Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an American television and film director and actor. He compiled a versatile career that spanned over five decades as a director, actor, and writer. Sarafian is best known as the director of the 1971 film Vanishing Point.
Known For
Eye of the Tiger
(1986)
Director
Vanishing Point
(1971)
Director
Man in the Wilderness
(1971)
Director
Fragment of Fear
(1970)
Director
Solar Crisis
(1990)
Director
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
(1973)
Director
Lolly-Madonna XXX
(1973)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Terror At Black Falls
(1962)
Director
Andy
(1965)
Director
Shadow on the Land
(1968)
Director
Run Wild, Run Free
(1969)
Director
Fragment of Fear
(1970)
Director
Vanishing Point
(1971)
Director
Man in the Wilderness
(1971)
Director
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
(1973)
Director
Lolly-Madonna XXX
(1973)
Director
One of Our Own
(1975)
Director
The Next Man
(1976)
Director
A Killing Affair
(1977)
Director
The African Queen
(1977)
Director
Disaster on the Coastliner
(1979)
Director
Sunburn
(1979)
Director
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
(1980)
Director
Gangster Wars
(1981)
Director
Splendor in the Grass
(1981)
Director
The Bear
(1984)
Director
Eye of the Tiger
(1986)
Director
Liberty
(1986)
Director
Street Justice
(1987)
Director
Solar Crisis
(1990)
Director
Acting
Songwriter
(1984)
Rodeo Rocky
Long Time Gone
(1986)
Omar
Alien Predators
(1986)
Capt. J.J. Wells (voice) (uncredited)
Liberty
(1986)
Philbert Evans
Street Justice
(1987)
Taxi Driver
Bugsy
(1991)
Jack Dragna
Ruby
(1992)
Proby
Gunmen
(1993)
Chief Chavez
Don Juan DeMarco
(1994)
Detective Sy Tobias
The Road Killers
(1994)
Trucker
The Crossing Guard
(1995)
Sunny Ventura
Gotti
(1996)
Paul Castellano
Miami Hustle
(1996)
Henry Kronfeld
Bound
(1996)
Gino Marzzone
Bulworth
(1998)
Vinnie
Blue Streak
(1999)
Uncle Lou
Blink of an Eye
(1999)
Erlik
Dr. Dolittle 2
(2001)
God Beaver (voice)
Hitters
(2002)
Masked and Anonymous
(2003)
President
Writing