Richard C. Sarafian

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Richard Caspar Sarafian (born April 28, 1930 in New York City , New York - † September 18, 2013 in Santa Monica , California ) was an American director , actor , screenwriter and film producer .

Live and act

Richard C. Sarafian made his debut as a director in 1961 directing an episode of the television series Maverick . This was followed by numerous works for television, in 1962 he made his first feature film, Die Geächteten vom Rio Grande .

In 1954 he wrote his first screenplay for a film adaptation of Attila.

His road movie Vanishing Point San Francisco with Barry Newman was released in 1971.

His last film as a director was Starfire from 1990, which he had released under the pseudonym Alan Smithee because he was not satisfied with the editing.

Sarafian was married to Joan Altman, Robert Altman's sister . The two had five children; the four sons are all involved in the film business. The best known is the director Deran Sarafian .

Filmography (selection)

As a director

  • 1962: The Outlaws of the Rio Grande (Terror at Black Falls)
  • 1964: Andy
  • 1971: Vanishing Point (Vanishing Point)
  • 1971: Man in the Wilderness (Man in the Wilderness)
  • 1973: The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
  • 1976: Oil (The Next Man)
  • 1979: Disaster on the Coastliner
  • 1981: Until the Last Shot (Gangster Wars)
  • 1981: Dreams melt away like sand (TV movie, Splendor in the Grass )
  • 1990: Starfire (Solar Crisis)

As a performer

As a screenwriter

  • 1958: The Cool and the Crazy
  • 1958: The Man Who Died Twice
  • 1964: Andy
  • 1976: oil

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personal data
SURNAME Sarafian, Richard C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sarafian, Richard Caspar (full name); Sarafian, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, actor, screenwriter, and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York , United States
DATE OF DEATH 18th September 2013
Place of death Santa Monica , California , United States