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Richard Romanus
American actor (1943-2023) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 80
Richard Romanus was an American actor. 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.
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Young Black StallionFilm, Ben Ishak1999
ProvidenceSeries, Dr. Paul Gavins
If You BelieveFilm, 1999Writer, Producer1998
Giving Up the GhostFilm, Writer, Producer1993
Diagnosis: MurderSeries, Dr. Ed Quiller
Point of No ReturnFilm, 1993Fahd Bahktiar1991
OscarFilm, Vendettii1988
Hollywood HeartbreakFilm, Niles Gregory1987
Jake and the FatmanSeries1986
Murphy's LawFilm, Frank Vincenzo1984
HunterSeries, Nathan 'Nate' Demarest1983
Strangers KissFilm, Frank Silva1982
Cagney & LaceySeries, Hassan bin Moqtadi / Det. Sal Caprio1981
Hill Street BluesSeries
Heavy MetalFilm, 1981Harry Canyon (voice)1980
Sitting DucksFilm, Moose Joe Mastaki1979
Hart to HartSeries1977
Night TerrorFilm, The Killer1975
Starsky & HutchSeries, Sonny Watson1974
The Dion BrothersFilm, Carlo1973
KojakSeries, Det. Sam Calucci
Mean StreetsFilm, 1973Michael Longo1968
The Ghastly OnesFilm, Don1966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Guard1943Born8 February 1943People around Richard
Harvey Keitel Also in Mean Streets and Kojak
David Proval Also in Mean Streets and Wizards- Jack Starrett Directed Night Chase and The Dion Brothers
Simon Wincer Directed The Young Black Stallion (2003)
Fred Roos Produced The Young Black Stallion (2003)
Sylvester Stallone Also in Kojak and Oscar
Martin Scorsese Directed Mean Streets (1976)
Goldie Hawn Produced Protocol (1984)
John Landis Directed Oscar (1991)
Frank Marshall Produced The Young Black Stallion (2003)
Herbert Ross Directed Protocol (1984)
John Badham Directed Point of No Return (1993)
Mary Jo Catlett Also in Kojak and Foul Play
Carmen Zapata Also in Kojak and Point of No Return
Lawrence Gordon Produced The Couch Trip (1988)
Michael Ritchie Directed The Couch Trip (1988)
Mark L. Lester Directed Gold of the Amazon Women (1981)
Denny Miller Also in The Dion Brothers and More Than Murder
James Luisi Also in Kojak and Murphy's Law
Candice Azzara Also in Kojak and Pandemonium
Elliott Kastner Produced Russian Roulette (1977)
Alfred Sole Directed Pandemonium (1982)- John Quade Also in Kojak and Night Terror
- Paula Weinstein Also in Giving Up the Ghost and If You Believe
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Mean Streets 1973
Young Black Stallion 2003
Heavy Metal 1981
Oscar 1991
Point of No Return 1993
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 31
66 credits on file
Television 24
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In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America TV Award for Original Long Form.
