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.

KNOWN FOR

Bonanza
1963
MacGyver
1990
Maverick
1961
Batman
1966
Dr. Kildare
1964
The Twilight Zone
1963
Ben Casey
1963
The Wild Wild West
1965
Cheyenne
1961
The Big Valley
1965
Gunsmoke
1965
Lawman
1961

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
26
Directing
53
Writing
6
Producing
1
Editing
1
2003
Masked and Anonymous
as President
2002
Hitters
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as God Beaver (voice)
1999
Blue Streak
as Uncle Lou
1999
Blink of an Eye
as Erlik
1998
Bulworth
as Vinnie
1996
Gotti
as Paul Castellano
1996
Miami Hustle
as Henry Kronfeld
1996
Bound
as Gino Marzzone
1995
The Crossing Guard
as Sunny Ventura
1994
Don Juan DeMarco
as Detective Sy Tobias
1994
The Road Killers
as Trucker
1993
Gunmen
as Chief Chavez
1992
Ruby
as Proby
1991
Bugsy
as Jack Dragna
1990
MacGyver
as Caspar Kasabian
1989
Wiseguy
1987
Street Justice
as Taxi Driver
1986
The Falling
as Capt. J.J. Wells (voice) (uncredited)
1986
Liberty
as Philbert Evans
1986
Long Time Gone
as Omar
1985
Foley Square
as Spiro Papadopolis
1984
Songwriter
as Rodeo Rocky
1976
The Next Man
as Gregory Zolnikov (uncredited)
1973
The Moviemakers
as Self
1971
Vanishing Point
as Man with Fire Hose (uncredited)