James Farentino
James Farentino (born February 24, 1938 in Brooklyn , New York , † January 24, 2012 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film actor .
Life
Farentino's best-known film role is that of Simon Petrus in Franco Zeffirelli's 1977 television film Jesus von Nazareth. He himself received an Emmy nomination for this role . He also appeared in The Denver Clan between 1981 and 1982 and in Melrose Place in 1998 . In Emergency Room , James Farentino starred as Ray Ross, father of Doug Ross, aka George Clooney , in 1996 .
James Farentino was repeatedly noticed in private by escapades. In the early 1990s, he made headlines in the US as the stalker of Tina Sinatra , Frank Sinatra's daughter . He was also arrested in Canada in 1991 with 3.2 grams of cocaine in his possession. However, he was released on bail. Farentino was married four times. His first marriage to film actress Elizabeth Ashley lasted from 1962 to 1965. With his second wife Michele Lee Farentino had their only child, son David Farentino , who is also an actor today. His marriage to Lee lasted 16 years, from 1966 to 1982. Debrah Farentino became his wife in 1985, and they divorced three years later. Since August 3, 1994, James was married to Stella Farentino .
After a long illness, Farentino died of heart failure on January 24, 2012 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center .
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: Violent Midnight
- 1964: Operation Pacific (Ensign Powder)
- 1965: The Normans Come (The War Lord)
- 1967: On the Run (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1967: $ 25,000 for a man (Banning)
- 1969–1972: The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series, 21 episodes)
- 1977: Jesus of Nazareth ( Jesus of Nazareth , four-part TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1980: The Final Countdown (The Final Countdown)
- 1981: Dead & buried (Dead & Buried)
- 1981–1982: The Denver Clan ( Dynasty , TV series, 20 episodes)
- 1984: The Flying Eye ( Blue Thunder , TV series, 11 episodes)
- 1987: The Secret of the Sahara (The Secret of the Sahara)
- 1989: Nina's Alibi (Her Alibi)
- 1994: The Killer on the Neck (One Woman's Courage)
- 1996: Bulletproof
- 1996: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1998: Melrose Place (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2000: Last Exit Hollywood (The Last Producer)
Awards
- 1967: Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actor for The Pad and How to Use It
- 1978: Emmy nomination for Jesus of Nazareth (Jesus of Nazareth)
Web links
- James Farentino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ US actor James Farentino dies ( memento of the original from September 7, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73, The Seattle Times, Wednesday April 25, 2012
- ↑ Actor James Farentino dies, Obituary in Variety, Jan. 24, 2012, 5:08 pm PT ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farentino, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 2012 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California, USA |