Michael Cristofer
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Michael Cristofer (born January 22, 1945) is an American actor, playwright and filmmaker. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for The Shadow Box in 1977. From 2015 to 2019, he played the role of Phillip Price in the television series Mr. Robot.
Life and career
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Cristofer was born Michael Procaccino in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Mary and Joseph Procaccino.[1] He started his theatrical career as an actor, primarily on stage. He also started writing plays. He has also written numerous screenplays for film.
Cristofer was awarded a
Cristofer's film work includes the screenplays for The Shadow Box, directed by
His directing credits include Gia, starring Angelina Jolie, Mercedes Ruehl and Faye Dunaway, which was nominated for five Emmy Awards and for which he won a Directors Guild Award. He next directed Body Shots; and Original Sin, released in 2001.[citation needed]
For eight years, he worked as artistic advisor and finally co-artistic director of River Arts Repertory in Woodstock, New York, a company which produced plays by writers such as
Also at River Arts, he wrote stage adaptations of the films
After a 15-year hiatus, Cristofer returned to his acting career, appearing in
In 2010, Cristofer was a cast member on
In 2013–2014, he played millionaire witch-hunter Harrison Renard in American Horror Story: Coven. In 2015, Cristofer made guest appearances in four episodes of season one of Mr. Robot as Phillip Price, the shadowy CEO of the sinister E Corp, and he became a cast member in season two, three, and four.[citation needed]
Works
Plays
- The Shadow Box (1975)
- Black Angel (1978)
- The Lady and the Clarinet (1980)
- Breaking Up (1990)
- The Blues Are Running (1996)
- Man in the Ring (2016)[6]
Films
Year | Title | Director | Writer |
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1984 | Falling in Love | No | Yes |
1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | No | Yes |
1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | No | Yes |
1993 | Mr. Jones | No | Yes |
1997 | Breaking Up | No | Yes |
1999 | Body Shots | Yes | No |
2001 | Original Sin | Yes | Yes |
2005 | Casanova | No | Story |
2016 | Chuck | No | Yes |
2020 | The Night Clerk | Yes | Yes |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | The Exorcist |
voice | uncredited |
1974 | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Alessini | |
1978 | An Enemy of the People | Hovstad | |
1984 | The Little Drummer Girl | Tayeh | |
1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | CIA Agent Bill Jarvis | |
2009 | The Other Woman | Sheldon | |
2014 | Emoticon ;) | Walter Nevins | |
2015 | The Adderall Diaries | Paul Hora | |
Chronic | John | ||
The Girl in the Book | Dad | ||
2016 | Year by the Sea | Robin |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1980 | The Shadow Box | No | Yes | TV movie |
1982 | Candida | Yes | No | |
1998 | Gia | Yes | Yes | |
2009 | Georgia O'Keeffe
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No | Yes | |
Eastwick | No | Yes | episode "Pilot" |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974–1976 | Carl Sandburg's Lincoln | John Nicolay | 5 episodes |
1974 | The Magician | David Webster | episode: "The Illusion of Black Gold" |
Gunsmoke | Ben | 2 episodes | |
1975 | The Rookies | Charlie Phillips | episode: "Someone Who Cares" |
Kojak | Michael Viggers, Jr. | episode: "Over the Water" | |
1975 | Crime Club | Frank Swoboda | TV movie |
Knuckle | Curly | ||
1976 | The Entertainer | Frank | |
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln | Robert Lincoln
| ||
1977 | The Andros Targets | Ron Comack | episode: "The Surrender" |
2010 | Rubicon | Truxton Spangler | 11 episodes |
2012 | Suits | Paul Porter | episode: "The Choice" |
2012–2013 | Smash | Jerry Rand | 15 episodes |
2013–2016 | Ray Donovan | Father Daniel O'Connor | 5 episodes |
2013–2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Harrison Renard |
3 episodes |
2014 | Elementary | Isaac Pyke | episode: "Bella" |
2015–2019 | Mr. Robot | Phillip Price | main role |
References
- ^ a b c "Michael Cristofer Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Cristofer". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "The 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner in Drama". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "The Lighter Side of Michael Cristofer : Stage: The playwright's latest, opening tonight at the Old Globe, is about breaking up. But in an upbeat kind of way". Los Angeles Times. July 8, 1992.
- ^ Aucoin, Don (February 6, 2012). "A familiar face in 'Smash'". Boston Globe. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
- ^ "'Man in the Ring' a knockout world premiere at Court". Chicago Sun-Times. September 29, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2022.