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Richard Eastham (1916–2005)

Another in the long line of 1950s and 1960s character actors whose face was oh-so familiar but not the name, Richard Eastham was originally headed for a musical career. He was born Dickinson Swift Eastham in Opelousas, Louisiana, on June 22, 1916. A student at Washington University, he was gifted with a fine sturdy baritone and performed with the St... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1991 Dallas (TV series)
Frank Hillson
The Decline and Fall of the Ewing Empire (1991) … Frank Hillson
Designing Women (1991) … Frank Hillson
 
1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Man at Restaurant
One Hart Too Many (1982) … Man at Restaurant
 
1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Dr. Howell
The Vigil (1982) … Dr. Howell
Choices (1982) … Dr. Howell
The Namesake (1982) … Dr. Howell
The Challenge (1982) … Dr. Howell
 
1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey (TV series)
Dr. White
Trunk from the Past (1982) … Dr. White
 
1979-1982 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Baine / Chemical Company Executive / Drug Industry Council Member
Give Me Your Weak (1982) … Drug Industry Council Member
By the Death of a Child (1979) … Baine
Aftermath (1979) … Chemical Company Executive
 
1977-1981 The Waltons (TV series)
Judge Thomas Parrish / Wesley Northridge
The Lumberjack (1981) … Wesley Northridge
 
1981 Conquest of the Earth (TV movie)
General Cushing
 
1980 Condominium (TV movie)
Tom Forrester
 
1980 Galactica 1980 (TV series)
General Cushing
 
1979 Salvage 1 (TV series)
Brinks / Commentator
Hard Water: Part 2 (1979) … Brinks
Hard Water: Part 1 (1979) … Brinks
Energy Solution (1979) … Brinks
Operation Breakout (1979) … Brinks
Golden Orbit: Part 1 (1979) … Brinks
 
1975-1979 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Lawrence Adams / R.B. Catlin
Child of Love, Child of Vengeance: Part 2 (1979) … Lawrence Adams
Child of Love, Child of Vengeance: Part 1 (1979) … Lawrence Adams
Murder Once Removed (1975) … R.B. Catlin
 
1976-1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
General Phil Blankenship
Wonder Woman in Hollywood (1977) … General Phil Blankenship
The Bushwhackers (1977) … General Phil Blankenship
Formula 407 (1977) … General Phil Blankenship
Judgment from Outer Space: Part 2 (1977) … General Phil Blankenship
Judgment from Outer Space: Part 1 (1977) … General Phil Blankenship
 
1976 Baretta (TV series)
Linton Gavin
Runway Cowboy (1976) … Linton Gavin
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
Senator Mickelwaite
Part III: Chapter 5 (1976) … Senator Mickelwaite
 
1976 Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (TV movie)
Executive
 
1975 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Thomas Ewing
Deadly Inheritance (1975) … Thomas Ewing
 
1975 Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (TV movie)
Investigator
 
1974 The Missiles of October (TV movie)
Gen. David M. Shoup, USMC Commandant
 
1974 Kojak (TV series)
Jack Seymour
A Killing in the Second House (1974) … Jack Seymour
 
1972-1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Jack Leist / Jules Rhinelander
Flags of Terror (1974) … Jack Leist
In the Midst of Strangers (1972) … Jules Rhinelander
 
1971-1974 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Philip Lerman / Prof. Gannett
A Foreigner Among Us (1974) … Prof. Gannett
Legacy of Fear (1971) … Philip Lerman
 
1974 Toma (TV series)
50 Percent Normal (1974)
 
1974 McQ
Walter Forrester
 
1973 The President's Plane Is Missing (TV movie)
Gen. Colton
 
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Mutant Captain
 
1967-1973 Bonanza (TV series)
Stanton / Tom Yardley
The Marriage of Theodora Duffy (1973) … Stanton
Dark Enough to See the Stars (1967) … Tom Yardley
 
1972 Cannon (TV series)
Lucas Whipple
The Shadow Man (1972) … Lucas Whipple
 
1972 Cade's County (TV series)
Rafaelson
Shakedown (1972) … Rafaelson
 
1968-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Special Agent Howard Armstrong
The Recruiter (1971)
Crisis Ground (1968) … Special Agent Howard Armstrong
 
1970 The Young Lawyers (TV series)
Torrance
Where's Aaron (1970) … Torrance
 
1970 Adam-12 (TV series)
Mr. Courtnay
Log 173: Shoplift (1970) … Mr. Courtnay
 
1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
Gary Sinclair Cochrane
A Time for Remembering (1970) … Gary Sinclair Cochrane
 
1969 Bright Promise (TV series)
Red Wilson (1969-1972)
 
1969 Silent Night, Lonely Night (TV movie)
Paul Johnson
 
1969 The Survivors (TV series)
Chapter One (1969)
 
1969 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Lionel Schallert
Lullaby and Goodnight (1969) … Lionel Schallert
 
1967 Cowboy in Africa (TV series)
Whitaker
The Hesitant Hero (1967) … Whitaker
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Carl Vanders
Summit Meeting: Part II (1967) … Carl Vanders
 
1966 Murderers' Row
Dr. Norman Solaris
 
1966 Not with My Wife, You Don't!
General Walters
 
1965 That Darn Cat!
Supervisor Newton
 
1961-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Deputy D.A. Parness / Oliver Stone / Prosecutor Parness / …
The Case of the Runaway Racer (1965) … Oliver Stone
The Case of the Thermal Thief (1965) … Roland Canfield
The Case of the Pathetic Patient (1961) … Prosecutor Parness
The Case of the Resolute Reformer (1961) … Deputy D.A. Parness
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Will Stark
The Town That Died (1963) … Will Stark
 
1962 Ensign O'Toole (TV series)
Chief Petty Officer O'Toole
Operation Potomac (1962) … Chief Petty Officer O'Toole
 
1962 Ripcord (TV series)
Don Hart
Hostage Below (1962) … Don Hart
 
1961 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Trumik
The Couriers (1961) … Trumik
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Sam Verner
Along the Barbary Coast (1961) … Sam Verner
 
1961 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Orin Dilts
A Lesson in Violence (1961) … Orin Dilts
 
1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Sinclair
Disaster Below (1960) … Sinclair
 
1957-1960 Tombstone Territory (TV series)
Harris Claibourne / Narrator
Juan Diega (1960) … Harris Claibourne / Narrator
Crime Epidemic (1960) … Harris Claibourne / Narrator
The Injury (1960) … Harris Claibourne / Narrator
The Outlaw (1960) … Harris Claibourne / Narrator
The Treaty (1960) … Harris Claibourne / Narrator
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Jim Amber
Never Too Late (1960) … Jim Amber
 
1960 Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus
Colonel Sam Castle
 
1957 Man on Fire
Bryan Seward
 
1957 Men of Annapolis (TV series)
Counter Flood (1957)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1951 The Six Men
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1959 Disneyland '59 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.2 (1949) … Himself (as Dickenson Eastham)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1964-1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(????) Stage: Replaced Ezio Pinza on Broadway and in the national touring company of "South Pacific". See more »

Alternate Names:

Dickenson Eastham

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Served in the Army for four years during World War II and was stationed in Paris for part of his duty. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer