Peter Mark Richman

Who is Peter Mark Richman?

Peter Mark Richman is an American actor who has starred in films and on television, who was for many years credited as Mark Richman.

Born Marvin Jack Richman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents, he is the son of Yetta Dora and Benjamin Richman, a painting and paper-hanger contractor.

Making his feature film debut in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, Richman was, by that time, already a regularly employed TV actor, as well as a member of New York's Actors Studio, a resource of which he would avail himself frequently until moving to Los Angeles in 1961. He is perhaps best known for his role as Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters. He reprised his role as Nicholas Cain in the NBC television series Cain's Hundred. Richman's other TV roles were on the soap opera Santa Barbara as Channing Creighton 'C.C.' Capwell, Jr., Longstreet as Duke Paige, on the ABC soap opera Dynasty as Andrew Laird, and a recurring role on Three's Company as Chrissy's father, Rev. Luther Snow. Guest star on Beverly Hills, 90210. His other films include Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and his most recent film Vic.