James Farentino

Won Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination See more awards »

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Dead & Buried (1981)

The Final Countdown (1980)

Bulletproof (1996)

Her Alibi (1989)

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2006 Drive/II (TV movie)
Benjamin

2001 Women of the Night
Sabatini

2001 The Apostle Paul: The Man Who Turned the World Upside Down (TV movie)
Additional narration

2000 The Last Producer
Poker Player

2000 Murder in the Mirror (TV movie)
Detective Frank Russo

1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (TV movie)
Bernard Geis

1998 Melrose Place (TV series)
Mr. Beck

– The World According to Matt (1998) … Mr. Beck

– Buona Sera, Mr.Campbell: Part 1 (1998) … Mr. Beck

– As Bad as It Gets (1998) … Mr. Beck

– Ball n' Jane (1998) … Mr. Beck

1998 Termination Man
Cain

1996 Bulletproof
Capt. Jensen

1996 ER (TV series)
Ray Ross

– The Healers (1996) … Ray Ross

– Baby Shower (1996) … Ray Ross

– The Right Thing (1996) … Ray Ross

1995 Dazzle (TV movie)
Jimmy Rosemont

1995 Deep Down
Joey

1994 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV series)
Grungy

– Monsters, Get Real/Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't (1994) … Grungy

1994 Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (TV movie)
Jose Menendez

1994 One Woman's Courage (TV movie)
Lieutenant Bill Lawson

1992 When No One Would Listen (TV movie)
Gary Cochran

1992 Julie (TV series)
Sam McGuire

– Stop and Smell the Horses (1992) … Sam McGuire

– Monkey Business (1992) … Sam McGuire

– The Bed (1992) … Sam McGuire

– Happy Face (1992) … Sam McGuire

– A Delicate Balance (1992) … Sam McGuire

See all 7 episodes »

1992 Miles from Nowhere (TV movie)
John Reilly

1990 In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (TV movie)
Lieutenant Ray Wiltern

1990 Common Ground (TV movie)
Mayor Kevin White

1989 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Mickey Dunne

– American Nuclear (1989) … Mickey Dunne

1989 Naked Lie (TV movie)
Jonathan Morris

1989 Her Alibi
Frank Polito

1988 Who Gets the Friends? (TV movie)
Dr. Buddy Baron

1988 The Red Spider (TV movie)
Lt. Daniel B. Malone

1988 The Secret of the Sahara (TV mini-series)
Khalif of Timbuktu

1987 Family Sins (TV movie)
Gordon Williams

1986 That Secret Sunday (TV movie)
Gerald Remson

1985-1986 Mary (TV series)
Frank DeMarco

– Steppin' Out with Mary Brenner (1986) … Frank DeMarco

– Little Jo (1986) … Frank DeMarco

– And the Winner Is (1986) … Frank DeMarco

– Mr. Lucky (1986) … Frank DeMarco

– Table for Two (1986) … Frank DeMarco

See all 13 episodes »

1986 Sins (TV mini-series)
David Westfield

– Episode #1.3 (1986) … David Westfield

– Episode #1.2 (1986) … David Westfield

– Episode #1.1 (1986) … David Westfield

1985 Picking Up the Pieces (TV movie)
Don Hagan

1985 The Fourth Wise Man (TV movie)
Jesus (voice)

1985 A Summer to Remember (TV movie)
Tom Wyler

1984 Blue Thunder (TV series)
Frank Chaney

– The Island (1984) … Frank Chaney

– The Godchild (1984) … Frank Chaney

– The Long Flight (1984) … Frank Chaney

– Payload (1984) … Frank Chaney

– Clipped Wings (1984) … Frank Chaney

See all 11 episodes »

1984 License to Kill (TV movie)
John Peterson

1983 The Cradle Will Fall (TV movie)
Dr. Edgar Highley

1982 Something So Right (TV movie)
Arnie Potts

1981-1982 Dynasty (TV series)
Dr. Nick Toscanni

– The Cliff (1982) … Dr. Nick Toscanni

– The Two Princes (1982) … Dr. Nick Toscanni

– The Shakedown (1982) … Dr. Nick Toscanni

– The Fragment (1982) … Dr. Nick Toscanni

– The Gun (1982) … Dr. Nick Toscanni

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1981 Dead & Buried
Sheriff Dan Gillis

1965-1981 Insight (TV series)
Dennis / Dr. Loki

– God's Guerillas (1981)

– Rendezvous (1981)

– Resurrection (1980) … Dr. Loki

– Plus Time Served (1979)

– The Right-Handed World (1965) … Dennis

1981 Evita Peron (TV movie)
Gen. Juan Peron

1980 The Final Countdown
Wing Commander Richard T. Owens / Richard Tideman

1979 Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (TV movie)
Barry Kaufman

1979 Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (TV movie)
Duffy Hambleton

1978 No Margin for Error (TV movie)

1973-1978 Police Story (TV series)
Charlie Czonka / John Anderson / Sgt. K.K. 'King' Sherman

