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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Ruby R. Levitt to Eric Lutes
Richard Libertini Biography (1933-)
Born May 21, 1933, in Cambridge, MA; married Melinda Dillon (an actress; divorced); children: one son.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- May 21, 1933
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Pockets, The Night They Raided Minsky's (also known as TheNight They Invented Strip-Tease), United Artists, 1968
- Father Drobney, Don't Drink the Water, Avco-Embassy, 1969
- Brother, Catch-22, Paramount/Filmways, 1970
- Boston railway porter, The Out-of-Towners, Paramount, 1970
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Lovers and Other Strangers, Cinerama, 1970
- Tim, Lady Liberty (also known as La Mortadella), United Artists, 1972
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I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now, 1975
- Painter, Fire Sale, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
- Vaudeville leader, Days of Heaven, Paramount, 1978
- General Garcia, The In-Laws, Warner Bros., 1979
- Geezil, Popeye, Paramount, 1980
- Nosh, Sharkey's Machine, Warner Bros., 1981
- Angelo, Soup for One, Warner Bros., 1981
- Jorge Medina, Best Friends, Warner Bros., 1982
- Masaggi, Deal of the Century, Warner Bros., 1983
- Sun Yi, Going Berserk, Universal, 1983
- Giuseppe, Unfaithfully Yours, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Dr. Lopez, Big Trouble, Columbia, 1984
- Prahka Lasa, All of Me, Universal, 1984
- Frank Walker, Fletch, Universal, 1984
- Sam Kraus, Betrayed, 1988
- Frank, Fletch Lives, 1989
- Dr. Parrish, Animal Behavior, 1989
- Voice of Dijon, DuckTales: The Movie--Treasure of the Lost Lamp, 1990
- Ed Rifkin, The Bonfire of the Vanities, 1990
- Nicholas Panas, The Lemon Sisters, 1990
- Sidney, Awakenings, 1990
- Voice of Matthew Carson, And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird,1991
- Alexander Paley, Nell, 1994
- Glosser, Cultivating Charlie, 1994
- Rabbi, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998
- Mr. P., Telling You (also known as Love Sucks), Miramax, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Story Theatre, syndicated, 1971
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The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show, CBS, 1972
- The Godfather, Soap, ABC, 1977-78
- Dr. Wyman, George Burns Comedy Week, CBS, 1985
- Shelly Tobin, Family Man, CBS, 1988
- Voice of Talleyrand, Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain, The WB, 1995
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Episodic
- Big Chicken, "The 45-Year-Old Man," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, 1971
- Dr. Franklin Pitt, "Halls of Hartley," The Bob Newhart Show, 1972
- Painter, "Love Has a Spot on His Lung, Part 2," Good Times, 1977
- Mr. Twillmer, "Shallow Throat," The Bob Newhart Show, 1977
- Ed, "I Will Be Remembered," Charlie's Angels, 1977
- Ben, "Florence of Arabia," Alice, 1978
- Ira Grubb, "Evaluation," Barney Miller, ABC, 1978
- Mr. Strand, "Twelve Angry Appliances," Mork and Mindy, 1978
- "Tenants Are Revolting," Laverne and Shirley, 1979
- "Fingers" Wachefsky, "Faith, Hope, and Clarity," Parts 1-2, Bret Maverick, 1982
- Man on beach, "A Saucer of Loneliness," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
- Albert, "It's a Wonderful Job," Moonlighting, ABC, 1986
- Father Angelo Lombardi, The Fanelli Boys, The Nashville Network, 1990
- Detective Richard Capparelli, Pacific Station, NBC, 1991
- Lou Zinni, Empty Nest, NBC, 1991
- Nathan Silverberg, "Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1992
- Dr. Webber, Going to Extremes, ABC, 1992
- Voice of Wally Llama, "Wally Llama," Animaniacs, c. 1993
- Lieutenant Gabriel Rodino, "Dead to Rights," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
- Arthur Emmerich, "Eli's Gumming," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
- "Sore Throat," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, ABC, 1993
- Attorney Vince, "Wager," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
- David Solomon, "Rage," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
- Carson Robbins, "Film Flam," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- Reverend Walters, "From Soup to Nuts," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
- Lieutenant Phil Corelli, "The Dark Side of the Door," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996
- Akorem Laan, "Accession (a.k.a. The Other Emissary)," Star Trek: DeepSpace Nine, 1996
- Voice of the commissioner, "Bloodlines," The Real Adventures of JonnyQuest, 1996
- Dave, Cosby, CBS, 1996
- "Class Warfare," Duckman, 1997
- Mr. Patel, "A Girl's Gotta Work," Jenny, NBC, 1997
- Mr. Patel, "A Girl's Gotta Live in the Real World," Jenny, NBC, 1997
- Mr. Patel, "A Girl's Gotta Get It," Jenny, NBC, 1998
- Bernie Sklar, "Ambitious," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
- Avery, "Norm vs. Love," The Norm Show (also known as Norm),ABC, 1999
- Manny, "Strangers and Brothers," Once and Again, ABC, 2000
- Luciano Braca, "Lucky Luciano," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2000
- Also appeared as a neighbor, The Jeffersons, CBS; and in episodesof The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, and That Was the Week That Was, NBC.
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Movies
- Gabe, Three on a Date, ABC, 1978
- Mr. Bowers, Extreme Close-up (also known as Home Video), NBC, 1990
- Marriage counselor, A Bright Shining Lie, HBO, 1995
- Sheik Yarami, Columbo: Ashes to Ashes, ABC, 1998
- Giovanni Provenzano, Vendetta, HBO, 1999
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Specials
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Let's Celebrate, ABC, 1972
- Tigranes, The Fourth Wise Man, ABC, 1985
- Barry Slotnick, "The Trial of Bernhard Goetz," American Playhouse,PBS, 1988
- Howie Ventura, Fair Game, NBC, 1989
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The Italian Passion for Life, PBS, 1999
- Also appeared in "Fame," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC.
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Other Television Appearances
- Dr. Nate Nateman, Calling Dr. Storm, M.D. (pilot), NBC, 1977
- Armando, House of Frankenstein (miniseries), NBC, 1997
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Stage Appearances
- (With MacIntyre Dixon, as the Stewed Prunes) "George Washington Crossingthe Delaware," Three by Three, Maidman Theatre, New York City, 1961
- (With the Stewed Prunes) "Infancy," Plays for Bleecker Street, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1962
- (With the Stewed Prunes) The Cat's Pajamas, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1962
- (With the Stewed Prunes) The Mad Show, New Theatre, New York City,1966
- (As Dick Libertini) Don't Drink the Water, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1967
- Colonel Dawn, The White House Murder Case, Circle in the Square, 1970
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Paul Sills's Story Theatre, Ambassador Theatre, New York City,1971
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Ovid's Metamorphoses, Ambassador Theatre, 1971
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The American Revolution, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 1973
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More from Story Theatre, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington, DC, 1979
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Love's Labour's Lost, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1989
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As You Like It, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1992
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Upfront Comedy Showcase, Los Angeles, 1994
- Jeff Baird, Merton of the Movies, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1999
- Appeared (with the Stewed Prunes) in Twice over Nightly, Upstairsat the Downstairs, New York City; also appeared in Bad Habits and Primary English Class.
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WRITINGS
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Stage
- (With MacIntyre Dixon) The Cat's Pajamas, Sheridan Square Playhouse, 1962
- (With Dixon) The Mad Show, 1966
- Also author (with Dixon) of Twice over Nightly, Upstairs at the Downstairs; coauthor of cabaret material performed by the Stewed Prunes.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Los Angeles, October, 1994, p. 184.
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