Dick Latessa Biography (1930?-)

Born c. 1930; raised in Cleveland, OH; mother, an automotive upholstery maker; children: Gina.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: 1930?; Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Giovanni Pastora, The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N (musical), Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1968
Major domo and understudy for Gene Nelson, Follies (musical), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1971-1972
Clown, Philemon, off-Broadway production, c. 1975
Nicolo Polo, Marco Polo, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1976-1977
Leo Schneider, Chapter Two, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1978-1979
Renzo, Passione, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1980
Herb, I Ought to Be in Pictures, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New YorkCity, 1980-1981
Myron Berger, Awake and Sing!, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1984
Diamonds, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1984-1985
Crossing the Bar, 1985
Jack Jerome, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
Avram Cohen, Rags (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1986
Jack, Broadway Bound, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, between 1986 and 1988
Ernie Cusak, Rumors, Broadhurst Theatre, between 1988 and 1990
Clem Rogers, The Will Rogers Follies (musical), Palace Theatre, New York City, between 1991 and 1993
Daniel Shannon, Man in His Underwear, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1992
Captain Jack Boyle, Juno, Vineyard Theatre, New York City, 1992-1993
Whitey McCoy, Sophistry, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 1993
Van Buren, Damn Yankees (musical), Marquis Theatre, New York City,1994-1995
Carl, Fit to Be Tied, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 1996
Dr. Michel, Du Barry Was a Lady (concert performance), City CenterTheatre, New York City, 1996
Senex, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, between 1996 and 1998
Dr. Dreyfuss, Promises, Promises (concert performance), City Center Theatre, 1997
Burt Hines, Proposals, Eisenhower Theatre, John F. Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1997, then Broadhurst Theatre, 1997-1998
Nunzio Christano, Over the River and through the Woods, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, between 1998 and 2000
Herr Schultz, Cabaret (musical), Roundabout Theatre Company, Wilshire Theatre, Los Angeles, 1999, also Warner Theatre, Washington, DC, and KitKat Klub, New York City
Ron, Chaucer in Rome, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 2001
Heart Song: The Heroes' Concert (two benefit performances), BottomLine, New York City, 2001
Wilbur Turnblad, Hairspray (musical), Fifth Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA, 2002, then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, beginning 2002
Broadway Barks 5 (benefit performance), Shubert Alley, New York City, 2003
Appeared as Hucklebee, The Fantasticks (musical), Sullivan StreetPlayhouse, New York City; appeared in The King and I and L'il Abner, City Center Theatre; appeared in The King and I and other productions in Ohio; appeared in Encores!; performed at the Huntington Theatre, Boston, MA, and the Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.
Television Appearances

Series
Noel Douglas, The Edge of Night, CBS, 1975, then ABC, 1975-1976
Mike Duffy, True Blue, NBC, 1989-1991
Neil Hayes, One Life to Live, ABC, 1997
Movies
Fred, The Family Man, CBS, 1979
Charlie, A Question of Honor, CBS, 1982
The Neighborhood (also known as Breslin's Neighborhood), NBC, 1982
Mr. Pugliese, Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer, CBS, 1983
"Boss" Tom Messenger, Out of the Darkness, CBS, 1985
Lieutenant Murphy, Izzy and Moe, CBS, 1985
Malcolm Sterling, Rockabye, CBS, 1986
Jack Karney, Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story (also known as Shattered Trust), NBC, 1993
Joe Ciccilone, Thicker Than Blood, TNT, 1998
Specials
Paul Wescott, And They All Lived Happily Ever After, 1981
Creech, Pudd'nhead Wilson, PBS, 1984
Charles Hirsch, The Trial of Bernhard Goetz, PBS, 1988
Coach Schneider, Over the Limit, ABC, 1990
Appeared in Philemon, PBS.
Episodic
Woodman, "One Nation Invisible," Get Smart, NBC, 1968
General Tamaar, "Nitro," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1969
"Resurrection," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985
George Kendrick, "Personal Demons," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
Admiral Miles Coty, "Conduct Unbecoming," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
Dr. Kyle Rose, "Mairmaids Strike Better," Central Park West (alsoknown as CPW), CBS, 1996
Dr. Kyle Rose, "You Belong to Me!," Central Park West (also knownas CPW), CBS, 1996
"Judgement in LA: D-Girl," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
Mr. Dunn, "Just the Three of Us," Soul Man, ABC, 1998
Mr. Dunn, "Raising Heck," Soul Man, ABC, 1998
Ike Munro, Talk to Me, ABC, 2000
Father L'Oiseau, "The Army of One," The Sopranos, HBO, 2001
Jerry Waldrop, "Closure," Ed, NBC, 2001
Bishop Burning, "The Collar," Law & Order, NBC, 2002
Bishop Burning, "Under God," Law & Order, NBC, 2003
Played Mr. Giamelli in "Surprise! I Hate Your Friend!," an unaired episode of Working It Out, NBC.
Pilots
Conti, "Everybody's Favorite Bagman" (original pilot for series), Law& Order, CBS, aired as an episode of series on NBC, 1990
Gus, The Circle Game, ABC, 1993
Film Appearances
Cul-de-Sac, 1995
Mr. McCormack, Sr., The Substance of Fire, Miramax, 1996
Mr. Mayhew, Better Than Ever, Panorama Entertainment, 1997
Father Gianni Delmonico, Stigmata, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Uncle Leo, The Event, ThinkFilm, 2003
RECORDINGS
Albums; Original Cast Recordings
The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue, Sony, 1991
Hairspray, Sony, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Theatermania.com, http://www.theatermania.com, July 20, 2000

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