Richard Folmer Explained

Richard Folmer
Birth Date:	13 February 1942
Birth Place:	Cortland, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Actor, theatre director

Richard Sloan Folmer (February 13, 1942 – January 11, 2022) was an American actor who was based in Shreveport, Louisiana.^{[1] [2]} He appeared in a variety of notable stage plays, television programs and films.^[3] Folmer also co-founded "The Company", a theater company located in Shreveport. Folmer latterly served as Artistic Director of the East Bank Theatre and Gallery at the Bossier Arts Council. His training included Hilberry Classic Theatre and personal coaching by acting coaches Cliff Osmond and Bob Everson. He died on January 11, 2022, at the age of 79.^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

• JFK (1991)
• Doublecrossed (1991, TV)
• Fatal Justice (1993)
• Murder in the Heartland (1993, TV)
• Dangerous Curves (1993, TV Series)
• (1993, TV)
• The St. Tammany Miracle (1994)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1995–1997, TV Series)
• (1994, TV Miniseries)
• OcchioPinocchio (1994)
• Last Fair Deal (1995)
• The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
• Kingfish (1995, TV)
• The Man Next Door (1997)
• Just Sue Me (2000)
• Seventy-8 (2004)
• Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (2005)
• Factory Girl (2006)
• Mad Money (2008)
• Straw Dogs (2011)
• Searching for Sonny (2011)

Theatre

• Death of a Salesman
• Shadowlands
• My Fair Lady
• Sunshine Boys
• Gene
• Harvey
• Zorba
• Inherit the Wind
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Broadway Bound
• The Nerd
• Brighton Beach Memoirs

Notes and References

1. Book: Nash, Jay Robert. The motion picture guide: H - K.. August 24, 2011. 1994. Cinebooks. 978-0-933997-00-4. 427.
2. Web site: Richard Folmer. River City Repertory Theatre.
3. Web site: Richard Folmer. https://archive.today/20120713103805/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/504087/Richard-Folmer. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. July 13, 2012.
4. News: White . Meredith G. . Shreveport theater icon, actor and teacher Richard Folmer dead at age 79 . January 12, 2022 . Shreveport Times . January 11, 2022.
5. News: Obituary for Richard Sloan Folmer . 28 January 2023 . The Times . 19 January 2022.