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John Rothman

Actor

John Rothman

Born June 3, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA87 films

John Mahr Rothman (born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stage actor.

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Ghostbusters posterFirst watchGhostbusters19847.5as Library AdministratorAfter losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Devil Wears Prada poster7.4The Devil Wears Prada2006The Devil's Advocate poster7.5The Devil's Advocate1997Big poster7.2Big1988Enchanted poster6.8Enchanted2007Synecdoche, New York poster7.5Synecdoche, New York2008Bombshell poster6.8Bombshell2019United 93 poster7.1United 932006The Purple Rose of Cairo poster7.4The Purple Rose of Cairo1985

Filmography

87 films as actor
  1. 2026The AccompanistOscar
  2. 2025Teen MaryJoachim Cohen
  3. 2024Lost NationGovernor George Clinton
  4. 2024Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireLibrary Administrator
  5. 2023Maybe I DoNeighbor Next Door
  6. 2022Call JaneDirector McDonald
  7. 2021Small Engine RepairMr. Walker (uncredited)
  8. 2021Sales Per HourPeter
  9. 2021Blood BrothersMr. Bennet, Esquire
  10. 2020NocturneRoger
  11. 2019BombshellMartin Hyman
  12. 2019The ReportSenator Sheldon Whitehouse
  13. 2018Hot AirKent
  14. 2017Fits and StartsBruce Wayne
  15. 2016My ArtJohn
  16. 2016Good KidsMr. Evans
  17. 2015Her CompositionThe Dean
  18. 2015Stealing ChanelCharles Borden
  19. 2015The Real AmericanStanley
  20. 2015Northern BordersJudge Allen
  21. 2014AffluenzaRabbi Cohen
  22. 2014That Awkward MomentChelsea's Dad
  23. 2012Abraham Lincoln: Vampire HunterJefferson Davis
  24. 2012Game ChangeA.B. Culvahouse
  25. 2011ChooseElliot Vincent
  26. 2009According to GretaEdgar
  27. 2009AdamBeranbaum
  28. 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillDr. Myron
  29. 2008Synecdoche, New YorkDentist
  30. 2008The Accidental HusbandBusiness Man
  31. 2007EnchantedCarl
  32. 2007Reservation RoadMinister
  33. 2007Day ZeroRifkin's Father
  34. 2007ArrangedMatan Meshenberg
  35. 2006The HoaxPuffy Man
  36. 2006The Devil Wears PradaEditor
  37. 2006United 93Edward P. Felt
  38. 2005The RingerPriest
  39. 2005Brooklyn LobsterSal Guardino
  40. 2005PrimeJack Bloomberg
  41. 2004TaxiBusiness Man
  42. 2004I ♥ HuckabeesCorporate Board
  43. 2004The Door in the FloorMinty O'Hare
  44. 2004KnotsDave's Lawyer
  45. 2004Welcome to MooseportStu
  46. 2003EasyLawrence Harris
  47. 2003DaredevilQuesada Attorney
  48. 2003Good Night ValentinoH.L. Mencken
  49. 2002The First $20 Million Is Always the HardestBen
  50. 2002Plan BDr. Pete
  51. 2001Kate & LeopoldExecutive #1
  52. 2001Say It Isn't SoLarry Falwell
  53. 2000Two NinasBarry Litzer
  54. 2000PollockHarold Rosenberg
  55. 2000Dinner RushGary Lieberman
  56. 2000Mary and RhodaEstate Lawyer
  57. 199924 NightsPaul
  58. 1998Rear WindowPorter
  59. 1998The SiegeCongressman Marshall
  60. 1997Hostile WatersAurora Exec. Officer
  61. 1997The Devil's AdvocateBroygo
  62. 1997Picture PerfectJim Davenport
  63. 1997A Further GestureFBI Agent No: 2
  64. 1996Jingle All the WayMall Toy Store Manager
  65. 1996The AssociateJogging Track Executive
  66. 1995CopycatAndy
  67. 1993Mr. WonderfulRalph
  68. 1993GettysburgMaj. Gen. John F. Reynolds
  69. 1993Where the Rivers Flow NorthThe Lawyer
  70. 1993The PickleChauffeur
  71. 1992Mom I Can Do ItU.S. Consul
  72. 1991The Boy Who Cried BitchStokes
  73. 1991Golden YearsDr. Ackerman
  74. 1991Separate but EqualNAACP Attorney Jack Greenberg
  75. 1989Bloodhounds of BroadwayMarvin Clay
  76. 1989See You in the MorningVeterinarian
  77. 1988The BoostNed
  78. 1988BigPhil
  79. 1988My First HaircutDad
  80. 1987Hello AgainBearded Man
  81. 1986HeartburnJonathan Rice
  82. 1985The Purple Rose of CairoMr. Hirsch's Lawyer
  83. 1984How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three DaysContest Judge
  84. 1984GhostbustersLibrary Administrator
  85. 1983ZeligPaul Deghuee
  86. 1982Sophie's ChoiceLibrarian
  87. 1980Stardust MemoriesJack Abel