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Richard Arlen (1899–1976)

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During World War I, Richard Arlen served in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps as a pilot, but he never saw combat. After the war he drifted round and eventually wound up in Los Angeles, where he got a job as a motorcycle messenger at a film laboratory. When he crashed into the gates of Paramount Pictures and suffered a broken leg... See full bio »

Born:

Sylvanus Richard Van Mattimore
in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died:

(age 76) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1977 A Whale of a Tale
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Silent Film Star 2
 
1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Grimes
– The Sky's the Limit: Part 2 (1975) … Grimes
– The Sky's the Limit: Part 1 (1975) … Grimes
 
1975 The Sky's the Limit
Grimes
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
– Delegate at Large (1971)
 
1968 Anzio
Capt. Gannon (uncredited)
 
1968 Buckskin
Townsman
 
1968 Rogue's Gallery
Man in Club
 
1967 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Richard
– Lucy and Carol Burnett: Part 2 (1967) … Richard
 
1967 Fort Utah
Sam Tyler
 
1967 Hostile Guns
Sheriff Travis
 
1967 The Road to Nashville
Studio Boss
 
1967 Red Tomahawk
Deadwood Telegrapher
 
1966 Waco
Sheriff Billy Kelly
 
1966 To the Shores of Hell
Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
 
1966 Johnny Reno
Ned Duggan
 
1965 Apache Uprising
Capt. Gannon
 
1965 The Bounty Killer
Matthew Ridgeway
 
1965 Town Tamer
Doctor Kent
 
1965 Black Spurs
Pete
 
1965 Branded (TV series)
Hatton
– Coward Step Aside (1965) … Hatton
 
1965 The Human Duplicators
National Intelligence
 
1965 Young Fury
Sheriff Jenkins
 
1964 The Shepherd of the Hills
Old Matt
 
1964 The Best Man
Sen. Oscar Anderson
 
1964 Law of the Lawless
Bartender
 
1964 Sex and the College Girl
Charles Devon
 
1963 The Crawling Hand
Lee Barrenger
 
1963 The Young and the Brave
Col. Ralph Holbein
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Willits
– To Sell Another Human Being (1962) … Willits
 
1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie
Col. Edwin Martin
 
1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. Harrison
– The Case of the Misguided Missile (1961) … Dr. Harrison
 
1959-1961 Lawman (TV series)
Bill Jennings / Fred Stiles aka Frank Mason / Kurt Monroe
– The Man from New York (1961) … Fred Stiles aka Frank Mason
– Last Stop (1960) … Bill Jennings
– The Gunman (1959) … Kurt Monroe
 
1961 Michael Shayne (TV series)
Vincent Rinker
– Murder Is a Fine Art (1961) … Vincent Rinker
 
1961 Lock Up (TV series)
Eddie Carver
– A French Affair (1961) … Eddie Carver
 
1959-1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
John Minor / Sheriff Dan Rainey
– The Price of Paradise (1961) … Sheriff Dan Rainey
– Death and Taxes (1959) … John Minor
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Phillip Hanna
– Crime Jump (1961) … Phillip Hanna
 
1960 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Corben
– Treasury Agent (1960) … Corben
 
1960 Coronado 9 (TV series)
Blair Harper
– Doomtown (1960) … Blair Harper
 
1960 Raymie
Garber
 
1960 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Chris Blake
– Four Little Indians (1960) … Chris Blake
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
General Hugh Morgan
– A State of Crisis (1959) … General Hugh Morgan
 
1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Lewis
– The Swift Cloud Story (1959) … Lewis
 
1959 Warlock
Bacon
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Sheriff Damon Ring, Sr.
– Rope Law (1959) … Sheriff Damon Ring, Sr.
 
1958 Cavalry Command
Sgt. Jim Heisler
 
1956-1957 Crossroads (TV series)
Father Slee / Rev. Joseph D. Hanley / Reverend Dr. Robert J. Cox
– 9:30 Action (1957) … Reverend Dr. Robert J. Cox
– Weekend Minister (1957) … Rev. Joseph D. Hanley
– St. George and the Dragon (1956) … Father Slee
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Louis Contino
– Child of Trouble (1957) … Louis Contino
 
1957 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Vincent
– Deep Water (1957) … Vincent
 
1956 The Mountain
C. W. Rivial
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Nevers
– Flight to Tomorrow (1956) … Nevers
 
1955-1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Henry 'Red' Sanders
– But You Look Like Sisters (1956)
– The Red Sanders Story (1955) … Henry 'Red' Sanders
 
1956 Hidden Guns
Sheriff Ward Young
 
1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Captain
– In the Eye of the Hurricane (1956) … Captain
 
1955 Blonde Blackmailer
Tony Pelassier
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
– Cancelled Flight (1955)
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Osbourne
– Out of Nowhere (1955) … Dr. Osbourne
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Christopher Waring
– He Always Comes Home (1955) … Christopher Waring
 
1954 Devil's Harbor
John 'Captain' Martin
 
1954 Alarm (TV movie)
Captain London
 
1953 Sabre Jet
Gen. Robert E. 'Bob' Hale
 
1952 The Blazing Forest
Joe Morgan
 
1952 Hurricane Smith
Brundage
 
1952 Flaming Feather
Showdown Calhoun
 
1951 Silver City
Charles Storrs
 
1951 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
– Pot o' Gold (1951)
 
1950 Kansas Raiders
Union Captain
 
1949 Grand Canyon
Mike Adams
 
1948 When My Baby Smiles at Me
Harvey Howell
 
1948 The Return of Wildfire
Dobe Williams
 
1948 Speed to Spare
Cliff Jordan
 
1947 Buffalo Bill Rides Again
Buffalo Bill
 
1946 Accomplice
Simon Lash
 
1945 The Phantom Speaks
Matt Fraser
 
1945 Identity Unknown
Johnny March
 
1944 The Big Bonanza
Capt. Jed Kilton
 
1944 Storm Over Lisbon
John Craig
 
1944 That's My Baby!
Tim Jones
 
1944 The Lady and the Monster
Dr. Patrick Cory
 
1944 Timber Queen
Russell Evans
 
1943 Minesweeper
Richard Houston - posing as Jim 'Tennessee' Smith
 
1943 Submarine Alert
Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
 
1943 Alaska Highway
Woody Ormsby
 
1943 Aerial Gunner
Sgt/Lt. Jonathan 'Jon' Davis
 
1942 Wrecking Crew
Matt Carney
 
1942 Paramount Victory Short No. T2-1: A Letter from Bataan (short)
Pvt. John W. Lewis
 
1942 Wildcat
Johnny Maverick
 
1942 Torpedo Boat
Skinner Barnes
 
1941 Flying Blind
Jim Clark
 
1941 A Dangerous Game
Dick Williams
 
1941 Raiders of the Desert
Dick Manning
 
1941 Forced Landing
Dan Kendall
 
1941 Men of the Timberland
Dick O'Hara
 
1941 Power Dive
Brad Farrell
 
1941 Mutiny in the Arctic
Dick Barclay
 
1941 Lucky Devils
Dick
 
1940 The Devil's Pipeline
Dick Talbot
 
1940 The Leather Pushers
Dick 'Kid' Roberts
 
1940 Black Diamonds
Walter Norton
 
1940 Hot Steel
Frank Stewart
 
1940 Danger on Wheels
Larry Taylor
 
1939 The Man from Montreal
Clark Manning
 
1939 Legion of Lost Flyers
Gene 'Loop' Gillan
 
1939 Tropic Fury
Dan Burton
 
1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Captain Robert Lawrence
 
1939 Missing Daughters
Wally King
 
1938 Straight Place and Show
Denny Paine
 
1938 Call of the Yukon
Gaston Rogers
 
1938 No Time to Marry
Perry Brown
 
1937 Murder in Greenwich Village
Steve Havens Jackson Jr.
 
1937 Artists & Models
Alan Townsend
 
1937 Silent Barriers
Hickey
 
1937 Secret Valley
Lee Rogers
 
1936 The Mine with the Iron Door
Bob Harvey
 
1936 Three Live Ghosts
William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster
 
1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews
Dan Matthews
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
Mal Stevens
 
