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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-08

Day of Death

2023-12-23 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Barre, Vermont, USA

Also Known As

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Romanus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Mean Streets

1973

Mean Streets

as

Michael Longo

Point of No Return

1993

Point of No Return

as

Fahd Bahktiar

Heavy Metal

1981

Heavy Metal

as

Harry Canyon (voice)

The Couch Trip

1988

The Couch Trip

as

Harvey Michaels

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

Hey Good Lookin'

as

Vinnie (voice)

Murphy's Law

1986

Murphy's Law

as

Frank Vincenzo

Young Black Stallion

2003

Young Black Stallion

as

Ben Ishak

Protocol

1984

Protocol

as

Emir

Wizards

1977

Wizards

as

Weehawk (voice)

Second Sight: A Love Story

1984

Second Sight: A Love Story

as

Dr. Ross Harkin

Night Terror

1977

Night Terror

as

The Killer

More Than Murder

1984

More Than Murder

as

Bordante

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979

Gold of the Amazon Women

as

Luis Escobar

Urban Relics

1998

Urban Relics

as

Charlie Shivers

Russian Roulette

1975

Russian Roulette

as

Raymond "Rags" Ragulia

Ghost of a Chance

1987

Ghost of a Chance

as

Julio Mendez

Strangers Kiss

1983

Strangers Kiss

as

Frank Silva

Hollywood Heartbreak

1988

Hollywood Heartbreak

as

Niles Gregory

Nailed

2001

Nailed

as

Uncle Robert

To Protect and Serve

1992

To Protect and Serve

as

Captain Malouf

Oscar

1991

Oscar

as

Vendettii

Sitting Ducks

1980

Sitting Ducks

as

Moose Joe Mastaki

Night Chase

1970

Night Chase

as

Young Fisherman

The Entertainers

1991

The Entertainers

as

Chick

Pandemonium

1982

Pandemonium

as

Jarrett

Outtakes

Outtakes

as

Morty

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Jackie Martell

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Sonny Watson

Providence

Providence

as

Dr. Paul Gavins

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Johnny Noah

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Roy David

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Joey Bennett

Kojak

Kojak

as

Det. Sam Calucci

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Hassan bin Moqtadi / Det. Sal Caprio

Hunter

Hunter

as

Nathan 'Nate' Demarest

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Dr. Ed Quiller

Strike Force

Strike Force

as

Lieutenant Charlie Gunzer

Foul Play

Foul Play

as

Captain Vito Lombardi

Charlie Grace

Charlie Grace

as

Rudy Novak

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Richard La Penna

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Sean Innes

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Tommy Tedesco

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

James Crowe

Production

Crew

Directing