The actor “Three’s Company” and “Beverly Hills 90210” die

Peter Mark Richman, an actor who has appeared in hundreds of episodes of television series and has had recurring roles in “Company of Three” and “Beverly Hills, 90210”, has died. He was 93 years old.

Richman died of natural causes Thursday at his home in the Woodland Hills area of ​​Los Angeles.reported his publicist, Harlan Boll.

Born in Philadelphia, Richman was a pharmacist when he decided to change his acting career. He joined the Actors studio and in 1953 starred in the play “End as a Man”. He appeared on Broadway in “A Hatful of Rain” and “Masquerade.” He also played Jerry in more than 400 shows in Edward Albee’s “The Zoo Story” in New York, according to Boll.

In it, the credits above include “The Black Orchid” from 1958, with Sophia Loren; “The Strange One”, “The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear” and “Friday the 13th Part VIII”.

But He was best known for his work on television, where he appeared in more than 500 chapters in various series over the decades., from “Bonanza” and “The Fugitive” to “Star Trek: The Next Generation”.

He played lawyer Nick Cain in the 1960 short-lived NBC series “Cain’s Hundred” and had recurring roles as a lawyer in the 1980s hit “Dynasty” and the 1970s “Longstreet” series.

Between the 1970s and 1980s, she played the role of Suzanne Somers’ father, the Rev. Luther Snow, in “The Company of Three.”; He appeared as Lawrence Carson in some episodes of “Beverly Hills, 90210” and played the role of CC Capwell in almost 30 episodes of “Santa Barbara”.

He also wrote plays, including the acclaimed “4 Faces,” as well as a novel, short stories, and an autobiography.

In 1990, the Motion Picture & Television Fund awarded him the Silver Medal in recognition of his humanitarian achievements.

He survived his wife Helen, five children and six grandchildren.