Ned Eisenberg Explained

Ned Eisenberg
Birth Date:13 January 1957
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:New York, U.S.
Yearsactive:1980–2022
Spouse:Patricia Dunnock
Children:1

Ned Eisenberg (January 13, 1957 – February 27, 2022) was an American actor known for his recurring role on as Roger Kressler.

Early life and education

Eisenberg grew up in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx. He graduated from Riverdale Junior High School in 1972 and from there went on to the Performing Arts High School, a subsidiary of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. He described himself as a "street-style" actor, coming up through the ranks rather than academic programs, and his training included jazz-dance classes with Betsy Haug.

Career

Eisenberg had a leading role in the film Key Exchange (1985), followed by a major tour of the Broadway play Brighton Beach Memoirs, and guest starred on various 1980s television series such as The Equalizer and Miami Vice. This led to a starring role in the television comedy The Fanelli Boys, which also starred Christopher Meloni and Joe Pantoliano. He also played supporting roles in films such as The Exterminator (1980), The Burning (1981), Slayground (1983), Moving Violations (1985), Air America (1990), Last Man Standing (1996), Primary Colors (1998), A Civil Action (1998), Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998), and Experimenter (2015).

In 1987, he cofounded the Naked Angels Theatre Company with longtime friend Fisher Stevens.[1]

Beginning in 1997, Eisenberg appeared on the NBC series Law & Order, typically playing a defense attorney. He had a recurring role on spinoff as defense attorney Roger Kressler. In 1999, he appeared in the first season episode of The Sopranos ("Denial, Anger, Acceptance") as Ariel. He also continued his film career by appearing in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award–winning drama Million Dollar Baby (2004) and played the role of photographer Joe Rosenthal in the 2006 film Flags of Our Fathers, also directed by Eastwood.

Personal life and death

Eisenberg was married to actress Patricia Dunnock, and had one son.[2]

Eisenberg died from complications of cholangiocarcinoma at his home in Manhattan[3], on February 27, 2022, at the age of 65.[2]

In the last two years of his life, Eisenberg continued to work while fighting the cancer in private, ensuring that he and his family still had medical coverage and financial stability due to his earnings.[4]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1980The ExterminatorMarty
1981The BurningEddy
1982The SoldierIsraeli Prisoner
1983Deadly ForceRat Game Owner
1983SlaygroundLonzini
1984FirstbornLearner DriverUncredited
1985Moving ViolationsWink Barnes
1985Key ExchangePiero
1987Hiding OutRodriguez
1990Air AmericaPirelli
1996Last Man StandingFredo Strozzi
1998Primary ColorsBrad Lieberman
1998CelebrityElaine's Book Party Guest
1998A Civil ActionUncle Pete
1999Let It SnowCarl
2003Head of StateMike Blake
2004Million Dollar BabySally Mendoza
2006World Trade CenterOfficer Polnicki
2006Flags of Our FathersJoe Rosenthal
2011LimitlessMorris Brandt
2012Won't Back DownArthur Gould
2015ExperimenterSolomon Asch
2015MeadowlandPrincipal Griffin
2018AsherAbram

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981We're Fighting BackAceTelevision film
1985–1989Miami ViceVarious4 episodes
1986Crime StoryDr. EisenbergEpisode: "Abrams for the Defense"
1986, 1987The EqualizerJosh / Frank Stevens2 episodes
1989CharlieAl HattmanTelevision film
1990–1991The Fanelli BoysAnthony Fanelli19 episodes
1992Dear JohnC.J.Episode: "The Big Payday"
1992A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StoryDet. Richard FreedmanTelevision film
1992Reasonable DoubtsKyle WynnEpisode: "Brother's Keeper"
1993L.A. LawHoward BannisterEpisode: "Leap of Faith"
1994Time TraxMitchEpisode: "Missing"
1994Star StruckMickeyTelevision film
1996Public MoralsLlama SalesmanEpisode: "The Purple Cover"
1997Emad SalemTelevision film
1997–2009Law & OrderJames Granick7 episodes
1998ExiledJerry KleinertTelevision film
1998The First Seven YearsSobel
1999The SopranosArielEpisode: "Denial, Anger, Acceptance"
1999Dash and LillyBob ConstantineTelevision film
1999–2019Roger Kressler24 episodes
2000CheatersRobert CliffordTelevision film
2002NYPD BlueVic DavisEpisode: "One in the Nuts"
2002, 2007Artie Ableson / Danny Sussman2 episodes
2003Queens SupremeLawyerEpisode: "The House Next Door"
2003WhoopiJudgeEpisode: "Shout"
2004DragnetPeter Radic / Vukov RegadEpisode: "Retribution"
2004The JuryElliot RiisEpisode: "Pilot"
2004Rescue MeBurtEpisode: "Orphans"
20063 lbsBrad EllisEpisode: "Heart Stopping"
2007The Black DonnellysDetective Frankie Stein4 episodes
2008New AmsterdamFiskeEpisode: "Love Hurts"
2011The Big CDr. VolimerEpisode: "Losing Patients"
2011Blue BloodsSandyEpisode: "Lonely Hearts Club"
201230 RockMartyEpisode: "Today You Are a Man"
2012White CollarWalt FurlongEpisode: "Vested Interest"
2012Made in JerseyADA Diego Haas2 episodes
2013, 2016Person of InterestDetective Joseph Soriano
2014Madam SecretaryDan PasternakEpisode: "The Call"
2014The Mysteries of LauraJulius SarkissianEpisode: "The Mystery of the Art Ace"
2015The Good WifeCraig HallmanEpisode: "Driven"
2016The Night OfLawrence Felder2 episodes
2016BullChristopher FranklinEpisode: "Too Perfect"
2018ElementaryMarvin HathawayEpisode: "The Geek Interpreter"
2019-2022The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselLou Rabinowitz2 episodes
2020The Plot Against AmericaAbe SteinheimEpisode: "Part 2"
2020Little VoiceAl6 episodes
2021Mare of EasttownDetective Hauser3 episodes
2021The BlacklistVito DecanioEpisode: "Dr. Roberta Sand, Ph.D."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1994-06-22. THEATER REVIEW: Naked Angels Ascend to New Heights. 2021-07-03. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  2. News: Ned Eisenberg, Attorney Roger Kressler on 'Law & Order: SVU,' Dies at 65. The Hollywood Reporter. February 28, 2022. February 28, 2022. Barnes. Mike.
  3. Web site: Ned Eisenberg - Biography . 2024-07-26 . IMDb . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2022-03-01 . Stars who died in 2022, who died today yesterday, celebrity deaths today . 2022-03-01 . Wonderwall.com . en-US.