Ric Mancini Explained

Ric Mancini
Birth Name:Enrico P. Mancini
Birth Date:16 April 1933
Birth Place:New York, U.S.
Death Place:Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation:Film and television actor
Spouse:[1]

Enrico P. Mancini (April 16, 1933 – May 26, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He played Mayor Cobb in the 1985 film . He also played Sal in the 1974 film The Gambler and Steve in the 1984 television film A Streetcar Named Desire.[2]

Career

Mancini started his acting career playing Marco in a 1964 production of the play A View from the Bridge.[3] Mancini continued to appear on stage and in television commercials,[4] before starting to appear in films and on television in the 1970s, first appearing in McCloud.

Mancini later appeared in films and television programs including The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, Deep Cover, Charlie's Angels, Ed Wood, Across 110th Street, Laverne & Shirley, Who's the Boss?, Ghostbusters, Quantum Leap, Nickelodeon and The A-Team.[5]

Mancini died in May 2006 in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 73.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Across 110th Street Police Detective
1973 Shamus Angie
1973 Badge 373 Tugboat Crew
1973 The Don Is Dead Sabatini uncredited
1974 Thursday's Game Bartender TV movie
1974 Teenage Hitchhikers Rapist
1974 The Gambler Sal
1974 Law and Disorder
1976 Nickelodeon Patents Thug
1977 Green Eyes Foreman TV movie
1978 To Kill a Cop Mike Cusack TV movie
1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Desk Sergeant TV movie
1980 Below the Bet Tio
1980 The Formula Printman
1982 They Call Me Bruce? Don Atelli
1983 Murder Me, Murder You Cal Pope TV movie
1984 A Streetcar Named Desire Steve TV movie
1984 Ghostbusters Policeman at Apartment
1985 Mayor Cobb
1986 Hollywood Vice Squad Hood No. 2
1986 Outrage! Sgt. Kalbfus TV movie
1986 Triplecross Lieutenant Snead TV movie
1987 Penitentiary II Warden
1988 Aloha Summer Angelo Tognetti
1989 The Runnin' Kind Mr. Tataglia
1989 Man Against the Mob Stratta TV movie
1989 Jury Duty: The Comedy TV movie
1990 Faith Dominic
1992 Deep Cover Photographer No. 2
1996 The Real Thing Man
1997 My Brother Jack Squatriglia
1998 Nowhere Land Pete
1998 True Friends Don Pasquale
1999 Two Shades of Blue Branch Manager
2000 Ready to Rumble Front Row Fan No. 1
2002 Kiss the Bride Luigi
2002 The 4th Tenor Neighbor Man

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 General Hospital Nick (1989) 1 episode
1970 McCloud Brodney 1 episode
1970–1972 The F.B.I. Warehouse Manager/Hank Lasko 2 episodes
1970 The Interns Male Nurse 1 episode
1970 Dan August Gym Attendant 1 episode
1971 Great Performances 1 episode
1972–1975 Cannon Construction Worker/Manny Preston 2 episodes
1975 The Wide World of Mystery 1 episode
1975 Police Story Reinhardt/Naranza/Orlowski 3 episodes
1975–1977 The Rockford Files Ray Porter/Aaron 2 episodes
1975–1977 Baretta Villa 2 episodes
1975 The Rookies Barton 1 episode
1975–1978 The Bob Newhart Show Moving Man/Al Brolio 3 episodes
1976 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Engineer 2 episodes
1976 Rhoda Man with Sacks 1 episode
1976 Charlie's Angels Poker Player 1 episode
1976 M*A*S*H Sergeant Hodkey 1 episode
1976 Starsky & Hutch Johnny Lonigan 1 episode
1976 Most Wanted Granatti 1 episode
1977 Delvecchio Frankie Stepner 1 episode
1977 Quincy, M.E. Jim Rudolf 1 episode
1977 CHiPs Vince 1 episode
1978 Kojak Woody 1 episode
1978 What's Happening!! Mr. Lawrence 1 episode
1979 Lou Grant Kenworth 1 episode
1979 The White Shadow Salvatore Mariani 1 episode
1979 Brothers and Sisters Mr. Zipper 1 episode
1979 Kaz 1 episode
1979 Trapper John, M.D. Sgt. Hecht 1 episode
1982 Insight Mr. Cooper 1 episode
1982 Archie Bunker's Place Ed 1 episode
1982 Laverne & Shirley Rocky Manicotti 1 episode
1982–1984 Fame Mr. Amatullo 2 episodes
1982 Private Benjamin Anton 1 episode
1984 Gimme a Break! 2 episodes
1984 Remington Steele Young Man 1 episode
1984 Maximum Security 1 episode
1985–1988 Cagney & Lacey Detective/Constantine Festa 2 episodes
1985 Who's the Boss? Joe Rossini 1 episode
1986 Misfits of Science Kovich 1 episode
1986 The A-Team Ashton 1 episode
1986 Starman Arnold Davidson 1 episode
1986 One Big Family Sergeant 1 episode
1987 Mathnet Ernie 1 episode
1987 Square One Television Ernie 2 episodes
1987 High Mountain Rangers Sheriff Dodge 1 episode
1989 Quantum Leap Al 1 episode
1989 Mancuso, F.B.I. Fr. Luchesi 1 episode
1989 Sister Kate Det. Carlson 1 episode
1991 Miller & Mueller Leutnant 1 episode
1997–1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Don Vito Di Dominico 3 episodes
1998 NYPD Blue Barfly No. 1 1 episode
2001 Power Rangers Time Force Judge 1 episode
2002 ER Gasner 1 episode
2002 The Bold and the Beautiful Vendor No. 1 1 episode

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri · Page 45. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 28, 1977. St. Louis, Missouri. 45. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: The Santa Fe New Mexican from Santa Fe, New Mexico · 2. The Santa Fe New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico. June 19, 1968. 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: A View From The Bridge. Backstage. Terri. Roberts. May 1, 2001. May 30, 2021.
  4. Web site: A View From The Bridge – 1977. 3. Issuu. Otterbein University. March 24, 2017. May 3, 2021.
  5. Web site: Ric Mancini Filmography. Fandango. June 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522194941/http://www.fandango.com:80/ricmancini/filmography/p44969. May 22, 2008. live. Wayback Machine.
  6. Book: Lentz, Harris. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2006. 225–226. McFarland. April 24, 2007. 9780786429332. Google Books.