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Addison Richards

Acting · 1902–1964 · Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Addison Whitaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared in more than three hundred films and television series between 1933 and his death.

Known for

Filmography

1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964For Those Who Think YoungDean Watkins
1963The RaidersHuntingdon Lawford
1963Petticoat JunctionFrank Newton
1963The FugitiveConnelley
1963Ben JerrodJohn Abbott
1962The Beverly HillbilliesMr. Lucas
1962The VirginianMorrison
1962Saintly SinnersMonsignor
196187th Precinct
1961The Flight That DisappearedThe Future-being Advocate
1961The Gambler Wore a GunDoc Devlin
1961Operation EichmannThe Stranger
1961GunslingerJohn Pearson
1961Frontier UprisingCmdr. Kimball
1961Miami Undercover
1961Mister Ed
1960My Three Sons
1960Guestward, Ho!
1960The Dark at the Top of the StairsHarris
1960Pete and Gladys
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowJames Fitzgibbon
1960All the Fine Young CannibalsMr. McDowall (uncredited)
1960Inherit the WindTownsman (uncredited)
1960Around the World with Nellie BlyMr. Pulitzer
1959StartimeDoctor
1959Dennis the MenaceStacy
1959The Third Man
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959The Oregon TrailPresident James Polk (uncredited)
1959One Step BeyondWarden
1959RawhideJed Blaine
1959Bufakkar filli nassiniSound
1958Man with a Camera
195877 Sunset StripAdm. Frederick Benson
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958LawmanBen Thurston
1958Yancy DerringerJudge Harper
1958The Texan
1958Cimarron CityMartin Kingsley
1958The Donna Reed Show
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveDoctor
1958The Saga of Hemp BrownCol. Ford
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourConsul (uncredited)
195726 Men
1957Trackdown
1957Perry MasonGeorge Lansing
1957The Deerslayer
1957Gunsight RidgeSheriff Tom Jones
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveEvanson
1957Tales of Wells FargoGen. Lew Wallace
1957Last of the BadmenDillon
1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesJamieson
1956Everything But the TruthRoger Connolly
1956The Ten CommandmentsFan Bearer
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJudge Lovett
1956State Trooper
1956Hey, Jeannie!Judge Larkin
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956Walk the Proud LandGov. Safford
1956The Fastest Gun AliveDoc Jennings (uncredited)
1956Telephone Time
1956The Broken StarMarshal Wayne Forrester
1956Crime Against JoeDistrict Attorney Roy Kasden
1956When Gangland StrikesMark Spurlock
1956Fury at Gunsight PassCharles Hanford
1955Matinee Theater
1955IllegalSteve Harper
1955Fort YumaGen. Crook
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJudge
1955Frontier
1955CheyenneCol. Danial H. Forrest
1955High SocietySam Cosgrove
1955Science Fiction Theatre
1955The MillionaireH. H. Hungerford
1954Climax!Papa
1954Lassie
1953Confessions of a Nervous ManThe Lawyer
1953The United States Steel HourJames Bellingham
1953Letter to LorettaLeonard Craigle
1953You Are There
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950Lux Video TheatreMichaels
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Davy Crockett, Indian ScoutCapt. Weightman
1949Mighty Joe YoungAttorney (uncredited)
1949RustlersFrank Abbott
1949Henry, the RainmakerSteve Richards
1948Studio One
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Saxon CharmAbel Richman
1948Lulu BellePolice Commissioner John Dixon
1948Call Northside 777State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
1948If You Knew SusieSenator Making Speech (uncredited)
1948Reaching from HeavenMax Bradley
1948Queen EstherHaman
1947Amos, Shepherd of TekoaZebion
1947Monsieur VerdouxBank Manager (uncredited)
1947The Millerson CaseDr. Wickersham
1946Love Laughs at Andy HardyMr. Benedict
1946Criminal CourtDistrict Attorney Gordon
1946Angel on My ShoulderBig Harry (uncredited)
1946Step by StepJames Blackton
1946Don't Gamble with StrangersPolice Chief Broderick
1946DragonwyckHead Farmer (uncredited)
1946The Hoodlum SaintReverend Miller
1945Leave Her to HeavenBedford (uncredited)
1945Black Market Babies
1945Danger SignalPolice Inspector
1945The Tiger WomanMr. White
1945SpellboundPolice Captain (uncredited)
1945The Royal Mounted Rides AgainJackson Decker
1945Strange ConfessionDr. Williams
1945The Shanghai CobraJohn Adams
1945Come Out FightingPolice Commissioner James Mitchell
1945Men in Her DiaryAttorney Cavanagh
1945Adventures of RustyDr. Banning - Psychiatrist
1945DivorcePlummer
1945Secrets of a Sorority GirlJohn Hamilton
1945Lady on a Train
1945BewitchedJohn Ellis
1945The Chicago KidThe Warden
1945Bells of RosaritaSlim Phillips
1945The Last InstallmentWarden
1945Betrayal from the EastCaptain Bates, G-2
1945The Master KeyGerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue
1945I'll Remember AprilInspector Pat Malloy
1945Grissly's MillionsHenry Adams
1944The Mummy's CurseMaj. Pat Walsh
1944Barbary Coast GentWade Gamelin
1944Marriage Is a Private AffairCol. H.W. Ryder
1944Bordertown TrailFontaine
1944Raiders of Ghost CityColonel Sewell
1944Are These Our Parents?Clint Davis
1944Roger Touhy, GangsterPriest (uncredited)
1944A Night of AdventureDistrict Attorney Branson
1944Follow the BoysMacDermott (uncredited)
1944Moon Over Las VegasJudge
1944Main Street TodayFred Baker
1944A Guy Named JoeMaj. Corbett
1944The Fighting SeabeesCapt. Joyce
1943Smart GuyDistrict Attorney Ben Carter
1943Where Are Your Children?Halstead
1943Mystery BroadcastBill Burton
1943The DeerslayerMr. Hutter
1943The Mad GhoulEditor Gavigan
1943The Mystery of the 13th GuestDistrict Attorney
1943Wagon Wheels WestFrank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)
1943Swing Shift MaisieChief Investigator (Uncredited)
1943Corvette K-225Cmdr. Rowland
1943Oklahoma OutlawsJudge John Walton
1943Adventures of the Flying CadetsA.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
1943Headin' for God's CountryDistrict Commissioner
1943DestroyerShip Building Foreman
1943Crime DoctorPrison Warden
1943Air ForceMaj. Daniels
1942Ridin' Down the CanyonGus Jordan
1942Underground AgentGeorge Martin
1942War DogsWilliam Freeman
1942Secrets of a Co-EdDistrict Attorney
1942For Me and My GalFrance Doctor (uncredited)
1942Flying TigersR.T. Lindsay
1942Secret EnemiesC.G. Travers
1942The Big StreetDr. Mitchell (uncredited)
1942A-Haunting We Will GoAttorney Malcolm Kilgore
1942The War Against Mrs. HadleyColonel
1942The Pride of the YankeesCoach
1942Men of TexasSilas Hurlbert
1942Friendly EnemiesInspector McCarthy
1942Top SergeantCol. Gray
1942Private BuckarooOfficer
1942Pacific RendezvousGordon Trisby
1942Secret Agent of JapanRemsen
1942My Favorite BlondeHerbert Wilson
1942MokeyJudge
1942Man With Two LivesLt. Detective George Bradley
1942Cowboy SerenadeAsa Lock
1942A Close Call for Ellery QueenLester Younger
1942The Lady Has PlansPaul Baker
1942Blue, White and PerfectThomas
1942Sealed LipsChief Gary Benson
1941Ball of FireDistrict Attorney
1941Design for ScandalDivorce Lawyer (uncredited)
1941They Died with Their Boots OnAdjutant (uncredited)
1941TexasMatt Lashan
1941Badlands of DakotaGen. George Custer
1941Dive BomberSurgeon (uncredited)
1941Our WifeMiddle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
1941Her First BeauDr. Tom Wood
1941Sheriff of TombstoneMayor Luke Keeler
1941Mutiny in the ArcticFerguson
1941Men of Boys TownThe Judge
1941The Great LieMr. Talbot
1941I Wanted WingsFlight Surgeon
1941Back in the SaddleDuke Winston
1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryGeorge Benedict
1941Western UnionCaptain Harlow
1941The Strawberry BlondeOfficial (uncredited)
1941Forbidden PassageFrank J. Maxwell
1941Tall, Dark and HandsomeMiitary Academy Commandant
1940Flight CommandVice Admiral
1940ArizonaCapt. Hunter
1940Little Nellie KellyNaturalization Judge (uncredited)
1940Cherokee StripNed Strawn
1940WyomingKincaid
1940Public Deb No. 1Sanford
