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Richard Fancy | |
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| Born | August 2, 1943 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Children | 2 |
Richard Ronald Fancy (born August 2, 1943) is an American actor and comedian known for his long recurring role on Seinfeld as publisher Mr. Lippman, Elaine Benes's employer.
Fancy was born August 2, 1943, [1] in Evanston, Illinois, to salesman Raymond Chester Fancy and a radio performer mother. Fancy is named after his paternal grandmother, Magdelene Richard.
Fancy appeared on the third and fourth seasons of It's Garry Shandling's Show as network boss Mr. Stravely. He also plays the priest in the 1991 film What About Bob? and was Kevin Arnold's high school principal, Dr. Valenti, in the fourth and fifth seasons of The Wonder Years . He also appeared in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995) and Primal Force (1999). He played Sector Control in the Sliders episode "Please Press One."
He had two memorable appearances in late 2005 on Boston Legal , as a crooked Catholic priest; as mob financier Bernie Abrahms on General Hospital (2006–2012), (and also as his brother, Bennie, from 1997 to 2003); and as Capt. Satelk in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The First Duty". He appeared as an alien ancestor of Commander Chacotay in the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Tattoo" (Nov. 6, 1995. Season 2, S2.Episode 9).
Fancy is married to Joanna Fass, the daughter of screenwriters George and Gertrude Fass; they have two children. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Silence at Bethany | Elam Swope | |
| 1988 | Sunset | Academy Speaker | |
| 1988 | Spellbinder | Sgt. Barry | |
| 1989 | True Believer | Ballistics Expert | |
| 1989 | Identity Crisis | Yves Malmaison | |
| 1989 | Tango & Cash | Nolan | |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Intelligence Captain | |
| 1991 | What About Bob? | Minister | |
| 1994 | Clifford | Detective | |
| 1995 | Species | Hospital Doctor | |
| 1995 | Nixon | Mel Laird | |
| 1996 | Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace | Senator Greenspan | |
| 1997 | Touch | Judge | |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Murdstone | |
| 1997 | Eat Your Heart Out | Mr. Haus | |
| 1998 | Ted | Father | |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Johnson Heyward | |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Dr. Wentworth / Dr. Edwards | |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Captain | |
| 2002 | Moonlight Mile | Mr. Meyerson | |
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door | Mr. Peterson | |
| 2005 | Shopgirl | Eli | |
| 2005 | Hollywoodland | Alford "Rip" Van Ronkel | |
| 2006 | Midnight Clear | Pastor Mark | |
| 2007 | Halloween | University Dean | Uncredited |
| 2008 | The Onion Movie | Kenneth Garber | |
| 2008 | Adventures of Power | Dick Houston | |
| 2012 | The Lords of Salem | AJ Kennedy |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | George Washington | Sam Adams | Miniseries |
| 1986 | One Life to Live | Jonathan | Episode #1.4545 |
| 1986 | George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation | William Duer | Television film |
| 1986 | The Art of Being Nick | Depressed customer | |
| 1987 | Starman | Principal Kevin Altman | Episode: "The Test" |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Worker #1 | Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the City of New York" |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Minister | Episode: "There Goes the Bride" |
| 1987 | I Married Dora | Zane | Episode: "West Coast Story" |
| 1987–1993 | L.A. Law | Norman Klein | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Newhart | Man | Episode: "The Big Uneasy" |
| 1988 | 227 | Mr. Hauser | Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pageant" |
| 1988–1992 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Various roles | 9 episodes |
| 1988, 1992 | Empty Nest | Congressman / Lieutenant | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | From the Dead of Night | Dr. Stanley Breedlove | Television film |
| 1989 | Nick Knight | Capt. Brunetti | |
| 1990 | Without Her Consent | Strathom | |
| 1990 | ALF | Colonel Halsey | Episode: "Consider Me Gone" |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Mr. Howsen | Episode: "The Art of the Possible" |
| 1990 | Gabriel's Fire | Prosecuting Attorney | Episode: "I'm Nobody" |
| 1990 | Call Me Anna | Contract Lawyer | Television film |
| 1991 | Top of the Heap | Fred Epstein | Episode: "The Agony and the Agony" |
| 1991 | Absolute Strangers | Justice Richard Marino | Television film |
| 1991 | Nurses | Dr. Moss | 3 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Howard Stewart | 2 episodes |
| 1991–1998 | Seinfeld | Lippman | 10 episodes |
| 1992 | P.S. I Luv U | Dr. Anderson | Episode: "The Chameleon" |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | Senator Warren Thatcher | Episode: "Send in the Clowns" |
| 1992 | The Wonder Years | Dr. Valenti | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Civil Wars | Dr. Chodosh | |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Capt. Satelk | Episode: "The First Duty" |
