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peter the rose '' riegert in 1979 at the première of '' the bronx , new york , u.s. 200px 11 april 1947 1975 -- present peter riegert 1979.jpg peter riegert
 peter riegert actor , screenwriter , director the at buffalo -rrb- state university of new york -lrb- the university
peter riegert

peter riegert -lrb- born april 11 , 1947 -rrb- is an american actor , screenwriter and film director , known for his roles as donald `` boon '' schoenstein in `` animal house '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , `` mac '' macintyre in `` local hero '' -lrb- 1983 -rrb- , the fast talking gangster aldo in `` oscar '' -lrb- 1991 -rrb- and the tough lt. kellaway in `` the mask '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- .
he directed the 2000 short film `` by courier '' and received an academy award nomination for best live action short film , shared with producer ericka frederick .
on television , he had a recurring role as crooked new jersey state assemblyman ronald zellman in seasons three and four of the hbo series `` the sopranos '' -lrb- 2001-2002 -rrb- and appeared as george moore in the first season of the fx series `` damages '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb-
