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name: "Richard Romanus"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-romanus"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 February 1943"
died: "23 December 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:14:37.772902+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 Romanus

Actor. Born 8 February 1943 in Barre, Vermont, USA. Died 23 December 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 February 1943, Barre, Vermont, USA
- **Died:** 23 December 2023

## Biography

Richard Romanus was an American actor. He appeared as Michael Longo in Martin Scorsese's *Mean Streets* (1973). He provided voices for the animated films *Wizards* (1977) and *Hey Good Lookin'* (1982), and played Harry Canyon in *Heavy Metal* (1981).

Romanus was born in Barre, Vermont, and studied acting with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New York. His younger brother, Robert Romanus, is also an actor; the two appeared together in episodes of *MacGyver*. On television, he played Richard La Penna in four episodes of *The Sopranos* (1999–2002).

He was married to costume designer Anthea Sylbert from 1985 until his death. Romanus later lived in Greece and wrote several books.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, thewrap.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mean Streets* (1973), Fi1m 87, as Michael Longo — [page](https://film.one/film/mean-streets.md)

## Also known for

- *The Sopranos* (1999), Richard La Penna — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *The A-Team* (1983), Jackie Martell, Tommy Tedesco
- *MacGyver* (1985), Joey Bennett, James Crowe
- *Heavy Metal* (1981), Harry Canyon (voice)
- *Point of No Return* (1993), Fahd Bahktiar
- *Oscar* (1991), Vendettii
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Guard
- *Wizards* (1977), Weehawk (voice)

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