Frank Richards (actor) explained

Frank Richards
Birth Date:15 September 1909
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Resting Place:Palm Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Nevada
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1940 - 1984

Frank Richards (September 15, 1909 – April 15, 1992) was an American character actor, typically portraying a hoodlum or thug with a menacing appearance.

Biography

Richards was born in New York City and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts.[1]

Richards began acting in stock theater in Cape Cod while he worked 16 hours a day as a driver of a fruit truck. He continued his stock acting for eight years.[2] He acted on Broadway in The Wanhope Building (1947), Embezzled Heaven (1944), The World We Make (1939), and Brown Danube (1939).[3]

After serving in the military during World War II, Richards studied dialects, diction, and speech in New York, in addition to working in radio and television.

He appeared in 150 films and televisions shows from 1940 into the mid 1980s. He appeared in a 1952 episode of Superman "The Night of Terror" and a 1953 episode of The Lone Ranger. His first stage appearance was in 1938 and his last film was John Cassavetes' A Woman Under the Influence in 1974.[4]

On April 15, 1992, Richards died in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is interred at Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas.[5]

Selected filmography

Selected Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1953Death Valley DaysBartender PurdySeason 1, Episode, "Land of the Free"
1953The Lone RangerBill AdamsEpisode "The Devil's Bog"
1953The Lone RangerJeb LoganEpisode "Son by Adoption"
1953The Lone RangerDukeEpisode "Gunpowder Joe"
1954The Lone RangerMattEpisode "Texas Draw"
1954The Abbott and Costello ShowSlugEpisode "Private Eye"
1954Death Valley DaysTownsmanSeason 2, Episode 13, "Snowshoe Thompson"
1956Death Valley DaysTownsmanEpisode "Paydirt"
1958Death Valley DaysSitting BullEpisode, "The Greatest Scout of All"
1958Death Valley DaysTown MarshallEpisode "The Gunsmith"
1959Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMonk McGinnisSeason 4 Episode 26: "Cheap is Cheap"
1960Alfred Hitchcock PresentsParty GuestSeason 6 Episode 12: "The Baby-Blue Expression"
1960Death Valley DaysRed HackerEpisode "The Deserter"
1960Wanted Dead or AliveJakeEpisode "Miracle at Pot Hole"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Goldrup . Tom and Jim . The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 3 . August 2012 . BearManor Media . 30 March 2019 . en.
  2. News: Ugly -- Yes -- But It Pays For Actor In Warbonnet . 30 March 2019 . Rapid City Journal . July 21, 1951 . South Dakota, Rapid City . 3. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Frank Richards . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 30 March 2019 . https://archive.today/20190330020720/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/frank-richards-111597 . 30 March 2019 . live .
  4. News: Frank Richards . https://archive.today/20120716024254/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/220678/Frank-Richards . dead . July 16, 2012 . Movies & TV Dept. . . May 29, 2012 .
  5. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

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