Biography
After starting his career on Broadway, Farentino transitioned to film and television in the early 1960s, before becoming a leading man in "The Pad And How to Use It" (1966). He played Happy Loman in a telecast of "Death of a Salesman" (CBS, 1966) and later starred as the brutish Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1972). That same year, Farentino starred in his own detective series, "Cool Million" (NBC, 1972), …
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Career Milestones
2006 | Final TV movie role, "Drive/II" |
2003 | Made theater comeback in the Geffen Playhouse production of "Boy Gets Girl" |
2001 | Appeared in the erotic thriller "Women of the Night," directed by Zalman King |
2000 | Co-starred with Jane Seymour in the mystery drama "Murder in the Mirror" (CBS) |
1998 | Made a multi-episode appearance on the Fox drama "Melrose Place" |
1994 | Played Jose Menendez in "Honor They Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders" (Fox) |
1992 | Cast as Julie Andrews' husband on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Julie" |
1992 | Played an abusive husband opposite ex-wife Michele Lee in CBS TV-movie "When No One Would Listen" |
1985 | Played the love interest for Mary Tyler Moore on "Mary" (CBS) |
1984 | Portrayed the helicopter pilot on the short-lived ABC series "Blue Thunder," based on the 1983 action feature |
1981 | Appeared on the ABC series "Dynasty" for one season as Dr. Nick Toscanni |
1981 | Played Juan Peron opposite Faye Dunaway in the NBC biopic "Evita Peron" |
1977 | Received supporting actor Emmy nomination for his role as Simon Peter in the NBC miniseries "Jesus of Nazareth" |
1973 | Played McMurphy in a Chicago production of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |
1972 | Returned to series TV as star of the NBC series "Cool Million" |
1972 | Played Stanley Kowalski in the Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" |
1971 | Starred in "John Dos Passos: USA" |
1969 | Starred in "The Lawyers" segments of the NBC series "The Bold Ones" |
1967 | TV-movie debut, "Wings of Fire" (NBC) |
1966 | Cast as Happy Loman in the CBS telecast of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" |
1966 | Landed first leading role in a feature in "The Pad...And How To Use It" |
1963 | Feature film debut, "Violent Midnight" |
1962 | Made TV debut on an episode of "Naked City" (ABC) |
1961 | Broadway debut, "The Night of the Iguana" |
Awards
1966 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor |