Peter Mark Richman (born Marvin Jack Richman, April 16, 1927) is an
American actor who has starred in films and on television, who was for
many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in over 30 films and
over 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in
2011.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents, Richman is
the son of Yetta Dora (née Peck) and Benjamin Richman, a painting and
paper-hanger contractor. He has been married to actress Helen
(Landess) Richman since 1953, and they have five children together,
including composer and Grammy Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman.
Prior to 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.†Making his feature film debut in William
Wyler's 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time,
already a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of
New York's Actors Studio, a resource of which he would avail himself
frequently until moving to Los Angeles in 1961. He played Nicholas
"Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters. He
reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the NBC television series Cain's
Hundred. 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 ABC soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird (1981â€"1984), and a
recurring role on Three's Company (1978â€"1979) as Chrissy's father,
Rev. Luther Snow. He guest starred on Beverly Hills, 90210. His other
films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
and Vic (2005).His television credits include Hawaii Five O, Justice,
The Fall Guy, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Stoney Burke,
Breaking Point, The Fugitive, The Outer Limits, Blue Light, The
Invaders, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild
Wild West, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Silent Force, Get Christie
Love!, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider, Three's Company and Matlock. He
was often seen on Mission: Impossible and Combat!, as well as other
shows of that era. 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 The Twilight Zone, called
"The Fear". He voiced The Phantom in the animated series Defenders of
the Earth.
American actor who has starred in films and on television, who was for
many years credited as Mark Richman. He appeared in over 30 films and
over 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in
2011.Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents, Richman is
the son of Yetta Dora (née Peck) and Benjamin Richman, a painting and
paper-hanger contractor. He has been married to actress Helen
(Landess) Richman since 1953, and they have five children together,
including composer and Grammy Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman.
Prior to 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.†Making his feature film debut in William
Wyler's 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time,
already a regularly employed television actor, as well as a member of
New York's Actors Studio, a resource of which he would avail himself
frequently until moving to Los Angeles in 1961. He played Nicholas
"Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters. He
reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the NBC television series Cain's
Hundred. 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 ABC soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird (1981â€"1984), and a
recurring role on Three's Company (1978â€"1979) as Chrissy's father,
Rev. Luther Snow. He guest starred on Beverly Hills, 90210. His other
films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
and Vic (2005).His television credits include Hawaii Five O, Justice,
The Fall Guy, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Stoney Burke,
Breaking Point, The Fugitive, The Outer Limits, Blue Light, The
Invaders, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Wild
Wild West, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, The Silent Force, Get Christie
Love!, The Bionic Woman, Knight Rider, Three's Company and Matlock. He
was often seen on Mission: Impossible and Combat!, as well as other
shows of that era. 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 The Twilight Zone, called
"The Fear". He voiced The Phantom in the animated series Defenders of
the Earth.
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