
George DiCenzo

George Ralph DiCenzo (April 21, 1940 – August 9, 2010) was an American character actor and one-time associate producer for "Dark Shadows". He was in show business for more than 30 years, with extensive film, TV, stage and commercial credits. DiCenzo notably played Sam Baines in "Back to the Future". He also had a minor role in Blatty's "The Exorcist III".
Life and career.
DiCenzo was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He appeared in more than 30 feature films, including "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), "The Choirboys" (1977), "The Frisco Kid" (1979), "The Ninth Configuration" (1980), "Back to the Future" (1985), "About Last Night" (1986), "Walk Like a Man" (1987), "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" (1988), "18 Again!" (1988), "Sing" (1989) and "The Exorcist III" (1990).
He appeared in "Hotel", directed by Mike Figgis, and "Tempted", directed by Bill Bennett. He also played the late baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti in the television movie "Hustle" about disgraced baseball great Pete Rose. In 2002 George played Ennio Salieri in the 2002 video game "Mafia". George also provided the voice for Earnest Kelly in "".
In 1976, he appeared in the CBS made-for-TV movie "Helter Skelter" as prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi. In the 1981–82 television season, DiCenzo was a regular on "McClain's Law", with James Arness and Marshall Colt, starting with the television film "McClain's Law", structured as the series' pilot. He appeared in the 1977 miniseries "Aspen", the 1980 TV movie "The Night the City Screamed", and made regular appearances on "Murder, She Wrote", "Law & Order" and "NYPD Blue". 
His own series included "Equal Justice" and "Joe's Life" in the early and mid-1990s. He appeared as a guest star in the " episode ". In the early 1990s, DiCenzo appeared on Broadway with Nathan Lane in "On Borrowed Time".
DiCenzo's voice can be heard on many commercials, audiobooks, and cartoon series. His roles in the latter include the title character in "BlackStar" (1981), and Hordak in "" (1985–1986). He was an acting teacher in New York City and Philadelphia for several years. He apprenticed under his mentor Milton Katselas at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
Death.
DiCenzo died of sepsis on August 9, 2010 at the age of 70. He was buried in the North and Southampton Churchyard at Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.