| 1992 | Afterburn | Stephen Grant | Television film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Michael Gottlieb | |
| 1993 | The Last Outlaw | Banker McClintock | |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Dr. Saxon | Episode: "The Man of Steel Bars" |
| 1994 | Weird Science | Wayne Donnelly | 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Roswell | Doctor | Television film |
| 1994 | Untamed Love | Harold Sherman | |
| 1994 | All-American Girl | Wallace | Episode: "Booktopus" |
| 1995 | The O. J. Simpson Story | Ed Ledbetter | Television film |
| 1995 | Get Smart | Dr. Mendelsohn | Episode: "Liver Let Die" |
| 1995 | Dream On | Mr. Copeland | Episode: "Beam Me Up, Dr. Spock" |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager | Alien | Episode: "Tattoo" |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Sam Arbogast | Episode: "Where There's Smoke" |
| 1995 | Land's End | Allen Raffin | Episode: "What Ever Happened to Maria Rosa?" |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Richard Tasman | Television film |
| 1996 | Space: Above and Beyond | E. Allen Wayne | Episode: "...Tell Our Moms We Done Our Best" |
| 1996 | Dark Skies | James V. Forrestal | Episode: "Moving Targets" |
| 1996 | Common Law | Martin Gutenhimmel | 2 episodes |
| 1996, 1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Harold F. Lomax / Stu Havlik | |
| 1997 | Orleans | Vincent Carraze | |
| 1997 | ER | Mr. Thomas | Episode: "Tribes" |
| 1997 | Murder One | Arthur Sackheim | Episode: "Chapter Sixteen, Year Two" |
| 1997 | Veronica's Closet | The Judge | Episode: "Veronica's Best Buddy" |
| 1997 | Union Square | Judge | Episode: "Harassed" |
| 1997 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Judge DeBelko | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | Friends | Mr. Posner | Episode: "The One Where They're Going to Party!" |
| 1997 | Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer | Arthur Sackheim | 6 episodes |
| 1997–2003 | General Hospital | Benny Abrahms | recurring |
| 1998 | The Nanny | Chandler Evans | Episode: "Immaculate Concepcion" |
| 1998 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Mr. Van Dough | Television film |
| 1999 | Primal Force | Deutsch | |
| 1999 | The Norm Show | Mr. Boardman | Episode: "Norm, Crusading Social Worker" |
| 1999 | Sliders | Sector Control | Episode: "Please Press One" |
| 1999 | Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story | Harold | Television film |
| 2000 | The Hughleys | Dr. Van Zandt | Episode: "Death Takes a Three Day Holiday" |
| 2000 | City of Angels | Judge | Episode: "Cry Me a Liver" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Congressman | Episode: "The White House Pro-Am" |
| 2000 | Bull | Geoff Aull | Episode: "What the Past Will Bring" |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Allen Prescott | Episode: "Forgiveness and Stuff" |
| 2000–2004 | The District | Bruce Logan | 13 episodes |
| 2001, 2007 | Crossing Jordan | Judge Dixon / Joseph Wolk | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Senior Partner | Episode: "Separation Anxiety" |
| 2003 | Carnivàle | Psychiatrist | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Palmer | Episode: "You Can't Take It with You" |
| 2004 | NYPD Blue | Howard Seigal | Episode: "You're Buggin' Me" |
| 2005 | Eyes | Judge | Episode: "Whereabouts" |
| 2005 | McBride: The Doctor Is Out... Really Out | George Prescott | Television film |
| 2005 | Numbers | Thomas Galway | Episode: "Calculated Risk" |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Father Michael Ryan | 2 episodes |
| 2006-2012 | General Hospital | Bernie Abrahms | recurring |
| 2007 | The Class | Doctor | Episode: "The Class Goes Back to the Hospital" |
| 2007 | The Closer | Bob Lewis | Episode: "Dumb Luck" |
| 2009 | Better Off Ted | Better Off Ted | Episode: "Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits" |
| 2009 | Party Down | Gerald Lynch | Episode: "Investors Dinner" |
| 2009 | Uncorked | Milton | Television film |
| 2010 | Men of a Certain Age | Mr. Fisher | Episode: "You Gonna Do That the Rest of Your Life?" |
| 2011 | Cinema Verite | Network President | Television film |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey | Lehman Walken | Episode: "All Politics is Locals" |
| 2012 | Mad Men | Max Rosenberg | Episode: "Dark Shadows" |
| 2013 | The League | Rabbi Kirschenblatt | Episode: "Baby Geoffrey Jesus" |
| 2014 | The Mentalist | Richard Summers | Episode: "Silver Wings of Time" |
| 2014 | Ray Donovan | Judge Irving Saltzman | Episode: "Irish Spring" |
| 2015 | You'll Be Fine | Steve | Episode: "Sally's Family" |
| 2015 | The Game | Herbie Lesser | Episode: "The Crying Game" |
| 2016 | NCIS | Leonard Weiss | Episode: "Shell Game" |
| 2016 | Shady Neighbors | Dr. Zondervan | Television film |
| 2017 | Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Dr. Paul NickGibbion | Episode: "Hammerman" |
| 2017 | Stuck in the Middle | Larry | Episode: "Stuck in a Good Deed" |
| 2020 | Grace and Frankie | Sam | Episode: "The Trophy Wife" |
| 2020 | Smartphone Theatre | Marcus Carnoff | Episode: "Rare Indulgence" |
| 2020 | Trailerville USA | Gus | Episode dated 6 November 2020 |
| 2023 | The Chosen | Caiaphas | Season 4 |
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