Richard Schiff

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Richard Schiff Wiki Biography

Richard Schiff was born on the 27th May 1955, in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and is an actor and comedian perhaps best known to the world for his role of Toby Ziegler in the NBC TV drama entitled “The West Wing”, for which role he received an Emmy Award. He is also recognized as a TV director and producer. His career has been active since the mid-1980s.

Have you ever wondered how rich Richard Schiff is? According to authoritative sources, it is estimated that Richard Schiff’s net worth is $5 million as of late 2015, with the main source of this amount of money being his career in the entertainment industry, especially in TV series and movies.

Richard Schiff grew up in his hometown, as the middle child of Edward Schiff, who worked as a lawyer, and Charlotte, who worked as a TV and publishing executive. He attended high school but he didn’t finish, so later he obtained an equivalency diploma. Afterwards, he became a student at the City College of New York, but according to sources from the college, he didn’t graduate. However, he moved to Colorado to work as a firewood chopper, but didn’t give up on education, so two years later in 1975, came back to New York and started to study acting at the same college; soon after, he joined their theater program.

Schiff began his career firstly as a director, with off-Broadway shows such as “Antigone” in 1983, however by the mid-1980s he had switched to acting. In 1988 he made his debut film appearance in the role of Pat Harding in the film “Medium Straight”. In 1990, he was cast in the sequel of the 1988 “Young Guns”, “The Young Guns II”. After two years, Richard found a new engagement in the Roger Spottiswoode`s film “Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot”, which featured Sylvester Stallone in the lead role. Through 1997, he had numerous small roles in films such as “City Hall” (1996), “Se7en” (1995), “Rough Magic” (1995), “Tank Girl” (1995) and others; then he was cast as Eddie Carr in the Steven Spielberg`s film “The Lost World: Jurassic Park”.

Ever since then, Schiff’s career has gone only upward, and so has his net worth; the roles succeeded one another, starting with Dr. Gene “Geno” Reiss in the film “Dr. Dolittle” in 1998, then appearing as Joe in the film “Forces Of Nature” (1999), alongside stars such as Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock, and in 2001, he starred in the role of Mr. Turner alongside Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in “I Am Sam”.

Furthermore, Schiff appeared in films “What`s The Worst That Could Happen” (2001), “Martian Child” (2007), “Imagine That” (2009), “Solitary Man” (2009), which increased his net worth by a large margin. In recent years, he was cast in films such as “Another Harvest Moon” (2010), “Before I Disappear” (2014), “Man of Steel” (2013), “Knife Fight” (2012), and “Entourage” (2015), which have also added to his net worth.

Apart from his successful career on big screens, Schiff is also known for his TV roles; in the beginning he earned a few part time roles in series like “ER”, “NYPD Blue”, and “Relativity”. However in 1999, Schiff was cast in a lead role in the TV series “The West Wing”, which was aired for seven full seasons, significantly increasing Richard`s net worth. In 2010, Richard was selected to play Dr. Malachi Talmadge in the TV series “Past Life”.Furthermore, in 2012 he was a part of the TV series “House OF Lies”, and “Chasing the Hill” in 2013. More recently, Schiff was one of the lead actors in the series “Murder in the First” (2014), “Manhattan” (2014-2015), and “Rogue” (2015-2016).

Overall, Schiff is one of the better actors of Hollywood, having appeared in over 130 film and TV titles, and winning numerous prestigious awards, such as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work in “The West Wing”.

Regarding his personal life, Richard Schiff married to Sheila Kelley in 1996, and they have two children. In his free time, he is an active supporter of the Democratic Party and Barack Obama.

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Richard Schiff Quick Info

Full Name Richard Schiff
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth May 27, 1955
Place Of Birth Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession Actor, Television Director, Television Producer
Education City College of New York
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Sheila Kelley (m. 1996)
Children Gus Schiff, Ruby Christine Schiff
Parents Edward Schiff, Charlotte Schiff
Siblings Paul Schiff
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/Richard-SCHIFF-32821271088
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/richard_schiff
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0771493
Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor
Movies Man of Steel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Dr. Dolittle, I Am Sam, The Infidel, Last Chance Harvey, Johnny English Reborn, The Arrival, Seven, What’s the Worst That Could Happen?, Deep Impact, Made in Dagenham, Fire with Fire, Living Out Loud, People I Know, Gun Shy, Forces of Nature, Decoding Ann…
TV Shows Murder in the First, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, Past Life, The West Wing, Relativity

