Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein (born March 10, 1956) is an American actor, writer, producer, and director.
Early life and education The son of Isabel (née Wilson) and Roy Lichtenstein, he studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont. His father is of Jewish background.
Career Mitchell's first film role was in the 1983 film Lords of Discipline, filmed largely at Wellington College in the UK. In Ang Lee's film The Wedding Banquet (1993), Lichtenstein played the partner of a gay Taiwanese man living in the United States who is forced to marry by his parents. Other film acting credits include Streamers, for which he and other members of the cast Guy Boyd, George Dzundza, David Alan Grier, Matthew Modine and Michael Wright were awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival.
He produced, wrote, and directed the 2007 black comedy horror film Teeth, about the pitfalls and power of a girl as a living example of the vagina dentata myth. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.
His film Happy Tears premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2009. His film Angelica was selected to be screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography Film +YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter 2007 Teeth 2009 Happy Tears 2015 Angelica
Acting roles +YearTitleRole1983The Lords of DisciplineTradd St. Croix1983StreamersRichie1984CrackersArtiste1993The Wedding BanquetSimon1995Kangaroo ManDr. Peter Briggs1996RatchetTim Greenleaf1999FlawlessGay Republican Spokesperson
Television Acting roles YearTitleRoleNotes1984Miami ViceMark Jr. TJEpisode: "Little Prince"1987The EqualizerAlex Hayes Episode: "Coal Black Soul"1990Blue BayouMartin VernetTelevision film1993CheersWaiterEpisode: "One for the Road"1993As the World TurnsGillRecurring 1992-931995, 1998Law & OrderJoe Gibb /Eddie Chandler2 episodes1998Homicide: Life on the StreetAdam / David RalstonEpisode: "Brotherly Love"
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