James Farentino Dies

JP Liz V1

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/01/25/james-farentino-dies-george-clooney/

Prolific actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73.
Farentino died of heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Hospital after a long illness, said the spokesman, Bob Palmer.
Farentino had recurring roles on Dynasty, Melrose Place, The Bold Ones: The Lawyers, and ER, playing the estranged father to George Clooney’s character.
In 1978, he was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Saint Peter in the television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth.
He also starred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in the 1980 science fiction film The Final Countdown. The movie featured a modern aircraft carrier that travels back in time to Pearl Harbor hours before the Japanese attack. And he starred opposite Patty Duke in 1969′s Me, Natalie.
In 1967, he won a “Most Promising Newcomer” Golden Globe for his performance in the comedy The Pad and How to Use It.
A four-time divorcee, Farentino’s tumultuous personal life made headlines, too.
In March 1994, he pleaded no contest to stalking his ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra.
In 2010, the actor was arrested at his Hollywood home on suspicion of battery when he tried to physically remove a man from his home.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1938, Farentino is survived by two sons, David and Saverio.

RIP

fryup

i knew his name sounded familar

RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmBIk5RA0EQ