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Distinctive American actor, screenwriter, and producer of Lebanese ancestry, born Richard Joseph Romanos to Dr. Raymond Daniel Romanos and his wife Eileen Dorothy ((née Maloof). His younger brother, Robert, is also an actor. Richard attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating with a degree in philosophy in 1964. He initially set out to pursue a career in law. After studying for a year at the University of Connecticut Law School, he dropped out, moved to New York and enrolled in drama classes with Lee Strasberg at the renowned Actor's Studio. He made his screen debut in 1968 and quickly established himself as a versatile character player in high profile TV shows, commencing with Mission: Impossible (1966). Often cast as Latinos or Italians, he was reputedly considered for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972). In fact, he did play a gangster named Michael (Longo) in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets (1973).
In episodic television, Richard came to be equally adept at portraying good guys (Detective Sam Carlucci in Kojak (1973)) and black Hats (Johnny Noah in Hawaii Five-O (1968)). He had recurring roles in the short-lived, underrated detective series Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (1980) as the aptly named Crazy Tommy Tedesco, and, conversely, as tough police captains in Foul Play (1981). He was also a regular in the cast of Strike Force (1981) as the wry ladies' man Charlie Gunzer. In The Sopranos (1999), Richard played the ex-husband of psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) who strongly disapproved of her treating Mafia don Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini).
Richard's first wife was the actress Tina Romanus (aka Bohlman, aka Bowman). Their marriage produced a son but ended in divorce in 1980. In 1985, he married the Oscar-nominated costume designer Anthea Sylbert. Together, they wrote the TV comedy Giving Up the Ghost (1998) and the Christmas fantasy If You Believe (1999), the latter receiving a nomination for a Best Original Screenplay Award from the Writers Guild of America in 1999. In 2004, the couple sold their home in Los Angeles and resettled on the Greek island of Skiathos. Henceforth, Richard concentrated on writing novels on Greek historical themes, an interest he had developed during his college years. He published 'Chrysalis' in 2011 and 'Matoula's Echo' in 2014, as well as a memoir, 'Act III', in 2012. A 2013 book, 'Sketches of Skiathos', was a homage to his new home and its inhabitants.
A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Writers Guild of America, and a fellow of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Richard Romanus died on December 26 2023 on Skiathos at the age of 80.- Actress
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Lynn Loring made an unlikely, but impressive, transition from child actress to actress to president of a major TV studio. At age 6, she appeared in CBS's anthology series Studio One (1948); at 7, she began doing TV commercials (and was dubbed "The Junior Set's Betty Furness"); and from 6 to 16, she played Patty on Search for Tomorrow (1951). As a young adult, she made guest appearances on Playhouse 90 (1956), Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951), The Defenders (1961), and The Big Valley (1965), among other shows.
Loring focused on domestic life until 1979, when she worked as the casting director for a TV movie, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979) ("Raid on Coffeyville"). She shifted into producing and, for several years, had an initially fruitful partnership with Aaron Spelling. In the late 1980s, she assumed the presidency of MGM/UA Television Productions. Loring, then only in her 40s, was one of the first women to hold such a high-ranking role in Hollywood.- Bobbie Jean Carter was born on 12 January 1982 in New York, USA. She died on 23 December 2023 in Florida, USA.
- Mike Nussbaum was born on 29 December 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Men in Black (1997), Fatal Attraction (1987) and House of Games (1987). He was married to Julie Brudlos and Annette Tobey Brenner. He died on 23 December 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Jenny Sterlin was an actress, known for Blood, Sand and Gold (2018), Happy End (2003) and Evil (2019). She died on 23 December 2023 in the USA.
- Barrie Holland was born on 23 May 1938 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Media Show (1987). He died on 23 December 2023 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Art Department
- Animation Department
- Art Director
Philip J. Felix was born on 2 June 1962 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He was an art director, known for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Spiral Zone (1987) and Tiny Toon Adventures (1990). He died on 23 December 2023 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.- Hugh Aynesworth was born on 2 August 1931 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer, known for Seeking Answers (2017), Oswald's Ghost (2007) and Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019). He was married to Paula Kathleen Butler, Leslee Marie May and Paula Ruth Eby. He died on 23 December 2023 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- Bandhunta Jugg was born on 28 April 1995. He was an actor, known for Bandhunta Jugg x Bandhunta Izzy: Freak Bitch (2016), Bandhunta Lor Jugg: The Race Freestyle (2017) and Lor Izzy x Lor Jugg: Bandhuntas Part 2 (2016). He died on 23 December 2023 in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.
- Dejumo Lewis was born in 1943 in Lagos State, Nigeria. He was an actor, known for A Place in the Stars (2014), Crossroads (2020) and Power of 1 (2018). He died on 23 December 2023 in Nigeria.
- Aleksey Chernykh was born on 26 April 1980. He was an actor, known for Syn (2014), 101-y kilometr (2001) and Doktor (2012). He died on 23 December 2023 in Russia.
- Clémentine Vergnaud was born in 1992 in France. She died on 23 December 2023.
- Director
- Writer
Izabella Cywinska was born on 25 March 1935 in Kamien, Lubelskie, Poland. She was a director and writer, known for Kochankowie z Marony (2005), Television Theater (1953) and Boza podszewka (1997). She was married to Janusz Michalowski. She died on 23 December 2023 in Poznan, Poland.- Addison Myers was an actor, known for Ride with the Devil (1999), Combat! (1962) and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990). He died on 23 December 2023 in the USA.
- Lisandro Meza was born on 26 September 1937 in El Pinal, Los Palmitos, Sucre, Sucre, Colombia. He died on 23 December 2023 in Sincelejo, Colombia.
- Bonda Mani was born on 19 September 1963 in Mannar District, Northern Province, Ceylon. He was an actor, known for Mazhai (2005), Velayudham (2011) and Manikanda (2007). He died on 23 December 2023 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Piero Craveri was born on 2 January 1938 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. He died on 23 December 2023 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
- Arantxa Gurmendi was born on 3 November 1944 in Donostia-San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. She was an actress, known for Cuéntame cómo pasó (2001), Desaparecida (2007) and Euskolegas (2009). She died on 23 December 2023 in Spain.
- Jean-Paul Chartrand Senior was born in 1931 in Québec, Canada. He was married to Francine. He died on 23 December 2023 in Québec, Canada.
- Composer
- Music Department
Murad Kazhlayev was born on 15 January 1931 in Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR [now Dagestan, Russia]. He was a composer, known for Pora krasnykh yablok (1981), Goryanka (1975) and Tuchi pokidayut nebo (1959). He died on 23 December 2023 in Russia.- William Popel was born on 28 June 1955 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer, known for Get Off the Truck: Black Factory Rehearsal 2005 (2006). He died on 23 December 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Editor
Claude Champion was born on 22 May 1942 in Vevey, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Quand il n'y a plus d'Eldorado (1980), Jardin (1971) and Four of Them (1968). He died on 23 December 2023 in Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.- Richard Rampton was born on 8 January 1941 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK. Richard was married to Carolyn Clarke . Richard died on 23 December 2023 in the UK.
- Matt Napolitano was born on 29 July 1990. He died on 23 December 2023 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Production Manager
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jacek Wosiewicz was born on 9 February 1952. He was a production manager and actor, known for Down in Egyptland (2010), Last Exit (2004) and Trzy dni z zycia malzenskiego (1998). He died on 23 December 2023.