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Ron Rifkin, born to a , 1939 , is a prolific American Actor and Director who is featured in numerous Television shows. In 2001 , his association with Touchstone Television began when he played ex-director, Arvin Sloane , in '' Alias '', opposite Jennifer Garner . Currently, he plays second-in-command businessman, Saul Holden , on '' Brothers & Sisters '', opposite Sally Field . He also played Bonnie Franklin 's second boyfriend on '' One Day At A Time ''. A native of Brooklyn, New York , Rifkin has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in Film , on Stage , and in Television . His association with writer Jon Robin Baitz has been especially fruitful. In 1991, his performance in Baitz's play '' The Substance Of Fire '' won him the Obie , Drama Desk , Lucille Lortel , and Drama-Logue awards for Best Actor. The following year he performed in Baitz's '' Three Hotels '', for which he received a second Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nomination. In 1996, he starred in the film version of ''Substance''; in 2002, he appeared in the Baitz play '' Ten Unknowns '' at Boston 's Huntington Theatre; in 2004, he starred in his play, '' The Paris Letter '' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles , a role he reprised the following year at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City ; and at present, he is appearing in the ABC drama series '' Brothers And Sisters '', which Baitz created. Rifkin received a 1998 Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Broadway revival of '' Cabaret ''. Additional theatre credits include David Hirson 's '' Wrong Mountain '', Arthur Miller 's '' Broken Glass '', Ivan Turgenev 's '' A Month In The Country '', and Neil Simon 's '' Proposals ''. Rifkin's extensive film credits include '' Silent Running '', '' The Sunshine Boys '', '' The Big Fix '', '' JFK '', '' Husbands And Wives '', '' Manhattan Murder Mystery '', '' Wolf '', '' L.A. Confidential '', '' The Negotiator '', '' Boiler Room '', '' Keeping The Faith '', '' The Majestic '', '' Dragonfly '', '' The Sum Of All Fears '', and '' Pulse ''. On television, Rifkin has appeared in numerous made-for-television movies and miniseries, had regular roles on '' The Rockford Files '', '' One Day At A Time '', '' The Trials Of Rosie O'Neill '', and '' Alias '', and has made guest appearances on a number of series, including '' Sex And The City '', '' ER '', '' Law & Order '', '' A Nero Wolfe Mystery '', '' Falcon Crest '', '' Soap '', '' Hill Street Blues '', and '' The Outer Limits '', for which he received a CableACE nomination. Rifkin is the reader for a number of Audio Book s including '' The Giver '' by Lois Lowry (1993), ''Sang Spell'' by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1998), and ''Milkweed'' by Jerry Spinelli (1993).
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