1940Girl from HavanaHarrigan
1940South to KarangaEdmund Daniels
1940Moon Over BurmaArt Bryan
1940Pony Express DaysTipton Walton
1940Andy Hardy Meets DebutanteGeorge Benedict
1940Island of Doomed MenJackson (#46) (uncredited)
1940Gangs of ChicagoEvans
1940Edison, the ManMr. Johnson
1940Ski PatrolJames Burton - Speaker
1940Charlie Chan in PanamaR.J. Godley
1940Northwest PassageLieutenant Crofton
1940The Man from DakotaConfederate Provost Marshal
1940My Little ChickadeeJudge (uncredited)
1940The Lone Wolf StrikesStanley Young
1939Slightly HonorableInspector Melvyn Fromm
1939Nick Carter, Master DetectiveStreeter - President of Radex
1939The Man from MontrealCapt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
1939GeronimoFrederick Allison
1939Espionage AgentBruce Corvall
1939Thunder AfloatAdmiral Ross
1939Bad LandsRayburn
1939When Tomorrow ComesRefugee Leader at Bus (uncredited)
1939They All Come OutWarden - Atlanta
1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverMr. Benedict
1939Tell No TalesJim Hollis (uncredited)
1939Inside InformationGerald Banford
1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseDetective
1939Exile ExpressChief G-Man Purnell
1939They Made Her a SpySenator Everett Brock
1939Whispering EnemiesRed Barrett
1939Mystery of the White RoomDr. Finley Morton
1939Money to LoanDistrict Attorney Norman Kennedy
1939Twelve Crowded HoursBerquist
1939Off the RecordBrand
1939Burn 'Em Up O'ConnorEd Eberhart
1938Breakdowns of 1938Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Flight to FameColonel King
1938That Certain AgeNewspaper Man (uncredited)
1938Valley of the GiantsHewitt
1938Boys TownJudge
1938GatewayInspector
1938Strange GlorySenator
1938The Devil's PartyInspector Bresnahan
1938Accidents Will HappenBlair Thurston
1938Prison NurseWarden Benson
1938The Black DollA.H. Mallison
1937Alcatraz IslandFred MacLane
1937Love Is on the AirE.E. Nichols
1937Wine, Women and HorsesGambler
1937Mr. Dodd Takes the AirSecond Doctor (uncredited)
1937White BondageKip Gillis
1937Romance of LouisianaJames Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio
1937Dance Charlie DanceGordon Fox
1937The Singing MarineMr. Fowler
1937Draegerman CourageJohn McNally
1937Ready, Willing and AbleEdward McNeil
1937Her Husband's SecretarySteven Garron
1937Black LegionProsecuting Attorney
1937God's Country and the WomanGaskett
1937Smart BlondeFitz Mularkay
1936Trailin' WestCurley Thorne
1936Anthony AdverseCapt. Matanaza
1936China ClipperMr. B.C. Hill
1936JailbreakDan Varner
1936Public Enemy's WifeWarden Williams
1936Hot MoneyForbes
1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsFrank Locke
1936Bullets or BallotsWilliam Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)
1936The Law in Her HandsWilliam McGuire
1936Road GangParmenter
1936ColleenSchuyler
1936Sutter's GoldJames Marshall
1936The Walking DeadPrison Warden
1936Song of the SaddleFrank Wilson Sr.
1936The Petrified ForestRadio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1936Man HuntMel Purdue
1936Ceiling ZeroFred Adams
1936Behind the Scenes of Cain and MabelNarrator (voice)
1935A Dream Comes TrueNarrator
1935Frisco KidWilliam Coleman
1935The Eagle's BroodBig Henry
1935FrecklesJack Carter
1935Little Big ShotHank Gibbs
1935Here Comes the BandColonel Wallace
1935Front Page WomanDistrict Attorney
1935DinkyDistrict Attorney
1935'G' MenBruce J. Gregory
1935Alias Mary DowMartin
1935Eight BellsTracey
1935A Dog of FlandersHerden
1935Sweet MusicMr. Thomas
1935Home on the RangeBeady
1935The White CockatooDavid Lorn
1935Society DoctorHarrigan
1934BabbittDistrict Attorney
1934Gentlemen Are BornMartinson
1934The St. Louis KidMr. Brown
1934Our Daily BreadLouie
1934A Lost LadyState Attorney (uncredited)
1934The Case of the Howling DogJudge Markham
1934Beyond the LawMorgan
1934Handy AndyMcKechnie (uncredited)
1934Such Women Are DangerousDelange
1934Let’s Be RitzyLt. Spaulding
1933Lone CowboyDobe Jones
1933Riot SquadDiamonds Jareck

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