Name John Rothman Spouse Susan Bolotin (m. 1983) | Role Film actor Siblings Thomas Rothman | |
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Born June 3, 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-06-03 ) Baltimore, Maryland Family Thomas Rothman (brother) Children Noah B. Rothman, Lily Rothman Parents Donald N. Rothman, Elizabeth D. Rothman Movies Abraham Lincoln: Vampire, The Devil Wears Prada, Ghostbusters, The Door in the Floor, Sophie's Choice Similar People Thomas Rothman, Diane Crespo, Stefan Schaefer, Tod Williams, Ben Younger |
John Rothman - Actor
John Mahr Rothman (born June 3, 1949) is an American film, television, and stage actor.
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- John Rothman Actor
- John Rothman reads from American Pastoral by Philip Roth
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
John Rothman reads from "American Pastoral" by Philip Roth
Life and career

Rothman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Elizabeth D. (nee Davidson) and Donald N. Rothman, a lawyer. He is the brother of film executive Tom Rothman. Rothman is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the Yale School of Drama. His Broadway stage credits include Richard Nelson's Some Americans Abroad and the 2007 revival of Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss. He has also performed in numerous Off Broadway productions including his own one-person play The Impossible H. L. Mencken.

Rothman portrayed Union General John F. Reynolds in Gettysburg (1993). He has appeared on such shows as Guiding Light, Law & Order and Arrested Development. Rothman also appeared in such comedic movies as Ghostbusters (1984), Big (1988), Jingle All the Way (1996), Say It Isn't So (2001), Welcome to Mooseport (2004) and Taxi (2004). He also appeared in the crime thriller Copycat (1995) and portrayed real-life September 11 terror victim Edward Felt in the 2006 film United 93.