1935 Helldorado
Art Ryan
 
1934 Ready for Love
Julian Barrow
 
1934 She Made Her Bed
Wild Bill Smith
 
1934 Come On, Marines!
Lucky Davis
 
1933 Alice in Wonderland
Cheshire Cat
 
1933 Hell and High Water
Capt. J.J. Jericho
 
1933 Golden Harvest
Walt Martin
 
1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Dr. Alan Stevens
 
1933 College Humor
Mondrake
 
1933 Song of the Eagle
Bill Hoffman
 
1932 Island of Lost Souls
Edward Parker
 
1932 The All-American
Gary King
 
1932 Tiger Shark
Pipes Boley
 
1932 Guilty as Hell
Frank C. Marsh
 
1932 Sky Bride
Bert 'Speed' Condon
 
1932 Wayward
David Frost
 
1931 Touchdown
Dan Curtis
 
1931 Caught
Lt. Tom Colton
 
1931 The Secret Call
Tom Blake
 
1931 The Lawyer's Secret
Joe Hart
 
1931 Gun Smoke
Brad Farley
 
1931 The Conquering Horde
Dan McMasters
 
1930 Only Saps Work
Lawrence Payne
 
1930 The Santa Fe Trail
Stan Hollister
 
1930 The Sea God
Phillip 'Pink' Barker
 
1930 Galas de la Paramount
Hunter - Episode 'Dream Girl'
 
1930 The Border Legion
Jim Cleve
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Hunter (Dream Girl)
 
1930 The Light of Western Stars
Dick Bailey
 
1930 Dangerous Paradise
Heyst
 
1930 Burning Up
Lou Larrigan
 
1929 The Virginian
Steve
 
1929 Dangerous Curves
Larry Lee
 
1929 The Four Feathers
Lt. Harry Faversham
 
1929 Thunderbolt
Bob Morgan
 
1929 The Man I Love
Dum-Dum Brooks
 
1928 Manhattan Cocktail
Fred Tilden
 
1928 Beggars of Life
The Boy (Jim)
 
1928 Ladies of the Mob
Red
 
1928 Feel My Pulse
Her Problem
 
1928 Under the Tonto Rim
Edd Denmeade
 
1927 She's a Sheik
Capt. Colton
 
1927 Figures Don't Lie
Bob Blewe
 
1927 Sally in Our Alley
Jimmie Adams
 
1927 The Blood Ship
John Shreve
 
1927 Rolled Stockings
Ralph Treadway
 
1927 Wings
David Armstrong
 
1926 Old Ironsides
Extra (uncredited)
 
1926 You'd Be Surprised
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1926 Padlocked
'Tubby' Clark
 
1926 Behind the Front
Percy Brown
 
1926 The Enchanted Hill
Link Halliwell
 
1925 The Coast of Folly
Bather
 
1925 In the Name of Love
Dumas Dufrayne
 
1925 Sally
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1924 The Fighting Coward
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1923 Vengeance of the Deep
Jean (as Van Mattimore)
 
1923 Quicksands (uncredited)
 
1922 The Ghost Breaker
One of the 'Ghosts' (uncredited)
 
1922 The Green Temptation (uncredited)
 
1921 Ladies Must Live (uncredited)
 
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1936 Three Live Ghosts (performer: "Plum and Apple")
 
1932 Tiger Shark (performer: "Abdulla Bulbul Amir" 1877 - uncredited)
 
1930 Dangerous Paradise (performer: "MOONLIGHT LOVE")
 
1929 The Virginian (performer: "Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (21 titles)
1971 It Was a Very Good Year (TV series)
Himself
– The Year 1927 (1971) … Himself
 
1968 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Himself
– Wings (1968) … Himself
 
1961 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
1955-1961 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Arlen (1961) … Himself
– Jesse L. Lasky (1957) … Himself
– Andy Devine (1955) … Himself
 
1960 About Faces (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1960 (1960) … Himself
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.30 (1955) … Himself
 
1951 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #3.9 (1951) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
1951 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.16 (1951) … Himself - Actor
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #1.28 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1946 The French Key
Himself (uncredited)
 
1942 Soaring Stars (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1942/II Unusual Occupations (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 9: Sports in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself, Golf Player
 
1940 Swing with Bing (short)
Himself - Movie Star playing Golf
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 3 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Hollywood Hobbies (documentary short)
Himself
 
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-6 (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-6 (short)
Himself
 
1933 How to Break 90 #4: Downswing (short)
Himself, Dick (uncredited)
 
1927 A Trip Through the Paramount Studio (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
David Armstrong (uncredited)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1969 Hollywood: The Selznick Years (TV documentary)
Himself, film clip from 'Four Feathers' (uncredited)
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 

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Height:

5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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