Ray Aranha
Born	Raymond Douglass Aranha (1939-05-01)May 1, 1939 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died	October 9, 2011(2011-10-09) (aged 72) Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Other names	Ray Arahna
Occupation(s)	Actor, playwright, theater director
Spouse	Jean Aranha
Children	Marc Aranha, Teri Pauline Aranha Tate, Delaine Aranha
Website	www.prometheusfire.org

Ray Aranha (May 1, 1939 – October 9, 2011) was an American actor, playwright, and stage director.

Born in Miami, Florida, Aranha appeared in and written numerous stage productions. In 1974, he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright for My Sister, My Sister. Aranha also wrote and toured in a one-man show, I Am Black, and later appeared as "Jim Bono" in Fences.^[1]

In addition to stage work, Aranha appeared in various film and television roles. In 1990, he co-starred in the short-lived ABC series Married People. After the series was canceled in 1991, he appeared in yet another short-lived series The Heights in 1992. Aranha has since had roles in Are You Afraid of the Dark?, New York Undercover, and Law & Order, and has roles in Dead Man Walking (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Maid in Manhattan (2002).

On October 9, 2011, Aranha died at the age of 72 from a stroke.^[2]

• Ray Aranha at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ray Aranha at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Ray Aranha at IMDb

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