SINATRA EX TV FAVE JAMES FARENTINO DEAD

James Farentino (c), Pamela Sue Martin(l), Linda Evans (r)

"Dynasty" star JAMES FARENTINO who made headlines for his 1994 conviction for stalking FRANK SINATRA’s daughter has died suddenly at 73.

AP reported Farentino, who appeared in tons of movies and television shows, has died of heart failure after a long illness at Cedars-Sinai Hospital on Tuesday.

Among his many films Farentino costarred alongside Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen in sci-fi film "The Final Countdown" where an aircraft carrier traveled back through time in an attempt to stop the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Farentino netted a Golden Globe as "Most Promising Newcomer" 1967 for his perf in "The Pad and How to Use It."

In 1969's "Me, Natalie" he played kitichie koo with Patty Duke.

Farentino had recurring roles on such TV faves as"Dynasty," "Melrose Place," "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" and on "ER," he played George Clooney's father.

A four-time divorcee, in March 1994 he pleaded no contest to stalking his ex-GF Tina Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra.