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Richard Alexander
Actor
Born November 19, 1902 in Dallas, Texas, USA
An actor whose filmography comprises 307 films and TV series episodes can't have been in 307 memorable works. Which is the case of Richard (aka Dick) Alexander, one of those numerous character actors Hollywood used to over-consume without giving them the opportunity to really display their talents. Too bad because during the years 1926-1931, Alexander looked set to have an interesting career with supporting roles alongside Olga Baclanova (Lou's sweetheart in Josef von Sternberg's The Docks of New York (1928)), Bebe Daniels (Gonzales in Rio Rita (1929) and even the Divine Greta Garbo (The general's aide in The Mysterious Lady (1928). He also appeared in Lewis Milestone's antiwar masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as a German soldier. Unfortunately this was to be his swan song - with only a couple of exceptions such as Destination Unknown (1933) or The Scarlet Empress (1934)). As of 1931, Richard Alexander was to be hired either for minor (at times even very minor) parts in A Films (a warrior in The Crusades (1935), a farmer in The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), a man with a pike in Marie Antoinette (1938)) or for supporting parts in hordes of mediocre westerns. Richard Alexander's tall figure, strong build and square-jawed face actually killed his career. The fault lies with the laziness of casting directors: Richard Alexander had given a good performance as a henchman in The Lone Star Ranger (1930), well, he would be a brutal henchman in every two run-of-the-mill westerns. Among the 300-odd roles he played, he was cast forty times as a henchman, no less! And if he was not the villain of the piece he was often credited as a strong, big, burly or tough guy. Sure he always made a good job of it but Richard Alexander had shown at the outset of his career how varied his acting could be and he would certainly rather not have repeated the same type of character over and over again. That is why playing Prince Barin, Buster Crabbe's loyal ally in the Flash Gordon (1936) serial must have been a breath of fresh air for him. Whatever the case may be, Richard Alexander continued bravely to be tough and burly on the screen, not retiring before the age of 72. Towards the end of his career, the aging performer also became an active member of the Screen Actors Guild, representing Hollywood extras. In 1989,Alexander passed away more or less forgotten in spite of his 307 screen appearances. He was 86.
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Arrow
Arrow
All Quiet on the Western Front
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
The Rifleman
Tombstone Territory (Season 1)
The Cameraman
The Big Country
Yancy Derringer
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Lone Ranger
City Girl
The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp
Range Rider
Arrow
Arrow
Filmography
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1970
The Cheyenne Social Club
1966
Pistols and Petticoats
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1965
The Bounty Killer
The Great Race
1964
36 Hours
1963
The Gun Hawk
1961
Ada (1961)
1959
Lorne Greene's Holiday Special - A Bonanza Of Christmas Cheer
The Young Land
Alias Jesse James
1958
Cole Younger, Gunfighter
The Big Country
Day Of The Bad Man
Yancy Derringer
The Last Hurrah
The Rifleman
Buchanan Rides Alone
1957
The Night The World Exploded
Tombstone Territory (Season 1)
Les Girls
1956
Hollywood or Bust
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp
Gunsmoke aka Marshal Dillon
The Spoilers
1954
The Long, Long Trailer
Annie Oakley
Broken Lance
The Bounty Hunter
1953
Pack Train
South Sea Woman
The Band Wagon
Dangerous When Wet
The Stranger Wore A Gun
1952
Night Stage To Galveston
Death Valley Days
I Dream Of Jeanie
1951
The Scarf
Silver Canyon
Range Rider
1950
Dick Tracy
One Too Many
The Gene Autry Show: Season 1
Father of the Bride (1950)
Copper Canyon
Rock Island Trail
1949
Lust For Gold
The Fighting Kentuckian
The Life of Riley
Hellfire
Lone Ranger
Canadian Pacific
Rimfire
1948
A Southern Yankee
Loaded Pistols: Classic Western
Joan of Arc
1947
Unconquered
Jesse James Rides Again
1946
North of the Border
Neath Canadian Skies
Canyon Passage
1945
Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
His Brother's Ghost
The Daltons Ride Again
Sherlock Holmes in The House of Fear
Salome Where She Danced
Flaming Bullets
1944
Gunsmoke Mesa
Lost in a Harem
Raiders Of Ghost City
Raiders of the Border
Can't Help Singing
Storm Over Lisbon
The Princess and the Pirate
Spook Town
1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Du Barry Was A Lady
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
King of the Cowboys
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Lady in a Jam
Romance On The Range
Reap the Wild Wind
In Old California
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Riders of Death Valley Season 1
The Corsican Brothers
Broadway Limited
Sea Raiders Season 1
1940
The Dark Command (B/W)
Strange Cargo
The Great Dictator
1939
Reefer Madness
Death Rides the Range
Destry Rides Again
Union Pacific
1938
Where The West Begins
On The Great White Trail
The Buccaneer
Mark of the Avenger: Classic Western
Six-Shootin' Sheriff
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1937
SOS Coast Guard
The Toast of New York
Feud of the Trail
Zorro Rides Again - The Complete 12 Chapter Serial
Zorro Rides Again Season One
Mystery Range
1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Follow the Fleet
The Plainsman
The Clutching Hand
Modern Times
Everyman's Law
Drift Fence
Roarin' Guns
Love on the Run
1935
Miracle Rider Season One
Annie Oakley
The Crusades
Born To Battle (Tyler)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
1934
We Live Again
Romance In Manhattan
Cowboy Holiday
The March Of The Wooden Soldiers
Cleopatra (1934)
Kentucky Kernels
The Scarlet Empress
1933
Queen Christina
Diplomaniacs
Roman Scandals
1932
Scarlet Dawn
Murder on the High Seas: Classic Mystery Movie
Law And Order
1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Hurricane Horseman
The Front Page (1931)
Law of the Tong
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Redemption
City Girl
1929
Rio Rita
1928
Godless Girl
The Mysterious Lady
The Cameraman
The Docks of New York
1927
The King of Kings
Arrow
Arrow
Connections
Robert F. Hill
Charles Chaplin
Tom Tyler
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