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name: "Richard Fancy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-fancy"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 August 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-17T00:26:59.966207+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richard Fancy

Actor. Born 2 August 1943 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 August 1943, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1999–2009

## Biography

Richard Fancy is an American actor born on 2 August 1943 in Evanston, Illinois. He has appeared in numerous films and television series since the 1980s.

He is known for his recurring role as publisher Mr. Lippman on *Seinfeld* (1991–1998). Other credits include *Being John Malkovich* (1999) as Johnson Heyward, *The Girl Next Door* (2004) as Mr. Peterson, and a recurring role as Bernie Abrahms on *General Hospital* (2006–2012). He played Mr. Campbell on the series *Better Off Ted* (2009) and has appeared as Caiaphas on *The Chosen*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Better Off Ted* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Campbell — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-off-ted.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, as Father Michael Ryan — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)
- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, as Psychiatrist — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *Being John Malkovich* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Johnson Heyward — [page](https://film.one/film/being-john-malkovich.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Party Down* (2009), Actor

## Also known for

- *The Mentalist* (2008), Richard Summers
- *The Girl Next Door* (2004), Mr. Peterson
- *Halloween* (2007), University Dean (uncredited)
- *NCIS* (2003), Leonard Weiss
- *Tango & Cash* (1989), Nolan
- *Species* (1995), Hospital Doctor
- *The Nanny* (1993), Chandler Evans
- *ALF* (1986), Colonel Halsey

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