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Peter Mark Richman

Peter Mark Richman (born Marvin Jack Richman; April 16, 1927[citation needed] – January 14, 2021) was an American actor in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman.[1] He appeared in about 30 films and 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in 2011.

Peter Mark Richman
Richman in Michael V. Gazzo's play
A Hatful of Rain (1957)
Born
Marvin Jack Richman

(1927-04-16)April 16, 1927
DiedJanuary 14, 2021(2021-01-14) (aged 93)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1949–2011
Spouse
Helen Richman
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(m. 1953)​
Children5, including Lucas Richman
RelativesJulia Lester (granddaughter)
Websitepetermarkrichman.com

Career

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Films

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Making his feature film debut in William Wyler's 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time, a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of New York's Actors Studio, a resource of which he would avail himself frequently until moving to Los Angeles in 1961.[2][3] He played Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters. He reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the television series Cain's Hundred. His other films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), and Vic (2005). His last film credits were Mysteria and After the Wizard, both released in 2011. Richman sat on the board of trustees of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.[citation needed]

Television

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His television credits include Hawaii Five-O, Justice, The Fall Guy, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Stoney Burke, Breaking Point, The Fugitive, The Outer Limits, Blue Light, The Invaders, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Wild Wild West, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Silent Force, Get Christie Love!, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider, The Incredible Hulk, Mission: Impossible, Combat! and Matlock. He had multiple guest roles on The F.B.I. over its nine-year run. He appeared as Ralph Offenhouse in Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season episode "The Neutral Zone". Richman starred in the penultimate filmed episode of The Twilight Zone, titled "The Fear". He voiced The Phantom in the animated series Defenders of the Earth. Richman's other TV roles were on the soap opera Santa Barbara as Channing Creighton 'C.C.' Capwell (1984), Longstreet as Duke Paige, on the soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird (1981–1984), and a recurring role on Three's Company (1978–1979) as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. He guest-starred on Beverly Hills, 90210.

Personal life

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Richman was married to actress Helen (Landess) Richman from 1953 until his death, and they had five children together, including composer and Grammy Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman. Before his acting career, he started off his career as a pharmacist. "My father died when I was 16 and my brother was kind of a surrogate father," recalled Richman. "He was a pharmacist and I worked in his store as a teenager. He thought I should get a real education so I ended up reluctantly going to pharmacy school. I expected to flunk out after six weeks but stuck it out, graduated, and became a licensed pharmacist in two states."[4]

Richman died of natural causes in Woodland Hills, California, on January 14, 2021, at the age of 93.[5]

Partial filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1958–1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Steve Barrett, Mike 2 episodes
1961–1962 Cain's Hundred Nicholas Cain Lead role
1963 The Outer Limits Ian Fraser Episode: "The Borderland"
1964 The Twilight Zone Robert Franklin Episode: "The Fear"
1964–1966 Combat! Captain Aptmayer, Charmand, German Lieutenant 2 episodes
1964–1966 The Fugitive Johnny, Deputy Steel 2 episodes
1965 Dark Intruder Robert Vanderburg Television film
1965–1974 The F.B.I. Various characters 8 episodes
1966 Blue Light Von Stafenburg Episode: "The Friendly Enemy"
1966–1968 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Gantt, John Hendrix 2 episodes
1967 The Invaders Tom Wiley Episode: "The Leeches"
1969 Hawaii Five-O Nick Morgan Episode: "Along Came Joey"
1969 Lancer Bolton Episode: "Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls"
1970 House on Greenapple Road Sal Gilman Television film
1970 The Silent Force Walter Garland Episode: "A Deadly Game of Love"
1973 The New Perry Mason Ralph 'Junius' Addison Episode: "The Case of the Horoscope Homicide"
1974 Hawkins Paul Forbes Episode: "Murder in the Slave Trade"
1974 Get Christie Love! Young Episode: "Market for Murder"
1976 Electra Woman and Dyna Girl Pharaoh 2 episodes
1977 The Bionic Woman Colonel Dubnov Episode: "Escape to Love"
1978 Wonder Woman Dr. Crippin Episode: "Gault's Brain"
1978–1980 Vegas Grady, Sam Ullman 3 episodes
1979 Three's Company Reverend Snow 3 episodes
1979 Blind Ambition Robert Mardian 4 episodes
1979, 1984 Hart to Hart Owen Grant, Arthur Horton 2 episodes
1980 Galactica 1980 Colonel Briggs Episode: "The Night the Cyclons Landed"
1981–1984 Dynasty Andrew Laird 27 episodes
1983–1984 Knight Rider Klaus Bergstrom, Kleist 2 episodes
1986 Defenders of the Earth Kit Walker / Phantom (voice) Main cast
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Ralph Offenhouse Episode: "The Neutral Zone"
1988 Murder, She Wrote Lamar Bennett Episode: "Deadline for Murder"
1994 Batman: The Animated Series Charles Baxter (voice) Episode: "Riddler's Reform"[6]
1996 Spider-Man Old Spider-Man (voice) Episode: "The Final Nightmare"[6]
1999 Superman: The Animated Series Guardian #1, Abin Sur (voice) Episode: "In Brightest Day..."[6]
2000 Batman Beyond Winchell (voice) Episode: "Inqueling"[6]
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Himself Documentary

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1956 Friendly Persuasion Gard Jordan
1957 The Strange One Cadet Colonel Corger
1958 Girls on the Loose Police Lieutenant Bill Hanley
1959 The Black Orchid Noble
1961 The Murder Men Nick Cain
1962 The Crimebusters Nicholas Cain
1966 Agent for H.A.R.M. Adam Chance
1968 For Singles Only Gerald Pryor
1971 Yuma Major Lucas
1980 PSI Factor Edgar Hamilton
1988 Judgement Day Priest
1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Charles McCulloch
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Arthur Dunwell
2002 Poolhall Junkies Phillip
2006 Vic Paul Marcus Short film
2011 After the Wizard Charles Williams
2011 Mysteria Senator Mitchell

References

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  1. ^ Dick Kleiner: "He Added Peter to Make His Mark," The Meriden Morning Record TV News (Saturday, October 30, 1971), p. ONE-A. "For years, Mark Richman was a successful actor around town... Suddenly, about a year ago, the name Peter Mark Richman began popping up in credits. It took a while for the public to realize they were one and the same. The reason for adding Peter goes back to Richman's belief in the Eastern philosophy, Subud. 'I came to believe that Mark wasn't right for me. I took the name Peter - it means a great deal to me, it means, I like to think, that I am a good person.'"
  2. ^ Mark Richman at the Wisconsin Historical Society's Actors Studio audio collection
  3. ^ NANA: "Mark Richman Finds Retreat," The Vancouver Sun (Saturday, November 4, 1961), p. 5. "Mark Richman, who chases nasties ... five days a week in TV's Cain's Hundred, has moved his wife and two children out from New york. They have set up headquarters high on a quiet isolated hill in Pacific Palisades."
  4. ^ Nick Thomas (April 7, 2016). "Peter Mark Richman: The Pharmacist-Turned-Actor". TheSpectrum.com. USA Today. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Saperstein, Pat (January 14, 2021). "Peter Mark Richman, Actor in 'Beverly Hills 90210,' 'Three's Company,' Dies at 93". Variety.
  6. ^ a b c d "Peter Mark Richman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 31, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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