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Richard Bright (I) (1937–2006)

Actor

Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright has notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. First came to attention as a burglar in the engrossing The Panic in Needle Park, and then followed it the following year playing a slick con artist hustling naive Ali MacGraw for the bank robbery loot in The Getaway... See full bio »

Born:

Richard James Bright
in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died:

(age 68) in New York City, New York, USA
Still of Laurence Fishburne, James Belushi and Richard Bright in Red Heat
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2006 Day on Fire
 
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Robert Sawyer
– Name (2005) … Robert Sawyer
 
2004 The Jury (TV series)
Nick Dunphy
– The Boxer (2004) … Nick Dunphy
 
2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Frank Lowell
– Malignant (2002) … Frank Lowell
 
1992-2002 Law & Order (TV series)
Albert Boxer / Dru Hunt / Mr. Quinn / …
– True Crime (2002) … Dru Hunt
– Working Mom (1997) … Victim's Former Police Captain
– Black Tie (1993) … Mr. Quinn
– Cradle to Grave (1992) … Albert Boxer
 
2002 The Sopranos (TV series)
Frank Crisci
– The Weight (2002) … Frank Crisci
 
2001 100 Centre Street (TV series)
Eric the Lawyer
– Lost Causes (2001) … Eric the Lawyer
– No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2001)
 
2001 Dead Dog
Cunningham
 
2001 Trigger Happy
Quigley
 
2000 Oz (TV series)
Detective Robert Stransky
– Works of Mercy (2000) … Detective Robert Stransky
 
2000 Broke Even
Lazarus
 
2000 The Photographer
Drunk in Bar
 
1999 Third Watch (TV series)
Alchy Joe / Drunk
– Modern Designs for Better Living (1999) … Alchy Joe
– Anywhere But Here (1999) … Drunk
 
1999 Getting to Know You
Elderly Man
 
1999 Joe the King
Roy
 
1998 Jaded
Zack Brown
 
1998 Witness to the Mob (TV movie)
Joe (Old Man) Paruta
 
1998 O.K. Garage
Louis
 
1998 Anima
Tommy
 
1997 The Hotel Manor Inn
 
1996 Calm at Sunset (TV movie)
Pittsley
 
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan
64 Precinct Lieutenant
 
1996 Beautiful Girls
Dick Conway
 
1996 Ripper (Video Game)
Dr. Karl Stasiak
 
1995 Sweet Nothing
Jack the Cop
 
1995 Blue Funk
Father
 
1995 Pictures of Baby Jane Doe
Rudy
 
1994 Who Do I Gotta Kill?
Belcher
 
1994 The Ref
Murray, Gus' Driver
 
1993 Who's the Man?
Demetrius
 
1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (TV movie)
The Bomber
 
1992 Ballad of Tina Juarez (short)
Eddie
 
1991 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
Marty Stein
– I Could Write a Book (1991) … Marty Stein
 
1991 Father Dowling Mysteries (TV series)
– The Prodigal Son Mystery (1991)
 
1990 The Godfather: Part III
Al Neri
 
1990 The Ambulance
McClosky
 
1990 Ghoul School (video)
Principal Kaplan (as Eddie Gambino)
 
1988 The Equalizer (TV series)
Vegas
– Splinters (1988)
– No Place Like Home (1988) … Vegas
 
1988 Red Heat
Det. Sgt. Gallagher
 
1988 Time Out
The Sherif
 
1988 Private Eye (TV series)
– Hollywood Confidential (1988)
 
1987 Houston Knights (TV series)
Uncle Mikey
– Moving Violation (1987)
– Yesterday's Gone (1987) … Uncle Mikey
– Mirrors (1987)
 
1987 The Verne Miller Story
Adam Richetti
 
1987 Fame (TV series)
Al Stefano
– Best Buddies (1987) … Al Stefano
 
1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs
Recruiting Sergeant
 
1986 The Penalty Phase (TV movie)
Judge Von Karman
 
1986 There Must Be a Pony (TV movie)
The Detective
 
1986 Hill Street Blues (TV series)
Stubby
– I Want My Hill Street Blues (1986) … Stubby
 
1985 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Dave
– High School Narc (1985) … Dave
 
1985 Brass (TV movie)
Philip Stack
 
1985 Cut and Run
Bob Allo
 
1985 Crimewave
Officer Brennan
 
1984 Once Upon a Time in America
Chicken Joe
 
1983 Two of a Kind
Stuart
 
1983 Vigilante
Burke
 
1982 Girls Nite Out
Detective Greenspan
 
1981 Sizzle (TV movie)
Corky
 
1980 The Idolmaker
Uncle Tony
 
1980 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Richard Fine
– Episode #1.1231 (1980) … Richard Fine
– Episode #1.1230 (1980) … Richard Fine
– Episode #1.1229 (1980) … Richard Fine
 
1980 Skag (TV series)
Madman Messisik
– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) … Madman Messisik
– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) … Madman Messisik
– The Wildcatters (1980) … Madman Messisik
 
1979 Hair
Fenton
 
1979 From Here to Eternity (TV mini-series)
Sgt. Doehm
 
1978 On the Yard
Nunn
 
1978 Cops and Robin (TV movie)
Richards
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
George
 
1977 Handle with Care
Smilin' Jack
 
1977 Delvecchio (TV series)
Buck Shannon
– Cancelled Contract (1977) … Buck Shannon
 
1976 Somerset (TV series)
Bernie Bailey
 
1976 Marathon Man
Karl
 
1975 Rancho Deluxe
Burt
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II
Al Neri
 
1974 The Gun (TV movie)
Gil Strauss
 
1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Bar Patron (uncredited)
 
1974 The Sugarland Express
Marvin Bybala (uncredited)
 
1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Holly
 
1973 The Connection (TV movie)
BeeJay
 
1972 The Getaway
The Thief
 
1972 The Godfather
Neri
 
1971 A Death of Innocence (TV movie)
Jimmy Rekko
 
1971 The Panic in Needle Park
Hank
 
1969 Lions Love
THE BEARD Billy the Kid
 
1967 Coronet Blue (TV series)
Harry
– A Charade for Murder (1967) … Harry
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Phil Macy
– The Pill Man (1964) … Phil Macy
 
1960 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Tech Sgt. Robert La Motte
– Ghost Bomber: The Lady Be Good (1960) … Tech Sgt. Robert La Motte
 
1960 CBS Repertoire Workshop (TV series)
– The Brick and the Rose (1960)
 
1959 Odds Against Tomorrow
Coco
 
1959 Brenner (TV series)
Forresse
– Blind Spot (1959) … Forresse
 
1958 Never Love a Stranger
Street Gang Tough Lookout (uncredited)
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Ditch
– Rudy (1957) … Ditch
 
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1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2006 The Godfather (Video Game)
Al Neri (uncredited)
 
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (video)
Al Neri
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary)
Al Neri (uncredited)
 
1977 The Godfather: A Novel for Television (TV mini-series)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Eddie Gambino

Height:

5' 7½" (1.71 m)
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Trivia:

During the 1960s Lenny Bruce rage over rights of artistic free speech, poet/playwright Michael McClure's controversial play "The Beard" premiered on December 18, 1965, at the Actor's Workshop of San Francisco. It starred Richard as Billy the Kid and Billie Dixon as 'Jean Harlow'. The next few performances of the play took place at The Committee... See more »

Trademark:

Specialized in tough, streetwise New Yorkers See more »

Nickname:

Richie See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer