James Farentino | |
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 Farentino inCool Million in 1972 | |
| Born | Fred Ferrentino (1938-02-24)February 24, 1938 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2012(2012-01-24) (aged 73) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1962–2006 |
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| Children | 1 |
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in television, film, and on stage, includingThe Final Countdown,Jesus of Nazareth, andDynasty.
Born in Brooklyn, Farentino attended local schools followed later by studying drama and acting in Catholic school.
In the 1950s and 1960s, he performed on the stage and a few TV roles. He starred inThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour alongsideVera Miles andJohn Carradine (episode "Death Scene"). He garnered aGolden Globe Award for Best Male Newcomer for the film,The Pad (and How to Use It) (1966).[1]
In 1969, he starred oppositePatty Duke in the filmMe, Natalie. Farentino was one of the lawyers in NBC's TV seriesThe Bold Ones (1969–1972), which also starredBurl Ives andJoseph Campanella. He made two appearances in the 1970s anthology television seriesNight Gallery, once with then-wifeMichele Lee ("Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay"), and next with actressJoanna Pettet ("The Girl with the Hungry Eyes"). Also in 1970, Farentino appeared as Pick Lexington inThe Men from Shiloh (the repackaged name of the popular long-running TV WesternThe Virginian) in the episode titled "The Best Man". In 1973, he appeared in the episode "The Soft, Kind Brush" of the romantic anthology seriesLove Story. During the 1970s, he appeared on NBC'sCool Million.
In 1978, he was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal ofSimon Peter in the miniseriesJesus of Nazareth. In 1980, Farentino starred inThe Final Countdown withKirk Douglas andMartin Sheen, and then playedJuan Perón oppositeFaye Dunaway'sEva Perón in the 1981 television filmEvita Perón. Farentino appeared as Frank Chaney in the short-lived 1984 ABC seriesBlue Thunder, based on the 1983film of the same name, starringRoy Scheider. He starred as Dr.Nick Toscanni on the second season ofDynasty from 1981 to 1982. In the late 1990s, he appeared as the estranged father of lead characterDoug Ross onER.[citation needed]
In 1962, Farentino marriedElizabeth Ashley. The couple divorced in 1965.[2] He was married toMichele Lee from 1966 to 1982. Farentino and Lee had a son, David in 1969. Farentino and Deborah Mullowney married in 1985 and divorced in 1988. He marriedStella Farentino in 1994.
Farentino was charged withstalkingTina Sinatra in 1993. Arestraining order was issued against him after he entered a plea ofnolo contendere.[3]
Farentino was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 23, 1991, afterCanada Customs intercepted a package containing 3.2 g ofcocaine being sent to his hotel room. He was charged with cocaine possession and released on bail.[4]
In 2010, Farentino was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanorbattery after a man alleged Farentino assaulted him when the actor tried to remove the man from his home.[5]
Farentino died at age 73 on January 24, 2012, atCedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles fromsequelae, following a broken hip.[6][7] Contributing factors to his death werediabetes,hypertensive arteriosclerotic cardiopulmonary disease andchronic obstructive pulmonary disease.[7]
...although he won a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer for his role in the comedyThe Pad (and How to Use It) (1966) as Ted,
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