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Nicholas Georgiade
Nicholas Georgiade
Nicholas Georgiade was an American actor.
Georgiade's most recognizable role was as Rico Rossi on the ABC series The Untouchables.
Georgiade first appeared in April 1959 as a thug apprehended in a brewery raid on a two-part episode of CBS' Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse that would serve as the pilot of The Untouchables.
When the show began its four-season series run, Georgiade came back as Rossi, a barber who, after a hoodlum kills his manicurist girlfriend amid a shootout, joins the core team of incorruptible Prohibition-era federal agents led by Ness (Robert Stack).
Nicholas Georgiade was an American actor.
Georgiade's most recognizable role was as Rico Rossi on the ABC series The Untouchables.
Georgiade first appeared in April 1959 as a thug apprehended in a brewery raid on a two-part episode of CBS' Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse that would serve as the pilot of The Untouchables.
When the show began its four-season series run, Georgiade came back as Rossi, a barber who, after a hoodlum kills his manicurist girlfriend amid a shootout, joins the core team of incorruptible Prohibition-era federal agents led by Ness (Robert Stack).
Georgiade appeared on 112 episodes of the series.
Georgiade's résumé also included TV shows including Whirlybirds, I Spy, Combat!, Run Buddy Run, Mannix, Quincy M.E. and The Equalizer.
Georgiade died December 19, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 88.
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