Peter Mark Richman (born Marvin Jack Richman; April 16, 1927 – January 14, 2021) was an American actor in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in about 30 films and 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in 2011.

Career

Films

Making his feature film debut in

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's 1956 film '' Friendly Persuasion'', Richman was, by that time, a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of

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, a resource of which he would avail himself frequently until moving to

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in 1961. He played Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films '' The Murder Men'' and ''

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''. He reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the television series ''

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''. 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 soap opera ''

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'' as

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(1981–1984), and a recurring role on '' Three's Company'' (1978–1979) as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. He guest-starred on '' Beverly Hills, 90210''. His other films include '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989), and '' Vic'' (2005). His last film credits were '' Mysteria'' and '' After the Wizard'', both released in 2011. Richman sat on the board of trustees of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

Television

His television credits include '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Justice'', '' The Fall Guy'', ''

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'', '' Stoney Burke'', '' Breaking Point'', '' The Fugitive'', '' The Outer Limits'', ''

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'', '' The Invaders'', ''

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'', '' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Silent Force'', '' Get Christie Love!'', '' The Bionic Woman'', '' Knight Rider'', '' The Incredible Hulk'', '' Three's Company'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' Combat!'' and '' Matlock''. He had multiple guest roles on ''

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'' over its nine-year run. He appeared as Ralph Offenhouse in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''s first season episode " The Neutral Zone". Richman starred in the penultimate filmed episode of ''

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'', titled " The Fear". He voiced The Phantom in the animated series '' Defenders of the Earth''.''

Personal life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to

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parents, Richman was the son of Yetta Dora (née Peck) and Benjamin Richman, a painting and paper-hanger contractor. He was married to actress Helen (Landess) Richman from 1953 until his death, and they had five children together, including

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and

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-winning conductor

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. Before his acting career, he started off his career as a pharmacist. "My father died when I was 16 and my brother was kind of a surrogate father," recalled Richman. "He was a pharmacist and I worked in his store as a teenager. He thought I should get a real education so I ended up reluctantly going to pharmacy school. I expected to flunk out after six weeks but stuck it out, graduated, and became a licensed pharmacist in two states." Richman died of natural causes in Woodland Hills, California, on January 14, 2021, at the age of 93.

Partial filmography

* '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) as Gard Jordan * ''

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'' (1957) as Cadet Colonel Corger * ''

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'' (1958) as Police Lt. Bill Hanley * '' The Black Orchid'' (1958) as Noble * ''

'' (TV series, 1961-1962) as Nicholas Cain, series lead ** '' The Murder Men'' (1961) as Nick Cain ** ''

'' (1962) as Nicholas Cain * '' The Outer Limits'' episode " The Borderland" (December 1963) as Professor Ian Fraser * '' Combat!'', 2 episodes, "The Hostages" (1964) as Capt. Aptmeyer & "Counterplay" (1966) as Marchand/German Lt. * ''

Dark Intruder ''Dark Intruder'' is a 1965 horror film made for TV that was released theatrically, and starring Leslie Nielsen, Mark Richman and Judi Meredith. The film is set in San Francisco in 1890 concerning playboy sleuth and occult expert Brett Kingsfor ...

'' (1965) as Robert Vandenburg * ''

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'' (1966) as Adam Chance * ''

'' (1966, TV series) (episode "The Friendly Enemy") as Von Stafenberg * '' The Fugitive'', 2 episodes (1964-1966, TV series) as Johnny / Deputy Steel * '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', season 2: "The Monster's Web" (1966, TV series) as Gantt * ''

'' (1965-1974, TV series) in 8 different roles * '' The Invaders'', episode 4: "The Leeches" (January 31, 1967, TV series) as Tom Wiley * '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', season 4: "Secret of the Deep" (1968, TV series) as John Hendrix * '' For Singles Only'' (1968) as Gerald Pryor * '' Hawaii Five-O'' (1969, TV series) (episode "Along Came Joey") as Nick Morgan * ''

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'' (1969, TV series) (episode “Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls”) as Bolton * '' House on Greenapple Road'' (1970) as Sal Gilman * '' The Silent Force'' (1970, TV series) (episode "A Deadly Game of Love") * '' Yuma'' (1971) as Major Lucas * '' Hawkins'' (1974, TV series) (episode "Murder in the Slave Trade") * '' Get Christie Love!'' (1974, TV series) as Young * '' Electra Woman and Dyna Girl'', 2 episodes (1976, TV series) as The Pharaoh * '' The Bionic Woman'' (1977, TV series) (episode "Escape To Love") as Col. Dubnov * '' Vega$'' (1978, TV series) (episode "Lost Women") * ''

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'' (1978, TV series) (episode "Gault's Brain") as Dr. Crippin * '' Three's Company'', 3 episodes (1977-1979, TV series) as Reverend Snow * '' Blind Ambition'' (1979, TV series) as Robert Mardian * ''PSI Factor'' (1980) as Edgar Hamilton * '' Battlestar Galactica 1980'' (1980, TV series) episodes "The Night the Cylons Landed" Parts I and II as Colonel Briggs * ''

'', 27 episodes (1981-1984, TV series) as

* '' Hart to Hart'' (1979-1984, TV series) (in "Murder of Jonathan Hart as Owen Grant and in "Harts at High Noon" as Arthur Horton * '' Knight Rider'' (1983-1985, TV series) (in "Goliath Returns" as Dr. Klaus Bergstrom and in "Many Happy Returns" as Kleist) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988, TV series) episode "The Neutral Zone", as Ralph Offenhouse * ''

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'' (1988) as Priest * '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989) as Charles McCulloch * '' The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991) as Arthur Dunwell * '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1996, TV series) as voice of old Peter Parker / Spider-Man * '' Poolhall Junkies'' (2002) as Phillip * '' Vic'' (2005) as Paul Marcus * '' After the Wizard'' (2011) as Charles Samuel Williams * '' Mysteria'' (2011) as Senator Mitchell

References

External links

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Peter Mark Richman Interview (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, 2014)

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