James Farentino is an American actor. He has appeared in almost a hundred roles, among them in The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth and Dynasty.
Was charged with stalking Tina Sinatra (daughter of Frank Sinatra).
Father of David Farentino.
Arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 23, 1991 after Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted a package containing 3.2 grams of cocaine being sent to his hotel room. Farentino was in town filming the TV movie "Miles From Nowhere". He was charged with cocaine possesion and released on bail.
Won the Theatre World Award for recreating the role of Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" in 1973.
In 2003, after a long down period, he received rave reviews on the L.A. stage playing a Russ Meyer-like porn producer in "Boy Gets Girl."
One of the last contract stars (Universal) in the late 60s.
