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name: "Richard Libertini"
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born: "21 May 1933"
died: "7 January 2016"
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# Richard Libertini

Actor. Born 21 May 1933 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Died 7 January 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 May 1933, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 7 January 2016
- **Active:** 1978–1990
- **Also known as:** Richard Joseph Libertini 

## Biography

Richard Libertini was an American actor who worked in theatre, film and television. He was born Richard Joseph Libertini on 21 May 1933 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and graduated from Emerson College in Boston. He began his career in revue and improvisational comedy, including with the Second City troupe in Chicago, and made his Broadway debut in Woody Allen's Don't Drink the Water (1966).

Libertini appeared in numerous films, including *Days of Heaven* (1978), *The In-Laws* (1979), *All of Me* (1984), *Fletch* (1985) and *Awakenings* (1990), in which he played Sidney. His television credits include episodes of *Columbo*, *Monk*, *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* and *Supernatural*, as well as voice work in animated series. He was married to actress Melinda Dillon from 1963 to 1978. Libertini died on 7 January 2016 in Venice, California.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, as Sidney — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Days of Heaven* (1978), Fi1m 85, as Vaudeville Leader — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)

## Also known for

- *Supernatural* (2005), Vernon Haskell
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Rabbi Gelb (uncredited)
- *Monk* (2002), Dr. David Sobin
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Akorem Laan
- *DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp* (1990), Dijon (voice)
- *Columbo* (1971), Sheik Yarami
- *Fletch* (1985), Frank Walker
- *Animaniacs* (1993), Wally Llama (voice)

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