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Person Place Thing
Person Place Thing

Actor Peter Riegert

By Tina Renick
Published February 19, 2024 at 5:13 PM EST
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As a young actor Peter Riegert (Local Hero, Crossing Delancey, Animal House) played Goldberg in The Birthday Party, overseen by Harold Pinter himself. One speech was particularly opaque. “I had no idea what it meant, but to say these words was to be Isaac Stern on the violin.” Learning to trust the writer.

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