Addison Richards

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

273

Birth Date

1902-10-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Known For

• 

  Road Gang
• 

  War Dogs
• 

  Forbidden Passage
• 

  Romance of Louisiana
• 

  A Dream Comes True
• 

  Lone Cowboy

Credits

• actors (273 credits)

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • For Those Who Think Young

    Dean Watkins

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Raiders

    Huntingdon Lawford

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Fugitive

    - Search in a Windy City (1964) ... Connelley actor actors
    1963
  • Petticoat Junction

    - Is There a Doctor in the Roundhouse? (1963) ... Frank Newton actor actors
    1963
  • Saintly Sinners

    Monsignor

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    - The Great Crawdad Hunt (1964) ... Mr. Lucas actor actors

    - The Bank Raising (1964) ... Mr. Lucas actor actors
    1962
  • The Virginian

    - The Exiles (1963) ... Morrison actor actors
    1962
  • The Flight That Disappeared

    The Future-being Advocate

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Gambler Wore a Gun

    Doc Devlin

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Operation Eichmann

    The Stranger

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Frontier Uprising

    Cmdr. Kimball

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

    Harris

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • All the Fine Young Cannibals

    Mr. McDowall (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Inherit the Wind

    Townsman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • Around the World with Nellie Bly

    Mr. Pulitzer

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • My Three Sons

    - House for Sale (1964) ... actor actors
    1960
  • The Oregon Trail

    President James Polk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Bufakkar filli nassini

    Sound

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Rawhide

    - The Greedy Town (1962) ... Judge Wainwright actor actors

    - Incident of the Running Iron (1961) ... Frank Miller actor actors

    - Incident of the Dog Days (1959) ... Jed Blaine actor actors
    1959
  • The Third Man

    - Act of Atonement (1963) ... actor actors
    1959
  • Dennis the Menace

    - Dennis and the Bees (1960) ... Stacy actor actors
    1959
  • The Saga of Hemp Brown

    Col. Ford

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Lawman

    - The Hold-Out (1962) ... Ben Thurston actor actors
    1958
  • Wanted: Dead or Alive

    - Pay-Off at Pinto (1960) ... Dr. John Allen actor actors

    - The Giveaway Gun (1958) ... Doctor actor actors
    1958
  • The Texan

    - Traildust (1959) ... actor actors
    1958
  • The Deerslayer

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Gunsight Ridge

    Sheriff Tom Jones

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Last of the Badmen

    Dillon

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

    Jamieson

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Traveling Treasure (1961) ... Smith actor actors

    - The Case of the Angry Mourner (1957) ... George Lansing actor actors
    1957
  • Everything But the Truth

    Roger Connolly

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Ten Commandments

    Fan Bearer

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Walk the Proud Land

    Gov. Safford

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Fastest Gun Alive

    Doc Jennings (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Crime Against Joe

    District Attorney Roy Kasden

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • When Gangland Strikes

    Mark Spurlock

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Fury at Gunsight Pass

    Charles Hanford

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    - The Lariat (1956) ... Judge Lovett actor actors
    1956
  • Illegal

    Steve Harper

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Fort Yuma

    Gen. Crook

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • High Society

    Sam Cosgrove

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - A Secret Life (1961) ... Mr. Johnson actor actors

    - Outlaw in Town (1960) ... Judge actor actors
    1955
  • Cheyenne

    - The Conspirators (1957) ... Col. Danial H. Forrest actor actors
    1955
  • Matinee Theater

    - Mr. Wendigo (1957) ... actor actors

    - The Ivy Curtain (1956) ... actor actors

    - The Goodtime Boys (1956) ... actor actors

    - The Rocking Chair (1956) ... actor actors

    - Beginning Now (1955) ... actor actors
    1955
  • Lassie

    - The Christmas Story (1958) ... actor actors
    1954
  • Climax!

    - The Louella Parsons Story (1956) ... actor actors

    - The Dance (1955) ... Papa actor actors
    1954
  • Confessions of a Nervous Man

    The Lawyer

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

    Capt. Weightman

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    - The Power and the Prize (1954) ... Henry actor actors

    - What About Christmas? (1953) ... actor actors

    - Storm (1952) ... actor actors
    1950
  • Mighty Joe Young

    Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Rustlers

    Frank Abbott

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Henry, the Rainmaker

    Steve Richards

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Saxon Charm

    Abel Richman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Lulu Belle

    Police Commissioner John Dixon

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Call Northside 777

    State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • If You Knew Susie

    Senator Making Speech (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Reaching from Heaven

