Lee Richardson (September 11, 1926 – October 2, 1999) was an American character actor who frequently appeared in the films of Sidney Lumet. Richardson appeared in such films as ''

Brubaker ''Brubaker'' is a 1980 American prison drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg. It stars Robert Redford as a newly arrived prison warden, Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W. D. Richter ...

'', ''

Prince of the City ''Prince of the City'' is a 1981 American neo-noir crime drama film directed and co-written by Sidney Lumet. The film follows Daniel Ciello, an officer of the New York Police Department who chooses, for idealistic reasons, to expose corruption ...

'', ''

Prizzi's Honor ''Prizzi's Honor'' is a 1985 American black comedy crime film directed by John Huston, starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner as two highly-skilled mob assassins who, after falling in love, are hired to kill each other. The screenplay co-w ...

'', '' Tiger Warsaw'', ''

The Fly II ''The Fly II'' is a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Chris Walas. The film stars Eric Stoltz and Daphne Zuniga, and is a sequel to the 1986 film '' The Fly'', itself a remake of the 1958 film of the same name. Stoltz's charac ...

'', '' Q&A'', ''

The Exorcist III ''The Exorcist III'' is a 1990 American psychological horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty. It is the third installment in the ''Exorcist'' series, an adaptation of Blatty's ''Exorcist'' novel ''Legion'' (1983), and the f ...

'', '' Daniel'' and ''

A Stranger Among Us ''A Stranger Among Us'' is a 1992 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Melanie Griffith. It tells the story of an undercover police officer's experiences in a Hasidic community. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film F ...

'' and such television series as '' Law & Order'' and '' Hearts and Minds''. He also narrated ''

Network Network, networking and networked may refer to: Science and technology * Network theory, the study of graphs as a representation of relations between discrete objects * Network science, an academic field that studies complex networks Mathematics ...

'' and appeared in the television film ''

Skylark ''Alauda'' is a genus of larks found across much of Europe, Asia and in the mountains of north Africa, and one of the species (the Raso lark) endemic to the islet of Raso in the Cape Verde Islands. Further, at least two additional species are ...

''. He appeared in an uncredited role as

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

in '' Truman''. Richardson died of cardiac arrest on October 2, 1999 in New York City, aged 73.

Filmography

*1959: ''

Middle of the Night ''Middle of the Night'' is a 1959 American drama film directed by Delbert Mann, and released by Columbia Pictures.'' Variety'' film review; May 20, 1959, page 6.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; May 23, 1959, page 82. It was entered into th ...

'' - Lockman's son *1976: ''

'' - Narrator (voice) *1980: ''

'' - Warden Renfro *1981: ''

'' - Sam Heinsdorff *1983: '' Daniel'' *1983: ''

I Am the Cheese ''I Am the Cheese'' is a young adult novel by the American writer Robert Cormier, published in 1977. Plot The novel opens with protagonist Adam Farmer biking from his home in the fictional town of Monument, Massachusetts, (based on Cormier's ...

'' - Mr. Grey *1985: ''

'' - Dominic Prizzi *1987: ''

Sweet Lorraine "Sweet Lorraine" is a popular song with music by Cliff Burwell and words by Mitchell Parish that was published in 1928 and has become a jazz standard. It is written in F major and has an AABA structure. A version by Teddy Wilson charted in Octobe ...

'' - Sam *1987: '' Amazing Grace and Chuck'' - Jeffries *1987: ''

The Believers ''The Believers'' is a 1987 Canadian-American crime thriller horror film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver. It is based on the 1982 novel ''The Religion'' by Nicholas Conde. Plot After his wife ...

'' - Dennis Maslow *1988: '' Tiger Warsaw'' - Mitchell Warsaw *1989: ''

'' - Anton Bartok *1990: '' Q&A'' - Leo Bloomenfeld *1990: ''

'' - University President *1992: ''

'' - Rebbe

Theater

* 1960: ''

Summer and Smoke ''Summer and Smoke'' is a two-part, thirteen-scene play by Tennessee Williams, completed in 1948. He began working on the play in 1945 as ''Chart of Anatomy'', derived from his short stories "Oriflamme" and the then-work-in-progress "Yellow Bir ...

'' by Tennessee Williams * 1962: ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Lee 1926 births 1999 deaths American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago 20th-century American male actors