Rebhorn was the arrogant president in Al Pacino 's ` ` Scent of a Woman '' More recently , he was Frank Matheson in eight episodes of `` Homeland . '' He played the scheming secretary of defense in ` ` Election Day '' Other notable film roles were in ` ` My Cousin Vinny '' in 1992 and ` ` The Letter '' in 1997 . More recently , he was Frank Sinatra in eight episodes of ` ` Homeland ''
Rebhorn was the arrogant president in Al Pacino 's ` ` Scent of a Woman '' He played the scheming secretary of defense in ` ` Election Day '' Other notable film roles were in ` ` My Cousin Vinny '' in 1992 and ` ` The Letter '' in 1997 . More recently , he was Frank Sinatra in eight episodes of ` ` Homeland ''