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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-04-28

Day of Death

2013-09-18 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Sarafian

Alan Smithee

Richard C. Sarafian

Biography

Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an American television and film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the director of the 1971 film Vanishing Point.

Known For

Acting

Bugsy

1991

Bugsy

as

Jack Dragna

Gunmen

1993

Gunmen

as

Chief Chavez

Masked and Anonymous

2003

Masked and Anonymous

as

President

Street Justice

1987

Street Justice

as

Taxi Driver

The Crossing Guard

1995

The Crossing Guard

as

Sunny Ventura

Gotti

1996

Gotti

as

Paul Castellano

Bulworth

1998

Bulworth

as

Vinnie

Ruby

1992

Ruby

as

Proby

Alien Predators

1986

Alien Predators

as

Capt. J.J. Wells (voice) (uncredited)

Liberty

1986

Liberty

as

Philbert Evans

Miami Hustle

1996

Miami Hustle

as

Henry Kronfeld

Don Juan DeMarco

1994

Don Juan DeMarco

as

Detective Sy Tobias

Long Time Gone

1986

Long Time Gone

as

Omar

Bound

1996

Bound

as

Gino Marzzone

Blue Streak

1999

Blue Streak

as

Uncle Lou

Hitters

2002

Hitters

as

The Road Killers

1994

The Road Killers

as

Trucker

Blink of an Eye

1999

Blink of an Eye

as

Erlik

Songwriter

1984

Songwriter

as

Rodeo Rocky

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2

as

God Beaver (voice)

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Caspar Kasabian

Production

Crew

Directing