Person Details

Birthday: 1913-08-19 19:17:04

Death: 2003-01-11 19:17:04

Aliases: Richard Simmons

Gender: Male

Place of birth: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

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Movie Involvements: 30

TV Involvements: 8


Most Famous Work

Biography

Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).

Most Famous Work

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Mr. Ogden
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Stranger
Dragnet
Average
7

Dragnet

(1967) Marcus Denner
Rear Window
Average
8

Rear Window

(1954) Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Average
6
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Average
5

The Adventures of Kit Carson

(1951) Land Agent
A Star Is Born
Average
7

A Star Is Born

(1954) Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Average
7

Sergeant York

(1941) Marching Soldier (uncredited)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1977 Major
1971 Adams
1969 Mr. Delafield
1967 Marcus Denner
1965 Ben
1964 Mr. Balding
Prosecutor
1963 N/A
1962 Col. William Collingwood (as Richard Simmons)
1959 Stranger
1957 Kenneth Langley
Mr. Ogden
1955 Sergeant Preston
1954 Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
Jerry Randall / El Latigo (as Richard Simmons)
Lt. Wayne Kimbrell
Col. Wolf Schuller
1953 Tommy Metcalf
N/A
Greg Wells
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Capt. Norson
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)
1952 Communicator (Vancouver Radio)
Mr. Reese
Arthur Lyndon (uncredited)
Detective
Manville Harlan
Dunning Foster (as Richard Simmons)
Dan
1951 Egbert 'Bert' Van Alstyne (uncredited)
Larry Moss (uncredited)
Mickey McClure
King Holman
Land Agent
Bill Tucker
Gordon N. Jessman
1950 Television Announcer
Alec I. Collins
1949 Henry Doran
1948 George Blaine
Mr. Harlow, Nelson's Secretary
1947 Gordon
Gilfred I. Rogers
1946 Dane Kittridge
Chris Lavery
1943 Captain Fred Avery
Henry Willoughby Claven
Douglas Sutton
1942 Lt. (jg) Royce
Paul Brandt, George's Beau
1941 Red Cameron
Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Cheated Gambler
1940 Const. Carter
Shell Person
1939 H4 Radio Operator (uncredited)
1936 Friend
Year Character Movie/Tv

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