Richard Liberty

{{short description|American actor}}

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| birth_name = Riccardo Liberatoscioli

| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1932|3|3}}

| birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age |2000|10|2|1932|3|3|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Dania Beach, Florida, U.S.

| nationality = American

| yearsactive = 1973–1997

| occupation = Actor

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Richard Liberty (born Riccardo Liberatoscioli; March 3, 1932 – October 2, 2000) was an American film and television actor. His film work included George A. Romero's The Crazies (1973), The Final Countdown (1980), Porky's II: The Next Day (1983), and Flight of the Navigator (1986). Television appearances included roles on Miami Vice and Key West. He is probably best known for portraying Dr. Matthew "Frankenstein" Logan in Romero's Day of the Dead (1985).

Liberty died on October 2, 2000,[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6802287/richard-liberty Richard Liberty (1932–2000)], Find A Grave in Dania, Florida, at the age of 68 from a heart attack. His final interview, conducted by film historians Christian Stavrakis and Robert Telleria, may be heard as a supplement on the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray releases of Day of the Dead.Day of the Dead supplemental features, Anchor Bay Entertainment, August 8, 2003