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Name
  
Richard Romanus

Children
  
Robert Romanus

Role
  
Siblings
  
Robert Romanus

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Full Name
  
Richard Joseph Romanos

Born
  
February 28, 1945 (age 79) (
1945-02-28
)
Barre, Vermont

Occupation
  
Actor, writer, screenwriter, songwriter

Awards
  
Best Original Screenplay in Longform Television by the Writers Guild of America (nominated)

Spouse
  
Anthea Sylbert (m. 1985), Tina Bowman (m. 1967–1980)

Books
  
ACT III, Chrysalis, Chrysallis: mythistorema

Movies
  
Mean Streets, The Young Black Stallion, Wizards, Heavy Metal, Point of No Return

Similar People
  
Robert Romanus, Simon Wincer, Anthea Sylbert, Gerald Potterton, Ralph Bakshi

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Richard Romanus (born Richard Joseph Romanos; February 28, 1945) is an American actor. Among other roles, he has 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, Lorraine Bracco's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999–2002. In 1999 he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award by the Writers Guild of America.

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Personal life

Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, the son of Eileen (nee Maloof) and Dr. Raymond Romanos. He lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, and in 1964 graduated from Xavier University with a bachelor's in philosophy, before studying acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. His younger brother Robert is also an actor. They both appeared in some episodes of MacGyver in the 1980s. He is of Lebanese descent.

In 2004 Romanus moved to the Greek island of Skiathos with his wife Anthea and since then he has focused his creative talent on writing prose. In 2011 he published his memoirs, Act III (Aiora Press, Athens, and Armida Publications, Nicosia), and first novel, Chrysalis (Armida Publications). In 2012 Act III was short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award.

Filmography

This is a list of films that have featured Richard Romanus.

Films

  • 1973 - Mean Streets as Michael
  • 1974 - The Gravy Train as Carlo
  • 1975 - Russian Roulette as Ragulia
  • 1977 - Wizards as Weehawk (voice)
  • 1977 - Night Terror (TV movie) as The Killer
  • 1979 - Gold of the Amazon Women (TV movie) as Luis Escobar
  • 1980 - Sitting Ducks as Moose Joe Mastaki
  • 1981 - Heavy Metal as Harry Canyon (voice)
  • 1982 - Pandemonium as Jarrett
  • 1982 - Hey Good Lookin' as Vinnie (voice)
  • 1983 - Strangers Kiss as Frank Silva
  • 1984 - Crackups (TV movie)
  • 1984 - More than Murder (TV movie) as Bordante
  • 1984 - Second Sight: A Love Story (TV movie) as Dr. Ross Harkin
  • 1984 - Protocol as the Emir
  • 1986 - Murphy's Law as Frank Vincenzo
  • 1987 - Ghost of a Chance (TV movie) as Julio Mendez
  • 1988 - The Couch Trip as Harvey Michaels
  • 1989 - Married to the Mob (TV movie) as Tony
  • 1990 - Hollywood Heartbreak as Niles Gregory
  • 1990 - Final Stage as The Producer
  • 1991 - Oscar as Vendetti
  • 1991 - The Entertainers (TV movie) as 'Chick'
  • 1992 - To Protect and Serve as Captain Malouf
  • 1993 - Point of No Return as Fahd Bahktiar
  • 1994 - Cops and Robbersons as Fred Lutz
  • 1995 - The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (TV movie) as Penguinetti
  • 1998 - Urban Relics as Charlie Shivers
  • 1998 - Giving Up the Ghost (TV movie)
  • 1999 - Carlo's Wake as Carmine D'Angelo
  • 1999 - If You Believe (TV movie)
  • 2001 - Nailed as Uncle Robert
  • 2003 - The Young Black Stallion as Ben Ishak
  • Television (partial)

  • 1970 - Mission: Impossible … Guard, "Gitano"
  • 1970-1971 - The Mod Squad (as Richard Romanos)
  • … Aurelio, "The Sentinals" (1971)
  • … Paco Montoya, "Is There Anyone Left in Santa Paula?" (1970)
  • 1974 - Rhoda … Luis Alvarez, "9-E Is Available"
  • 1977 - Charlie's Angels … Roy David, "The Big Tap Out"
  • 1977 - Starsky & Hutch … Sonny Watson, "Huggy Bear and the Turkey"
  • 1981-1982 - Strike Force … Lt. Charlie Gunzer
  • 1985 - Tales from the Darkside … Mr. Bigalow, "Bigalow's Last Smoke"
  • 1985 - MacGyver
  • 1988 - Mission Impossible (1988 Series) … Arthur Six, "The Fixer"
  • Awards and nominations

  • 1999 - Best Original Screenplay in Long Form Television - Writers Guild of America
  • 2012 - Short-listed for the International Rubery Book Award for Act III
  • References

    Richard Romanus Wikipedia