Editing Mandy Patinkin (section)

=== 1989–2004: Established actor ===
Over the next decade, he continued to appear in movies, including [[Warren Beatty]]'s action crime comedy ''[[Dick Tracy (1990 film)|Dick Tracy]]'' (1990) and [[Herbert Ross]]'s political comedy ''[[True Colors (film)|True Colors]]'' (1991). He also portrayed [[Alfred de Musset]] in [[James Lapine]]'s period drama ''[[Impromptu (1991 film)|Impromptu]]'' (1991) starring [[Hugh Grant]], [[Judy Davis]], [[Emma Thompson]], and reunited with Bernadette Peters. Dessen Howe of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described his performance writing "he makes an effective comic catalyst".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/impromptupg13howe_a0ae7a.htm|title= Impromptu|newspaper= [[The Washington Post]]|access-date= October 31, 2023}}</ref>

On Broadway, Patinkin appeared as Lord Archibald Craven opposite [[Rebecca Luker]] and [[Robert Westenberg]] in the musical ''[[The Secret Garden (musical)|The Secret Garden]]'' in 1991 and was nominated for a [[Drama Desk Award]] as Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He left the show in September of that same year and [[Howard McGillin]] took over his role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=''The Secret Garden''|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-secret-garden-st-james-theatre-vault-0000004178|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> He also released two solo albums, titled ''Mandy Patinkin'' (1989)<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1086613 "Mandy Patinkin"] cduniverse.com, accessed November 24, 2011</ref> and ''Dress Casual'' (1990).<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1086780/a/Dress+Casual.htm "Dress Casual"] cduniverse.com, accessed November 24, 2011</ref> In January 1993, he took over the role of Marvin from [[Michael Rupert]] in the Broadway musical ''[[Falsettos]]'' and starred opposite [[Barbara Walsh]], [[Stephen Bogardus]], and [[Chip Zien]].<ref name=IBDB>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/mandy-patinkin-55659|title=Mandy Patinkin – Broadway Cast & Staff |website=IBDB|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> In 1995, Patinkin sang the role of Billy Bigelow in a concert performance of [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]’s [[Carousel (musical)|''Carousel'']] at the [[BBC Radio Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2016/31/carousel|title=Carousel|website=BBC|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref>

In 1994, Patinkin took the role of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on [[CBS]]'s ''[[Chicago Hope]]''<ref name=MPnet /> for which he won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]. However, despite the award and the ratings success of the show, Patinkin left the show during the second season because he was unhappy spending so much time away from his wife and children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pergament|first=Alan|date=July 24, 1995|title=A Change in the Cast of 'Chicago Hope'|url=http://buffalonews.com/1995/07/24/a-change-in-the-cast-of-chicago-hope/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805060540/http://buffalonews.com/1995/07/24/a-change-in-the-cast-of-chicago-hope/|archive-date=August 5, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017|website=The Buffalo News}}</ref> He returned to the show in 1999 at the beginning of the sixth season, but it was canceled in 2000. Since ''Chicago Hope'', Patinkin has appeared in a number of films. However, he has mostly performed as a singer, releasing three more albums.

During this time he guest-starred in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in the episode "[[Lisa's Wedding]]" (1995) as Hugh Parkfield, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s future English groom and in ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' (1996) for which he received a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]. He also acted in numerous films such as the drama ''[[The Doctor (1991 film)|The Doctor]]'' (1991), ''[[The Music of Chance (film)|The Music of Chance]]'' (1993), the comedy ''[[Life with Mikey]]'' (1993), the action adventure ''[[Squanto: A Warrior's Tale]]'' (1994), and the romantic mystery ''[[Lulu on the Bridge]]'' (1998). After turning down the role in the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animated film]] ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' (1996), he portrayed [[Quasimodo]] in the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] television film ''[[The Hunchback (1997 film)|The Hunchback]]'' (1997) acting opposite [[Salma Hayek]], and [[Richard Harris]]. John O'Connor from ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised his performance writing, "[Patinkin] is surprisingly restrained...His Quasimodo is a gentle and quite moving creature, shyly hiding his facial disfigurations in the shadows". Connor praised the production writing that its "oddly old-fashioned, paying a kind of homage, as does Mr. Patinkin's performance, to the [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)|Laughton film]]."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/arts/the-hunchback-without-singing-gargoyles.html|title= The Hunchback, Without Singing Gargoyles|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date= March 14, 1997|access-date= November 1, 2023|last1= O'Connor|first1= John J.}}</ref>

''Mamaloshen'', Patinkin's musical production of songs sung entirely in [[Yiddish]], premiered in 1998. He has performed the show on Broadway and in venues around the United States. The recorded version won a ''[[Deutscher Schallplattenpreis]]'' award in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography - Mandy Patinkin|url=http://www.mandypatinkin.org/biography.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307053331/http://www.mandypatinkin.org/biography.html|archive-date=March 7, 2015|access-date=April 28, 2015|website=mandypatinkin.org}}</ref> In 1999, Patinkin co-starred in the second ''[[Sesame Street]]'' film, ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'', as Huxley, an abusive, childish, sadistic, and greedy man with abnormally large eyebrows, who steals whatever he can grab and then claims it as his own.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kempley|first=Rita|date=October 1, 1999|title='The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland' (G)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/movies/reviews/adventuresofelmoingrouchlandkempley.htm|access-date=February 16, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref name="E! News Online">{{cite web|last=Abdolian|first=Lisa|date=June 8, 2011|title=''Criminal Minds'' Stars' Interview on Contract Talks|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b246184_criminal_minds_stars_ladies_were_let_go.html|access-date=June 27, 2011|website=E! News Online}}</ref>

Patinkin returned to Broadway in 2000 in the [[Shakespeare in the Park (New York City)|New York Shakespeare Festival]] production of [[Michael John LaChiusa]]'s ''[[The Wild Party (LaChiusa musical)|The Wild Party]]'', portraying Burrs acting opposite [[Toni Collette]] as Queenie. The vaudeville like production is based on the 1928 [[Joseph Moncure March]] [[Narrative poetry|narrative poem]] [[The Wild Party (poem)|of the same name]]. For his performance he earned a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=''The Wild Party''|url=http://www.playbill.com/production/the-wild-party-virginia-theatre-vault-0000005235|access-date=February 16, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://v.playbill.com/person/mandy-patinkin-vault-0000066186|title=Mandy Patinkin (Director) |website=V.playbill.com|access-date=November 30, 2024}}</ref> In 2003, he dubbed a voice in the [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney]] re-release of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Castle in the Sky]]''. From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] comedy drama ''[[Dead Like Me]]'' as [[Rube John Sofer|Rube Sofer]]. In 2004, he played a six-week engagement of his one-man concert at the [[Off-Broadway]] complex [[New World Stages|Dodger Stages]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simonson |first=Robert |date=August 31, 2004 |title=Mandy Patinkin In Concert to Play Dodger Stages |url=https://playbill.com/article/mandy-patinkin-in-concert-to-play-dodger-stages-com-121675 }}</ref>