Richard Venture
Richard Venture (actually Richard Venturella ; born November 11, 1923 in West New York , New Jersey , † December 19, 2017 in Chester , Connecticut ) was an American actor .
Life
Venture began his career at the theater and had in 1951 his Broadway debut in the melodrama Dinosaur Wharf on the side of Barnard Hughes , which was however canceled after four performances. In 1953 he played Tubal in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice . The following year he made a television debut in the soap opera The Secret Storm ; However, his career did not get off the ground and in the early 1970s there were few short guest appearances and an extra role in a feature film. He had his first major film role in 1972 in Paul Newman's The Effect of Gamma Rays on Marigolds , from then on he was a well-booked guest in various series formats for the next few decades. He also had supporting roles in, among other things, the four- star drama Die Unbrechlichen , the film satire Willkommen Mr. Chance , the mafia film The Sicilian and the literary adaptation The Scent of Women . He had a slightly larger role alongside Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek as the American ambassador in the Oscar-winning drama Missing from Costa-Gavras . He was especially popular with the television audience through his role as Lt. Cmdr. Leo Altobelli known in the television series Streethawk , he had other recurring series roles as John Osborne in Falcon Crest and Douglas Greer in Law & Order .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1976: The Untouchables ( All the President's Men )
- 1977: Looking for Mr. Goodbar ( Looking for Mr. Goodbar )
- 1977: I am the greatest ( The Greatest )
- 1977: Lost in the Bermuda Triangle ( Airport '77 )
- 1979: Welcome Mr. Chance ( Being There )
- 1980: Every head has its price ( The Hunter )
- 1981: No murder off the peg ( Looker )
- 1982: Missing ( Missing )
- 1986: Heartbreak Ridge
- 1987: The Sicilian ( The Sicilian )
- 1990: Navy Seals - The toughest elite force in the world ( Navy Seals )
- 1992: Scent of a Woman ( Scent of a Woman )
- 1996: Courage Under Fire ( Courage Under Fire )
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out ( Red Corner )
watch TV
- 1963: General Hospital
- 1975: Harry O
- 1975: Makeup and Guns ( Police Woman )
- 1979: The Waltons ( The Waltons )
- 1980: Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing )
- 1983: The Thorn Birds ( The Thorn Birds )
- 1983: Falcon Crest
- 1985: Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
- 1985: Street Hawk
- 1986: Golden Girls
- 1990: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- 1991-2000: Law & Order
- 1992: Murder is her hobby ( Murder, She Wrote )
- 1992: Seinfeld
- 1993: The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. ( The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. )
Broadway
- 1951: Dinosaur Wharf
- 1953: The Merchant of Venice
- 1971: Solitaire
- 1971-1972: Murderous Angels
- 1973-1974: Chemin de Fer
- 1973-1974: The Visit
- 1974: The National Health
Web links
- Richard Venture in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Richard Venture in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Richard Venture in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Richard Venture at Filmreference (English)
- Richard Venture in the Off-Broadway-Database
- Richard Venture at Playbill Vault (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-venture-dead-scent-a-woman-being-actor-was-94-1073180
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Venture, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | West New York , New Jersey |
DATE OF DEATH | 19th December 2017 |
Place of death | Chester (Connecticut) |