‘Three Rivers’ role is personal for Patinkin

Actor Mandy Patinkin, seen in 2007, plays an aspiring organ donor on new medical series Mandy Patinkin received corneal implants, donated by the families of a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, to correct a disease that distorts the shape of the cornea and severely impairs vision. He'll now play an aspiring organ donor.