Actor Richard Bright, who as a young man passed at least once through Lon's New York studio, was killed when hit by a bus in February. Best known for his Al Neri role in the "Godfather" trilogy, he aged into a rough-looking character, due possibly to a hard-lived life. But for a moment in front of Lon's lens he revealed a certain beauty rarely seen in his more public life. From VARIETY: Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather" movies and more recently on TV in "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a bus in New York City, police said. Bright, 68, was hit by a private Academy Bus as he crossed the street at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in his Manhattan neighborhood, police detective Bernard Gifford said. Thesp was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital. The bus continued on to the Port Authority bus terminal, where the driver told police he was not aware he had hit anyone. There had been no arrests as of Sunday, but police said the investigation was continuing. Bright played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies, a bodyguard to the Corleone family patriarchs played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino Al Pacino . He played a con artist hustling Ali McGraw in 1972's "The Getaway" and acted in dozens of other films, such as "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Looking for Mr. Goodbar," and in TV shows including "Hill Street Blues," "Law & Order" "Law & Order" and "The Sopranos." "He always said it was the work that was the reward," said Brett Smiley, a friend and fellow actor. Bright was arrested in 1965 on an obscenity charge for language he used in a San Francisco production of poet Michael McClure's two-person play "The Beard," which was shut down. The American Civil Liberties Union took up the case and the charges against Bright were later dismissed in what was considered a precedent for artistic expression rights. More on Bright at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bright_(actor)
Actor Richard Bright, who as a young man passed at least once through Lon's
ReplyDeleteNew York studio, was killed when hit by a bus in February. Best known for
his Al Neri role in the "Godfather" trilogy, he aged into a rough-looking
character, due possibly to a hard-lived life. But for a moment in front of
Lon's lens he revealed a certain beauty rarely seen in his more public life.
From VARIETY:
Richard Bright, a character actor who appeared in all three "Godfather"
movies and more recently on TV in "The Sopranos," was struck and killed by a
bus in New York City, police said.
Bright, 68, was hit by a private Academy Bus as he crossed the street at
about 6:30 p.m. Saturday in his Manhattan neighborhood, police detective
Bernard Gifford said. Thesp was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.
The bus continued on to the Port Authority bus terminal, where the driver
told police he was not aware he had hit anyone. There had been no arrests as
of Sunday, but police said the investigation was continuing.
Bright played mob enforcer Al Neri in the "Godfather" movies, a bodyguard to
the Corleone family patriarchs played by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino Al
Pacino .
He played a con artist hustling Ali McGraw in 1972's "The Getaway" and acted
in dozens of other films, such as "Once Upon a Time in America" and "Looking
for Mr. Goodbar," and in TV shows including "Hill Street Blues," "Law &
Order" "Law & Order" and "The Sopranos."
"He always said it was the work that was the reward," said Brett Smiley, a
friend and fellow actor.
Bright was arrested in 1965 on an obscenity charge for language he used in a
San Francisco production of poet Michael McClure's two-person play "The
Beard," which was shut down. The American Civil Liberties Union took up the
case and the charges against Bright were later dismissed in what was
considered a precedent for artistic expression rights.
More on Bright at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bright_(actor)
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