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Richard Romanus
Deceased

When Did Richard Romanus Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 80
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/02/1943Born inBarre, Vermont, USADied23/12/2023 (aged 80)Died inVolosWikidataQ139765 ↗TMDb#2557 ↗

Richard Romanus was an American actor. He appeared in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets and provided voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated films Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'. He played Richard La Penna, Jennifer Melfi's ex-husband, later husband again, in four episodes of The Sopranos from 1999 to 2002. In 1999, he co-wrote the Christmas film If You Believe along with his wife Anthea Sylbert, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America TV Award for Original Long Form.

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Filmography55 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2003Young Black StallionMovieBen Ishak60
2001NailedMovieUncle Robert58
1999The SopranosSeriesRichard La Penna56
1999ProvidenceSeriesDr. Paul Gavins56
1998Giving Up the GhostMovie—55
1995Charlie GraceSeriesRudy Novak52
1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseMoviePenguinetti52
1994Chicago HopeSeriesAnthony Travelli51
1993Diagnosis: MurderSeriesDr. Ed Quiller50
1993Point of No ReturnMovieFahd Bahktiar50
1992To Protect and ServeMovieCaptain Malouf49
1991OscarMovieVendettii48
1991The EntertainersMovieChick48
1990Northern ExposureSeriesLowell Grippo47
1988The Couch TripMovieHarvey Michaels45
1988Hollywood HeartbreakMovieNiles Gregory45
1987Jake and the FatmanSeries—44
1987Ghost of a ChanceMovieJulio Mendez44
1986Murphy's LawMovieFrank Vincenzo43
1985MacGyverSeriesJames Crowe42
1985Shadow ChasersSeriesBailey42
1984HunterSeriesNathan 'Nate' Demarest41
1984Tales from the DarksideSeriesFrank Bigalow41
1984ProtocolMovieEmir41
1984Second Sight: A Love StoryMovieDr. Ross Harkin41
1984More Than MurderMovieBordante41
1983The A-TeamSeriesJackie Martell40
1983Hardcastle and McCormickSeries—40
1983Strangers KissMovieFrank Silva40
1982Cagney & LaceySeriesHassan bin Moqtadi / Det. Sal Caprio39
1982FameSeries—39
1982PandemoniumMovieJarrett39
1982Matt HoustonSeries—39
1982Hey Good Lookin'MovieVinnie (voice)39
1981Heavy MetalMovieHarry Canyon (voice)38
1981Hill Street BluesSeries—38
1981Foul PlaySeriesCaptain Vito Lombardi38
1981Strike ForceSeriesLieutenant Charlie Gunzer38
1980Sitting DucksMovieMoose Joe Mastaki37
1979Gold of the Amazon WomenMovieLuis Escobar36
1979Hart to HartSeries—36
1977WizardsMovieWeehawk (voice)34
1977Night TerrorMovieThe Killer34
1976Charlie's AngelsSeriesRoy David33
1975Starsky & HutchSeriesSonny Watson32
1975Russian RouletteMovieRaymond "Rags" Ragulia32
1974The Rockford FilesSeriesSean Innes31
1974RhodaSeries—31
1974The Dion BrothersMovieCarlo31
1973KojakSeriesDet. Sam Calucci30
1973Mean StreetsMovieMichael Longo30
1970Night ChaseMovieYoung Fisherman27
1968Hawaii Five-OSeriesJohnny Noah25
1968The Ghastly OnesMovieDon25
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeriesGuard23