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Richard Bright(1937-2006)

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Richard Bright in Rancho Deluxe (1975)
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Jaded (1998)
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Fair complexioned, cold-eyed actor Richard Bright notched up an impressive array of character performances of often shifty, or deadly characters on the wrong side of the law. He first came to attention as a burglar in the engrossing The Panic in Needle Park (1971), and then followed it the following year playing a slick con artist hustling naive Ali MacGraw for the bank robbery loot in The Getaway (1972), before Steve McQueen pummels Bright to get the money back.

In 1972, he made his first appearance as bodyguard/enforcer "Al Neri", protecting Al Pacino in The Godfather (1972), and returned in the same role in The Godfather Part II (1974) and, 16 years later, he was back once again still protecting mob boss Al Pacino in The Godfather Part III (1990). The actor's features endeared him to casting agents looking for both criminals and cops. He also appeared in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Sam Raimi's crazy Crimewave (1985), the union tale Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992) and Witness to the Mob (1998). In addition, he appeared regularly on TV in police/drama shows such as Hill Street Blues (1981), Houston Knights (1987), Third Watch (1999) and The Sopranos (1999).
BornJune 28, 1937
DiedFebruary 18, 2006(68)
BornJune 28, 1937
DiedFebruary 18, 2006(68)
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Al Pacino, Richard Bright, and Tom Rosqui in The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and Richard Bright in The Godfather (1972)
Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and Richard Bright in The Godfather (1972)
Richard Bright in Beautiful Girls (1996)
Al Pacino and Richard Bright in The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Al Pacino and Richard Bright in The Godfather Part II (1974)
Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Bright in Marathon Man (1976)
Dustin Hoffman, Richard Bright, and Marc Lawrence in Marathon Man (1976)
Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Bright in Marathon Man (1976)
Dustin Hoffman, William Devane, and Richard Bright in Marathon Man (1976)
Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, and Richard Bright in Marathon Man (1976)
Al Pacino and Richard Bright in The Godfather Part III (1990)

Known for

Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Sofia Coppola, and Talia Shire in The Godfather Part III (1990)
The Godfather Part III
7.6
  • Al Neri
  • 1990
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America
8.3
  • Chicken Joe
  • 1984
Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II
9.0
  • Al Neri
  • 1974
The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway
7.3
  • The Thief
  • 1972

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Actor

  • Black Harvest
    • Abandoned
  • Day on Fire (2006)
    Day on Fire
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Billy Burke, Adam Busch, Shalom Harlow, Jeff Hephner, and Cote de Pablo in The Jury (2004)
    The Jury
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Eric Bogosian, Julianne Nicholson, and Chris Noth in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • ...
  • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Dominic Chianese, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in The Sopranos (1999)
    The Sopranos
  • Alan Arkin, Paula Devicq, Manny Perez, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and Joseph Lyle Taylor in 100 Centre Street (2001)
    100 Centre Street
  • Jeremy Sisto and Paige Turco in Dead Dog (2001)
    Dead Dog
  • Trigger Happy (2001)
    Trigger Happy
  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
  • Broke Even (2000)
    Broke Even
  • The Photographer (2000)
    The Photographer
  • Michael Beach, Eddie Cibrian, Kim Raver, Jason Wiles, Coby Bell, Amy Carlson, Molly Price, Anthony Ruivivar, and Skipp Sudduth in Third Watch (1999)
    Third Watch
  • Heather Matarazzo and Michael Weston in Getting to Know You (1999)
    Getting to Know You
  • Joe the King (1999)
    Joe the King

Videos11

The Godfather: Part II
Clip 0:46
The Godfather: Part II
The Godfather: Part II
Clip 0:49
The Godfather: Part II
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:51
Official Trailer
Vigilante
Trailer 1:41
Vigilante
Once Upon a Time in America
Trailer 2:41
Once Upon a Time in America
Crimewave
Trailer 2:24
Crimewave
The Godfather: Part II
Trailer 3:19
The Godfather: Part II
Vigilante
Trailer 1:09
Vigilante
Vigilante
Trailer 0:30
Vigilante
Jaded
Trailer 1:23
Jaded
All Revved Up
Trailer 1:24
All Revved Up

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    • June 28, 1937
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • February 18, 2006
    • New York City, New York, USA(struck by a bus)
    • Rutanya AldaJune 11, 1977 - February 18, 2006 (his death, 1 child)

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    He was struck and killed by the rear wheels of a tour bus on the Upper West Side of New York City. The bus driver did not even know anyone was struck and kept on driving. Police interviewed the driver, at the bus terminal, and no charges were filed.
    • Specialized in tough, streetwise New Yorkers

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