Peter Mark Richman

The son of a bricklaying businessman, Peter Mark Richman was born in Philadelphia on April 16, 1927. After graduating from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, he enrolled in the Actors Studio, the prestigious acting school. He made his Broadway debut starring in Calder Willingham’s “End As a Man,” followed by other hit shows.

Director William Wyler took him to Hollywood to play a cavalry officer in The Great Test (1956), starring Gary Cooper and Anthony Perkins . He also starred opposite Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn in Black Orchid (1958), directed by Martin Ritt .

In 1953 he married Helen Richman, also an actress in titles such as The Friendless Five , a television series. She accompanied him until her death, and together they had five children, one of them, Lucas Richman, works in the world of cinema, as an orchestrator, in feature films such as Better, Impossible .

As he had not just succeeded on the big screen, Peter Mark Richman went through all the successful series from the 60s, such as Alfred Hitchcock presents , The Fugitive and Bonanza , although he stands out as a lawyer in Dynasty , and as the father of one of the protagonists of Apartment for three . He almost always brought the villain to life. ” I got stuck playing bad guys for a lot of my career,” he explained in an interview.  ” I guess I was good at it, but I’ve played a lot of different characters because of my versatility, which is a blessing. I’m lucky because the bad guy is often the most interesting to play.”

Late in his career he appeared briefly in feature films such as Grab It 2 ​​1/2 or  Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan . He retired after seven decades of activity after the short The Final Show , from 2016.

Apart from acting, Peter Mark Richman has been a prolific writer, publishing novels, plays, short stories and “I Saw a Cast White Light”, his autobiography, which came to light in 2018. He also worked as an activist in humanitarian causes.