Nicholas Georgiade
Nicholas Georgiade | |
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 Georgiade (second from left) in The Untouchables. | |
| Born | March 25, 1933 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Khanzadian (? - ?) Davee Decker (? - ?, divorce) Alicia Razaf (1977-2017) |
Nicholas Georgiade (born March 25, 1933) is a Greek American film and television actor.
Early years[]
Georgiade is of Greek ancestry, and he graduated from Syracuse University.[1] Lucille Ball discovered him when he acted in a little theatre production in Hollywood, which led to his participation in the Desilu Workshop theater.[2]
Career[]
Georgiade is a veteran of 37 movies and television programs. His television career began on the December 11, 1958 Playhouse 90 episode titled Seven Against the Wall with Warren Oates, Tige Andrews, and Paul Lambert.[3] Georgiade followed this with playing Tommy on the January 23, 1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse episode Meeting at Appalachia which included Cameron Mitchell and Jack Warden.[4]
Other appearances on such notable programs as Hawaiian Eye, Hawaii Five-O, Daniel Boone, Batman, I Spy, Kojak, and The Rockford Files. He also had a brief appearance as a prisoner in "Hang 'Em High". His best-known role was that of Federal Agent Enrico "Rico" Rossi on 105 episodes of the 1959-1963 hit ABC TV program, The Untouchables. He had a small uncredited role as a police detective in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). He also had roles in The Young Runaways (1968), Stacey (1973), Seven (1979), Mugsy's Girls (1985), Picasso Trigger (1988) and Indecent Proposal (1993).
As of May, 2016, Georgiade is the last living regular cast member of The Untouchables[citation needed], and as of December, 2020 is one of the two surviving cast members of Mad Mad World, the other being Barrie Chase.
Personal life[]
Georgiade married Anita Khanzadian when he was a senior in college.[5] He was divorced from Davee Decker and married Alicia Razaf, with whom he was married for 40 years - since 1977 to January 10, 2017. He has a daughter born May 31, 1996, Anastazia Juliet Georgiade, by his mistress Zenda Marie Tholl. He has a nephew Nick Georgiade (his namesake), also an actor, who resides in Syracuse, New York.
References[]
- ^ Nichols, Harold A. (26 March 1961). "Channel Marker". Democrat and Chronicle. New York, Rochester. p. 2H. Retrieved December 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Purcelli, Marion (June 26, 1960). "Nick Georgiade Plays Himself In Role as Elliot Ness' Sidekick". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. Retrieved December 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Playhouse 90: Seven Against the Wall
- ^ Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse: Meeting at Appalachia, tv.com; accessed March 17, 2016.
- ^ "'Untouchable' Discovered by Lucille Ball". The Titusville Herald. Pennsylvania, Titusville. 12 November 1960. p. 8. Retrieved December 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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