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Richard Dix (I) (1893–1949)

Richard Dix was a major leading man at RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. He was born Ernest Carlton Brimmer July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he was educated, and at the desires of his father, studied to be a surgeon. His obvious acting talent in his school dramatic club led him to leading roles in most of the school plays... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1947 The Thirteenth Hour
Steve Reynolds
 
1946 The Secret of the Whistler
Ralph Harrison
 
1946 Mysterious Intruder
Don Gale
 
1945 Voice of the Whistler
John Sinclair/John Carter
 
1945 The Power of the Whistler
William Everest
 
1944 The Mark of the Whistler
Lee Selfridge Nugent
 
1944 The Whistler
Earl C. Conrad
 
1943 The Ghost Ship
Capt. Will Stone
 
1943 Top Man
Tom Warren
 
1943 The Kansan
John Bonniwell
 
1943 Buckskin Frontier
Stephen Brent
 
1942 American Empire
Dan Taylor
 
1942 Eyes of the Underworld
Police Chief Richard Bryan
 
1941 The Roundup
Steve Payson
 
1940 Cherokee Strip
Marshal Dave Lovell
 
1940 Men Against the Sky
Phil Mercedes
 
1940 The Marines Fly High
Lt. Danny Darrick
 
1939 Reno
Bill Shear, aka William 'Bill' Shayne
 
1939 Here I Am a Stranger
Duke Allen
 
1939 Twelve Crowded Hours
Nick Green
 
1938 Blind Alibi
Paul Dover
 
1937 It Happened in Hollywood
Tim Bart
 
1937 The Devil Is Driving
Paul Driscoll
 
1937 The Devil's Playground
Jack Dorgan
 
1936 Devil's Squadron
Paul Redmond
 
1936 Special Investigator
William 'Bill' Fenwick, aka Richard 'Dick' Galt
 
1936 Yellow Dust
Bob Culpepper
 
1935 Transatlantic Tunnel
Richard 'Mack' McAllan
 
1934 West of the Pecos
Pecos Smith
 
1934 His Greatest Gamble
Phillip Eden
 
1934 Stingaree
Stingaree
 
1933 Day of Reckoning
John Day
 
1933 Ace of Aces
2nd Lt. Rex 'Rocky' Thorne
 
1933 No Marriage Ties
Bruce Foster
 
1933 The Great Jasper
Jasper Horn
 
1932 The Conquerors
Roger Standish/Roger Lennox
 
1932 Hell's Highway
Frank 'Duke' Ellis
 
1932 The Lost Squadron
Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson
 
1931/I Secret Service
Captain Lewis Dumont
 
1931 The Public Defender
Pike Winslow
 
1931 Young Donovan's Kid
Jim Donovan
 
1930 Shooting Straight
Larry Sheldon/Ted Walters
 
1930 Lovin' the Ladies
Peter Darby
 
1930/II The Voice of Hollywood No. 3 (short)
Master of Ceremonies
 
1929 The Wheel of Life
Captain Leslie Yeullet
 
1929 Nothing But the Truth
Robert Bennett
 
1929 Redskin
Wing Foot
 
1929 The Love Doctor
Dr. Gerald Summer
 
1928 Moran of the Marines
Michael Moran
 
1928 Warming Up
Bert Tulliver
 
1928 Easy Come, Easy Go
Robert Parker
 
1928 Sporting Goods
Richard Shelby
 
1927 Shanghai Bound
Jim Bucklin
 
1927 Man Power
Tom Roberts
 
1927 Knockout Reilly
Dundee 'Knockout' Reilly
 
1927 Paradise for Two
Steve Porter
 
1926 The Quarterback
Jack Stone
 
1926 Say It Again
Bob Howard
 
1926 Let's Get Married
Billy Dexter
 
1925 Womanhandled
Bill Dana
 
1925 The Vanishing American
Nophaie
 
1925 The Lucky Devil
Randy Farnum
 
1925 Men and Women
Will Prescott
 
1925 A Man Must Live
Geoffrey Farnell
 
1925 Too Many Kisses
Richard Gaylord, Jr
 
1924 Manhattan
Peter Minuit
 
1924 Sinners in Heaven
Alan Croft
 
1924 Unguarded Women
Douglas Albright
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon
Glenn Kilbourne
 
1923 The Ten Commandments
John McTavish, her son
 
1923 To the Last Man
Jean Isbel
 
1923 Racing Hearts
Robby Smith
 
1923 The Woman with Four Faces
Richard Templar
 
1923 Souls for Sale
Frank Claymore
 
1923 Quicksands
Lt. Bill
 
1922 The Sin Flood
Bill Bear
 
1922 The Bonded Woman
Lee Marvin
 
1922 The Wall Flower
Walt Breen
 
1922 Fools First
Tommy Frazer
 
1922 Yellow Men and Gold
Parrish
 
1922 The Glorious Fool
Billy Grant
 
1921 The Poverty of Riches
John Colby
 
1921 Dangerous Curve Ahead
Harley Jones
 
1921 All's Fair in Love
Bobby Cameron
 
1921 Not Guilty
Paul/Arthur Ellison (twins)
 
1917 One of Many
James Lowery (butler)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
1958 Tread Softly Stranger (writer: "Tread Softly Stranger")
 
1958 The Inbetween Age ("The Golden Age")
 
1936 Yellow Dust ("I Live Just for Today" - uncredited)
 
1935 The Arizonian ("Love's Old Sweet Song Just a Song at Twilight" 1884)
 
1934 Stingaree (performer: "Tonight Is Mine" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Lost Squadron ("Auld Lang Syne")
 
1930 Lovin' the Ladies ("Silver Threads Among the Gold" 1873 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1921 Not Guilty (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-8 (short)
Himself
 
1931 The Stolen Jools (short)
Himself - in search of Lowell Sherman
 
1929 A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic (short)
Himself
 
1926 Fascinating Youth
Himself - Richard Dix
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Memories (documentary short)
Himself
 
1939 Land of Liberty
Yancey Cravat (edited from: Cimarron)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1914) Stage: Appeared in "The Hawk" on Broadway. Written by Francis de Croisset. Translated by Marie Zane Taylor. Shubert Theatre, (moved to Maxine Elliott's Theatre from 30 Nov 1914 to close): 28 Sep 1914-unknown (136 performances). Cast: Herbert Belmore, William H. Burton, Lawrence Clifford, Mlle. Gabrielle Dorziat, William Faversham, V.L. Granville, Grace Henderson, Howard Jones, Wright Kramer, Frank Losee, P.J. MacCord, Harold Meltzer, Conway Tearle, Pauline Whitson. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Interred at Forest Lawn (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA, in the Whispering Pines section, lot #2387. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer