Name
Richard Romanus
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-02-08
Deathday
2023-12-23 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Barre, Vermont, USA
Biography
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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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- 1973 Mean Streets as Michael Longo
- 1993 Point of No Return as Fahd Bahktiar
- 1981 Heavy Metal as Harry Canyon (voice)
- 1988 The Couch Trip as Harvey Michaels
- 1982 Hey Good Lookin' as Vinnie (voice)
- 1986 Murphy's Law as Frank Vincenzo
- 2003 Young Black Stallion as Ben Ishak
- 1984 Protocol as Emir
- 1977 Wizards as Weehawk (voice)
- 1984 Second Sight: A Love Story as Dr. Ross Harkin
- 1968 The Ghastly Ones as Don
- 1977 Night Terror as The Killer
- 1984 More Than Murder as Bordante
- 1979 Gold of the Amazon Women as Luis Escobar
- 1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise as Penguinetti
- 1998 Urban Relics as Charlie Shivers
- 1975 Russian Roulette as Raymond "Rags" Ragulia
- 1987 Ghost of a Chance as Julio Mendez
- 1983 Strangers Kiss as Frank Silva
- 1988 Hollywood Heartbreak as Niles Gregory
- 2001 Nailed as Uncle Robert
- 1992 To Protect and Serve as Captain Malouf
- 1974 The Dion Brothers as Carlo
- 1991 Oscar as Vendettii
- 1980 Sitting Ducks as Moose Joe Mastaki
- 1970 Night Chase as Young Fisherman
- 1991 The Entertainers as Chick
- 1998 Giving Up the Ghost
- 1982 Pandemonium as Jarrett
- Soon Outtakes as Morty
- 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Frank Bigalow
- 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Rhoda ( 1 episode )
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Jackie Martell
- 1975 Starsky & Hutch ( 1 episode ) as Sonny Watson
- 1982 Fame ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Providence ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Paul Gavins
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Noah
- 1976 Charlie's Angels ( 1 episode ) as Roy David
- 1981 Hill Street Blues ( 2 episodes )
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as Joey Bennett
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Det. Sam Calucci
- 1979 Hart to Hart ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Cagney & Lacey ( 2 episodes ) as Hassan bin Moqtadi / Det. Sal Caprio
- 1987 Jake and the Fatman ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Guard
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Nathan 'Nate' Demarest
- 1994 Chicago Hope ( 1 episode ) as Anthony Travelli
- 1993 Diagnosis: Murder ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Ed Quiller
- 1982 Matt Houston ( 1 episode )
- 1981 Strike Force ( 20 episodes ) as Lieutenant Charlie Gunzer
- 1981 Foul Play ( 10 episodes ) as Captain Vito Lombardi
- 1995 Charlie Grace ( 1 episode ) as Rudy Novak
- 1999 The Sopranos ( 3 episodes ) as Richard La Penna
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Sean Innes
- 1983 The A-Team ( 1 episode ) as Tommy Tedesco
- 1985 MacGyver ( 1 episode ) as James Crowe
- 1985 Shadow Chasers ( 1 episode ) as Bailey
- 1990 Northern Exposure ( 1 episode ) as Lowell Grippo
- 1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe ( 1 episode ) as Crazy Tommy Tedesco
