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Posted Wednesday January 25, 2012– 10:40am
James Farentino, a prolific actor who had an
occasionally tumultuous personal life, has died. He was 73.
The actor died of heart failure Tuesday at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
after a lengthy illness, according to a family spokesman.
Farentino made his Broadway debut in 1961 in "Night of the Iguana." He
also recreated the role of Stanley Kowalski in a well-received 1973 revival of
"A Streetcar Named Desire."
His movie roles included "The Pad and How to Use It," for which he won
a a Golden Globe Award in 1967 as Most Promising Newcomer. Among his other film
credits were "Me, Natalie" and "The Final Countdown."
On the small screen, Farentino appeared on "ER," "Dynasty," "Melrose
Place," "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers," and the mini-series "Jesus of
Nazareth," for which he received an Emmy nomination.
The Brooklyn-born Farentino, who was married four times, at times found
himself in trouble with the law. He pleaded no contest to stalking his ex-
girlfriend, Tina Sinatra, the younger daughter of Frank Sinatra, in 1994
He is survived by his fourth wife, Stella, and two sons.
Funeral plans were not immediately announced.
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