– No Margin for Error (1978) … John Anderson

– Incident in the Kill Zone (1975) … Sgt. K.K. 'King' Sherman

– Requiem for C.Z. Smith (1974) … Charlie Czonka

– Dangerous Games (1973) … Charlie Czonka

1977 The Possessed (TV movie)
Kevin Leahy

1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Simon Peter

– Part 2 (1977) … Simon Peter

– Part 1 (1977) … Simon Peter

1977 Emily, Emily (TV movie)
Joe Crane

1975 Crossfire (TV movie)
Vince Rossi

1974 The Elevator (TV movie)
Eddie Holcomb

1973 Love Story (TV series)
David Coryell

– The Soft, Kind Brush (1973) … David Coryell

1972-1973 Cool Million (TV series)
Jefferson Keyes

– The Million Dollar Misunderstanding (1972) … Jefferson Keyes

– The Abduction of Baynard Barnes (1972) … Jefferson Keyes

– Assault on Gavaloni (1972) … Jefferson Keyes

– Hunt for a Lonely Girl (1972) … Jefferson Keyes

– Pilot (1972) … Jefferson Keyes

1971-1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Craig Lowell / David Faulkner

– The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1972) … David Faulkner

– Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay/With Apologies to Mr. Hyde/The Flip Side of Satan (1971) … Craig Lowell

1972 The Longest Night (TV movie)
John Danbury

1972 The Family Rico (TV movie)
Gino Rico

1969-1972 The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (TV series)
Neil Darrell

– Lisa, I Hardly Knew You (1972) … Neil Darrell

– The Long Morning After: Part 2 (1972) … Neil Darrell

– The Long Morning After: Part 1 (1972) … Neil Darrell

– Justice Is a Sometime Thing (1971) … Neil Darrell

– By Reason of Insanity (1971) … Neil Darrell

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1971 Vanished (TV movie)
Gene Culligan

1971 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Neighbor")

– Love and the Cake/Love and Murphy's Bed/Love and the Neighbor/Love and the Serious Wedding (1971) … (segment "Love and the Neighbor")

1971 Birdbath (TV short)
Frankie Basta

1970 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
Clyde Arrowthorn

– Brave on a Mountain Top (1970) … Clyde Arrowthorn

1966-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
Frank Colby / Pick Lexington

– The Best Man (1970) … Pick Lexington

– The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind (1966) … Frank Colby

1970 Story of a Woman
Bruno Cardini

1969 Me, Natalie
David Harris

1968 The Sound of Anger (TV movie)
Neil Darrell

1968 Ironside (TV series)
Tommy Cusack

– Something for Nothing (1968) … Tommy Cusack

1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Frank Frazier

– Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 2 (1967) … Frank Frazier

– Cry Hard, Cry Fast: Part 1 (1967) … Frank Frazier

1967 Rosie!
David Wheelright

1967 Banning
Chris Patton

1967 Ride to Hangman's Tree
Matt

1967 The Fugitive (TV series)
Rafe Carter

– Passage to Helena (1967) … Rafe Carter

1967 Wings of Fire (TV movie)
Taff Malloy

1967 The Road West (TV series)
Emmett Bethel

– Reap the Whirlwind (1967) … Emmett Bethel

1966 The Pad and How to Use It
Ted

1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
Happy Loman

1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Michael Simpson

– The Sister and the Savage (1966) … Dr. Michael Simpson

1965 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Frankie Metro

– All the Streets Are Silent (1965) … Frankie Metro

1965 The War Lord
Marc

1965 Laredo (TV series)
Paco Vargas

– I See by Your Outfit (1965) … Paco Vargas

1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
Lloyd Marsh

– O' the Big Wheel Turns by Faith, by Faith (1965) … Lloyd Marsh

1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Moxey

– P.O.W.: Part Two (1965) … Moxey

– P.O.W.: Part One (1965) … Moxey

1962-1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Bernie / Leo Manfred

– Death Scene (1965) … Leo Manfred

– The Black Curtain (1962) … Bernie

1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Larry

– Super-Star (1964) … Larry

1964 Ensign Pulver
Insigna

1964 Route 66 (TV series)
Penny Baker

– Cries of Persons Close to One (1964) … Penny Baker

1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Joe Fiore

– Bonus Baby (1963) … Joe Fiore

1963 Violent Midnight
Charlie Perone

1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Carlo Rimini

– The Last Illusion (1963) … Carlo Rimini

1962 Naked City (TV series)
Ben Calageras

– Let Me Die Before I Wake (1962) … Ben Calageras

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(1973) He acted in the stage production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Jack Wallace in the cast. Directed by Harvey Medlinsky.

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	STARmeter SEE RANK Up 1,422 this week View rank on IMDbPro » James Farentino (1938–2012) Actor Official Photos » Trivia: Was charged with stalking Tina Sinatra (daughter of Frank Sinatra). See more trivia » Born: James Ferrantino February 24, 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, USA Died: January 24, 2012 (age 73) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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