Biography
Frank Richards (September 15, 1909 β April 15, 1992) was an American character actor, typically portraying a hoodlum or thug with a menacing appearance.
Richards was born in New York City and raised in Fall River, Massachusetts.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. He acted on Broadway in The Wanhope Building (1947), Embezzled Heaven (1944), The World We Make (1939), and Brown Danube (1939).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.On April 15, 1992, Richards died in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 53
TV Shows 13
Creator 1
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
The Hook (1963)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
Miami Undercover (1961)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Hangman (1959)
Lonelyhearts (1959)
Arson for Hire (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
Revolt in the Big House (1958)
The Cry Baby Killer (1958)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
The Hard Man (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
The Storm Rider (1957)
Running Target (1956)
Man from Del Rio (1956)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
The Killing (1956)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Spy Chasers (1955)
Gang Busters (1955)
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
New York Confidential (1955)
Destry (1954)
Passport to Danger (1954)
Tennessee Champ (1954)
Prisoners of the Casbah (1953)
I, the Jury (1953)
The System (1953)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
The Savage (1952)
Pat and Mike (1952)
Carbine Williams (1952)
Billy Bunter Of Greyfriars School (1952)
South of Caliente (1951)
The Scarf (1951)
California Passage (1950)
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Wyoming Mail (1950)
No Way Out (1950)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
The Threat (1949)
Tough Assignment (1949)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
The Cowboy and the Indians (1949)
Come to the Stable (1949)
Red Canyon (1949)
The Crooked Way (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
A Double Life (1947)
The Story of Mr. Hobbs (1947)
Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
A Man's World (1942)
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Hold That Ghost (1941)
Arizona (1940)
Before I Hang (1940)
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GenderMale
Birthday1909-09-15
Deathday1992-04-15 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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