Biography
One might recall him as the unintelligible Latino preacher marrying Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn in "Best Friends" (1982), the bumbling Eastern guru transporting Lily Tomlin's soul to Steve Martin in "All of Me" (1984), a retentive doctor in "Nell" (1994) or a high-profile, adversarial defense attorney on several episodes of "Law and Order" (NBC).
Libertini began as a professional trumpet player before joining the Second City in Chicago where …
Career Milestones
| Formed "The Stewed Prunes" with actor MacIntyre Dixon | ||
| Member, Second City troupe, Chicago | ||
1961 | Appeared as member of "The Stewed Prunes" in "Three by Three" | |
1967 | Billed as Dick Libertini in "Don't Drink the Water" on Broadway | |
1969 | Reprised role in feature version, "Don't Drink the Water" | |
1971 | Ensemble member of Broadway production of "Paul Sills' Story Theatre" | |
1972 | Series regular on "The Melba Moore-Clifton Davis Show" | |
1977 | Played the Godfather on the ABC sitcom, "Soap" | |
1979 | Featured as General Garcia in "The In-Laws" | |
1984 | Co-starred with Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin in "All of Me" | |
1984 | Played Frank Walker in "Fletch" | |
1988 | Played attorney Barry Slotnick in "The Trial of Bernhard Goetz" for American Playhouse | |
1989 | Reprised role in "Fletch Lives!" | |
1990 | Series regular, "The Fanelli Boys" | |
1991 | Starred with Robert Guillaume in "Pacific Station" | |