Richard Alexander

Biography

Richard Alexander (November 19, 1902 – August 9, 1989) was an American film character actor.

Career Overview

Richard Alexander has 173 screen credits in a career dating back to 1926. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Hopalong Cassidy Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Modern Times, The Public Pays, Do Someone a Favor!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

173

Birth Date

1902-11-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dallas, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  Modern Times
• 

  The Public Pays
• Do Someone a Favor!
• 

  Daring Danger
• 

  On the Great White Trail
• 

  SOS Coast Guard

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Hopalong Cassidy Collection (3 titles)
• Charlie Chaplin Classic Films (2 titles)
• Wild Bill Hickok (Guy Madison) Collection (1 titles)
• Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) Collection (1 titles)
• Boston Blackie Collection (1 titles)
• Frankenstein (Universal) (1 titles)
• The Three Mesquiteers Collection (1 titles)
• Renfrew of the Royal Mounted Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Murdock MacQuarrie (2 collaborations)
• Edward LeSaint (2 collaborations)
• Charlie Chaplin (1 collaborations)
• Paulette Goddard (1 collaborations)
• Henry Bergman (1 collaborations)
• Tiny Sandford (1 collaborations)
• Chester Conklin (1 collaborations)
• Hank Mann (1 collaborations)
• Stanley Blystone (1 collaborations)
• Al Ernest Garcia (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (173 credits)

  • The Cheyenne Social Club

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • A Big Hand for the Little Lady

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Spaceship to the Unknown

    Prince Barin (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Great Race

    Barfly (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • 36 Hours

    Man Paying Respects (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Der Mustergatte

    Roger Nyffeler

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Alias Jesse James

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Last Hurrah

    Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Big Country

    Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Rifleman

    - The Martinet (1960) ... actor actors

    - Smoke Screen (1960) ... actor actors
    1958
  • The Buster Keaton Story

    Tough Guy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Hollywood or Bust

    Western Actor

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

    - The Pinkertons (1956) ... Crummy Newton actor actors
    1955
  • The Two Gun Teacher

    Luke Barstow

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Bounty Hunter

    Gambler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Broken Lance

    Man Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Do Someone a Favor!

    Irate Husband (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Long, Long Trailer

    Bald Shopper in Bungalette Trailer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • The Band Wagon

    Stagehand (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • South Sea Woman

    Bouncer at Krastner's (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Dangerous When Wet

    Egyptian Channel swimmer

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Woman They Almost Lynched

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Night Stage to Galveston

    Patrol Headquarters Leader

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Silver Canyon

    Henchman Luke Anders

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Scarf

    Barfly

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Rock Island Trail

    Morrow's Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Father of the Bride

    Moving Man with Screen (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Hellfire

    Blacksmith (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Canadian Pacific

    Railroad Worker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Lone Ranger

    - The Ghost of Coyote Canyon (1953) ... Meeker actor actors
    1949
  • Joan of Arc

    Man on Boulevard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • False Paradise

    Miner-Henchman Buck

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Silver River

    Sweeney Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Dead Don't Dream

    Duke

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Silent Conflict

    Rancher #1

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Marauders

    Smitty, hefty worker-henchman

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Song of Scheherazade

    Theater Attendant

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • North of the Border

    Henchman Tiny (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • 'Neath Canadian Skies

    Pete Davis

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Canyon Passage

    Miner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Senorita from the West

    Masseur (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Eddie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Renegades of the Rio Grande

    Henchman Pete Jackson (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The House of Fear

    Ralph King (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Lost in a Harem

    Executioner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Gunsmoke Mesa

    Lear

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Raiders of Ghost City

    Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Trigger Trail

    Henchman Waco (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Spook Town

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Boss of Boomtown

    The Yuma Kid (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Call of the South Seas

    Bailey

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Oklahoma Raiders

    Henchman Duggan (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Raiders of the Border

    Steve Rollins - Henchman (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    Mongol Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Chance of a Lifetime

    Carpet Man (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Du Barry Was a Lady

    Marching Rebel Behind King Louis (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Don't Be a Sucker!

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • King of the Cowboys

    Joe the Prop Man

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Slugger in Theater (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Lady in a Jam

    Henpecked Husband at Auto Camp (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • In Old California

    Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Romance on the Range

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Ghost of Frankenstein

    Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Corsican Brothers

    Castle Guard (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Paris Calling

    Dialogue German Soldier at Jail Cell

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Double Trouble

    Seaman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sea Raiders

    Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Badlands of Dakota

    Coach Driver with Rifle

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Man from Montana

    Henchman Kohler (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Iron Claw

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Riders of Death Valley

    Henchman Pete Grump

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • In the Navy

    Big Bruiser (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great Dictator

    Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Rangers of Fortune

    Water Thug

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Wyoming

    Gus - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Son of Roaring Dan

    Big Taylor (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Dark Command

    Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Strange Cargo

    Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Death Rides the Range

    Big Nick Harden

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Destry Rides Again

    Cowboy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Tower of London

    2nd Gate Guard Greeting Tom Clink (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Kansas Terrors

    Nico

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Frontier Marshal

    Curly Bill's Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Captain Fury

    Guard

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Union Pacific

    Card Player (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Santa Fe Stampede

    Henchman Joe Moffit

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Mars Attacks the World

    Prince Barin

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Sellers

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Mysterious Rider

    Big Tom Hudson

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Marie Antoinette

    Man with Pike (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • On the Great White Trail

    Doc Howe

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Tell Your Children

    Pete Daley (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Six Shootin' Sheriff

    Bar X Rider Big Boy

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Joy of Living

    Angry Man in Revolving Door (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars

    Prince Barin

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Rocket Ship

    Prince Barin

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Ship That Died

    Crewman of Mary Celeste

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Where the West Begins

    Barnes

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Zorro Rides Again

    El Lobo

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • SOS Coast Guard

    Thorg

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Henchman Bull

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Mystery Range

    Luke Bardos

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Feud of the Trail

    Holcomb Brother

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Outcast

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Public Pays

    Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Everyman's Law

    Barber (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Flash Gordon

    Prince Barin

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Silly Billies

    John Little

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Drift Fence

    Henchman Seth Haverly

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Dangerous Waters

    Hays

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Modern Times

    Prison Cellmate

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Roarin' Guns

    'Bull' Langdon

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Fighting Marines

    Ivan

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Riding Wild

    Henchman Ed Barker (Jim in credits)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Call of the Savage

    Navigator (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Cowboy and the Bandit

    Scarface

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Born to Battle

    Nate

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Coyote Trails

    Mack Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Babes in Toyland

    King's Guard (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Cowboy Holiday

    Deputy Walt Gregor (as Dick Alexander)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Fate's Fathead

    Man Mountain McGinnis

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Kentucky Kernels

    Hank Wakefield

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • We Live Again

    Warden

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Cleopatra

    General Philodemas

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Law of the Wild

    Lewis R. Lou Salters [Ch. 1]

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Them Thar Hills

    Moonshiner

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Scarlet Empress

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • George White's Scandals

    Iceman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Queen Christina

    Peasant in Crowd (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Sixteen Fathoms Deep

    Martin - Burly Crewman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Fighting Code

    Sheriff Olson

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Roman Scandals

    Valerius' Soldier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Below the Sea

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Sign of the Cross

    Viturius

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Scarlet Dawn

    Pyotyr (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Flaming Gold

    Truck Driver in Cantina

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Daring Danger

    Bull Bagley

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Heroes of the West

    Frontiersman at Beginning of Each Episode

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Two-Fisted Law

    Henchman Zeke Yokum

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Law and Order

    Kurt Northrup

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Sunset Trail

    Henchman One-Shot

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Law of the Tong

    Davy Jones

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • A House Divided

    Sailor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • One Man Law

    Sorenson

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Suicide Fleet

    Crew Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Hurricane Horseman

    Bull Carter - Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Shanghaied Love

    Eric

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Too Many Cooks

    Undetermined Role

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Young Donovan's Kid

    Ben Murray

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Front Page

    Jacobi (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Sunrise Trail

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Dirigible

    Radio Operator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Are You There?

    International Crook

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • See America Thirst

    McGann's Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Rough Waters

    Little

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    Westhus

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Redemption

    Policeman

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • City Girl

    Mac

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • The Lone Star Ranger

    Henchman

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Rio Rita

    Gonzales

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Tide of Empire

    Gold Miner with Whip

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Sin Sister

    Bob Newton - Trader

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Viking

    Sigurd

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Docks of New York

    Lou's Sweetheart (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Cameraman

    The Big Sea Lion (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Mysterious Lady

    General's Aide

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Virgin Lips

    Carta

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Marlie the Killer

    Sam McKee

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Bride of the Colorado

    Dirk

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Annie Laurie

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Old Ironsides

    Seaman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1926
  • The Sea Beast

    actor

    actors
    1926