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Richard Schiff

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American actor (born 1955)

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Richard Schiff is an American actor born in 1955 who has appeared in television, film, and theater productions. He is best known for his role as Toby Ziegler on the political drama series "The West Wing," which earned him an Emmy Award.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Richard Schiff is referenced by 347 other articles, and connects out to motion capture, Entourage and God of War Ragnarök.

It sits within the topics 20th-century American male actors, 21st-century American Jews and 21st-century American male actors.

Its subject is documented across 61 Wikipedia language editions.

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Richard Schiff
date of birth
1955-05-27
start of work period
1983-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Richard Schiff (born May 27, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, a role for which he received an Emmy Award. Schiff made his television directorial debut with The West Wing, directing an episode titled "Talking Points". He is on the National Advisory Board of the Council for a Livable World. He had a recurring role on the HBO series Ballers. He had a leading role in ABC's medical drama The Good Doctor, as Dr. Aaron Glassman, and portrayed Odin in Santa Monica Studio's God of War: Ragnarök, released in 2022.

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