    Max Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Queen Esther

    Haman

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Studio One

    - No Place to Run (1958) ... Arthur actor actors

    - The Desperate Age (1958) ... Mr. MacKail actor actors

    - Sue Ellen (1954) ... Carter Jackson actor actors

    - Beyond Reason (1953) ... actor actors
    1948
  • Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa

    Zebion

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Monsieur Verdoux

    Bank Manager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Millerson Case

    Dr. Wickersham

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

    Mr. Benedict

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Criminal Court

    District Attorney Gordon

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Big Harry (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Step by Step

    James Blackton

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Don't Gamble with Strangers

    Police Chief Broderick

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Dragonwyck

    Head Farmer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Hoodlum Saint

    Reverend Miller

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Leave Her to Heaven

    Bedford (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Black Market Babies

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Danger Signal

    Police Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Tiger Woman

    Mr. White

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Spellbound

    Police Captain (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Royal Mounted Rides Again

    Jackson Decker

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Strange Confession

    Dr. Williams

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Come Out Fighting

    Police Commissioner James Mitchell

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Shanghai Cobra

    John Adams

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Men in Her Diary

    Attorney Cavanagh

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Adventures of Rusty

    Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Divorce

    Plummer

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Secrets of a Sorority Girl

    John Hamilton

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Lady on a Train

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bewitched

    John Ellis

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Chicago Kid

    The Warden

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Bells of Rosarita

    Slim Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Last Installment

    Warden

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Betrayal from the East

    Captain Bates, G-2

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Master Key

    Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • I'll Remember April

    Inspector Pat Malloy

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Grissly's Millions

    Henry Adams

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Mummy's Curse

    Maj. Pat Walsh

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Barbary Coast Gent

    Wade Gamelin

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Col. H.W. Ryder

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Bordertown Trail

    Fontaine

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Raiders of Ghost City

    Colonel Sewell

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Are These Our Parents?

    Clint Davis

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Roger Touhy, Gangster

    Priest (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Night of Adventure

    District Attorney Branson

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Follow the Boys

    MacDermott (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Moon Over Las Vegas

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Main Street Today

    Fred Baker

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • A Guy Named Joe

    Maj. Corbett

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • The Fighting Seabees

    Capt. Joyce

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Smart Guy

    District Attorney Ben Carter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Where Are Your Children?

    Halstead

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mystery Broadcast

    Bill Burton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Deerslayer

    Mr. Hutter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Mystery of the 13th Guest

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Wagon Wheels West

    Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Swing Shift Maisie

    Chief Investigator (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Corvette K-225

    Cmdr. Rowland

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Oklahoma Outlaws

    Judge John Walton

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Adventures of the Flying Cadets

    A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Headin' for God's Country

    District Commissioner

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Destroyer

    Ship Building Foreman

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Crime Doctor

    Prison Warden

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Air Force

    Maj. Daniels

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Ridin' Down the Canyon

    Gus Jordan

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Underground Agent

    George Martin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • War Dogs

    William Freeman

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Secrets of a Co-Ed

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • For Me and My Gal

    France Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Flying Tigers

    R.T. Lindsay

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Secret Enemies

    C.G. Travers

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Big Street

    Dr. Mitchell (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The War Against Mrs. Hadley

    Colonel

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A-Haunting We Will Go

    Attorney Malcolm Kilgore

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Pride of the Yankees

    Coach

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Men of Texas

    Silas Hurlbert

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Friendly Enemies

    Inspector McCarthy

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Top Sergeant

    Col. Gray

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Private Buckaroo

    Officer

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Pacific Rendezvous

    Gordon Trisby

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Secret Agent of Japan

    Remsen

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • My Favorite Blonde

    Herbert Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Mokey

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Man With Two Lives

    Lt. Detective George Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Cowboy Serenade

    Asa Lock

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Close Call for Ellery Queen

    Lester Younger

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Lady Has Plans

    Paul Baker

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Blue, White and Perfect

    Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sealed Lips

    Chief Gary Benson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Ball of Fire

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Design for Scandal

    Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Adjutant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Texas

    Matt Lashan

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Badlands of Dakota

    Gen. George Custer

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Dive Bomber

    Surgeon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Our Wife

    Middle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Her First Beau

    Dr. Tom Wood

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sheriff of Tombstone

    Mayor Luke Keeler

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Mutiny in the Arctic

    Ferguson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Men of Boys Town

    The Judge

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great Lie

    Mr. Talbot

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • I Wanted Wings

    Flight Surgeon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Back in the Saddle

    Duke Winston

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Western Union

    Captain Harlow

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    George Benedict

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Strawberry Blonde

    Official (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Forbidden Passage

    Frank J. Maxwell

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Tall, Dark and Handsome

    Miitary Academy Commandant

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Arizona

    Capt. Hunter

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Naturalization Judge (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Cherokee Strip

    Ned Strawn

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Wyoming

    Kincaid

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Public Deb No. 1

    Sanford

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Girl from Havana

    Harrigan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • South to Karanga

    Edmund Daniels

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Moon Over Burma

    Art Bryan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Pony Express Days

    Tipton Walton

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

    George Benedict

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Island of Doomed Men

    Jackson (#46) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Gangs of Chicago

    Evans

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Edison, the Man

    Mr. Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Ski Patrol

    James Burton - Speaker

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Charlie Chan in Panama

    R.J. Godley

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Northwest Passage

    Lieutenant Crofton

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Man from Dakota

    Confederate Provost Marshal

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • My Little Chickadee

    Judge (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    Stanley Young

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Slightly Honorable

    Inspector Melvyn Fromm

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nick Carter, Master Detective

    Streeter - President of Radex

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Man from Montreal

    Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Geronimo

    Frederick Allison

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Espionage Agent

    Bruce Corvall

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Thunder Afloat

    Admiral Ross

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Bad Lands

    Rayburn

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • When Tomorrow Comes

    Refugee Leader at Bus (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • They All Come Out

    Warden - Atlanta

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

    Mr. Benedict

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Tell No Tales

    Jim Hollis (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    Detective

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Inside Information

    Gerald Banford

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Exile Express

    Chief G-Man Purnell

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Whispering Enemies

    Red Barrett

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mystery of the White Room

    Dr. Finley Morton

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Money to Loan

    District Attorney Norman Kennedy

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Twelve Crowded Hours

    Berquist

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Off the Record

    Brand

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

    Ed Eberhart

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Breakdowns of 1938

    Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Flight to Fame

    Colonel King

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • That Certain Age

    Newspaper Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Valley of the Giants

    Hewitt

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Boys Town

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gateway

    Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Strange Glory

    Senator

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Devil's Party

    Inspector Bresnahan

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Accidents Will Happen

    Blair Thurston

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Prison Nurse

    Warden Benson

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Black Doll

    A.H. Mallison

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Alcatraz Island

    Fred MacLane

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Love Is on the Air

    E.E. Nichols

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Wine, Women and Horses

    Gambler

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Mr. Dodd Takes the Air

    Second Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • White Bondage

    Kip Gillis

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Romance of Louisiana

    James Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dance Charlie Dance

    Gordon Fox

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Singing Marine

    Mr. Fowler

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Draegerman Courage

    John McNally

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Ready, Willing and Able

    Edward McNeil

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Her Husband's Secretary

    Steven Garron

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Black Legion

    Prosecuting Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • God's Country and the Woman

    Gaskett

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Smart Blonde

    Fitz Mularkay

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Trailin' West

    Curley Thorne

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Anthony Adverse

    Capt. Matanaza

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • China Clipper

    Mr. B.C. Hill

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Jailbreak

    Dan Varner

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Public Enemy's Wife

    Warden Williams

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Hot Money

    Forbes

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Case of the Velvet Claws

    Frank Locke

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Bullets or Ballots

    William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Law in Her Hands

    William McGuire

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Road Gang

    Parmenter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Colleen

    Schuyler

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Sutter's Gold

    James Marshall

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Walking Dead

    Prison Warden

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Song of the Saddle

    Frank Wilson Sr.

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Petrified Forest

    Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Man Hunt

    Mel Purdue

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Ceiling Zero

    Fred Adams

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • A Dream Comes True

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Frisco Kid

    William Coleman

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Eagle's Brood

    Big Henry

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Freckles

    Jack Carter

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Little Big Shot

    Hank Gibbs

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Here Comes the Band

    Colonel Wallace

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Front Page Woman

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Dinky

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • 'G' Men

    Bruce J. Gregory

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Alias Mary Dow

    Martin

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Eight Bells

    Tracey

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • A Dog of Flanders

    Herden

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Sweet Music

    Mr. Thomas

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Home on the Range

    Beady

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The White Cockatoo

    David Lorn

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Society Doctor

    Harrigan

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Babbitt

    District Attorney

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Martinson

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The St. Louis Kid

    Mr. Brown

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Our Daily Bread

    Louie

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • A Lost Lady

    State Attorney (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    Judge Markham

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Beyond the Law

    Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Handy Andy

    McKechnie (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Such Women Are Dangerous

    Delange

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Let’s Be Ritzy

    Lt. Spaulding

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Lone Cowboy

    Dobe Jones

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Riot Squad

    Diamonds Jareck

    actor

    actors
    1933