Richard Libertini
Biography
Richard Libertini was an American actor of stage, film and television who specialized in character roles and accents. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied at Emerson College and worked in New York and Chicago before moving to Los Angeles. He joined the original cast of the Off-Broadway musical The Mad Show in 1966. His first films were The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968) and Don't Drink the Water (1969). He played General Garcia in The In-Laws (1979), Nosh in Sharky's Machine (1981), and a skeptical editor in Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989). Other movies included Days of Heaven (1978), Popeye (1980), All of Me (1984), Awakenings (1990), DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). On television he was a regular in the first season of Soap and later starred in Family Man, The Fanelli Boys and Pacific Station. His final film role was in Dolphin Tale (2011). He died in 2016.
82years old at death
- Born Cambridge
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: GeminiFirst day of the sign, on the Taurus cusp
- Also credited as Richard Joseph Libertini
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 39 years1968 to 2007
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First role
Libertini was in the original cast of The Mad Show, a musical-comedy that Mad magazine produced and that played Off-Broadway in 1966.
Richard Libertini movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Ritchie directed two of these films, William Friedkin two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael RitchieDirector, 2 films, 1985 to 1989
All films by Michael Ritchie
All films by William Friedkin
Also two films together12 more actors
- John HeardAwakenings (1990) and Betrayed (1988)
- Peter FalkBig Trouble (1986) and The In-Laws (1979)
- Donald MoffatThe Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Popeye (1980)
- Paul L. SmithPopeye (1980) and The In-Laws (1979)
- George WynerFletch Lives (1989) and Fletch (1985)
- George MartinVendetta (1999) and Awakenings (1990)
- Mary AliceAwakenings (1990) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
- Barton HeymanAwakenings (1990) and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
- William TraylorFletch Lives (1989) and Fletch (1985)
- Carol LocatellBest Friends (1982) and Sharky's Machine (1981)
- Penny PeyserUnfaithfully Yours (1984) and The In-Laws (1979)
- Barbara DanaThe Fourth Wise Man (1985) and The In-Laws (1979)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Richard Libertini's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$508 million
13 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 13 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$107M21.0% of the total
- 2$60M11.7% of the total
- 3$52M10.3% of the total
- 4$50M9.8% of the total
- 5$38M7.5% of the total
- 6$37M7.2% of the total
- 7$36M7.2% of the total
- 8$36M7.0% of the total
$92.6 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Online
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