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Richard Webb (I) (1915–1993)

Actor

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His most recognized role was as the star of the 1950s TV series Captain Midnight, based on the long-running radio program of the same name. His young fans could join his "Secret Squadron" and receive decoder rings and other premiums from Ovaltine and other show sponsors. See more trivia »

Born:

John Richard Webb
in Bloomington, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Van Nuys, California, USA
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1977 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
General Rawlings
 
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV mini-series)
General
– Part 2 (1977) … General (uncredited)
 
1977 Mule Feathers
One-Eye
 
1976 Time Travelers (TV movie)
Police Sergeant
 
1975 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Dr. Marlow
– The Werewolf of Woodstock (1975) … Dr. Marlow
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Sebastian
– Eyewitness to Murder (1974) … Sebastian (uncredited)
 
1972 Beware! The Blob
Sheriff Jones
 
1972 Fair Play (TV movie)
Preacher
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
Col. Hunt
– Assault on San Saba (1971) … Col. Hunt
 
1971 The Smith Family (TV series)
Sergeant / Detective
– Ambush (1971) … Detective
– Father's Day (1971) … Sergeant
– Lost Lady (1971) … Sergeant
 
1970 Mod Squad (TV series)
– The Judas Trap (1970)
 
1970 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Hud McCarver
– The Gleam of the Eagle Mind (1970) … Hud McCarver
 
1967-1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Bryant / Captain Riley / Murdock
– Target Boone (1969) … Bryant
– Secret Code (1967) … Captain Riley
– The Long Way Home (1967) … Murdock
 
1969 Medical Center (TV series)
Dallas
– The Crooked Circle (1969) … Dallas
 
1969 The Gay Deceivers
Mr. Devlin
 
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Captain Bodeen
– The Warriors (1968) … Captain Bodeen
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Ross
– Tag, You're It (1968) … Ross
 
1967-1968 Lassie (TV series)
Dave / Forest Ranger
– Rescue Ridge (1968) … Dave
– A Matter of Seconds (1967) … Forest Ranger (uncredited)
 
1968 Hell Raiders (TV movie)
Capt. Brad Stevens
 
1967 Hillbillys in a Haunted House
Agent Jim Meadows
 
1966-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Aaron Tigue / Will Hayes
– The Returning (1967) … Will Hayes
– Treasure of John Walking Fox (1966) … Aaron Tigue
 
1966 The Cat
Sheriff Vern
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Trask
– Kellie (1966) … Trask
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Police Lieutenant
– Hubert's Unfinished Symphony (1966) … Police Lieutenant
 
1965 Git!
Andrew Garrett
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Colonel Brady
– The Yacht Murder Case (1965) … Colonel Brady
 
1963-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Addison Powell / George C. Belter
– The Case of the Impetuous Imp (1965) … Addison Powell
– The Case of the Velvet Claws (1963) … George C. Belter
 
1965 Town Tamer
Kevin
 
1965 We Learn About the Telephone (short)
Captain Tom Adams
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Parker
– No Way Out (1964) … Parker
 
1964 Breaking Point (TV series)
Liuetenant Spencer
– And If Thy Hand Offends Thee (1964) … Liuetenant Spencer
 
1964 Attack of the Mayan Mummy (TV movie)
 
1963 The Fugitive (TV series)
Krips
– Terror at High Point (1963) … Krips
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
– The Peacemaker (1963)
– Measure of a Man (1963)
 
1963 Saints and Sinners (TV series)
Lieutenant Colonel McDonald
– New Lead Berlin (1963) … Lieutenant Colonel McDonald
 
1960-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Bill Walton / Clay McConnell / Jed Brandon
– Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie (1962) … Bill Walton
– The Bad Penny (1961) … Clay McConnell
– Two Trails to Santa Fe (1960) … Jed Brandon
 
1960-1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Henry Walker / Paul Morgan
– The Little Fishes (1961) … Paul Morgan
– Incident of the Stargazer (1960) … Henry Walker
 
1961 My Sister Eileen (TV series)
Van Peterson
– Ruth's Fella (1961) … Van Peterson
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Jock Lansford
– Facts on the Fire (1961) … Jock Lansford
 
1960 The Alaskans (TV series)
Clay
– Calico (1960) … Clay
 
1957-1960 Maverick (TV series)
Ben Maxwell / George Manton
– The White Widow (1960) … George Manton
– The Long Hunt (1957) … Ben Maxwell
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Deputy Chief Don Jagger
– Lost Star (1959) … Deputy Chief Don Jagger
– Terror on the Gold Coast (1959) … Deputy Chief Don Jagger
– The Deadman's Float (1959) … Deputy Chief Don Jagger
– The Vegetable Man (1959) … Deputy Chief Don Jagger
– Hare and Hounds (1959) … Deputy Chief Don Jagger
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1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
James Foster
– The Middle East Story (1958) … James Foster
 
1958 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Alec Lewis
– The Well-Selected Frame (1958) … Alec Lewis
 
