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Richard Arlen
Actor
Born August 30, 1899Died March 28, 1976 (76 years)
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep.
He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946.
In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings.
Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946.
In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors.
In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings.
Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
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Filmography
| 1998 | Universal Horror · as Cast |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as (archive Footage) |
| 1976 | A Whale of a Tale · as Mr. Monahan |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Silent Film Star 2 |
| 1975 | The Sky's the Limit · as Grimes |
| 1971 | Cade's County (TV Series) · as Dave Bliss |
| 1969 | Hollywood: The Selznick Years · as 'four Feathers' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Anzio · as Capt. Gannon |
| 1968 | Buckskin · as Townsman |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery · as Man In Club |
| 1967 | Fort Utah · as Sam Tyler |
| 1967 | Hostile Guns · as Sheriff Travis |
| 1967 | The Road to Nashville · as Studio Boss |
| 1966 | Red Tomahawk · as Deadwood Telegrapher |
| 1966 | Waco · as Billy Kelly |
| 1966 | Johnny Reno · as Ned Duggan |
| 1966 | To the Shores of Hell · as Brig. Gen. F.w. Ramsgate |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising · as Captain Gannon |
| 1965 | Town Tamer · as Doctor Kent |
| 1965 | The Bounty Killer · as Matthew Ridgeway |
| 1965 | Black Spurs · as Pete |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Human Duplicators · as National Intelligence |
| 1964 | Young Fury · as Sheriff Jenkins |
| 1964 | Sex and the College Girl · as Charles Devon |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless · as Ben The Bartender |
| 1964 | The Best Man · as Sen. Oscar Anderson |
| 1963 | The Crawling Hand · as Lee Barrenger |
| 1963 | The Young and the Brave · as Col. Ralph Holbein |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 1961 | The Last Time I Saw Archie · as Col. Edwin Martin |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Willits |
| 1961 | Ripcord (TV Series) · as Phillip Hanna |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne (TV Series) · as Vincent Rinker |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Raymie · as Chris Garber |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Sheriff Dan Rainey |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Bill Jennings |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as General Hugh Morgan |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Damon Ring, Sr. |
| 1958 | The Day of the Trumpet · as Sgt. Jim Heisler |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Dr. Harrison |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Lewis |
| 1957 | O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series) · as David Summerfield |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds (TV Series) · as Chris Blake |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Louis Contino |
| 1956 | The Mountain · as C. W. Rivial |
| 1956 | Hidden Guns · as Sheriff Ward Young |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) · as Father John Fletcher Slee |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Osbourne |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Captain |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Grimes |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Nevers |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) · as Lloyd Adams |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Christopher Waring |
| 1953 | Sabre Jet · as Gen. Robert E 'bob' Hale |
| 1952 | The Blazing Forest · as Joe Morgan |
| 1952 | Hurricane Smith · as Brundage |
| 1952 | Flaming Feather · as Showdown Calhoun |
| 1951 | Silver City · as Charles Storrs |
| 1950 | Kansas Raiders · as Union Captain |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) |
| 1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me · as Harvey Howell |
| 1948 | Speed to Spare · as Cliff Jordan |
| 1947 | Buffalo Bill Rides Again · as Buffalo Bill |
| 1946 | Accomplice · as Simon Lash |
| 1945 | The Phantom Speaks · as Matt Fraser |
| 1945 | Identity Unknown · as Johnny March |
| 1944 | The Big Bonanza · as Capt. Jed Kilton |
| 1944 | Storm Over Lisbon · as John Craig |
| 1944 | That's My Baby! · as Tim Jones |
| 1944 | The Lady and the Monster · as Dr. Patrick Cory |
| 1944 | Timber Queen · as Russell Evans |
| 1943 | Minesweeper · as Richard Houston |
| 1943 | Alaska Highway · as Woody Ormsby |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert · as Lewis J. 'lee' Deerhold |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner · as Jon Davis |
| 1942 | Wrecking Crew · as Matt Carney |
| 1942 | Wildcat · as Johnny Maverick |
| 1941 | Flying Blind · as Jim Clark |
| 1941 | A Dangerous Game · as Dick Williams |
| 1941 | Raiders of the Desert · as Dick Manning |
| 1941 | Forced Landing · as Dan Kendall |
| 1941 | Power Dive · as Brad Farrell |
| 1940 | Black Diamonds · as Walter Norton |
| 1940 | Danger on Wheels · as "lucky" Larry Taylor |
| 1939 | Legion of Lost Flyers · as Gene 'loop' Gillan |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk · as Capt. Robert Lawrence |
| 1938 | Straight Place and Show · as Denny Paine |
| 1938 | Call of the Yukon · as Gaston Rogers |
| 1937 | Murder in Greenwich Village · as Steve Havens Jackson Jr. |
| 1937 | Artist and Models · as Alan Townsend |
| 1937 | Silent Barriers · as Hickey |
| 1937 | Secret Valley · as Lee Rogers |
| 1936 | Three Live Ghosts · as William 'bill' Jones, An Alias Of William Foster |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It · as Mal Stevens |
| 1934 | Ready for Love · as Julian Barrow |
| 1934 | Come On, Marines! · as Lucky Davis |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland · as Cheshire Cat |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest · as Walt Martin |
| 1933 | Three Cornered Moon · as Dr. Alan Stevens |
| 1933 | College Humor · as Mondrake |
| 1932 | Island of Lost Souls · as Edward Parker |
| 1932 | The All-American · as Gary King |
| 1932 | Tiger Shark · as Pipes Boley |
| 1932 | Guilty as Hell · as Frank C. Marsh |
| 1932 | Sky Bride · as Bert 'speed' Condon |
| 1932 | Wayward · as David Frost |
| 1931 | The Secret Call · as Tom Blake |
| 1931 | The House That Shadows Built · as Cast |
| 1931 | The Lawyer's Secret · as Joe Hart |
| 1931 | Gun Smoke · as Brad Farley |
| 1931 | The Conquering Horde · as Dan Mcmasters |
| 1930 | Only Saps Work · as Larry Payne |
| 1930 | The Sea God · as Phillip 'pink' Barker |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade · as Hunter (dream Girl) |
| 1930 | The Light of Western Stars · as Dick Bailey |
| 1930 | Dangerous Paradise · as Heyst |
| 1929 | The Virginian · as Steven 'steve' |
| 1929 | Dangerous Curves · as Larry Lee |
| 1929 | Thunderbolt · as Bob Moran |
| 1929 | The Four Feathers · as Lt. Harry Faversham |
| 1929 | The Man I Love · as Joe "dum-Dum" Brooks |
| 1928 | Beggars of Life · as The Boy (jim) |
| 1928 | Ladies of the Mob · as Red |
| 1928 | Feel My Pulse · as Her Problem |
| 1927 | Wings · as David Armstrong |
| 1927 | The Blood Ship · as John Shreve |
| 1926 | Old Ironsides · as Seaman (uncredited) |
| 1926 | You'd Be Surprised · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Padlocked · as 'tubby' Clark |
| 1926 | Behind the Front · as Percy Brown |
| 1926 | The Enchanted Hill · as Link Halliwell |
| 1924 | The Fighting Coward · as Minor Role |
| 1921 | Ladies Must Live · as Minor Role |