James Farentino, veteran actor of stage, movies and TV, has died in Los Angeles. Farentino was 73 and died Tuesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. A family member told AP that Farentino had a heart ailment. His work on Broadway included productions of Death Of A Salesman, Night Of The Iguana and a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire in which he played Stanley Kowalski. His movie resume included the sci-fi flick The Final Countown and horror movie Dead And Buried. He enjoyed a prolific TV career including ER, Dynasty and Melrose Place and several TV movies. Farentino’s marriages to Elizabeth Ashley, Michele Lee and Debrah Mullowney Farentino ended in divorce. Survivors include his fourth wife Stella Farentino and two children.
- 1/27/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
James Farentino has passed away at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Hospital after a long illness, a family spokesman says. He was 73 years old.
Farentino burst onto the acting scene in the 1960s, earning a Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer for the movie "The Pad and How to Use It." He later earned an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Simon Peter in the NBC miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth."
Farentino went on to have recurring TV roles on "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers," "Police Story," "Dynasty" and "Blue Thunder." In recent years, he played George Clooney's estranged father Ray Ross on "ER" (pictured above).
He was also famously married to four different Hollywood actresses - Elizabeth Ashley of "Evening Shade" and "Treme," Michele Lee of "Knots Landing," Debrah Farentino of "Eli Stone" and "Eureka" and Stella Farentino of "The Late Show with Craig Kilborn." Farentino is survived by a son,...
Farentino burst onto the acting scene in the 1960s, earning a Golden Globe award for Most Promising Newcomer for the movie "The Pad and How to Use It." He later earned an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Simon Peter in the NBC miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth."
Farentino went on to have recurring TV roles on "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers," "Police Story," "Dynasty" and "Blue Thunder." In recent years, he played George Clooney's estranged father Ray Ross on "ER" (pictured above).
He was also famously married to four different Hollywood actresses - Elizabeth Ashley of "Evening Shade" and "Treme," Michele Lee of "Knots Landing," Debrah Farentino of "Eli Stone" and "Eureka" and Stella Farentino of "The Late Show with Craig Kilborn." Farentino is survived by a son,...
- 1/25/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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