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Richard C. Sarafian(1930-2013)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Richard C. Sarafian
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Richard C. Sarafian was born on 28 April 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Vanishing Point (1971), Bugsy (1991) and Blue Streak (1999). He was married to Helen Joan Altman. He died on 18 September 2013 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 28, 1930
DiedSeptember 18, 2013(83)
BornApril 28, 1930
DiedSeptember 18, 2013(83)
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    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Vanishing Point (1971)
Vanishing Point
7.2
  • Director
  • 1971
Warren Beatty and Annette Bening in Bugsy (1991)
Bugsy
6.8
  • Jack Dragna(as Richard Sarafian)
  • 1991
Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak (1999)
Blue Streak
6.4
  • Uncle Lou
  • 1999
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly in Bound (1996)
Bound
7.3
  • Gino Marzzone
  • 1996

Credits

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Director

  • Solar Crisis (1990)
    Solar Crisis
    4.1
    • Director (as Alan Smithee)
    • 1990
  • Duncan Regehr in Zorro (1990)
    Zorro
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1990–1993
  • Catherine Keener, Pat Morita, Kevin Conroy, Jack Wallace, and Richard Yniguez in Ohara (1987)
    Ohara
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Street Justice (1987)
    Street Justice
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Gary Busey, Judith Barsi, and William Smith in Eye of the Tiger (1986)
    Eye of the Tiger
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Liberty (1986)
    Liberty
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Wildside (1985)
    Wildside
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Gary Busey and Cynthia Leake in The Bear (1984)
    The Bear
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Mississippi (1982)
    The Mississippi
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • The Gangster Chronicles (1981)
    The Gangster Chronicles
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Shannon (1981)
    Shannon
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Splendor in the Grass (1981)
    Splendor in the Grass
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Gangster Wars (1981)
    Gangster Wars
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Disaster on the Coastliner (1979)
    Disaster on the Coastliner
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1979

Actor

  • Reeling (2007)
    Reeling
    9.4
    Short
    • Teeth
    • 2007
  • Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Penélope Cruz, and Luke Wilson in Masked and Anonymous (2003)
    Masked and Anonymous
    5.3
    • President (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 2003
  • Carol Alt, Robert Davi, Joey DePinto, Costas Mandylor, and Louis Mandylor in Hitters (2002)
    Hitters
    4.5
    • 2002
  • Eddie Murphy, Michael Rapaport, Steve Zahn, Norm MacDonald, Phil Proctor, Richard C. Sarafian, Tank the Bear, and Crystal the Monkey in Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
    Dr. Dolittle 2
    4.8
    • God Beaver (voice)
    • 2001
  • Woody Allen, Kiefer Sutherland, Cheech Marin, David Schwimmer, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta in Picking Up the Pieces (2000)
    Picking Up the Pieces
    4.7
    • Wino (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 2000
  • Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak (1999)
    Blue Streak
    6.4
    • Uncle Lou
    • 1999
  • Frank John Hughes and Seidy Lopez in Blink of an Eye (1999)
    Blink of an Eye
    5.4
    • Erlik
    • 1999
  • Bulworth (1998)
    Bulworth
    6.8
    • Vinnie (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1998
  • David Caruso, Hillary Danner, Peter Outerbridge, Rebecca Rigg, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson in Michael Hayes (1997)
    Michael Hayes
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Restaurant Owner (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1997
  • Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly in Bound (1996)
    Bound
    7.3
    • Gino Marzzone
    • 1996
  • Gotti (1996)
    Gotti
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Paul Castellano
    • 1996
  • Kathy Ireland and John Enos III in Hello, She Lied (1996)
    Hello, She Lied
    3.4
    TV Movie
    • Henry Kronfeld
    • 1996
  • Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Anjelica Huston, Piper Laurie, and Priscilla Barnes in The Crossing Guard (1995)
    The Crossing Guard
    6.3
    • Sunny Ventura (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1995
  • Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
    Don Juan DeMarco
    6.7
    • Detective Sy Tobias
    • 1994
  • The Road Killers (1994)
    The Road Killers
    5.1
    • Trucker (as Richard Sarafian)
    • 1994

Writer

  • Sean Connery and Cornelia Sharpe in The Next Man (1976)
    The Next Man
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1976
  • Andy (1965)
    Andy
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Terror at Black Falls (1962)
    Terror at Black Falls
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Rod Cameron and Vera Ralston in The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
    The Man Who Died Twice
    5.9
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Richard Bakalyan, Dickie Jones, Scott Marlowe, and Gigi Perreau in The Cool and the Crazy (1958)
    The Cool and the Crazy
    5.1
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Don Kelly and Vera Ralston in The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
    The Notorious Mr. Monks
    6.4
    • writer
    • 1958
  • Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn in Attila (1954)
    Attila
    5.4
    • English language translation of original screenplay
    • 1954

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Blue Streak
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Blue Streak

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Sarafian
  • Born
    • April 28, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 18, 2013
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Helen Joan Altman? - 2011 (her death, 5 children)
  • Children
      Richard Sarafian Jr.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    His car chase sequence from the iconic film, Vanishing Point (1971), served as inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (2007).

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