Doctor Dolittle

Score: 5.7

Touch

Score: 5.7

Michael

Score: 5.7

Fire with Fire

Score: 5.7

Innocent

Score: 5.6

Rough Magic

Score: 5.5

Forces of Nature

Score: 5.4

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Score: 5.4

Tank Girl

Score: 5.4

Heaven

Score: 5.4

After Class

Score: 5.4

Alien Code

Score: 5.4

Forever Lulu

Score: 5.4

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Score: 5.3

People I Know

Score: 5.3

Gun Shy

Score: 5.2

Lucky Numbers

Score: 5.2

Knife Fight

Score: 5.1

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Score: 5.1

Special Report: Journey to Mars

Score: 5.0

Ghost in the Machine

Score: 4.6

Another Harvest Moon

Score: 4.6

Skinner

Score: 4.6

Loved

Score: 4.2

Arena Brains

Score: 3.7

Trenchcoat in Paradise

Score: 3.5

Santa Fe

Score: 3.4

Vandal

Score: 2.0

Medium Straight

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Brooklyn South

Score: 9.7

The Good Doctor

Score: 8.5

The West Wing

Score: 8.3

White Collar

Score: 8.2

Bones

Score: 8.2

Tales from the Crypt

Score: 8.0

Monk

Score: 8.0

ER

Score: 7.8

Murder One

Score: 7.8

Murder One

Score: 7.8

Roswell

Score: 7.7

The Practice

Score: 7.7

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Score: 7.7

Key & Peele

Score: 7.6

NCIS

Score: 7.6

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Score: 7.5

Burn Notice

Score: 7.5

Counterpart

Score: 7.5

Once Upon a Time

Score: 7.4

Entourage

Score: 7.4

Mom

Score: 7.3

Maybe This Time

Score: 7.3

Chicago Hope

Score: 7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

Becker

Score: 7.1

In Plain Sight

Score: 7.1

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior

Score: 7.1

Manhattan

Score: 7.1

NYPD Blue

Score: 7.0

NYPD Blue

Score: 7.0

MADtv

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Rogue

Score: 6.9

The $100,000 Pyramid

Score: 6.9

Chicago Justice

Score: 6.8

Ballers

Score: 6.8

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Score: 6.8

Eli Stone

Score: 6.8

The Grinder

Score: 6.7

The John Larroquette Show

Score: 6.7

House of Lies

Score: 6.6

Ally McBeal

Score: 6.6

Doogie Howser, M.D.

Score: 6.5

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Score: 6.4

Murphy Brown

Score: 6.4

Wild Palms

Score: 6.3

The Mindy Project

Score: 6.2

Love & War

Score: 6.2

Up All Night

Score: 6.0

Newsnight

Score: 6.0

Murder in the First

Score: 5.7

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Score: 5.7

The Cape

Score: 5.0

Relativity

Score: 4.8

Cruel Doubt

Score: 4.4

The View

Score: 4.3

Past Life

Score: 3.6

If Not for You

Score: 3.0

Celebrity Poker Showdown

Score: 0.0

Chasing the Hill

Score: 0.0

The Best Damn Sports Show Period

Score: 0.0