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Richard Beymer

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  • Cinematographer
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Richard Beymer
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Nuoren miehen seikkailut (1962)
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Born in Avoca, Iowa and moved with his parents to Hollywood, California in the late 1940s, Richard Beymer acted in various films while attending North Hollywood High School. He enjoys making his own films and has a film used in a PBS series on the civil rights movement.
BornFebruary 20, 1939
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BornFebruary 20, 1939
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations

Photos92

Richard Beymer and Lana Wood in Scream Free! (1969)
Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in West Side Story (1961)
Richard Beymer, Bing Crosby, and Tuesday Weld in Parempi myöhään kuin... (1960)
Richard Beymer and Tuesday Weld in Parempi myöhään kuin... (1960)
Richard Beymer in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Richard Beymer and Sherry Jackson in Virginialainen (1962)
Richard Beymer and Mariette Hartley in Death Valley Days (1952)
Richard Beymer and Tuesday Weld in Vallaton vanhapoika (1961)
Richard Beymer in The X Files (1993)
Richard Beymer in The X Files (1993)
Richard Beymer in The X Files (1993)
Richard Beymer in The X Files (1993)

Known for:

"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Tony
  • 1961
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks
8.8
TV Series
  • Benjamin Horne
The Innerview
6.5
  • Actor
  • 1973
Richard Burton, Henry Fonda, Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Sal Mineo, Eddie Albert, Richard Beymer, Red Buttons, Jeffrey Hunter, Roddy McDowall, Rod Steiger, Robert Wagner, Paul Anka, Arletty, Mel Ferrer, Steve Forrest, Gert Fröbe, Fabian, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Ray Danton, Irina Demick, Leo Genn, Henry Grace, John Gregson, Paul Hartmann, Werner Hinz, Curd Jürgens, Alexander Knox, Peter Lawford, Christian Marquand, Kenneth More, Edmond O'Brien, Ron Randell, Madeleine Renaud, Robert Ryan, Tommy Sands, Richard Todd, Tom Tryon, Peter van Eyck, and Stuart Whitman in Atlantin valli murtuu (1962)
Atlantin valli murtuu
7.7
  • Pvt. Dutch Schultz
  • 1962

Credits

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Actor

  • Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
    Twin Peaks: The Return
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Ben Horne
    • Benjamin Horne
    • 2017
  • Sadie's Waltz (2008)
    Sadie's Waltz
    7.6
    Short
    • Garvus
    • 2008
  • Kathleen Quinlan, Julie Warner, Tony Danza, Christopher McDonald, and Dixie Carter in Eron lait (1999)
    Eron lait
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Richard Collins
    • 2001
  • Home: The Horror Story (2000)
    Home: The Horror Story
    5.4
    • Bob Parkinson
    • 2000
  • Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Pimeyden sydän (1996)
    Pimeyden sydän
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Martin Fizer
    • 1999
  • Playing Patti
    6.0
    • 1998
  • Oman käden oikeudella (1998)
    Oman käden oikeudella
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Douglas Bradford
    • 1998
  • Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)
    Elvis Meets Nixon
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Bob Haldeman
    • 1997
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1993)
    The X Files
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jack Franklin
    • 1996
  • Foxfire (1996)
    Foxfire
    6.1
    • Mr. Parks
    • 1996
  • Jessica Alba, Colleen Flynn, Payton Haas, and Brian Wimmer in Flipper (1995)
    Flipper
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Andrew Cantrell
    • 1996
  • The Little Death (1996)
    The Little Death
    4.7
    • Prosecutor
    • 1996
  • A Face to Die For (1996)
    A Face to Die For
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Matthew Sheridan
    • 1996
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Dirk Mathison
    • Lou Keramides
    • Rick Lefko ...
    • 1987–1996
  • Tapaus Kevin Johnson (1996)
    Tapaus Kevin Johnson
    5.4
    • Chad Leary
    • 1996

Cinematographer

  • David Lynch and Sheryl Lee in I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
    I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
    8.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
    Behind the Red Curtain
    8.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Richard Beymer's Before... the Big Bang
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
  • It's a Beautiful World (2014)
    It's a Beautiful World
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • Freedom summer 1964 (2014)
    Freedom summer 1964
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014
  • The Passing of a Saint
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Eyes on the Prize (1987)
    Eyes on the Prize
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Safe Harbor
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Josie
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978–1982
  • Billy Fox and Philip McKeon in Leadfoot (1982)
    Leadfoot
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • The Juggler of Notre Dame (1982)
    The Juggler of Notre Dame
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Emilio Estevez in To Climb a Mountain (1982)
    To Climb a Mountain
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Girl on the Edge of Town
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • The Innerview
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973

Editor

  • David Lynch and Sheryl Lee in I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
    I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
    8.0
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
    Behind the Red Curtain
    8.1
    Short
    • Editor
    • 2017
  • Richard Beymer's Before... the Big Bang
    • Editor
    • 2016
  • It's a Beautiful World (2014)
    It's a Beautiful World
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 2014
  • The Passing of a Saint
    • Editor
    • 2010
  • Josie
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1979–1981
  • Blessed Be...
    TV Short
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • The Innerview
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1973

Videos5

Trailer
Trailer 2:16
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:30
Trailer
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Trailer 3:09
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
Trailer 3:14
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
West Side Story
Trailer 0:31
West Side Story

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dick Beymer
  • Height
    • 1.88 m
  • Born
    • February 20, 1939
    • Avoca, Iowa, USA
  • Parents
      George Richard Beymer Sr
  • Relatives
    • Richard Terry Beymer(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He hated his performance in West Side Story (1961) and left the London premiere half way through the film's screening, before he could be presented to Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Quotes
    [on seeing West Side Story (1961) for the first time]: "I was sort of caught up in my own web of illusion."

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