Peter Mark Richman (born Marvin Jack Richman; April 16, 1927 – January 14, 2021) was an American actor in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman.Dick Kleiner: "He Added Peter to Make His Mark," The Meriden Morning Record TV News (Saturday, October 30, 1971), p. ONE-A. "For years, Mark Richman was a successful actor around town... Suddenly, about a year ago, the name Peter Mark Richman began popping up in credits. It took a while for the public to realize they were one and the same. The reason for adding Peter goes back to Richman's belief in the Eastern philosophy, Subud. 'I came to believe that Mark wasn't right for me. I took the name Peter - it means a great deal to me, it means, I like to think, that I am a good person.'" He appeared in about 30 films and 130 television series from the 1950s until his retirement in 2011.
Career
Films Making his feature film debut in William Wyler's 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time, 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.Mark Richman at the Wisconsin Historical Society's Actors Studio audio collectionNANA: "Mark Richman Finds Retreat," The Vancouver Sun (Saturday, November 4, 1961), p. 5. "Mark Richman, who chases nasties ... five days a week in TV's Cain's Hundred, has moved his wife and two children out from New york. They have set up headquarters high on a quiet isolated hill in Pacific Palisades." He played Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters, which were feature film compilations of episodes from his television series Cain's Hundred. His other films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), and Vic (2005). His last film credits were Mysteria and After the Wizard, both released in 2011. Richman sat on the board of trustees of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
Television 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, The Incredible Hulk, Mission: Impossible, Combat! and Matlock. He had multiple guest roles on The F.B.I. over its nine-year run. He appeared as Ralph Offenhouse in Star Trek: The Next Generations first season episode "The Neutral Zone". Richman starred in the penultimate filmed episode of The Twilight Zone, titled "The Fear". He voiced The Phantom in the animated series Defenders of the Earth. 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 soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird (1981–1984), and a recurring role on Three's Company (1978–1979) as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. He guest-starred on Beverly Hills, 90210.
Personal life Richman was married to actress Helen (Landess) Richman from 1953 until his death, and they had five children together, including composer and Grammy Award-winning conductor Lucas Richman. Before 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." Death Richman died of natural causes in Woodland Hills, California, on January 14, 2021, at the age of 93.
Partial filmography
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1958–1960Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSteve Barrett, Mike2 episodes1961–1962Cain's HundredNicholas CainLead role1963The Outer LimitsIan FraserEpisode: "The Borderland"1964The Twilight ZoneRobert FranklinEpisode: "The Fear"1965The Outer LimitsJefferson RomeEpisode: "The Probe"1964–1966Combat!Captain Aptmayer, Charmand, German Lieutenant2 episodes1964–1966The FugitiveJohnny, Deputy Steel2 episodes1965Dark IntruderRobert VanderburgTelevision film1965The Wild Wild WestPrince GioEpisode: "The Night of the Dancing Death"1965–1974The F.B.I.Various characters8 episodes1966Blue LightVon StafenburgEpisode: "The Friendly Enemy"1966–1968Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaGantt, John Hendrix2 episodes1967–1968The InvadersTom Wiley, Andrew Hatcher2 episodes ("The Leeches", "Inquisition")1969Hawaii Five-ONick MorganEpisode: "Along Came Joey"1969LancerBoltonEpisode: "Angel Day and Her Sunshine Girls"1970House on Greenapple RoadSal GilmanTelevision film1970The Silent ForceWalter GarlandEpisode: "A Deadly Game of Love"1971-1972LongstreetDuke Paige21 episodes1973The New Perry MasonRalph 'Junius' AddisonEpisode: "The Case of the Horoscope Homicide"1974HawkinsPaul ForbesEpisode: "Murder in the Slave Trade"1974Get Christie Love!YoungEpisode: "Market for Murder"1976Electra Woman and Dyna GirlPharaoh2 episodes1977The Bionic WomanColonel DubnovEpisode: "Escape to Love"1978Wonder WomanDr. CrippinEpisode: "Gault's Brain"1978–1980Vega$Grady, Sam Ullman3 episodes1979Three's CompanyReverend Snow3 episodes1979Blind AmbitionRobert Mardian4 episodes1979, 1984Hart to HartOwen Grant, Arthur Horton2 episodes1980Galactica 1980Colonel BriggsEpisode: "The Night the Cylons Landed"1981–1984DynastyAndrew Laird27 episodes1983–1984Knight RiderKlaus Bergstrom, Kleist2 episodes1984Santa BarbaraC.C. (Channing Creighton) CapwellMain Cast (July 30, 1984 - September 12, 1984)1986Defenders of the EarthKit Walker / Phantom (voice)Main cast1988Star Trek: The Next GenerationRalph OffenhouseEpisode: "The Neutral Zone"1988Murder, She WroteLamar BennettEpisode: "Deadline for Murder"1989 MatlockAdam WhitleyEpisode: “The other woman”1990Swamp ThingFalcoEpisode: "Falco"1994Batman: The Animated SeriesCharles Baxter (voice)Episode: "Riddler's Reform" A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.1996Spider-ManOld Spider-Man (voice)Episode: "The Final Nightmare"1999Superman: The Animated SeriesGuardian #1, Abin Sur (voice)Episode: "In Brightest Day..."2000Batman BeyondWinchell (voice)Episode: "Inqueling"2009His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13thHimselfDocumentary film
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1956Friendly PersuasionGard Jordan1957The Strange OneCadet Colonel Corger1958Girls on the LoosePolice Lieutenant Bill Hanley1959The Black OrchidNoble1961The Murder MenNick Cain1962The CrimebustersNicholas Cain1966Agent for H.A.R.M.Adam Chance1968For Singles OnlyGerald Pryor1971YumaMajor Lucas1980PSI FactorEdgar Hamilton1988Judgement DayPriest1989Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanCharles McCulloch1991The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearArthur Dunwell2002Poolhall JunkiesPhillip2006VicPaul MarcusShort film2011After the WizardCharles Williams2011MysteriaSenator Mitchell2013Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13thHimselfDocumentary film
References
External links
Mark Richman at the University of Wisconsin's Actors Studio audio collection Peter Mark Richman Interview (Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel, 2014) 2018 Fox News interview Peter Mark Richman at Find a Grave