James Farentino, an actor that have been appeared on many television shows and movies has been dead Tuesday. He died on the Los Angeles Hospital on the age of 73 based on his family. He died because of heart failures after a long illness in Cedars-Sinai Hospital said Bob Palmer, his spokesman.

James Farentino born on February 24, 1938 in Brooklyn. He was first make an appearance in entertainment career on broadway with “Night of the Iguana” at 1961. He get a golden globe on 1967 for the most promising newcomerfor “The Pad and How to Use It”. Farentino starred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in the 1980 science fiction film “The Final Countdown.”

The movie featured a modern aircraft that can travel time and James Farentino go back to save the pearl harbor by arriving one hour before the attack. Farentino also starred opposite Patty Duke in 1969′s “Me, Natalie.” Farentino, who was survived by two sons, David and Saverio, was also famous for his tumultuous personal life.