Richard Cotovsky (born January 13, 1954) is an American character actor of film, stage, and television. He is also a director of stage. He was the artistic director of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company.
Richard Cotovsky was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois University. He transferred to the University of Illinois at the Medical Center in Chicago to earn a degree in pharmacy. In his senior year, he took introduction to the theater which made him interested in acting.
In 1999, Cotovsky directed Brian Friel's play, "Freedom of the City," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Joseph Jefferson Citation for directing this play which also received best ensemble and production. In 2000, he directed at Chicago, Illinois's Live Bait Theater's the world premiere of the John Susman play "Nelson & Simone". In 2006, he acted in the Sam Shepard play, "Buried Child," at the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company.
Filmography Year Film Role Notes1995 Pictures of Baby Jane Doe Regenerated Woodman1996, 2000 Early Edition Tools/Bartender 2 episodes1997 ER Homeless Man Episode: Cold Night Into Dawn The Ride Mike Lionel on a Sunday Vendor1999 Unconditional Love Homeless man Turks Arcade Manager Episode: Friends & Strangers Stir of Echoes Neighborhood Man2002 Design Plaid Pants Freak2003 Mr. Id Zen2004 Bad Meat Meat Worker 12008 The Professional Interview Hank2009 A Perfect Manhattan Iggy An Evening with Emery Long Douglass2010 Janie Jones Club Manager2016Office Christmas PartySalvation Army CollectorTBAConcert Heroes
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