Larry Manetti
| Larry Manetti | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lawrence Francis Manetti July 23, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, memoirist |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy DeCarl Manetti (born June 20, 1948) |
| Children | Lorenzo Manetti (born 1980) |
Lawrence Francis "Larry" Manetti (born July 23, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as Orville Wilbur Richard "Rick" Wright on the long-running CBS television series Magnum P.I. which starred Tom Selleck as the title character. He also starred as Maj. Pappy Boyington's (played by Robert Conrad) pilot partner 1LT Robert A. "Bob/Bobby" Boyle in Baa Baa Black Sheep. Rumors that Manetti is related to Conrad (i.e. that they are half-brothers) are false.
He is married to actress Nancy DeCarl; they have one son, Lorenzo Manetti (born 1980).
Manetti studied acting in Chicago with the Ted List Players. His first television role was as a young detective in Jack Webb's Chase (1973–74). He would go on to play pilot "Bobby Boyle" in Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976–78) with Robert Conrad. He followed this up with a role as a bookie on the short-lived NBC series, The Duke (1979), which also featured Conrad in the title role.
Manetti's signature role on Magnum, P.I. lasted for the entire eight-year run of the series (1980–88). He also had co-starring roles in 25 feature films and guest starred on many other television shows, including Rockford Files, Emergency!, Tenspeed and Brownshoe, Fantasy Island , Battlestar Galactica, Renegade, Quantum Leap, JAG and Walker, Texas Ranger. Manetti also had a minor role in the 1993 film CIA II: Target Alexa.
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