Richard Schlichting — Flirting with Disaster Character Profile

About Richard Schlichting

Mel's biological father residing in rural New Mexico. Initially welcoming, he reveals he and his wife were incarcerated in the 1960s for LSD production, which continues today. He attempts to flee to Mexico with his family following a highway crash.

Character Facts

Played by

Alan Alda

Appears in

Flirting with Disaster (1996)

Role

Supporting

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• Mary Schlichting (Lily Tomlin)
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