John Rothman

This article is about the actor. For the political historian and San Francisco radio personality with a similar name, seeJohn Rothmann.

John Mahr Rothman(born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stageactor.

John Rothman
Born	John Mahr Rothman (1949-06-03)June 3, 1949 Baltimore,Maryland,U.S.
Education	Wesleyan University(BA) Yale University(MFA)
Years active	1980–present
Family	Thomas Rothman(brother) Jessica Harper(sister-in-law) Glenn Shadix(second cousin)

Life and career

Rothman was born inBaltimore,Maryland,the son of Elizabeth D. (néeDavidson) and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer.He is the brother of film executiveThomas Rothman.

A graduate ofWesleyan Universityand theYale School of Drama,hisBroadwaystage credits includeRichard Nelson'sSome Americans Abroadand the 2007revivalofCraig Lucas'sPrelude to a Kiss. He performed in numerousOff-Broadwayproductions including his own one-person playThe Impossible H. L. Mencken.

Rothman portrayedUnionGeneralJohn F. ReynoldsinGettysburg(1993). He has appeared on such shows asGuiding Light,Blue Bloods,Law & Order,andArrested Development.

Rothman also appeared in such comedic movies asGhostbusters(1984),Big(1988),Jingle All the Way(1996),Say It Isn't So(2001),Welcome to Mooseport(2004),Taxi(2004), andGhostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024), and portrayed real-lifeSeptember 11terror victim Edward Felt in the 2006 filmUnited 93.

Filmography

• Stardust Memories(1980) as Jack Abel
• Ryan's Hope(1981, TV Series) as Ralph Pugh
• Sophie's Choice(1982) as Librarian
• Zelig(1983) as Paul Deghuee
• Ghostbusters(1984) as Roger Delacorte, Library Administrator
• The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985) as Mr. Hirsch's Lawyer
• Heartburn(1986) as Jonathan Rice
• Three O'Clock High(1987) as Mr. Medved
• Hello Again(1987) as Bearded Man
• Big(1988) as Phil
• The Boost(1988) as Ned
• See You in the Morning(1989) as Veterinarien
• Bloodhounds of Broadway(1989) as Marvin Clay
• Law & Order(1990–2010, TV Series) as Expert Witness / Steven Strelzik / O'Hara / Internist
• The Boy Who Cried Bitch(1991) as Stokes
• Golden Years(1991, Miniseries) as Dr. Ackerman
• Mamma ci penso io(1992) as U.S. Consul
• The Pickle(1993) as Chauffeur
• Gettysburg(1993) as Maj. Gen.John F. Reynolds
• Mr. Wonderful(1993) as Ralph
• NYPD Blue(1993, TV Series) as Gerald Zimmer
• Where the Rivers Flow North(1993) as The Lawyer
• Copycat(1995) as Andy
• The Associate(1996) as Jogging Track Executive
• Jingle All The Way(1996) as Mall Toy Store Manager
• Childhood's End(1996) as Bernard Chute
• Picture Perfect(1997) as Jim Davenport
• A Further Gesture(1997) as FBI Agent No: 2
• The Devil's Advocate(1997) as District Attorney Broygo
• Witness to the Mob(1998, TV Movie) as White House Advisor
• The Siege(1998) as Congressman Marshall
• Two Ninas(1999) as Barry Litzer
• 24 Nights(1999) as Paul
• Dinner Rush(2000) as Gary Lieberman
• Pollock(2000) asHarold Rosenberg
• Say It Isn't So(2001) as Larry Falwell
• Plan B(2001) as Dr. Pete
• Kate & Leopold(2001) as Executive #1
• Unfaithful(2002) as Jerry (uncredited)
• The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest(2002) as Ben
• Daredevil(2003) as Quesada Attorney
• Easy(2003) as Lawrence Harris
• Arrested Development(2004, TV Series) as Charles Milford
• Welcome to Mooseport(2004) as Stu
• Knots(2004) as Dave's Lawyer
• The Door in the Floor(2004) as Minty O'Hare
• I Heart Huckabees(2004) as Corporate Board #2
• Taxi(2004) as Business Man
• Brooklyn Lobster(2005) as Sal Guardino
• Prime(2005) as Jack Bloomberg
• The Ringer(2005) as Priest
• United 93(2006) as Edward P. Felt
• The Devil Wears Prada(2006) as Editor
• Rescue Me(2006, TV Series) as Bud
• The Hoax(2006) as Puffy Man
• Dark Matter(2007) as Rene
• Arranged(2007) as Matan Meshenberg
• Day Zero(2007) as Rifkin's Father
• Reservation Road(2007) as Minister
• Enchanted(2007) as Carl
• Guiding Light(2007–2009, TV Series) as Judge Joe Green
• The Accidental Husband(2008) as Business Man
• Synecdoche, New York(2008) as Dentist
• The Understudy(2008)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008) as Dr. Myron
• Damages(2009, TV Series) as Earl Jacoby
• Adam(2009) as Beranbaum
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2009, TV Series) as Peter Evans
• According to Greta(2009) as Edgar
• Choose(2011) as Elliot Vincent
• The Onion News Network(2011, TV Series) as Ronald Noth
• White Collar(2012, TV Series) as Graham Slater
• Blue Bloods(2012, TV Series)as Walter Harris
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter(2012) as Jefferson Davis
• Hitchcock(2012) as Accountant (uncredited)
• Northern Borders(2013) as Judge Allen
• That Awkward Moment(2014) as Chelsea's Father
• Affluenza(2014) as Rabbi Cohen
• Law & Order: SVU(2014–2019, TV Series) as Judge Edward Kofax
• Peter and John(2015) as Attorney Bennett
• Stealing Chanel(2015) as Charles Borden
• Her Composition(2015) as Dean
• One Mississippi(2015–2017, TV Series) as Bill
• Good Kids(2016) as Mr. Evans
• My Art(2016) as John
• Fits and Starts(2017) as Publisher
• The Report(2019) asSheldon Whitehouse
• Bombshell(2019) as Martin Hyman
• Small Engine Repair(2021) as Mr. Walker
• The Blacklist(2022) as Wallace Avery
• Painkiller(2022) asMortimer Sackler
• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire(2024) as Roger Delacorte, Library Administrator

External links

• John RothmanatIMDb
• John Rothmanat theInternet Broadway Database
• John Rothman onRotten Tomatoes