‘Three’s Company’ actor Peter Mark Richman, who played Suzanne Somers’ dad, dead at 93
Peter Mark Richman, the longtime actor best known for his recurring role as Suzanne Somers’ hip pastor father on “Three’s Company” and John Forsythe’s trusted attorney on “Dynasty,” has died at the age of 93.
Richman died from natural causes Thursday at his Woodland Hills, Calif., confirmed his representative Harlan Boll, according to Los Angeles TV station KNBC.
Born in Philadelphia, Richman’s extraordinary career spanned more than six decades, beginning with a 1953 appearance on the TV anthology series “Suspense.”
His silver-screen debut arrived three years later in the Anthony Perkins drama “Friendly Persuasion,” playing a Civil War cavalry officer seeking to marry Gregory Peck’s Quaker daughter.
After numerous appearances on TV classics such as “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Rawhide,” Richman starred on the drama series “Cain’s Hundred” as ex mob-lawyer Nicholas Cain. But the series only lasted one season, exiting the airwaves in 1962.
In 1978, “Three’s Company” asked him to guest-star as Somers’ father, the stern yet understanding Reverend Snow.
His appearance was so well-received, he appeared twice more on the series.
“Comedy is musical,” said Somers in a statement to Fox News. “Peter Mark Richman and I understood the music from the very first time we appeared together on ‘Three’s Company.’ He knew his ‘stuff.’ We lost a good one. Rest in peace, Peter Mark Richman.”
He also was featured in 29 episodes of “Dynasty” as attorney Andrew Laird and 28 episodes of the daytime drama “Santa Barbara” as Marcy Walker’s wealthy father C.C. Capwell.
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In 1986, Richman voiced various characters on the animated series “Defenders of the Earth” while continuing to appear on episodic television.
Two of his final movie roles was in the 2002 thriller “Poolhall Junkies,” starring Christopher Walken and Chazz Palminteri, and the 2011 Danny Glover drama “Mysteria.”
Richman is survived by five children and his wife of 67 years, Helen, noted Variety.
