Peter Mark Richman | |
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L. to r.: Frank Silvera, Peter Mark Richman and Vivian Blaine in Michael V. Gazzo's play
A Hatful of Rain (publicity still) |
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Born |
Marvin Jack Richman April 16, 1927 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1949-present |
Parent(s) | Yetta Dora Peck and Benjamin Richman |
Website | Official website |
Peter Mark Richman (born April 16, 1927) is an American actor who has starred in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in over 30 films and over 130 television series since the 1950s.
Born Marvin Jack Richman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents, he is the son of Yetta Dora (née Peck) and Benjamin Richman, a painting and paper-hanger contractor.
Making his feature film debut in William Wyler's 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time, already a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of New York's Actors Studio, a resource of which he would avail himself frequently until moving to Los Angeles in 1961. He is perhaps best known for his role as Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters. He reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the NBC television series Cain's Hundred. Richman's other TV roles were on the soap opera Santa Barbara as Channing Creighton 'C.C.' Capwell (1984), Longstreet as Duke Paige, on the ABC soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird (1981–1984), and a recurring role on Three's Company (1978–1979) as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. Guest star on Beverly Hills, 90210. His other films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) and his most recent film Vic (2005).