Richard Bright (actor)

Richard Bright
Publicity photo of Bright
Born	Richard James Bright (1937-06-28)June 28, 1937 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 18, 2006(2006-02-18) (aged 68) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2006
Spouse(s)	Elisa Granese ​ ​ (1957⁠–⁠1960)​ Sue D Wallace (m. 1967–19??) Rutanya Alda (m. 1977–2006; his death)
Children	2

Richard James Bright (June 28, 1937 – February 18, 2006) was an American actor. He is known for his role Al Neri in The Godfather movies.

Selected filmography

• 1958 Never Love a Stranger as Street Gang Tough Lookout (uncredited)
• 1959 Odds Against Tomorrow as 'Coco'
• 1969 Lions Love as THE BEARD: Billy The Kid
• 1971 The Panic in Needle Park as Hank
• 1972 The Godfather as Al Neri
• 1972 The Getaway as The Thief
• 1973 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid as Holly
• 1973 Black Harvest
• 1974 The Sugarland Express as Marvin Dybala (uncredited)
• 1974 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Bar Patron (uncredited)
• 1974 The Godfather Part II as Al Neri
• 1975 Rancho Deluxe as Burt
• 1976 Marathon Man as Karl
• 1977 Handle with Care as Jack 'Smilin' Jack'
• 1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar as George
• 1978 On the Yard as Nunn
• 1979 Hair as Fenton
• 1980 The Idolmaker as Uncle Tony
• 1982 Girls Nite Out as Detective Greenspan
• 1983 Vigilante as Burke
• 1983 Two of a Kind as Stuart
• 1984 Once Upon a Time in America as Joe 'Chicken Joe'
• 1985 Crimewave as Officer Brennan
• 1985 Cut and Run as Bob Allo
• 1986 Penalty Phase as Judge Von Karman
• 1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs as Recruiting Sergeant
• 1987 The Verne Miller Story as Adam Richetti
• 1988 Time Out as The Sheriff
• 1988 Red Heat as Sergeant Max Gallagher
• 1990 The Ambulance as McClosky
• 1990 The Godfather Part III as Al Neri
• 1993 Who's the Man? as Demetrius
• 1994 The Ref as Murray
• 1994 Who Do I Gotta Kill? as Belcher
• 1995 Pictures of Baby Jane Doe as Rudy
• 1995 Blue Funk as Father
• 1995 Sweet Nothing as Jack, The Cop
• 1996 Beautiful Girls as Dick Conway
• 1996 Night Falls on Manhattan as 64 Precinct Lieutenant
• 1997 The Hotel Manor Inn
• 1998 OK Garage as Louis
• 1998 Jaded as Zack Brown
• 1998 Anima as Tommy
• 1999 Joe the King as Roy
• 1999 Getting to Know You as Elderly Man
• 2000 The Photographer as Drunk In Bar
• 2000 Broke Even as Lazarus
• 2001 Trigger Happy as Quigley
• 2001 Dead Dog as Cunningham
• 2006 Day on Fire - (final film role)

Personal life

He was married to Elisa Granese from 1957⁠ to 1960, to Sue D Wallace in 1967, and to actress Rutanya Alda from 1977 until his death in 2006, when he was hit by a bus in New York City.^[1] He was survived by his wife Rutanya Alda, their son Jeremy, his daughter Diane, and his brother Charles.

References

1. Grossberg, Josh (February 21, 2006). ""Godfather" Actor Richard Bright Killed". E! News. Retrieved October 20, 2017.

Other websites

• Richard Bright on IMDb
• Richard Bright at the Internet Broadway Database
• Richard Bright at AllMovie