Richard Schiff Trademarks

  1. His Beard

Richard Schiff Quotes

  • I remember the day Richard Nixon won in 1968. That was a time that seemed certain to bring about long awaited seismic change in America. But events of tragic proportion took us on a turn. Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. were suddenly dead.
  • It seems not to matter that we are at the brink of a war that may spread beyond Afghanistan and Iraq to Iran and Georgia and then where? To Syria? To North Korea? To China? That we in America are in economic doldrums and are seeing small businesses fold and houses reclaimed by banks and a smouldering panic that is palpable everywhere.
  • We are often too late with our brilliance. We are on time delay. The only instant gratification comes in the form of potato chips. The rest will find us by surprise somewhere down the road maybe as we sleep and dream of other things.
  • Listen – I like musicals. Even when they’re bad, there’s a couple of dancers I can watch.
  • Every role is challenging in its own way, but the most challenging roles are the ones that are badly written – then it’s completely up to you to come up with something that is interesting to the story and myself as an actor.
  • I have to admit I’ve rarely been happier in my life. I have been absolutely thrilled to be back in New York and living a block from where I grew up. Just to be back in New York and, quite honestly, away from Hollywood has been an absolute thrill for me. I feel like I’m a real actor again.
  • I love David Fincher – even though it was just two scenes, I loved the way we worked and could tell by the way he was shooting it that this was going to be an affective movie to say the least.
  • I love my wife… but sometimes not so much. Frustration and fights can muck up a good thing. And just when a thing can move past differences and into the realm of peace and prosperity, another thing – an old idea or new interpretation or any spark that relights the paradigms that comfort us – will keep us where we are, where it is safe.
  • It was tough doing ‘Underneath the Lintel’ in New Jersey in the wintertime, but rewarding. Those audiences were lively and interactive. On-stage was great, but off-stage was difficult.
  • I was doing a play out in L.A. 20-some-odd years ago called ‘Goose and Tomtom’ by David Rabe, and somebody saw it and the next thing I know I’m doing the table read of the film version of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ with Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon – one of the great films of our generation.
  • I am one of the lucky ones; believe me, I haven’t forgotten that.
  • I fell in love with my wife twenty years ago. I am only now, it seems, getting it through my very thick skull how lucky I am.
  • I’ve been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I’ve later regretted.
  • My favourite British spots are any of the beautiful parks, especially on a sunny day such as this, after a long stretch of cold, cloudy and rainy days.
  • I mean everyone, from Al Pacino to Murphy Guyer, are phenomenal actors.
  • I wanna be in action movies, I wanna be the tough guy… I wanna scare people.
  • Things happen to us and reaction is sometimes tough to measure.
  • I imagine an America that can actually change. That we become a nation that prospers again but without pillaging the resources of nations that make their people hate us. That we become a nation that, as the constitution says in its preamble, its very first paragraph, ‘promotes the general welfare’ of its people.

Richard Schiff Important Facts

  • $70,000 /episode(2001)
  • Played different characters in Ally McBeal (1997) and The Practice (1997), two shows that are set in the same universe.
  • Daughter, Ruby Christine.
  • Received an alumni association award from his alma mater, the City College of New York, for outstanding post-graduate achievement. [2000]
  • Schiff and Sheila Kelley have a son, Gus.

