Richard Romanus

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Richard Romanus
Born Richard Joseph Romanos[1]
(1943-02-08)February 8, 1943
Barre, Vermont, U.S.
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Occupation Actor, writer, screenwriter, songwriter
Spouse(s)
Children 1
Relatives Robert Romanus (brother)
Awards Best Original Screenplay in Longform Television by the Writers Guild of America (nominated)

Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 8, 1943 – 26 December 2023) was an American actor. Among other roles, he appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002. In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award by the Writers Guild of America.[not verified in body]

Personal life

Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, the son of Eileen (née Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanus.[2] He lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1964 graduated from Xavier University with a bachelor's in philosophy, before studying acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York.[3] His younger brother Robert Romanus is also an actor. They both appeared in the MacGyver episode "The Prodigal" in 1985.[4] He was of Lebanese descent.[5] On May 20, 1967, he married Tina Bohlmann; they had a son before divorcing in 1980.[citation needed]

Romanus was married to Oscar-nominated costume designer Anthea Sylbert from August 11, 1985.[citation needed] In 2004, they moved to the Greek island of Skiathos, after which he focused on writing.[citation needed] In 2011, he published his memoirs, Act III (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia), and first novel, Chrysalis (Armida Publications).[6] In 2012, Act III was short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award.[citation needed]

Romanus died on December 26, 2023, at the age of 80.[7]

Filmography

This is a list of films that have featured Richard Romanus.[8]

Films

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Television (partial)

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  • 1970 – Mission: Impossible – Episode "Gitano" as Guard
  • 1970–1971 – The Mod Squad (as Richard Romanos) – Appeared In Two Episodes
  • 1974 – Rhoda – Episode: "9-E is Available" as Luis Alvarez
  • 1974 – Kojak – Episode: "The Betrayal" as Detective Sam Calucci
  • 1977 – Charlie's Angels – Episode: "The Big Tap-Out" as Roy David
  • 1977 – Starsky & Hutch – Episode: "Huggy Bear and the Turkey" as 'Sonny' Watson
  • 1978 – Rockford Files – Episode: "Three Day Affair with a Thirty Day Escrow" as Sean Innes
  • 1978 – Hawaii Five-O - Episode: "Small Potatoes" as Johnny Noah
  • 1981–1982 – Strike Force
  • 1983 – Cagney & Lacey – Episode: "Let Them Eat Pretzels"
  • 1984 – Hunter – Episode: "High Bleacher Man"
  • 1985 – Tales from the Darkside – Episode: "Bigalow's Last Smoke" as Frank Bigalow
  • 1985 – MacGyver – Episode "The Prodigal" (as brother to his real-life brother Robert Romanus)
  • 1986 – MacGyver – Episode "Twice Stung" as James Crowe
  • 1989 – Midnight Caller – Episode "Trash Radio" as Maurice Maxwell
  • 1989 – Mission Impossible – Episode "The Fixer" as Arthur Six
  • 1996 – Diagnosis: Murder – Episode "Misdiagnosis Murder" as Dr. Ed Quiller

Bibliography

  • Act III, 2011 (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia)
  • Chrysalis, 2011 (Armida Publications, Nicosia)

Awards and nominations

  • 1999 – Best Original Screenplay in Long Form Television - Writers Guild of America
  • 2012 – Short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award for Act III[9]

References

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  6. ↑ https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Richard+Romanus%22&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLoM2t6LvnAhWIQc0KHYteA5EQ9AgwAHoECAAQBQ&biw=1089&bih=565&dpr=2
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