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Richard A. Colla | |
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| Born | (1936-04-18)April 18, 1936 |
| Died | December 24, 2021(2021-12-24) (aged 85) |
| Other names | Dick Colla |
| Occupations | Film director, television director, actor |
| Years active | 1962–2000 |
| Spouse | Denise Alexander |
Richard Anthony Colla (April 18, 1936 – December 24, 2021), sometimes credited asDick Colla, was an American film and television director and actor.
Richard Anthony Colla was born on April 18, 1936.[1]
On screen he played Tony Merritt on thesoap operaDays of Our Lives. His directorial credits includeThe Virginian,Battlestar Galactica,McCloud,Miami Vice,MacGyver,Hunter;Murder, She Wrote;Gunsmoke,Ironside;Trapper John, M.D.; and other series.
Colla directed the feature filmsOlly Olly Oxen Free (1978) starringKatharine Hepburn,Fuzz (1972) starringBurt Reynolds, andZig Zag (1970) starringGeorge Kennedy. He was originally under consideration to direct the filmSometimes a Great Notion (1971) but was replaced by the film's starPaul Newman.[2]
For much of the 1990s, he directed a number of television films his last credit beingGrowing Up Brady (2000).[3]
Colla died inBeverly Hills, California on December 24, 2021, at the age of 85.[4]
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