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Richard Schiff parents: Who are his father and mother?

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Emma Newman

Updated on January 14, 2026

Richard Schiff is an American actor and director.

He is best known for his role as Toby Ziegler on The West Wing, for which he received an Emmy Award. He is also known for his recurring role on the HBO series Ballers.

Richard Schiff parents: Who are his father and mother?

Richard Schiff was born on May 27, 1955, in Bethesda, Maryland, and was raised in New York City.

He was one of three children and the second oldest of three sons born to Charlotte and Edward Schiff. His father is a real estate lawyer and his mother is a television and publishing executive.

However, his parents’ marriage came to an end and they divorced. His mother later got remarried to Clarence Benjamin Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer.

Jones is a Scholar in Residence at the Martin Luther King Jr. Institute at Stanford University. In addition, he is an accomplished author and has written What Would Martin Say?.