FILM DIRECTOR

Richard C. Sarafian

1930 - 2013

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Richard Caspar Sarafian (April 28, 1930 – September 18, 2013) was an Armenian-American 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 and the classic The Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard C. Sarafian is the 798th most popular film director (down from 619th in 2019), the 5,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,993rd in 2019) and the 211th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 798 out of 2,041Before him are Wolfgang Staudte, George Marshall, Frances Marion, George Sidney, William Daniels, and Tsai Ming-liang. After him are Emile Ardolino, Isabel Coixet, Yuri Ilyenko, Urban Gad, Scott Hicks, and Krsto Papić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 339Before him are Bradford Dillman, Vlatko Pavletić, Patricia Jones, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Wilferd Madelung, and Julio Abbadie. After him are Henri Coppens, Adam Darius, Edna O'Brien, Dawn Addams, Suraphol Sombatcharoen, and Cristóbal Halffter. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 253Before him are Zlatko Papec, Dezső Gyarmati, Nadir Afonso, Lorenzo Antonetti, Antonio Roma, and Eric Ericson. After him are Krsto Papić, Ted Post, Daniel Duval, Syd Field, Jean Pickering, and Storm Thorgerson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 5,799 out of 20,380Before him are Benny Urquidez (1952), Savannah (1970), Bessie Love (1898), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), and Marsha Mason (1942). After him are Vince Gallagher (1899), Alan Ritchson (1982), Betty Gilpin (1986), James Gunn (1938), Norman Holter (1914), and Emile Ardolino (1943).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard C. Sarafian ranks 211Before him are David Miller (1909), Robert Towne (1934), George Marshall (1891), Frances Marion (1888), George Sidney (1916), and William Daniels (1901). After him are Emile Ardolino (1943), Ted Post (1918), Gordon Douglas (1907), Paul Morrissey (1938), Todd Phillips (1970), and Gregory Hoblit (1944).