1958 Navy Log (TV series)
Kenwood Hollister
– Florida Weekend (1958) … Kenwood Hollister
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Duane
– Wheel of Fortune (1958) … Duane
 
1958 Colt .45 (TV series)
Rocky Norton
– Dead Reckoning (1958) … Rocky Norton
 
1957-1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Sheriff Eden Lake
– The Farrand Story (1958) … Sheriff Eden Lake
– Self-Defense (1957) … Sheriff Eden Lake
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Rene
– 'Alp, 'Alp (1957) … Rene
 
1953-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Grant Parker / Sam Fletcher / Si Kearney
– Miller's Millions (1957) … Grant Parker
– Exclusive (1957) … Sam Fletcher
– One Man Missing (1955) … Si Kearney
– As the Flames Dies (1953)
 
1957 Conflict (TV series)
Madden
– Anything for Money (1957) … Madden
 
1957 The Phantom Stagecoach
Tom Bradley
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Jerry Patterson
– The Jerry Patterson Story (1957) … Jerry Patterson
 
1954-1956 Captain Midnight (TV series)
Captain Midnight
– The Human Bullet (1956) … Captain Midnight
– Million Dollar Diamond (1956) … Captain Midnight
– The Runaway Suitcase (1956) … Captain Midnight
– Flight Into the Unknown (1955) … Captain Midnight
– The Jungle Pit (1955) … Captain Midnight
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1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Bill Walker
– Across the Plaza (1955) … Bill Walker
 
1955 Artists and Models
Secret Service Agent Peters
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Hank Douglas
– Want Ad Wedding (1955) … Hank Douglas
 
1955 Count Three and Pray
Big
 
1954 A Star Is Born
Wallace (uncredited)
 
1954 Three Hours to Kill
Carter Mastin
 
1954 The Black Dakotas
Frank Gibbs
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
John Wesley Hardin
– John Wesley Hardin (1954) … John Wesley Hardin
 
1954 Prince Valiant
Sir Galahad (uncredited)
 
1954 Jubilee Trail
Capt. Brown
 
1953 The Nebraskan
Ace Elliott
 
1953 Broadway Television Theatre (TV series)
Chick Hewes / Douglas Proctor
– The Kick-In (1953) … Chick Hewes
– Guest in the House (1953) … Douglas Proctor
 
1950-1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Dick Wright
– The River Garden (1953)
– The Last Cruise (1950) … Dick Wright
 
1952 Suspense (TV series)
– The Whispering Killer (1952)
 
1952 Short Short Dramas (TV series)
Jonathan Clay
– Plan of Action … Jonathan Clay
 
1952 Carson City
Alan Kincaid
 
1952 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Fairy Tale (1952)
 
1950-1952 The Web (TV series)
– The Perfect Out (1952)
– Stone Cold Dead (1950)
– Journey by Night (1950)
 
1952 Mara Maru
Andy Callahan
 
1952 This Woman Is Dangerous
James A. Franklin
 
1951 Distant Drums
Lt. Richard Tufts
 
1951 Starlift
Col. Callan
 
1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI
Ken Crowley
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Ron
– A Man in the Room (1950) … Ron
 
1950 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Torch for a Dark Journey (1950)
 
1950 The Invisible Monster
Lane Carson
 
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima
Pfc. 'Handsome' Dan Shipley
 
1949 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Sir Galahad
 
1949 Bride of Vengeance
Prisoner (uncredited)
 
1949 My Own True Love
Corporal
 
1948 Catalina Interlude (short)
David Barton, Detective
 
1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Peter Vinson
 
1948 Isn't It Romantic?
Benjamin Logan
 
1948 The Big Clock
Nat Sperling
 
1947 Midnight Serenade (short)
Jack Winton - Disc Jockey
 
1947 Out of the Past
Jim
 
1947 Variety Girl
Soldier
 
1947 Sweet and Low (short)
Tom Mather, Masquerade party host
 
1946 O.S.S.
Partker
 
1942 American Empire
Crane
 
1942 Night in New Orleans
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1942 This Gun for Hire
Young Man (uncredited)
 
1942 The Remarkable Andrew
Randall Stevens
 
1942 The Lady Has Plans
Hotel Information Clerk (uncredited)
 
1941 Pacific Blackout
Interne (uncredited)
 
1941 Among the Living
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
 
1941 Sullivan's Travels
Radio Man
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn
Movie Actor in Role of Jeff (uncredited)
 
1941 West Point Widow
Intern (uncredited)
 
1941 I Wanted Wings
Cadet Captain
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1993 The Making of 'Sands of Iwo Jima' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 The Republic Pictures Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Never the Twain
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1966 Slaves of the Invisible Monster (TV movie)
Lane Carson
 

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Personal Details

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TV commercial for Ovaltine drink mix with mail-in offer for decoder ring (as Captain Midnight) (1950s) See more »

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Trivia:

His most recognized role was as the star of the 1950s TV series Captain Midnight, based on the long-running radio program of the same name. His young fans could join his "Secret Squadron" and receive decoder rings and other premiums from Ovaltine and other show sponsors. See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo