Person
Dick Wessel
Acting · 1913–1965 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known for
Perry Mason
Transfer Man
Bonanza
Big Mike Campbell
Wagon Train
Biff
Lassie
Fred Brockway
The Fugitive
Charley Hendricks
The Twilight Zone
Charlie
Peter Gunn
1958
Daniel Boone
Moses Hennepin
Father Knows Best
Officer
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Officer
Filmography
- 1966The Ugly DachshundEddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
- 1964Daniel BooneMoses Hennepin
- 1963Who's Minding the Store?Traffic Cop
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreOfficer
- 1963Petticoat JunctionBink Sharfells
- 1963The FugitiveCharley Hendricks
- 1963Grindl
- 1963Arrest and TrialCarnival Manager
- 1963Wives and LoversMr. Liberti
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesGovernor of Florida (uncredited)
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Dr. KildareSam Dlugash
- 196187th PrecinctHoward Pitt
- 1961All in a Night's WorkJanitor (uncredited)
- 1959The GazeboLouis
- 1959The Twilight ZoneCharlie
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
- 1959RiverboatCarney Kohler
- 1959BonanzaBig Mike Campbell
- 1959RawhideBarker
- 1958Man with a Camera
- 195877 Sunset StripPolice Officer (uncredited)
- 1958LawmanJed Thomas
- 1958Peter Gunn
- 1957Tricky Chicks
- 1957ZorroCpl. Delgado (uncredited)
- 1957TrackdownMatt Morris
- 1957Perry MasonTransfer Man
- 1957The Thin Man
- 1957Wagon TrainBiff
- 1956The Desperados Are in TownHank Green (as Richard Wessel)
- 1956Around the World in 80 DaysTrain Engineer (uncredited)
- 1956Broken ArrowBartender
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!Trucker
- 1955Rebel Without a CausePlanetarium Guide (uncredited)
- 1955FuryFred
- 1955FrontierHank
- 1955Navy Log
- 1955GunsmokeSol Durham
- 1955G.I. Dood ItSgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
- 1955Bowery to BagdadHenchman Gus
- 1955Fling in the RingChopper Kane
- 1954December Bride
- 1954Father Knows BestOfficer
- 1954Studio 57Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow
- 1954LassieFred Brockway
- 1954The Lone WolfBill Basey
- 1954Public DefenderSgt. Willis
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowPoliceman
- 1953Champ for a Day'Speedtrap' Calhoun
- 1953Gentlemen Prefer BlondesChez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- 1953Let's Do It AgainAjax Moving Man
- 1953The Life Of RileySquarehead Malloy
- 1952Blackbeard, the PirateDutchman
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowBill Hart
- 1952The WAC from Walla WallaSgt. Malone
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreTom O'Brien (as Richard Wessell)
- 1952Young Man with IdeasEddie Tasling
- 1952Rancho NotoriousDeputy (uncredited)
- 1952Heebie Gee-GeesBig Dan
- 1952Love Is Better Than EverSmittie
- 1951Reunion in RenoTaxi Driver
- 1951Texas CarnivalConcessionaire #1
- 1951The Red Skelton ShowAssistant (uncredited)
- 1951An American in ParisBen Macrow (uncredited)
- 1951Corky of Gasoline AlleyPudge McKay
- 1951Flying LeathernecksMess Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1951Strangers on a TrainBill (uncredited)
- 1951The Texas RangersArkansas (uncredited)
- 1951Her First RomanceNight Watchman (uncredited)
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokWillard Crane
- 1951The ScarfSid, Drunk Cowboy
- 1951Life with Buster Keaton
- 1951Gasoline AlleyPudge
- 1950The Misadventures of Buster KeatonHarry (uncredited)
- 1950Watch the BirdieMan Who Undresses
- 1950HarveyMr. Cracker (uncredited)
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramMan
- 1950Father of the BrideMoving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
- 1950The Jackie Robinson StoryTough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
- 1950Beware of BlondieMailman
- 1950Blondie's HeroMailman (uncredited)
- 1950Dizzy YardbirdSergeant Flint
- 1950Punchy CowpunchersSgt. Mullins
- 1950Sands of Iwo JimaGrenade Instructor (uncredited)
- 1949On the TownSailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
- 1949Thieves' HighwayCab Driver (uncredited)
- 1949Blondie Hits the JackpotMailman (uncredited)
- 1949Slattery's HurricaneTaxi Driver (uncredited)
- 1949Canadian PacificBailey
- 1949TulsaJoker (uncredited)
- 1949The Green PromiseMr. Clairborne
