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James Farentino

 
Actor: James Farentino
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  • Born: Feb 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Crime
  • Career Highlights: The Ride to Hangman's Tree, The Final Countdown, Me, Natalie
  • First Major Screen Credit: Violent Midnight (1963)

Biography

A product of the Brooklyn parochial school system, James Farentino studied for a theatrical career at AADA. Farentino made his Broadway debut in 1961 as Pedro in Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana. Though most of his subsequent professional time would be taken up by film and TV work, he would make frequent return visits to the stage, winning a Theatre World Award for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in a mid-1970s revival of another Williams piece, A Streetcar Named Desire. After an inauspicious movie bow in 1963's Psychomania, Farentino was signed by Universal, playing second leads in such films as The War Lord (1965) The Pad: And How to Use It (1966) and Rosie (1968). While still under the Universal banner, he starred in a brace of TV series, playing Neil Darrell in The Lawyers (1969-72) and high-profile private eye Jefferson Keyes in Cool Million (1972). He went on to star as copter jockey Frank Chaney in Blue Thunder (1984), Mary Tyler Moore's boss Frank DeMarco in Mary (1985) and Julie Andrews' veterinarian husband Sam McGuire in Julie (1992); one of his more famous weekly TV assignments was as Dr. Nick Toscannini during the first season of Dynasty (1981). Of his many TV-movie roles, several are standouts, among them the apostle Peter in Jesus of Nazaraeth (1977) and Juan Peron in Evita Peron (1985). James Farentino was formerly married to actress Michele Lee. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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James Farentino
Born February 24, 1938 (1938-02-24) (age 71)
Brooklyn, New York
Years active 1962-present
Spouse(s) Stella Farentino (1994-present) (James Farentino filed for divorce in 2001 more details)

James Farentino (born February 24 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in almost one-hundred roles, among them in The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.

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Career

Among his many television appearances, Farentino guest starred in 1964 with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., in the episode "Super-Star" of the CBS drama series, The Reporter, with Harry Guardino in the starring role of journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe newspaper. Early in 1967, he appeared in Barry Sullivan's NBC western series The Road West in the episode "Reap the Whirlwind".

In 1969, he starred opposite Patty Duke in the film Me, Natalie. He was nominated for the 1978 Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special for his portrayal of Saint Peter in the mini-series, Jesus of Nazareth. He appeared as, "Frank Chaney," in the short-lived 1984 ABC series Blue Thunder, based on the 1983 film of the same name starring Roy Scheider. (The 11-episode series, which also starred a then-unknown Dana Carvey, was released on DVD in August 2006.) In the late 1990s, he appeared as Doug Ross' estranged father, "Ray," on ER.

Personal life

Farentino has been married to:

Farentino was charged with stalking his former girlfriend, Tina Sinatra (youngest child of Frank Sinatra), in 1993. A restraining order was issued against him after he entered a plea of, "No Contest."[4]

Farentino was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 23, 1991, after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted a package containing 3.2 grams of cocaine being sent to his hotel room. Farentino was in town filming the TV movie, "Miles From Nowhere." He was charged with cocaine possession and released on bail.[5]

References

  1. ^ Stephen M. Silverman. "Divorce No. 4 For Farentino". People (magazine). http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621562,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. 
  2. ^ "{{subst:PAGENAME}}". hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/James_Farentino/198064. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. 
  3. ^ "{{subst:PAGENAME}}". Yahoo!. http://nz.movies.yahoo.com/james+farentino/biography/58295/family/. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. 
  4. ^ "CBSNews.com Timeline". CBS News. 2003-04-20. http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2003/04/20/in_depth_showbiz/timeline550228_0_main.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. "Celebrities are common targets of stalkers, and some celebrities even have been known to stalk each other. Too often, these cases claim innocent lives." 
  5. ^ "July 23 - Today in History". Magic City Morning Star. 2007-07-23. http://www.magic-city-news.com/Today_in_History_11/July_23_-_Today_in_History_18351835.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-09-29. 

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