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Robert Harper (actor)
Robert Francis Harper (May 19, 1951 – January 23, 2020[1]) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early lifeRaised in Middletown Township, New Jersey, he attended Mater Dei High School.[2] He graduated with honors from Rutgers University with a degree in English literature.[3] CareerFollowing his college graduation, Harper took a job at Arena Stage, where he performed in plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Miller, and Wilder.[4] Harper was perhaps most well known for his role as Sharkey in Once Upon a Time in America. He also portrayed Charlie Gereson in Creepshow.[6] Other film credits include Wiseguy, Final Analysis, The Insider, Deconstructing Harry, and Molly. Harper played lawyers on several occasions and said he had an interest in the law.[7] He played Bubba Weisberger on the 1987-1988 sitcom Frank's Place. Harper's immersion into the character included spending a month at Tulane University Law School, carrying a novel by Southern writer Walker Percy while on the set,[8] and reading short stories by Tennessee Williams.[7] A Chicago Tribune review called Harper "a slow-moving joy to behold as the seersucker-rumpled lawyer."[9] In May 2007, Harper delivered the Commencement Address at University College, Rutgers.[1] Personal life and deathOn May 30, 1981, he married Lisa Pelikan, an actress.[10] He was later married to a Dutch woman, Sascha Noorthoorn van der Kruyff, and died in Rotterdam.[1] Filmography
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