Peter Mark Richman (born Marvin Jack Richman; April 16, 1927 – January 14, 2021) was an American actor in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in about 30 films and 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in 2011.

Career

Films

Making his feature film debut in

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's 1956 film '' Friendly Persuasion'', Richman was, by that time, a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of

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, a resource of which he would avail himself frequently until moving to

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in 1961. He played Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films ''

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''. He reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the television series ''

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''. Richman's other TV roles were on the soap opera '' Santa Barbara'' as Channing Creighton 'C.C.' Capwell (1984), '' Longstreet'' as Duke Paige, on the soap opera ''

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(1981–1984), and a recurring role on ''

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'' (1978–1979) as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. He guest-starred on ''

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''. His other films include '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989), and ''

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'' (2005). His last film credits were '' Mysteria'' and ''

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'', both released in 2011. Richman sat on the board of trustees of the

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Television

His television credits include ''

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'', ''Justice'', ''

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'', '' Stoney Burke'', '' Breaking Point'', '' The Fugitive'', ''

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'', '' Blue Light'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mission: Impossible'', ''

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'' and '' Matlock''. He had multiple guest roles on ''

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'' over its nine-year run. He appeared as Ralph Offenhouse in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''s first season episode " The Neutral Zone". Richman starred in the penultimate filmed episode of ''

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'', titled " The Fear". He voiced

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in the animated series ''

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Personal life

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to

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parents, Richman was the son of Yetta Dora (née Peck) and Benjamin Richman, a painting and paper-hanger contractor. He was married to actress Helen (Landess) Richman from 1953 until his death, and they had five children together, including composer and

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-winning

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. Before his acting career, he started off his career as a pharmacist. "My father died when I was 16 and my brother was kind of a surrogate father," recalled Richman. "He was a pharmacist and I worked in his store as a teenager. He thought I should get a real education so I ended up reluctantly going to pharmacy school. I expected to flunk out after six weeks but stuck it out, graduated, and became a licensed pharmacist in two states." Richman died of natural causes in

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, on January 14, 2021, at the age of 93.

Partial filmography

* '' Friendly Persuasion'' (1956) as Gard Jordan * ''

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'' (1957) as Cadet Colonel Corger * ''

Girls on the Loose ''Girls on the Loose'' is a 1958 American crime film noir directed by Paul Henreid and starring Mara Corday, Lita Milan and Barbara Bostock. Plot Vera (Mara Corday) runs a nightclub that's really a front for her secret operation: an all-female ...

'' (1958) as Police Lt. Bill Hanley * '' The Black Orchid'' (1958) as Noble * ''

'' (TV series, 1961-1962) as Nicholas Cain, series lead ** ''

'' (1961) as Nick Cain ** ''

'' (1962) as Nicholas Cain * ''

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" (December 1963) as Professor Ian Fraser * ''

'', 2 episodes, "The Hostages" (1964) as Capt. Aptmeyer & "Counterplay" (1966) as Marchand/German Lt. * ''

Dark Intruder ''Dark Intruder'' is a 1965 horror film made for TV that was released theatrically, and starring Leslie Nielsen, Mark Richman and Judi Meredith. The film is set in San Francisco in 1890 concerning playboy sleuth and occult expert Brett Kingsfor ...

'' (1965) as Robert Vandenburg * ''

Agent for H.A.R.M. ''Agent for H.A.R.M.'' is a 1966 science fiction spy thriller directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Mark Richman, one of a number of spy thrillers of the era having conspicuous sci-fi elements. Here it is the deadly spores which turn human fles ...

'' (1966) as Adam Chance * '' Blue Light'' (1966, TV series) (episode "The Friendly Enemy") as Von Stafenberg * '' The Fugitive'', 2 episodes (1964-1966, TV series) as Johnny / Deputy Steel * ''

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'', season 2: "The Monster's Web" (1966, TV series) as Gantt * ''

'' (1965-1974, TV series) in 8 different roles * ''

'', episode 4: "The Leeches" (January 31, 1967, TV series) as Tom Wiley * ''

'', season 4: "Secret of the Deep" (1968, TV series) as John Hendrix * ''

For Singles Only ''For Singles Only'' is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring John Saxon, Mary Ann Mobley, Lana Wood, Peter Mark Richman and Ann Elder. Plot Close friends Anne Carr (Mary Ann Mobley) and Helen Todd (Lana Wood) move ...

'' (1968) as Gerald Pryor * ''

'' (1969, TV series) (episode "Along Came Joey") as Nick Morgan * ''

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'' (1969, TV series) (episode “Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls”) as Bolton * ''

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'' (1970) as Sal Gilman * ''

'' (1970, TV series) (episode "A Deadly Game of Love") * '' Yuma'' (1971) as Major Lucas * '' Hawkins'' (1974, TV series) (episode "Murder in the Slave Trade") * ''

'' (1974, TV series) as Young * ''

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'', 2 episodes (1976, TV series) as The Pharaoh * ''

'' (1977, TV series) (episode "Escape To Love") as Col. Dubnov * ''

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'' (1978, TV series) (episode "Lost Women") * ''

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'' (1978, TV series) (episode "Gault's Brain") as Dr. Crippin * ''

'', 3 episodes (1977-1979, TV series) as Reverend Snow * '' Blind Ambition'' (1979, TV series) as Robert Mardian * ''PSI Factor'' (1980) as Edgar Hamilton * ''

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'' (1980, TV series) episodes "The Night the Cylons Landed" Parts I and II as Colonel Briggs * ''

'', 27 episodes (1981-1984, TV series) as

* ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset li ...

'' (1979-1984, TV series) (in "Murder of Jonathan Hart as Owen Grant and in "Harts at High Noon" as Arthur Horton * ''

'' (1983-1985, TV series) (in "Goliath Returns" as Dr. Klaus Bergstrom and in "Many Happy Returns" as Kleist) * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988, TV series) episode "The Neutral Zone", as Ralph Offenhouse * ''

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'' (1988) as Priest * '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989) as Charles McCulloch * '' The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear'' (1991) as Arthur Dunwell * '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1996, TV series) as voice of old Peter Parker / Spider-Man * ''

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'' (2002) as Phillip * ''

'' (2005) as Paul Marcus * ''

'' (2011) as Charles Samuel Williams * '' Mysteria'' (2011) as Senator Mitchell

References

External links

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Actors Studio audio collection

Peter Mark Richman Interview (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, 2014)

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