James Farentino appeared in nearly 100 television, film, and stage roles, among them The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.
15 Facts About James Farentino
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James Farentino starred in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour alongside Vera Miles and John Carradine.
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James Farentino was one of the lawyers in NBC's TV series The Bold Ones, which starred Burl Ives and Joseph Campanella.
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James Farentino made two appearances in the 1970s anthology television series Night Gallery, once with then-wife Michele Lee, and next with actress Joanna Pettet.
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Also in 1970, James Farentino appeared as Pick Lexington in The Men From Shiloh in the episode titled "The Best Man".
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In 1980, James Farentino starred in The Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen, and then played Juan Peron opposite Faye Dunaway's Eva Peron in the 1981 television film Evita Peron.
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James Farentino appeared as Frank Chaney in the short-lived 1984 ABC series Blue Thunder, based on the 1983 film of the same name, starring Roy Scheider.
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James Farentino starred as Dr Nick Toscanni on the second season of Dynasty from 1981 to 1982.
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James Farentino was charged with stalking his former girlfriend Tina Sinatra in 1993.
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James Farentino was in town filming the television film Miles from Nowhere.
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James Farentino was charged with cocaine possession and released on bail.
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In 2010, James Farentino was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after police were called following a citizen's arrest of the actor in his own house.
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James Farentino was taken into custody and booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood station before being released the following morning after posting a $20,000 bond.
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On January 24,2012, James Farentino died of sequelae arising from a right hip fracture, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, following a long illness.
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James Farentino was 73 years old and died just one month before his 74th birthday.