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Richard C. Sarafian

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 04/28/1930 († 83, 09/18/2013) | New York City, New York
Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an Armenian-American film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the director of the 1971 film Vanishing Point and the classic The Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll". ()

Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an American television and film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the director of the 1971 film Vanishing Point.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Western

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Movies with Richard C. Sarafian as Actor(17)

as President2003 Masked and Anonymous
2002 Hitters
as God Beaver (voice)2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
as Erlik1999 Blink of an Eye
as Uncle Lou1999 Blue Streak
as Henry Kronfeld1996 Miami Hustle
as Paul Castellano1996 Gotti
as Gino Marzzone1996 Bound
as Sunny Ventura1995 The Crossing Guard
as Trucker1994 The Road Killers
as Detective Sy Tobias1994 Don Juan DeMarco
as Chief Chavez1993 Gunmen
as Proby1992 Ruby
as Jack Dragna1991 Bugsy
as Taxi Driver1987 Street Justice
as Omar1986 Long Time Gone
as Rodeo Rocky1984 Songwriter

TV Shows/Series with Richard C. Sarafian as Actor(3)

1987 Wiseguy

Movies with Richard C. Sarafian as Crew(29)

Directing/Director1990 Solar Crisis
Directing/Director1987 Street Justice
Directing/Director1986 Eye of the Tiger
Directing/Director1986 Liberty
Directing/Director1984 The Bear
Directing/Director1981 Splendor in the Grass
Directing/Director1981 Gangster Wars
Directing/Director1979 Disaster on the Coastliner
Directing/Director1979 Sunburn
Directing/Director1977 A Killing Affair
Directing/Director1977 The African Queen
Directing/Director1976 The Next Man
Writing/Screenplay1976 The Next Man
Directing/Director1975 One of Our Own
Directing/Director1973 The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Directing/Director1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX
Directing/Director1971 Vanishing Point
Directing/Director1971 Man in the Wilderness
Directing/Director1970 Fragment of Fear
Directing/Director1969 Run Wild, Run Free
Directing/Director1968 Shadow on the Land
Directing/Director1965 Andy
Writing/Writer1965 Andy
Directing/Director1962 Terror At Black Falls
Writing/Writer1962 Terror At Black Falls
Writing/Writer1958 The Cool and the Crazy
Writing/Screenplay1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
Writing/Writer1958 The Man Who Died Twice

TV Shows/Series with Richard C. Sarafian as Crew(25)

Directing/Director1985 Wildside
Directing/Director1981 The Gangster Chronicles
Directing/Director1967 Cimarron Strip
Directing/Director1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
Directing/Director1967 The Danny Thomas Hour
Directing/Director1966 Jericho
Directing/Director1966 Batman
Directing/Director1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Directing/Director1965 The Wild Wild West
Directing/Director1965 The Big Valley
Directing/Director1965 I Spy
Directing/Director1965 The Long, Hot Summer
Directing/Director1964 Slattery's People
Directing/Director1963 The Dakotas
Directing/Director1962 The Gallant Men
Directing/Director1961 Ben Casey
Directing/Director1960 Surfside 6
Directing/Director1959 Hawaiian Eye
Directing/Director1959 The Twilight Zone
Directing/Director1958 77 Sunset Strip
Directing/Director1958 Lawman
Directing/Director1958 Bronco
Directing/Director1957 Maverick
Directing/Director1955 Gunsmoke
Directing/Director1955 Cheyenne

Full Name: Richard Sarafian
Born: Monday, 04/28 1930 (April) in New York City, New York
Died: Wednesday, 09/18 2013 (September) in Santa Monica (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Other names for Richard C. Sarafian (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Sarafian"
"Alan Smithee"
Richard C. Sarafian frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (26x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (25x, Actor)
John Dehner (23x, Actor)
Victor French (23x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (22x, Actor)
Bing Russell (22x, Actor)
Jack Elam (21x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (21x, Cast)
Robert Karnes (21x, Actor)
Kevin Hagen (21x, Actor)
John Anderson (21x, Actor)
Robert Florio (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10820, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024