Richard Cramer Explained

Richard Cramer
Birth Name:Richard Earl Cramer
Birth Date:July 3, 1889
Other Names:Rychard Cramer
Dick Cramer
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1927–1952

Richard Earl Cramer (July 3, 1889 – August 9, 1960)[1] was an American actor in films from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.

Cramer specialized in villainous roles in many low-budget westerns, but is today best remembered for his several appearances with Laurel and Hardy. He also appeared with W. C. Fields in his short film, The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933), which Mack Sennett produced.

He was sometimes billed as Rychard Cramer or Dick Cramer.

On Broadway, Cramer portrayed Rube in Buddies (1919) and Hernando in Sancho Panza (1923).[2]

Partial filmography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson . Scott . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. . 22 August 2016 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-7992-4 . 163 . August 16, 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Richard Cramer . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . August 16, 2021 . https://archive.today/20210816013244/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/richard-cramer-36581 . August 16, 2021.