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Richard Beymer

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Iowa-born Richard Beymer's most famous role may have been Tony in West Side Story , but he has given good performances both before and since that film in his more than 50-year career. His debut was in Indiscretion of an American Wife (US title: "The Indiscretion of an American Wife) by famed Italian director Vittorio De Sica and he worked steadily... See full bio »

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George Richard Beymer
in Avoca, Iowa, USA
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2008 Sadie's Waltz (short)
Garvus
 
2001 Family Law (TV series)
Richard Collins
– Against All Odds (2001) … Richard Collins
 
2000 Home the Horror Story
Bob Parkinson
 
1999 Profiler (TV series)
Martin Fizer
– Ceremony of Innocence (1999) … Martin Fizer
 
1998 Vengeance Unlimited (TV series)
Douglas Bradford
– Noir (1998) … Douglas Bradford
 
1998 Playing Patti
 
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon (TV movie)
Bob Haldeman
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Dr. Jack Franklin
– Sanguinarium (1996) … Dr. Jack Franklin
 
1996 Foxfire
Mr. Parks
 
1996 Flipper (TV series)
Andrew Cantrell
– Sharks (1996) … Andrew Cantrell
 
1996 The Little Death
Prosecutor
 
1996 A Face to Die For (TV movie)
Dr. Matthew Sheridan
 
1987-1996 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Charles Lawton Standish / Dirk Mathison / Lou Keramides / …
– The Dark Side of the Door (1996) … Dirk Mathison
– Love & Hate in Cabot Cove (1993) … Lou Keramides
– The Sound of Murder (1993) … Richard Lefko
– The List of Yuri Lermentov (1991) … Charles Lawton Standish
– The Way to Dusty Death (1987) … Morgan McCormack
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1996 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
Chad Leary
 
1994 State of Emergency (TV movie)
Dr. Ronald Frames
 
1994 My Girl 2
Peter Webb
 
1993 Under Investigation (video)
Dr. Jerry Parsons
 
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Li Nalas
– The Siege (1993) … Li Nalas
– The Circle (1993) … Li Nalas
– The Homecoming (1993) … Li Nalas
 
1992 Danger Island (TV movie)
Ben
 
1992 Blackbelt
Eddie Deangelo
 
1990-1991 Twin Peaks (TV series)
Benjamin Horne
– Episode #2.21 (1991) … Benjamin Horne
– Episode #2.22 (1991) … Benjamin Horne
– Episode #2.20 (1991) … Benjamin Horne
– Episode #2.19 (1991) … Benjamin Horne
– Episode #2.18 (1991) … Benjamin Horne
See all 30 episodes »
 
1989 Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! (video)
Dr. Newbury
 
1987-1988 Buck James (TV series)
Max
– Heal Thyself (1988) … Max
– Absalom, Absalom (1987) … Max
 
1988 The Bronx Zoo (TV series)
Mr. Locke
– The Gospel Truth (1988) … Mr. Locke
 
1987 Dallas (TV series)
Jeff Larkin
– Bedtime Stories (1987) … Jeff Larkin
 
1986 Moonlighting (TV series)
Ray Adamson
– All Creatures Great... and Not So Great (1986) … Ray Adamson
 
1985 Generation (TV movie)
Allan Breed
 
1984 Paper Dolls (TV series)
David Fenton
– Episode #1.13 (1984) … David Fenton
– Episode #1.12 (1984) … David Fenton
– Episode #1.11 (1984) … David Fenton
– Episode #1.10 (1984) … David Fenton
– Episode #1.9 (1984) … David Fenton
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1983 Cross Country
Evan Bley
 
1980 Insight (TV series)
God / Josh
– God in the Dock (1980) … God
– Resurrection (1980) … Josh
 
1974 The Innerview
 
1969 Scream Free!
Dean
 
1968 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Zeb / Zeb Fallon
– Bread on the Desert (1968) … Zeb
– Dress for a Desert Girl (1968) … Zeb Fallon
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Harry Williams
– The Survival School Affair (1967) … Harry Williams
 
1966 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Rev Jack Elder
– Reckoning (1966) … Rev Jack Elder
– New Doctor in Town (1966) … Rev Jack Elder
– Strange Sort of Accident (1966) … Rev Jack Elder
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Ralph Belmonte
– Guilty or Not Guilty (1966) … Ralph Belmonte
 
1965 The Virginian (TV series)
Frank Colter / Mark Shannon
– Show Me a Hero (1965) … Frank Colter
– You Take the High Road (1965) … Mark Shannon
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Werner Schiff
– The Easter Breach (1965) … Werner Schiff
 
1963 The Stripper
Kenny Baird
 
1962 The Longest Day
Pvt. Dutch Schultz
 
1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Nick Adams
 
1962 Five Finger Exercise
Philip Harrington
 
1962 Bachelor Flat
Mike Pulaski
 
1961 West Side Story
Tony
 
1960 High Time
Bob Bannerman
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
LeRoy Cadman
– Dark December (1959) … LeRoy Cadman
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
Peter Van Daan
 
1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– On the Brink (1959)
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Mark
– On the Brink (1958) … Mark
 
1958 Sky King (TV series)
Joe Belden
– Man Hunt (1958) … Joe Belden (as Dick Beymer)
 
1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
John Thompson
– The Brothers (1958) … John Thompson
 
1958 Navy Log (TV series)
Ennis Thompson
– The Soapbox Kid (1958) … Ennis Thompson
 
1956-1957 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
Freddie Baxter / The Boyfriend
– The Non-Orgs (1957) … Freddie Baxter (as Dick Beymer)
– Terry Has a Date (1956) … The Boyfriend (as Dick Beymer)
 
1957 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Shep Jolland
– The Bitter Land (1957) … Shep Jolland
 
1957 26 Men (TV series)
Tod Devers
– Dead Man in Tucson (1957) … Tod Devers (as Dick Beymer)
 
1957 Johnny Tremain
Rab Silsbee (as Dick Beymer)
 
1957 The Gray Ghost (TV series)
Burnet
– An Eye for an Eye (1957) … Burnet
 
1954 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
– Gentle Conquerer (1954)
 
1953 So Big
Roelf, age 12-16
 
1953 Indiscretion of an American Wife
Paul (as Dick Beymer)
 
1951 Fourteen Hours (uncredited)
 
1949 Sandy Dreams (TV series)
 
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1982 The Juggler of Notre Dame (TV movie)
 
1981 The Trouble with Grandpa (TV movie)
 
1974 The Innerview
 
1960 Insight (TV series)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1974 The Innerview
 
1960 Insight (TV series)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1974 The Innerview
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1974 The Innerview (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1974 The Innerview
 
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1961 West Side Story (performer: "Something's Coming" 1957 - uncredited, "Maria" 1957 - uncredited / 1957 - uncredited, "Tonight" 1957 - uncredited, "One Hand, One Heart" 1957 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary) (acknowledgment: behind-the-scenes footage and photography provided by)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2003 West Side Memories (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
 
2005 San Sebastián 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (TV movie)
Toni (uncredited)
 
1990 Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
Benjamin Horne
 
1958 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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[on his attitude towards Natalie Wood on the set of West Side Story and at a later date]: "I think there was a residue of animosity toward Natalie because of that test for Rebel [Without a Cause], and it contributed to our situation. But a few years later we caught sight of each other at a nightclub on Sunset Strip... See more »

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While in Italy filming Barabbas in 1961, Richard Beymer became captivated by a beautiful high school girl who had been doing extra work in the movie. The following year when he was back in California and the girl too had moved back to the United States, the two renewed communication and he encouraged her to pursue a career in film... See more »

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