---
name: "Michael Cristofer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-cristofer"
fi1m_id: "michael-cristofer"
imdb_id: "nm0188165"
tmdb_id: 21136
wikidata_id: "Q503452"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 January 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T20:07:46.457399+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Cristofer

## Identity

Michael Cristofer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-cristofer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-cristofer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0188165
- **TMDB ID:** 21136
- **Wikidata ID:** Q503452
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cristofer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21136

Actor. Born 22 January 1945 in North Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 January 1945, North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1973–present
- **Also known as:** Michael Ivan Cristofer , Майкл Кристофер
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 writing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 80 (1), 1980s 73 (1), 1990s 78 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 73 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $366m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cristofer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503452, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21136

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80)
- **Tubi:** [*The Witches of Eastwick*](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Cristofer is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter and director. Born on 22 January 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey, he began his career as a stage actor before turning to writing. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play for his 1977 work *The Shadow Box*.

Cristofer has written screenplays for films including *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987) and *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990). He directed the television film *Gia* (1998). As an actor, his credits include Phillip Price in *Mr. Robot* (2015–2019) and Elder Cleric Quintus in the series *Fallout* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, fallout.fandom.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these

- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Elder Cleric Quintus — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Mr. Robot* (2015), Fi1m 84, as Phillip Price (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-robot.md)
- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), Fi1m 78, as Jarvis — [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, as Michael Viggers Jr. — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

### Wrote (1)

- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), Fi1m 73, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Great Lillian Hall* (2024), Executive Producer, Director
- *Fallout* (2024), series, as Elder Cleric Quintus — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *The Metropolitan Opera: Champion* (2023), Screenplay
- *The Night Clerk* (2020), Writer, Director
- *Last Supper* (2018), as Raymond
- *Chuck* (2017), Writer
- *Year by the Sea* (2016), as Robin
- *The Adderall Diaries* (2016), as Paul Hora
- *Chronic* (2015), as John
- *Mr. Robot* (2015), series, as Phillip Price (voice), Phillip Price — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/mr-robot.md)
- *The Girl in the Book* (2015), as Dad
- *Emoticon* (2014), as Walter Nevins
- *5 Flights Up* (2014), as Larry
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, as Danny O'Connor, Priest
- *Elementary* (2012), series, as Isaac Pike
- *Smash* (2012), series, as Jerry Rand
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Harrison Renard
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Paul
- *The Other Woman* (2010), as Sheldon Greenleaf
- *Rubicon* (2010), series, as Truxton Spangler
- *Eastwick* (2009), series, Screenplay
- *Georgia O'Keeffe* (2009), Writer
- *Casanova* (2005), Story
- *Original Sin* (2001), Director, Screenplay
- *Body Shots* (1999), Director
- *Gia* (1998), Director, Writer
- *Breaking Up* (1997), Screenplay
- *Die Hard: With a Vengeance* (1995), as Jarvis — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/die-hard-with-a-vengeance.md)
- *Mr. Jones* (1993), Screenplay
- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1992), Original Film Writer
- *The Bonfire of the Vanities* (1990), Screenplay
- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), Screenplay — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md)
- *Falling in Love* (1984), Writer
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (1984), as Tayeh
- *Candida* (1982), Director
- *The Shadow Box* (1980), Screenplay
- *An Enemy of the People* (1978), as Hovstad
- *The Andros Targets* (1977), series, as Ron Comack
- *The Last of Mrs. Lincoln* (1976), as Robert Lincoln
- *The Entertainer* (1976), as Frank Rice
- *Doctors' Hospital* (1975), series, as Dr. Taback
- *Knuckle* (1975), as Curley Delafield
- *Crime Club* (1975), as Frank Swoboda
- *The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder* (1974), as Alessini (as Michael Ivan Cristofer)
- *Lincoln* (1974), series, as John Nicolay
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Michael Viggers Jr. — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *The Magician* (1973), series, as Dave Webster
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, as Charlie Phillips
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Ben Shindrow

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay 1991: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay (nominated), for *The Bonfire of the Vanities*
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1977: Pulitzer Prize for Drama (won), for *The Shadow Box*
- Theatre World Award 1977: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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