- 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 The Sting II (1983).
- As of 2019, he has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: JFK (1991), L.A. Confidential (1997) and A Star Is Born (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, Tadpole (2002) and Dragonfly (2002). Coincidentally, he'd previously appeared in the film Wolf (1994) as well.
- He is of Jewish descent.
- Was friends with Bonnie Franklin.
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