Peter Mark Richman, who made several film and TV appearances, including recurring roles in “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Three’s Company”, and starred in the early 1960s series “Cain’s Hundred”, died Thursday in Woodland Hills , California. He was 93 years old.
Richman was born in Philadelphia and worked as a pharmacist before joining Actors Studio in New York. Beginning his career on stage, he appeared in “End as a Man”, “A Hatful of Rain”, “Masquerade” and “The Zoo Story”.
He moved to Hollywood to appear on William Wyler’s “The Friendly Persuasion”, appearing in films such as “Black Orchid”, “The Strange One”, “Naked Gun 2” and “Friday the 13th Part 8.”
In “Cain’s Hundred”, he starred as Nick Cain, a former underworld lawyer who straightened up. Although it lasted only one season, the series led to hundreds of TV shows on shows including “The Twilight Zone”, “The Outer Limits”, “Murder She Wrote”, “Fantasy Island” and “Star Trek the Next Generation. “
In “Three’s Company”, he played Reverend Snow, while in “Beverly Hills 90210” he co-starred in “Dynasty” and “Longstreet”.
Richman continued to work in the theater, including editing his own works, “4 Faces” and “A Medal for Murray”. He also wrote novels, short stories and was a talented painter.
The Motion Picture and Television Fund awarded the Silver Medallion to Richman for his charitable work, and he also received the Sybil Brand Humanitarian Award from the Jeffrey Foundation.
He leaves his 67-year-old wife, Helen Richman; five children, Howard Richman and his wife, Cherie, Kelly Lester and her husband, Loren, Lucas Richman and his wife, Debbie, Orien Richman and his wife, Alevé, and Roger Richman; as well as six grandchildren, Jenny, Lily, Max, Julia, Oliver and Danica.
Donations can be made to the Motion Picture Television Fund (MPTF).