Richard Portnow
Acting
Biography
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Richard Portnow (born January 26, 1947) is a prolific American character actor who played Howard Stern's father, Ben in the movie Private Parts. He has appeared on The Sopranos and many other films, video games, and television shows such as Hannah Montana and Boston Legal.
As actor 162
The Mentalist
2008
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Shameless
2011
The Sopranos
1999
Castle
2009
Suits
2011
Hawaii Five-0
2010
JAG
1995
Elementary
2012
Grimm
2011
Seinfeld
1989
The Good Wife
2009
The Nanny
1993
Cold Case
2003
Boston Legal
2004
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Nip/Tuck
2003
The Shield
2002
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Parks and Recreation
2009
Las Vegas
2003
American Playhouse
1982
Judging Amy
1999
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Spin City
1996
Mad About You
1992
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
2026
Hannah Montana
2006
Se7en
1995
Timeless
2016
Franklin & Bash
2011
Matlock
2024
Boy Meets World
1993
Dinosaurs
1991
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Equalizer
1985
Dear John
1988
Wiseguy
1987
The Commish
1991
Dream On
1990
Talking Sopranos
2020
Dave's World
1993
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
Sister Act
1992
Outlaw
2010
Fallen Angels
1993
Tinker Bell
2008
Dirt
2007
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Twins
1988
Oldboy
2013
How to Make It in America
2010
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
Say Anything...
1989
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
1999
Father of the Bride
1991
Kindergarten Cop
1990
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
Barton Fink
1991
Perfect Stranger
2007
Find Me Guilty
2006
Hitchcock
2012
Café Society
2016
Beethoven
1992
The Spirit
2008
The Oldest Rookie
1987
Trumbo
2015
EZ Streets
1996
Heart and Souls
1993
Mad City
1997
Something Is Out There
1988
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
Bogus
1996
Nanny Cam
2014
Higher Power
2018
Happy Accidents
2000
The Unscarred
2000
Private Parts
1997
Ryan Caulfield: Year One
1999
Bella Mafia
1997
Tin Men
1987
Radio Days
1987
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Havana
1990
Man of the House
1995
For the Boys
1991
Shadow of Doubt
1998
Courage
1986
Stakeout
2019
Duke
2013
Home Free
1993
Dragstrip Girl
1994
Witness Protection
1999
Night Eyes 3
1993
The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All
1999
The Squeeze
1987
Trial by Jury
1994
Good Time Max
2008
My Giant
1998
Andover
2018
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
Postal Worker
1998
Poolhall Junkies
2002
Hiding Out
1987
Roe v. Wade
2021
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
2025
2 Jacks
2012
Lipstick Camera
1994
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
2006
Fallen Arches
2000
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
1991
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
Imaginary Friend
2012
Across the Moon
1994
Tony n' Tina's Wedding
2004
Holly Day
2018
Milo
1998
Peter Gunn
1989
Original Sin
1989
Road Kill
1999
A Deadly Silence
1989
Double Bang
2001
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
1987
S.F.W.
1995
The Wish List
2010
Guy
1997
Desert Thunder
1998
The House of Blue Leaves
1987
Meet the Hollowheads
1989
The Indian
2007
Lured Innocence
1998
In Dangerous Company
1988
Killer by Nature
2010
Chasing Robert
2007
Underdogs
2013
The Minis
2009
In the Dark
2013
Beauty and the Beast
1987
This Last Lonely Place
2014
Frank and Ava
2018
Donor Unknown
1995
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning
1995
Sinatra! Eternity
2025
Chattahoochee
1990
A Night of Nightmares
2012
Ballad of the Nightingale
1999
Under New Management
2009
Trump Unauthorized
2005
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
Based on an Untrue Story
1993
Parallel
2015
The Gliksmans
2017
Life Is Hot in Cracktown
2009
Meet the Mobsters
2005
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
1983
Under the City
2005
The Christmas Pageant
2011
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Almost Partners
1987
Zigs
2001
The Incredible Life and Times of Robert Ripley Believe It or Not!
1993
The Ghost of Spoon River
2000