Nicholas Georgiade

Nicholas Georgiade (March 25, 1933 – December 19, 2021) was an American film and television actor, best known for playing Agent Rico Rossi in the television series The Untouchables.

Early life and education Georgiade was born in New York City on March 25, 1933, of Greek ancestry. After serving four years with the U.S. Army in Berlin, he attended Syracuse University, where he was a heavyweight boxer for three years. Intending to become a teacher, he majored in sociology and psychology, and graduated 1956. Lucille Ball discovered him when he acted in a little theatre production in Hollywood, which led to his participation in the Desilu Workshop theater.

Career Television

Georgiade's career in television began on the December 11, 1958 Playhouse 90 episode titled Seven Against the Wall, about the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, featuring actors Warren Oates, Tige Andrews, and Paul Lambert.

In April 1959, he made an appearance as Frank Kotter, who is caught during a brewery raid on the CBS anthology, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse in the episode, "The Untouchables: Part 1" which serves as the pilot for the ABC series of the same name. Other appearances were on such notable programs as Hawaiian Eye (1959), Daniel Boone (1966), I Spy (1966), Batman (1967), Hawaii Five-O (1970), The Rockford Files (1976), Kojak (1978), and The Equalizer (1987).

Film In theatrical films, he had a small uncredited role as a police detective in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). as well as one of two surviving cast members of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, the other being Barrie Chase.

Personal life and death Georgiade married Anita Khanzadian in 1956, In 1964, he remarried after meeting New York model, Davee Decker, who was then 28. In 1977, he married Alicia Razaf, who was 18 years his senior. They remained married until her death in January 2017, at the age of 102.

He died in Las Vegas on December 19, 2021, at the age of 88. He was survived by his daughter, Anastazia Juliet Georgiade.

Filmography Film

1963: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – Detective at Grogan's Crash Site (uncredited) 1968: The Young Runaways – Driver 1973: Stacey – Matthew 1979: Seven – Niko 1985: Mugsy's Girls (aka Delta Pi) – Cupcake 1988: Picasso Trigger – Schiavo 1993: Indecent Proposal – Croupler

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1958 Playhouse 90 Rocco Episode: "Seven Against the Wall" 1958 Whirlybirds Anders 1 episode 1959 Hawaiian Eye Kala 1 episode 1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Frank Kotter Episode: "The Untouchables: Part 1" 1959 The Untouchables Frank Kotter (uncredited) Episode: "Pilot" 1959–1963 The Untouchables Agent Enrico "Rico" Rossi Main cast 1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Tommy Episode: "Meeting at Appalachia" 1963 Combat! Londos 1 episode 1966 I Spy 1st Guard 1 episode 1966 Daniel Boone Chief White Wolf 1 episode 1966 Run, Buddy, Run Mobster Episode: "Steam Bath & Chicken Little" 1966 Run, Buddy, Run Wendell 3 episodes 1967 Batman Kayo 1 episode 1968 Mannix Logan 2 episodes: "Deadfall", "Deadfall: Part II" 1970 Hawaii Five-O Andreas 1 episode 1970Get SmartMarcus5 episode 1976 The Rockford Files Danny 1 episode 1978 Kojak Gino 1 episode 1978–1982 Quincy, M.E. Andros / Lew Malloy / Bob Gooden / Vince Lasker 4 episodes 1987 The Equalizer FBI Agent #2 Episode: "Blood and Wine (Part 1)"