- People sometimes confuse him and actor Joel Grey for one another. Grey guest-starred on Alias (2001) as a man brainwashed into thinking he was the evil terrorist-spy Arvin Sloane, who was played by Rifkin.
- Is very close friends with Sarah Jessica Parker and Stephen Collins.
- Appeared with his late wife Iva Rifkin in El golpe II (1983).
- As of 2019, he has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: JFK: Caso abierto (1991), L.A. Confidential (1997) and Ha nacido una estrella (2018). All three were Warner Bros. productions.
- Won Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for a revival "Cabaret."
- He won a Tony in 1998 for a featured role in "Cabaret".
- Older brother of Arnold Rifkin.
- Godfather of Eve Kagan.
- Broadway debut 1960 in Come Blow Your Horn.
- His late wife, Iva Rifkin, owned a fashion design business.
- Born the oldest of three children in New York City to Miriam and Russian-born Herman Rifkin.
- He was awarded the 1993 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "The Substance of Fire" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Best known on TV for playing intelligence agent Arvin Sloane in Alias. Also noted as Defense Attorney Marvin Stan Exely, a recurring character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
- Appeared in two movies in 2002 with animals for titles, Renacuajo (2002) and Dragonfly (La sombra de la libélula) (2002). Coincidentally, he'd previously appeared in the film Lobo (1994) as well.
- He is of Jewish descent.
- Was friends with Bonnie Franklin.
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