Richard Reicheg

Richard Reicheg (born May 26, 1937) is an American television, stage, and film actor, a musician and a Grammy-nominated songwriter. His career has spanned a period of over sixty years and continues today.

Richard Reicheg
Born (1937-05-26) May 26, 1937
U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationB.A., M.A.
Alma materBrooklyn College
OccupationActor, songwriter
Spouse(s)
(m. 1971)

Reicheg wrote the song “For The Sake Of The Children” that is featured in the Robert Altman film Nashville[1][2] and for which he received a Grammy nomination in 1975.

His songs have been recorded and performed by many top artists,[3] including The Persuasions, Maria Muldaur, Gary Wright, and Jay and the Americans. His song "Everybody's a Masterpiece" was recorded by Three Dog Night. Reicheg's "Looking for an Echo" was recorded by Kenny Vance,[4] The Persuasions (on their album Chirpin'), and by others. The song was also the musical theme of the Martin Davidson film of the same name. Film historian Jan Stewart has called Reicheg's song "For the Sake of the Children" an "ode to marital fidelity [that is] a delicious postmodern balancing act of send up and the real McCoy." [1]

Early years

Reicheg was born and raised in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn in the shadow of Ebbets Field. After graduating from Erasmus Hall High School, he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany from 1956 to 1958. Upon discharge, he attended Brooklyn College, received a B.A. and M.A. degree in speech and theater, and acted in college productions. There he learned to play guitar and joined the burgeoning folk music scene in Greenwich Village. In various folk groups and as a solo performer, he toured extensively, playing coffee houses, cabarets and clubs in the U.S. and Canada, including The Bitter End, Gerde’s Folk City, The Blue Angel and The Troubadour. He was a featured performer at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and part of The American Hootenany Festival that toured colleges throughout the US. During those years he recorded for Laurie, 20th Century Fox (as Lenny and Dick) and Decca records (as Sunrise Highway).

Personal life

Reicheg lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Julie Payne.

Filmography

Film

TitleRoleDirectorYear
Charlie Wilson's WarNavy BuddyMike Nichols
TripperNews AnchorDavid Arquette
Monkey TroubleMr. Big's HenchmanFranco Amurri
Oh, God! Book IIKarlGil Cates
First FamilyAgent FowlerBuck Henry
Dirty BusinessAlbert (Lead)John McCauley
Delta FoxHowardFerd Sebastian
Leprechaun IIILuckyBrian Trenchard-Smith
AmericathonHebrab TerroristNeil Israel

Television

TitleCreditYear(s)
Betty White's Off Their RockersSeries Regular
AliasCo-Star
Days of Our LivesRecurring
High IncidentGuest Star
The West Side Waltz MOW)Co-Star
Dream OnGuest Star
Empty Nest (3)Guest Star
Beverly Hills 90210Guest Star
The Golden GirlsGuest Star
Beverly Hills BuntzGuest Star
DallasGuest Star
Sledge Hammer!Guest Star
What a Country!Guest Star
Remington Steele (2)Guest Star
The A-TeamGuest Star
Hardcastle & McCormickGuest Star
Faerie Tale TheatreGuest Star
Quincy, M.E.Guest Star
The White ShadowGuest Star
Married to the Mob (pilot)Recurring
Brooklyn BridgeRecurring
Hill Street BluesGuest Star
Long Days of Summer (MOW)Guest Star
Superior CourtGuest Star
General HospitalRecurring
The Desperate Miles (MOW)Lead
Two Guys from MUCK (pilot)Recurring
Monster Manor (pilot)Recurring
Police Story (2)Guest Star
NewhartGuest Star
C.H.I.P.S.Guest Star
RhodaGuest Star
The Odd CoupleGuest Star
Young and the RestlessRecurring
Kojak (2)Guest Star

Theater

TitleRoleTheaterYear
Twilight of the GoldsWalterBooth Theater, Broadway (Standby)
California SuiteMarvin/MortDrury Lane, Chicago
A Bedfull of ForeignersKarakDrury Lane, Union Plaza, Las Vegas
Chapter TwoLeoCherry County Playhouse, Michigan
Murder at the Howard Johnson'sMitchCherry County Playhouse
A Thousand ClownsChucklesArlington Park, Chicago
Barefoot in the ParkTelephone ManArlington Park (Joseph Jefferson Award)
The Odd CoupleSpeed/RoyMajor Cities Tour
Room ServiceBinionLoretto Hilton, St. Louis
Little MurdersAlfredManitoba Theatre Center, Winnipeg
Gangster PlanetDadMet Theater, Los Angeles
At the MatAlbertFigtree Theater, Los Angeles
Prisoner of VeniceSwedeZephyr Theatre, Los Angeles
Sophie and WillaLeonardTiffany Theater, Los Angeles

References

  1. Stuart, Jan (January 2003). The Nashville Chronicles: The Making of Robert Altman's Masterpiece. ISBN 9780879109813.
  2. Kolker, Robert (2011-06-08). A Cinema of Loneliness. ISBN 9780199910533.
  3. "Richard Reicheg - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  4. "Looking for an Echo - Kenny Vance & the Planotones". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
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