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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 8, 1943
Place of Birth:
Barre, Vermont, USA
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Richard Romanus
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Richard Romanus (February 28, 1943 - December 23, 2023) was an American actor of Lebanese descent. 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 Lorraine Bracco's ex-husband, later husband again, in three episodes of The Sopranos from 1999–2002.
Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, the son of Eileen (née Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanos. His younger brother, Robert, is also an actor. They both appeared in some episodes of MacGyver in the 1980's.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Young Black Stallion | Ben Ishak |
| 2001 | Nailed | Uncle Robert |
| 1998 | Urban Relics | Charlie Shivers |
| 1998 | Giving Up the Ghost | |
| 1995 | The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | Penguinetti |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Fahd Bahktiar |
| 1992 | To Protect and Serve | Captain Malouf |
| 1991 | Oscar | Vendettii |
| 1991 | The Entertainers | Chick |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip | Harvey Michaels |
| 1988 | Hollywood Heartbreak | Niles Gregory |
| 1987 | Ghost of a Chance | Julio Mendez |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Frank Vincenzo |
| 1984 | Protocol | Emir |
| 1984 | Second Sight: A Love Story | Dr. Ross Harkin |
| 1984 | More Than Murder | Bordante |
| 1983 | Strangers Kiss | Frank Silva |
| 1982 | Hey Good Lookin' | Vinnie (voice) |
| 1982 | Pandemonium | Jarrett |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Harry Canyon (voice) |
| 1980 | Sitting Ducks | Moose Joe Mastaki |
| 1979 | Gold of the Amazon Women | Luis Escobar |
| 1977 | Wizards | Weehawk (voice) |
| 1977 | Night Terror | The Killer |
| 1975 | Russian Roulette | Raymond "Rags" Ragulia |
| 1974 | The Dion Brothers | Carlo |
| 1973 | Mean Streets | Michael Longo |
| 1970 | Night Chase | Young Fisherman |
| 1968 | The Ghastly Ones | Don |
| Outtakes | Morty |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Providence | Dr. Paul Gavins |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Richard La Penna |
| 1995 | Charlie Grace | Rudy Novak |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Ed Quiller |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Joey Bennett |
| 1985 | MacGyver | James Crowe |
| 1985 | Shadow Chasers | Bailey |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Frank Bigalow |
| 1984 | Hunter | Nathan 'Nate' Demarest |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick | |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Jackie Martell |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Tommy Tedesco |
| 1982 | Fame | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Hassan bin Moqtadi / Det. Sal Caprio |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | Strike Force | Lieutenant Charlie Gunzer |
| 1981 | Foul Play | Captain Vito Lombardi |
| 1980 | Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Roy David |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Sonny Watson |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Sean Innes |
| 1973 | Kojak | Det. Sam Calucci |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Johnny Noah |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Guard |