Richard Schiff Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Vandal 2017 filming Actor
When We Rise 2017 TV Mini-Series completed Judge Walker Actor
Counterpart 2017 TV Series pre-production Roland Fancher Actor
Shock and Awe 2017 filming The Usual Actor
The Men 2017 post-production Dr. Driskoll Actor
Rogue 2015-2017 TV Series Marty Stein Actor
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency 2016 TV Series Zimmerfield Actor
Ballers 2015-2016 TV Series Mr. Anderson Actor
House of Lies 2012-2016 TV Series Harrison ‘Skip’ Galweather Actor
Mom 2016 TV Series Robert Actor
American Fable 2016 Jonathan Actor
The Grinder 2016 TV Series Gordon Stutz Actor
The Affair 2015 TV Series Jon Gottlief Actor
Manhattan 2014-2015 TV Series Occam Actor
Gen Zed 2015 TV Series Father O’Brien (2015) (voice) Actor
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2015 TV Series Dean Fairchild Actor
Lego Jurassic World 2015 Video Game Eddie Carr (voice, uncredited) Actor
Entourage 2015 Director Actor
The Automatic Hate 2015 Dr. Ronald Green Actor
Take Me to the River 2015 Don Actor
Key and Peele 2014 TV Series Ambassador Actor
The Gambler 2014/III Jeweler Actor
Kill the Messenger 2014 Richard Zuckerman Actor
Murder in the First 2014 TV Series David Hertzberg Actor
Before I Disappear 2014 Bruce Warham Actor
Beach Pillows 2014 Henry Midwood Actor
Bones 2013 TV Series Professor Leon Watters Actor
Man of Steel 2013 Dr. Emil Hamilton Actor
Decoding Annie Parker 2013 Allen Actor
Chasing the Hill 2012-2013 TV Series Charlie Kowles Actor
Fire with Fire 2012/II Harold Gethers Actor
NCIS 2012 TV Series Harper Dearing Actor
The Mindy Project 2012 TV Series Doctor Actor
Walk and Talk the Vote: West Wing Reunion – Bridget Mary McCormack 2012 Video short Toby Ziegler Actor
Knife Fight 2012 Dimitris Vargas Actor
Once Upon a Time 2012 TV Series King Leopold Actor
Innocent 2011 TV Movie Tommy Molto Actor
Up All Night 2011 TV Series Dr. Dean Chafin Actor
Johnny English Reborn 2011 Titus Fisher Actor
Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 2011 TV Series Jack Fickler Actor
White Collar 2011 TV Series Andrew Stanzler Actor
The Cape 2011 TV Series Patrick Portman Actor
Any Human Heart 2010 TV Series Dr. Byrne Actor
Another Harvest Moon 2010 Jeffrey Actor
Made in Dagenham 2010 Robert Tooley Actor
Svetlana 2010 TV Series Dr. Lawrence Actor
Past Life 2010 TV Series Dr. Malachi Talmadge Actor
The Infidel 2010 Lenny Goldberg Actor
Solitary Man 2009 Steve Heller Actor
Imagine That 2009 Carl Simons Actor
In Plain Sight 2009 TV Series Samuel Garfinkel Actor
Ceremonies of the Horsemen 2009 Short Lieb Actor
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008 TV Series Charles Fischer
Paul Stewart
Actor
Last Chance Harvey 2008 Marvin Actor
Monk 2008 TV Series Dr. Lawrence Climan Actor
Eli Stone 2008 TV Series David Green Actor
Martian Child 2007 Lefkowitz Actor
Waiting 2007/II Short John Actor
Burn Notice 2007 TV Series Phillip Cowan Actor
The West Wing 1999-2006 TV Series Toby Ziegler Actor
Civic Duty 2006 FBI Agent Tom Hilary Actor
Entourage 2005 TV Series Richard Schiff Actor
Ray 2004/I Jerry Wexler Actor
With It 2004 Short Virgil LaRocca Actor
People I Know 2002 Elliot Sharansky Actor
I Am Sam 2001 Mr. Turner Actor
What’s the Worst That Could Happen? 2001 Walter Greenbaum Actor
Lucky Numbers 2000 Jerry Green Actor
Forever Lulu 2000 Jerome Ellsworth Actor
Whatever It Takes 2000 P.E. Teacher Actor
Gun Shy 2000 Elliott Actor
Roswell 1999 TV Series Agent Stevens Actor
Crazy in Alabama 1999 Norman Actor
Becker 1999 TV Series Berry Actor
Forces of Nature 1999 Joe Actor
Living Out Loud 1998 Phil Francato Actor
Heaven 1998 Stanner Actor
Doctor Dolittle 1998 Dr. Gene ‘Geno’ Reiss Actor
Ally McBeal 1998 TV Series Bernie Gilson Actor
Deep Impact 1998 Don Biederman Actor
Brooklyn South 1998 TV Series Chris McIntrick Actor
The Practice 1998 TV Series Bob Show Actor
The Pentagon Wars 1998 TV Movie Colonel Smith Actor
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1998 TV Movie Mr. Green Actor
Santa Fe 1997 Alex Actor
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 Eddie Carr Actor
NYPD Blue 1995-1997 TV Series Steve Cameron / Vartan Illiescu Actor
The Lost World: Jurassic Park – Chaos Island 1997 Video Game Eddie Carr (voice) Actor
Volcano 1997 Haskins Actor
Relativity 1996-1997 TV Series Barry Roth Actor
Loved 1997 District Attorney Steve Waters Actor
Touch 1997 Jerry Actor
Michael 1996 Italian Waiter Actor
Grace of My Heart 1996 Audition Record Producer Actor
The Trigger Effect 1996 Gun Shop Clerk Actor
Chicago Hope 1996 TV Series Mark Sarison Actor
ER 1996 TV Series Mr. Bartoli Actor
Special Report: Journey to Mars 1996 TV Movie Eric Altman Actor
High Incident 1996 TV Series Ed Ossip Actor
The Arrival 1996 Calvin Actor
City Hall 1996 Larry Schwartz Actor
Murder One 1995 TV Series Prof. Stanley Fletcher Actor
Maybe This Time 1995 TV Series Perlman Actor
If Not for You 1995 TV Series Chernikov Actor
Se7en 1995 Mark Swarr Actor
Rough Magic 1995 Marvin Wiggins Actor
Tank Girl 1995 Trooper in Trench Actor
Speechless 1994 Sound Technician (uncredited) Actor
Love & War 1994 TV Series Lester Michaels Actor
Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas 1994 TV Movie Deputy Dano Actor