- 1948Unknown IslandSanderson, 1st Mate
- 1948Billie Gets Her ManMr. McGonagle
- 1948Hollow TriumphBullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
- 1948PitfallDesk Sergeant
- 1948Flat FeatToledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
- 1948The Fuller Brush ManPolice Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1947Radio Romeo
- 1947High WallJim Hale (uncredited)
- 1947Wife to Spare
- 1947Hectic HoneymoonDuffy
- 1947Merton of the MoviesChick
- 1947In Room 303
- 1947Wife Tames WolfMale Character
- 1947It Happened in BrooklynPoliceman
- 1947Fright NightChopper Kane
- 1947CaliforniaBlacksmith (uncredited)
- 1947Do or DietOld Boyfriend
- 194713 Rue MadeleineGestapo Officer (uncredited)
- 1947Blondie's Big MomentBus Driver (uncredited)
- 1946Dick Tracy vs. CueballHarry 'Cueball' Lake
- 1946Slappily MarriedEddie--Honey's Fiance
- 1946So's Your Antenna
- 1946Pardon My TerrorLuke
- 1946Black AngelMavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
- 1946In Old SacramentoOscar
- 1946Blonde AlibiDetective (Uncredited)
- 1946Young WidowCab Driver (Uncredited)
- 1945Scarlet StreetDetective (uncredited)
- 1943Silver SpursBuck Walters
- 1943Yanks AhoyShip Cargo Seaman (uncredited)
- 1943Action in the North AtlanticCherub Joe (uncredited)
- 1943False FacesDetective Mallory
- 1943Three Hearts for JuliaSoldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1943King of the CowboysHershel
- 1942The Traitor WithinHenchman Otis
- 1942Fall InArmy Barber
- 1942Gentleman JimReferee (uncredited)
- 1942X Marks the SpotDizzy
- 1942Sunset SerenadeAntlers Bartender
- 1942Friendly EnemiesDelivery man
- 1942Romance on the RangeJailer-Deputy
- 1942About FaceBartender Charlie
- 1942Joe Smith, AmericanAircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
- 1942Brooklyn OrchidAl
- 1941Dangerously They LiveGrant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
- 1941Steel Against the SkyMike (uncredited)
- 1941Red River ValleyLumber Deliverer
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnSgt. Brown (uncredited)
- 1941Dangerous LadyOfficer Donahue
- 1941ManpowerLineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
- 1941Desert BanditHenchman Hawk
- 1941The Great Train RobberyGorman
- 1941The Strawberry BlondeBarber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
- 1940Flight CommandBig Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
- 1940The Border LegionOscar "Red" McGooney
- 1940So You Won't Talk?Dopey
- 1940City for ConquestCab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
- 1940The Howards of VirginiaBackwoodsman
- 1940Flowing GoldMan on Dance Floor (uncredited)
- 1940They Drive by NightDriver in Cafe (uncredited)
- 1940Brother OrchidBuffalo Burns
- 1940Castle on the HudsonConvict Messenger (uncredited)
- 1940Cafe HostessHenchman Willie
- 1939The Roaring TwentiesFletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
- 1939Hitler: Beast of BerlinBuchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyCustomer (uncredited)
- 1939They All Come OutMoxie (uncredited)
- 1939I Stole a MillionCop #2 (uncredited)
- 1939The Cowboy QuarterbackFootball player
- 1939Missing DaughtersBrick McGirk
- 1939An Hour for LunchDrugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
- 1939Blackwell's IslandConvict (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalCollucci
- 1938Hawk of the WildernessDirk
- 1938Submarine PatrolDock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
- 1938The Crowd RoarsFighter at Gym (uncredited)
- 1938Racket BustersTruck Driver (uncredited)
- 1938Over the WallConvict in Machine Shop with Gyp
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderPartygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)
- 1937Borrowing TroubleJoe
- 1937The Game That Kills'Leapfrog' Soule
- 1937White BondageBeans Clerk
- 1937Border CafeJaillbird (uncredited)
- 1937San QuentinTrusty (uncredited)
- 1937They Gave Him a GunGerman Machine Gunner (uncredited)
- 1937Round-Up Time in TexasHenchman Craig Johnson
- 1936FuryBodyguard (uncredited)
- 1936Half Shot ShootersGunnery Soldier (uncredited)
- 1936Small Town GirlCollege Boy in Car (uncredited)
- 1936The Adventures of Frank MerriwellJoe
- 1935In Spite of DangerMonk Grady
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