Chick Vennera, 'Thank God It's Friday' and 'The Golden Girls' actor, dead at 74

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(CNN)Chick Vennera, who starred successful "The Golden Girls" and the 1978 drama "Thank God It's Friday," has died astatine his location successful Burbank, CA., a typical for the histrion told CNN. He was 74.

Vennera, calved Francis Vennera successful New York, played the recurring relation of Enrique connected "The Golden Girls," and besides voiced characters for "Animaniacs and Batman Beyond."

Chick Vennera successful  "Thank God It's Friday."

After serving successful the Army, Vennera lived successful Los Angeles, wherever helium performed successful nightclubs and kicked disconnected a prolific tv vocation with roles connected the 1978-81 Robert Urich bid "Vega$," "T.J. Hooker," "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Night Court."

    He worked successful galore films, including "Yanks," appearing alongside Richard Gere, and Robert Redford's "Milagro Beanfield War.

      He played played some a boxer and a newsman named Enrique Mas successful "The Golden Girls."

      Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Chick Vennera, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty successful  a 1989 occurrence  of "The Golden Girls."

        Vennera besides founded and taught astatine Los Angeles' Renegade Theatre and Film Group.

        He is survived by his daughter, Nicky Vennera, and his woman Suzanne Vennera.

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