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight 1994 TV Movie Movietone News Director Actor
Speed 1994 Train Driver Actor
Thunder Alley 1994 TV Series Pat Perkins Actor
Major League II 1994 Director Actor
Murphy Brown 1994 TV Series Mel Woodworthy Actor
The John Larroquette Show 1994 TV Series Wilson Actor
The Hudsucker Proxy 1994 Mailroom Screamer Actor
Ghost in the Machine 1993 Scanner Technician Actor
My Life 1993 Young Bill Ivanovich Actor
South of Sunset 1993 TV Series Actor
Skinner 1993 Eddie Actor
Wild Palms 1993 TV Mini-Series Security Guard Actor
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom 1993 TV Movie Life Photographer Actor
Doogie Howser, M.D. 1993 TV Series Billy Tishler Actor
Hoffa 1992 Government Attorney Actor
L.A. Law 1992 TV Series Dog Pound Operator Actor
The Bodyguard 1992 Skip Thomas Actor
Malcolm X 1992 JFK Reporter Actor
Picket Fences 1992 TV Series Joey Fero Actor
The Public Eye 1992 Thompson Street Photographer Actor
Rapid Fire 1992 Art Teacher Actor
Cruel Doubt 1992 TV Mini-Series Inspector Actor
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot 1992 Gun Clerk Actor
Till Death Us Do Part 1992 TV Movie Jack Wells Actor
Young Guns II 1990 Rat Bag Actor
Tales from the Crypt 1990 TV Series Lester Middleton Actor
Trenchcoat in Paradise 1989 TV Movie Mole Actor
Cheers 1988 TV Series Tourist Actor
Medium Straight 1988 Pat Harding Actor
Arena Brains 1987 Short Deli Clerk Actor
Chasing the Hill 2012-2013 TV Series executive producer – 4 episodes Producer
In Treatment 2009 TV Series 1 episode Director
The West Wing 2004-2005 TV Series 2 episodes Director
The West Wing 2000-2004 TV Series performer – 2 episodes Soundtrack
Access Hollywood Live 2016 TV Series Himself Self
PSA: Justice for Vets 2016 Video short Himself Self
12th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards 2014 TV Special Himself Self
Strong Characters, Legendary Roles 2013 Video short Himself Self
Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show 2012 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber 2010 TV Series Self
Tavis Smiley 2010 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Made in Dagenham: Outtakes 2010 Video short Himself / Robert Tooley (uncredited) Self
PoliWood 2009 Documentary Himself Self
The Daily Politics 2008 TV Series Himself Self
The Bronx Bunny Show 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2007 TV Series Himself Self
The Podge and Rodge Show 2007 TV Series Himself Self
This Week 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Breakfast 2007 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
All*Star Cup 2006 2006 TV Movie Himself – Team USA Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
74th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 2005 TV Special Himself Self
The Richard and Judy Show 2005 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2004 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2001-2004 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Celebrity Poker Showdown 2003-2004 TV Series Himself Self
The Bronx Bunny Show 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Saturday Night Live 2002 TV Series Himself Self
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2002 TV Special Himself Self
Becoming Sam 2002 Video documentary short Himself Self
The West Wing Documentary Special 2002 TV Movie documentary Toby Ziegler Self
8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 TV Special Himself Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 2002 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Daily Show 2001 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Dennis Miller Live 2001 TV Series Himself Self
Charlie Rose 2001 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001 TV Special Himself Self
MADtv 2000 TV Series Himself Self
The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2000 TV Special Himself – Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Self
The List 2000 TV Series Self
Intimate Portrait 1993 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Mr. Allen in ‘Decoding Annie Parker’ Archive Footage
Once Upon a Time: Wicked Is Coming 2014 TV Movie documentary King Leopold (uncredited) Archive Footage
Once Upon a Time: Journey to Neverland 2013 TV Movie documentary King Leopold (uncredited) Archive Footage
Once Upon a Time: Magic Is Coming 2012 TV Movie King Leopold (uncredited) Archive Footage
NCIS 2012 TV Series Harper Dearing Archive Footage
Made in Dagenham: Behind the Scenes 2010 Video documentary short Robert Tooley (uncredited) Archive Footage
President Hollywood 2008 TV Movie documentary Toby Ziegler (uncredited) Archive Footage
For the Bible Tells Me So 2007 Documentary Toby Ziegler Archive Footage

Richard Schiff Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2002 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Won
2001 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Won
2001 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Won
2000 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Won
2002 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Nominated
2001 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Nominated
2001 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Nominated
2000 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The West Wing (1999) Nominated