Mandy Patinkin Wants to Be Composted | Wilmington News

Wilmington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 1, 2026 · 1m

Actor Mandy Patinkin, known for his role in “Criminal Minds,” is turning heads with his eco-conscious end-of-life plan: he wants to be composted. Rejecting both traditional burial and cremation—especially the latter due to haunting Holocaust memories—he’s drawn to composting as a natural, non-claustrophobic way to return to the earth. As a practicing Jew, he also values Orthodox traditions that emphasize bodily integrity for the afterlife. Inspired by a podcast guest discussing her husband’s green burial wishes, Patinkin sees composting as a meaningful act of returning nutrients to the soil…