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Dick Boccelli(1924-2019)

  • Actor
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Dick Boccelli is better known to rock music fans as Dick Richards, an original member of Bill Haley and the Comets. Boccelli-Richards played drums and sang with this classic rock and roll band from 1953 to 1955, before forming The Jodimars. Today, Boccelli divides his time between movie and TV roles, and playing drums with the original Comets, who have been reunited and touring the world since 1987. Boccelli was a football player and school teacher before he became a member of Bill Haley and the Comets in 1953.
BornFebruary 12, 1924
DiedJuly 12, 2019(95)
BornFebruary 12, 1924
DiedJuly 12, 2019(95)
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Known for

Oz (1997)
Oz
8.7
TV Series
  • Heinrick Schillinger
Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in Un pourri au paradis (1990)
Un pourri au paradis
6.3
  • Rocco
  • 1990
Communion sanglante (1976)
Communion sanglante
6.4
  • Hotel Clerk
  • 1976
Blue-Jean Cop (1988)
Blue-Jean Cop
6.0
  • Desk Sergeant
  • 1988

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  • Oz (1997)
    Oz
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Heinrick Schillinger
    • 1998–1999
  • Christopher Walken and Maria Conchita Alonso in McBain (1991)
    McBain
    4.9
    • John Gambotti
    • 1991
  • DEA (1990)
    DEA
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Maracatta
    • 1991
  • Invasion extraterrestre (1991)
    Invasion extraterrestre
    4.6
    • Blood Doctor
    • 1991
  • Steve Martin and Rick Moranis in Un pourri au paradis (1990)
    Un pourri au paradis
    6.3
    • Rocco
    • 1990
  • Blue-Jean Cop (1988)
    Blue-Jean Cop
    6.0
    • Desk Sergeant
    • 1988
  • Equalizer (1985)
    Equalizer
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Salzo
    • 1985
  • Lucie Arnaz and Tony Roberts in The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985)
    The Lucie Arnaz Show
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Dominick
    • 1985
  • Folie meurtrière (1984)
    Folie meurtrière
    5.1
    • Benny
    • 1984
  • Mariangela Melato and Ryan O'Neal in Les fesses à l'air (1981)
    Les fesses à l'air
    5.1
    • Lino
    • 1981
  • Sharon Gabet and Larkin Malloy in The Edge of Night (1956)
    The Edge of Night
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Charlie
    • 1980–1981
  • Robert Ginty in Le droit de tuer (1980)
    Le droit de tuer
    5.7
    • Gino Pontivini
    • 1980
  • Headin' for Broadway (1980)
    Headin' for Broadway
    7.1
    • Mr. Morelli (as Richard Boccelli)
    • 1980
  • Slow Dancing in the Big City (1978)
    Slow Dancing in the Big City
    5.5
    • Fabrizio
    • 1978
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Tommy
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Boccelli
  • Born
    • February 12, 1924
    • Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 12, 2019
    • Ocean City, New Jersey, USA(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Played some percussion and provided backing vocals on Bill Haley and the Comets recordings, 1953-1955.
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    • 1 Print Biography

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    A contemporary of Rita Moreno and F. Murray Abraham.
  • Quotes
    Proving for over 50 years, that you're never too old to rock!

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