Actor James Farentino, whose private life was sometimes as dramatic as the roles he played in theater and on television, died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 73 and had suffered from a lengthy illness, said family spokesman Bob Palmer.
Best known for his TV work, Farentino was one of the last contract performers with Universal Studios in the 1960s. His nearly 100 roles included recurring appearances in such series as "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers," "Dynasty," "Blue Thunder" and "Police Story." ...
Farentino was married and divorced three times. He is survived by his fourth wife, Stella, whom he married in 1994, and by two sons, David and Saverio.
In 1992, he teamed up with one of his ex-wives, Michele Lee, for the TV movie "When No One Would Listen," a drama involving an abusive husband played by Farentino.
But it was his relationship with ex-girlfriend Tina Sinatra that earned him headlines and briefly derailed his acting career. ...
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