John Rothman
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John Mahr Rothman (born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stage actor.
Life and career
Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. (née Davidson) and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Thomas Rothman.
A graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama, his Broadway stage credits include Richard Nelson's Some Americans Abroad and the 2007 revival of Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss. He performed in numerous Off-Broadway productions including his own one-person play The Impossible H. L. Mencken.
Rothman portrayed Union General John F. Reynolds in Gettysburg (1993). He has appeared on such shows as Guiding Light, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, and Arrested Development.
Rothman also appeared in such comedic movies as Ghostbusters (1984), Big (1988), Jingle All the Way (1996), Say It Isn't So (2001), Welcome to Mooseport (2004), Taxi (2004), and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), and portrayed real-life September 11 terror victim Edward Felt in the 2006 film United 93.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Jack Abel | |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice | Librarian | |
| 1983 | Zelig | Paul Deghuee | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Roger Delacorte, Library Administrator | |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer | |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Jonathan Rice | |
| 1987 | Three O'Clock High | Mr. Medved | |
| 1987 | Hello Again | Bearded Man | |
| 1988 | Big | Phil | |
| 1988 | The Boost | Ned | |
| 1989 | See You in the Morning | Veterinarian | |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Marvin Clay | |
| 1991 | The Boy Who Cried Bitch | Stokes | |
| 1992 | Mamma ci penso io | U.S. Consul | |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Chauffeur | |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | The Lawyer | |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Irate Driver | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Ralph | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Maj. Gen. John F. Reynolds | |
| 1995 | Copycat | Andy | |
| 1996 | The Associate | Jogging Track Executive | |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Mall Toy Store Manager | |
| 1996 | Childhood's End | Bernard Chute | |
| 1997 | Picture Perfect | Jim Davenport | |
| 1997 | A Further Gesture | FBI Agent No. 2 | |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | District Attorney Broygo | |
| 1998 | The Siege | Congressman Marshall | |
| 1999 | Two Ninas | Barry Litzer | |
| 1999 | 24 Nights | Paul | |
| 2000 | Dinner Rush | Gary Lieberman | |
| 2000 | Pollock | Harold Rosenberg | |
| 2001 | Say It Isn't So | Larry Falwell | |
| 2001 | Plan B | Dr. Pete | |
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold | Executive #1 | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Jerry | Uncredited |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Ben | |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Quesada Attorney | |
| 2003 | Easy | Lawrence Harris | |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseport | Stu | |
| 2004 | Knots | Dave's Lawyer | |
| 2004 | The Door in the Floor | Minty O'Hare | |
| 2004 | I Heart Huckabees | Corporate Board #2 | |
| 2004 | Taxi | Business Man | |
| 2005 | Brooklyn Lobster | Sal Guardino | |
| 2005 | Prime | Jack Bloomberg | |
| 2005 | The Ringer | Priest | |
| 2006 | United 93 | Edward P. Felt | |
| 2006 | The Devil Wears Prada | Editor | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Puffy Man | |
| 2007 | Dark Matter | Rene | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Matan Meshenberg | |
| 2007 | Day Zero | Rifkin's Father | |
| 2007 | Reservation Road | Minister | |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Carl | |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Business Man | |
| 2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Dentist | |
| 2008 | The Understudy | Unknown | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | Dr. Myron | |
| 2009 | Adam | Beranbaum | |
| 2009 | According to Greta | Edgar | |
| 2011 | Choose | Elliot Vincent | |
| 2012 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter | Jefferson Davis | |
| 2012 | Hitchcock | Accountant | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Northern Borders | Judge Allen | |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment | Chelsea's Father | |
| 2014 | Affluenza | Rabbi Cohen | |
| 2015 | Peter and John | Attorney Bennett | |
| 2015 | Stealing Chanel | Charles Borden | |
| 2015 | Her Composition | Dean | |
| 2016 | Good Kids | Mr. Evans | |
| 2016 | My Art | John | |
| 2017 | Fits and Starts | Publisher | |
| 2018 | Hot Air | Kent | |
| 2019 | The Report | Sheldon Whitehouse | |
| 2019 | Bombshell | Martin Hyman | |
| 2020 | Nocturne | Roger | |
| 2021 | Small Engine Repair | Mr. Walker | Uncredited |
| 2022 | Call Jane | Director McDonald | |
| 2023 | Maybe I Do | Neighbor Next Door | |
| 2024 | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | Roger Delacorte, Library Administrator | |
| 2024 | Lost Nation | Governor George Clinton | |
| 2026 | The Accompanist | Oscar |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Ryan's Hope | Ralph Pugh | |
| 1982 | Nurse | Dr. Mitchell | |
| 1984 | How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Contest Judge | TV movie |
| 1985–1987 | Tales from the Darkside | Young Man / Jim | |
| 1986 | Saturday Night Live | Priest | |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Stanley Michaels | |
| 1990–2010 | Law & Order | Expert Witness / Steven Strelzik / O'Hara / Internist | |
| 1991 | Separate but Equal | Jack Greenberg | |
| 1991 | Golden Years | Dr. Ackerman | |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Arthur Cohen #2 | |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Gerald Zimmer | |
| 1994 | Birdland | Dr. Alan Bergman | |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Mr. Lerdner | |
| 1997 | Screen One | Aurora Exec. Officer | |
| 1998 | Dellaventura | Dr. Tim Spivak | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Warren Moburg | |
| 1998 | Witness to the Mob | White House Advisor | TV movie |
| 1998 | Rear Window | Franklin Porter | TV movie |
| 1999 | Trinity | Clayton | |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Ross Green | |
| 2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Estate Lawyer | TV movie |
| 2000 | Deadline | Joshua Roth | |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | Dr. Diamond | |
| 2004 | Arrested Development | Charles Milford | |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Christopher Coddington | |
| 2006 | Conviction | Martin Bernip | |
| 2006 | Rescue Me | Bud | |
| 2007–2009 | Guiding Light | Judge Joe Green | |
| 2009 | Damages | Earl Jacoby | |
| 2009 | Kings | Minister of Finance | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Peter Evans | |
| 2010 | Bored to Death | Dean Saunders | |
| 2011 | Onion News Network | Ronald Noth | |
| 2011 | Private Practice | Lawrence Freedman | |
| 2011 | Chaos | Byron Duke | |
| 2011 | The Whole Truth | Proctor | |
| 2012 | White Collar | Graham Slater | |
| 2012 | Game Change | A. B. Culvahouse | TV movie |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Walter Harris | |
| 2014 | Elementary | Elias Openshaw | |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura | Pastor Bob | |
| 2014–2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Edward Kofax | |
| 2015–2017 | One Mississippi | Bill | |
| 2016 | Deadbeat | Saul | |
| 2017 | Suits | Walter Samson | |
| 2019 | Bull | Blake Powers | |
| 2022 | The Blacklist | Wallace Avery | |
| 2023 | Painkiller | Mortimer Sackler | |
| 2023 | Julia | Alfred Knopf |
External links
- at IMDb
- at the Internet Broadway Database
- John Rothman on