A handsome, sometimes brooding American actor whose promise as a leading man somehow dissipated, James Farentino also has demonstrated the real talent to bounce back in key roles, particularly in TV longforms of the 1990s. After making his Broadway debut in a small role in Tennessee Williams' "The Night of the Iguana" in 1961, the Brooklyn native quickly moved on to success in television and films, making only isolated returns to the stage. He was Stanley Kowalski in the 25th anniversary production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway in 1972 and took on the role of McMurphy in a 1973
