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Richard Venture (born Richard Charles Venturella; November 12, 1923 – December 19, 2017) was an American actor. He performed in more than eighty films from 1964 to 2001. His television guest-credits include The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Fame, Street Hawk and Murder, She Wrote. Venture died just 31 days prior to ex-wife actress Olivia Cole, in December 2017 at the age of 94.[1]

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Richard Venture
Born	Richard Charles Venturella (1923-11-12)November 12, 1923 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 19, 2017(2017-12-19) (aged 94) Chester, Connecticut, U.S.
Years active	1954–2001
Spouse(s)	Grayce Grant ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1971)​ Olivia Cole ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1984)​ Lorraine Venture ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 1995)​ Katherine Catalano-Venture ​ ​ (m. 2003⁠–⁠2017)​
Children	4

Venture was born in New York City.[2]

He debuted on Broadway in Dinosaur Wharf (1951).[2] His other Broadway credits included The National Health (1974), Chemin de Fer (1973), The Visit (1973), Murderous Angels (1971), Solitaire / Double Solitaire (1971) Double Solitaire (1971), and The Merchant of Venice (1951).[3]

Venture wed actress Grayce Grant in 1946, and they divorced in 1971. They had four children. He was married to actress Olivia Cole from 1971 until their divorce in 1984. He and Lorraine Venture married in 1984 and divorced in 1995.[4] He was married to Katherine Catalano-Venture in 2003 until his death in 2017.

Venture served in the United States Navy during World War II.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	Dark Intruder	The 1st Man
1972	The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds	Floyd Hunsdorfer
1974	Man on a Swing	Man in Motel
1976	Diary of the Dead	Fergy
1976	All the President's Men	Assistant Metro Editor #4
1977	Airport '77	Commander Guay
1977	The Greatest	Colonel Cedrich
1977	Looking for Mr. Goodbar	Doctor
1978	The Betsy	Mark Sampson
1979	The Onion Field	Detective Glenn Bates
1979	The Last Word	Ellinger
1979	Being There	Wilson
1980	The Hunter	Captain Spota
1981	Looker	Cindy's Father
1982	Missing	U.S Ambassador
1986	Touch and Go	Gower
1986	Heartbreak Ridge	Colonel Myers
1987	The Sicilian	Cardinal of Palermo
1990	Navy SEALs	Admiral Colker
1992	Scent of a Woman	William Slade
1994	Imaginary Crimes	Judge Klein
1996	Courage Under Fire	Don Boylar
1997	Red Corner	Ambassador Reed
2001	Series 7: The Contenders	Franklin James	(final film role)

TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Playhouse 90	Passerby	Episode "Seven Against the Wall"
1976	The Practice	Mr. Miller	Episode "Jules and Eddie"
1976	Helter Skelter	Police Inspector
1978	Wheels	Arenson
1979	From Here to Eternity	Colonel Delbart
1980	Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case	Judge Richard Barber
1981	The Best Little Girl in the World	Dr. Neil Holzer
1982	The Executioner's Song	Earl Dorius
1983	The Thorn Birds	Harry Gough
1983	Cocaine: One Man's Seduction	Dan Hatten
1984	Steambath	Dr. Eglin	Episode "The Big Bang"
1985	Street Hawk	Commander Leo Altobelli	13 episodes
1985	Golden Girls	Milton	1 episode
1986	Second Serve	Dr. David Radley
	As Summers Die	Brevard Holt
1987	Billionaire Boys Club	Nelson Prescott
	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Unknown
1990	L.A. Law	Abe Lassen	Episode "Bound for Glory"
1991-2000	Law & Order	Douglas Greer
1993	The Boys	Al Kozarian
1993	The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.	Mack Brackman	Episode "Showdown"
1995	Truman (1995 film)	J. Lester Perry

References

External links

• Richard Venture at IMDb

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[de] Richard Venture

Richard Venture (eigentlich Richard Venturella; * 11. November 1923 in West New York, New Jersey; † 19. Dezember 2017 in Chester, Connecticut[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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