Richard Friedberg, 80, a well-known leading actor and director at the Calusa Playhouse of Key Biscayne, has died.
âHe had a leading role in virtually every show from 1985-1990,â said Edward Meyer, a fellow actor from the playhouse. âOne of his most memorable roles was Daddy Warbucks in âAnnie.â He was the best, and brought out the best in all of us.â
Friedberg was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1940. He lived most of his early life and Chauncey Ohio, graduating from Ohio University with a major in Russian language studies. In college, he was a member of the ROTC. After college, he saw military service as a captain in the US Army in Korea and Vietnam, from 1962 and 1968,sl. Friedberg was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement.