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Richard C. Sarafian profile
Director

Richard C. Sarafian

Directing

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Directed credits

48

Prolific

Very extensive directing filmography.

TMDB popularity

0.3

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Directed movies: 22Directed series: 26All crew credits: 52

TMDB ID: 21544

IMDb ID: nm0764781

Known for: Directing

Born: April 28, 1930

Died: September 18, 2013

Age: 83

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 2003

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.21

Wikidata: Q743907

Also known as

Richard Sarafian • Alan Smithee

Frequent jobs

Director (48)Writer (3)Screenplay (1)

Biography

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.

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