Acting

Dan Ziskie

Born 1944-08-13 · New York, New York, U.S

Dan Ziskie (August 13, 1944 - July 21, 2025) was an American actor and photographer. He frequently portrayed authority figures such as politically-connected banker C.J. Liguori on Treme and U.S. Vice President Jim Matthews on the first season of House of Cards.

Acting credits

War of the Worlds poster
6.6

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

War of the Worlds

2005

Bad Company poster
5.5

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Bad Company

2002

The Jackal poster
6.4

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

The Jackal

1997

Synecdoche, New York poster
7.5

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

Synecdoche, New York

2008

The Rebound poster
6.5

Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?

The Rebound

2009

Eight Below poster
7.0

In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.

Eight Below

2006

Concussion poster
7.1

A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world.

Concussion

2015

Last Holiday poster
7.3

The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life. With weeks to live, she withdraws her life savings, sells all her possessions and jets off to Europe where she lives it up at a posh hotel. Upbeat and passionate, Georgia charms everybody she meets, including renowned Chef Didier. The only one missing from her new life is her longtime crush Sean Williams.

Last Holiday

2006

Step Up 3D poster
6.8

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.

Step Up 3D

2010

New York, I Love You poster
6.0

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

New York, I Love You

2008

Adventures in Babysitting poster
6.9

When plans with her boyfriend fall through, high school senior Chris Parker ends up babysitting the Anderson kids, Brad and Sara. What should be a quiet night in, however, turns into a series of ridiculous exploits, starting when they leave the house to pick up Chris' friend Brenda. Soon, Brad's buddy Daryl is involved, and the group must contend with car thieves, blues musicians and much more.

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

The Man with One Red Shoe poster
5.7

A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985

Thirteen Days poster
7.0

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.

Thirteen Days

2000

Troop Beverly Hills poster
5.7

A Beverly Hills housewife in the middle of a divorce tries to find focus in her life by taking over her daughter's Wilderness Girls troop.

Troop Beverly Hills

1989

Dangerous Passion poster
5.0

A security man goes to work for a sadistic gangster with an alluring wife.

Dangerous Passion

1990

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas poster
5.8

From the "In the Line of Duty" made-for-television movie series, Manhunt in the Dakotas is based on the true story of cop-killer/white supremacist Gordon Kahl.

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

1991

Vital Signs poster
4.6

As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students must prepare to decide what they intend to specialize in. Somehow, they must impress the Chief of Surgery while learning how to survive the life-and-death area of medicine and the complexity of their everyday lives.

Vital Signs

1990

Satan's Little Helper poster
5.4

A naïve young boy unknowingly becomes the pawn of a serial killer.

Satan's Little Helper

2005

Isn't She Great poster
4.9

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

Isn't She Great

2000

Mercy poster
4.3

Brought together at their childhood home over their dying mother, an estranged family is thrust into a deadly fight for their own survival.

Mercy

2016

O.C. and Stiggs poster
4.5

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek revenge against the upper-middle-class Schwab family, who embody all they detest: excess.

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

No artwork available
NR

Tells the story of a thirteen-year-old boy's summer day on the beaches of New York. Adventures and misadventures with friends, lunch with her mother and her new boyfriend, and the unexpected meeting with an older girl. Through all this we want to reconstruct the point of view of the protagonist and the difficult emotions that are felt at his age.

Breakers

1983

Zebrahead poster
5.7

A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.

Zebrahead

1992

Absolute Strangers poster
NR

A husband tries to keep his comatose wife alive by allowing doctors to terminate her pregnancy. Hearing about this, anti-abortion protesters start a legal campaign to gain legal custody of the fetus.

Absolute Strangers

1991