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Addison Whitaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared in more than three hundred films and television series between 1933 and his death.
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Filmography
all 302
Movies 248
TV Shows 54
Narrator 3
self 2
Voice 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Dean Watkins
For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Movie
6
Huntingdon Lawford
The Raiders (1963)
Movie
Frank Newton
Petticoat Junction (1963)
TV
6
Connelley
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
John Abbott
Ben Jerrod (1963)
TV
Mr. Lucas
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
TV
6
Morrison
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Monsignor
Saintly Sinners (1962)
Movie
87th Precinct (1961)
TV
The Future-being Advocate
The Flight That Disappeared (1961)
Movie
Doc Devlin
The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
Movie
The Stranger
Operation Eichmann (1961)
Movie
Cmdr. Kimball
Frontier Uprising (1961)
Movie
Miami Undercover (1961)
TV
Mister Ed (1961)
TV
5.59
Clay Harper / Judge Dickinson
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)
TV
My Three Sons (1960)
TV
6
Guestward, Ho! (1960)
TV
Harris
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960)
Movie
James Fitzgibbon
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
TV
Pete and Gladys (1960)
TV
Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Movie
Stacy
Dennis the Menace (1959)
TV
6
The Third Man (1959)
TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
TV
6
Doc Gamble
Fibber McGee & Molly (1959)
TV
Doc Landy
The Deputy (1959)
TV
President James Polk (uncredited)
The Oregon Trail (1959)
Movie
Warden / Cabinet Secretary
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Frank Miller / Jed Blaine / Judge Wainwright
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Man with a Camera (1958)
TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
TV
Judge Harper
Yancy Derringer (1958)
TV
Col. Ford
The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)
Movie
The Texan (1958)
TV
Martin Kingsley
Cimarron City (1958)
TV
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
TV
6
Dr. John Allen / Doctor
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Consul (uncredited)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)
TV
26 Men (1957)
TV
Dr. Calhoun / Doc Calhoun
Trackdown (1957)
TV
George Lansing / Smith
Perry Mason (1957)
TV
4.33
The Deerslayer (1957)
Movie
Sheriff Tom Jones
Gunsight Ridge (1957)
Movie
6
Evanson
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
Gen. Lew Wallace
Wells Fargo (1957)
TV
Dillon
Last of the Badmen (1957)
Movie
Roger Connolly
Everything But the Truth (1956)
Movie
Judge Lovett
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
TV
Fan Bearer
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Movie
4.25
State Trooper (1956)
TV
Judge Larkin
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
TV
Gov. Safford
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Movie
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Movie
Telephone Time (1956)
TV
Marshal Wayne Forrester
The Broken Star (1956)
Movie
District Attorney Roy Kasden
Crime Against Joe (1956)
Movie
Mark Spurlock
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
Movie
Charles Hanford
Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956)
Movie
Matinee Theater (1955)
TV
Steve Harper
Illegal (1955)
Movie
Gen. Crook
Fort Yuma (1955)
Movie
Mr. Johnson / Judge
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
TV
4.75
Frontier (1955)
TV
Col. Danial H. Forrest
Cheyenne (1955)
TV
Sam Cosgrove
High Society (1955)
Movie
H. H. Hungerford / Police Chief James L. Peterson
The Millionaire (1955)
TV
Papa
Climax! (1954)
TV
Lassie (1954)
TV
8
James Bellingham
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
TV
Mr. Ross / Leonard Craigle / Mr. Abbott / Beseley / Ralph Verdeen
Letter to Loretta (1953)
TV
Cartwright / Jesse Childs / Pete Hunter
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
TV
Michaels / Gen. Spencer / Col. Bessette
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Henry
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
TV
Capt. Weightman
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
Movie
Attorney (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Movie
Frank Abbott
Rustlers (1949)
Movie
Steve Richards
Henry, the Rainmaker (1949)
Movie
Arthur / Mr. MacKail / Carter Jackson
Studio One (1948)
TV
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
TV
Abel Richman
The Saxon Charm (1948)
Movie
Police Commissioner John Dixon
Lulu Belle (1948)
Movie
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
Movie
Senator Making Speech (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie (1948)
Movie
Max Bradley
Reaching from Heaven (1948)
Movie
Haman
Queen Esther (1948)
Movie
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Movie
1
Dr. Wickersham
The Millerson Case (1947)
Movie
6
Mr. Benedict
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
Movie
District Attorney Gordon
Criminal Court (1946)
Movie
Big Harry (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Movie
James Blackton
Step by Step (1946)
Movie
Head Farmer (uncredited)
Dragonwyck (1946)
Movie
Reverend Miller
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Movie
Bedford (uncredited)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Movie
Black Market Babies (1945)
Movie
Police Inspector
Danger Signal (1945)
Movie
Mr. White
The Tiger Woman (1945)
Movie
Police Captain (uncredited)
Spellbound (1945)
Movie
5.76
Jackson Decker
The Royal Mounted Rides Again (1945)
Movie
Dr. Williams
Strange Confession (1945)
Movie
4.88
John Adams
The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
Movie
4.13
Police Commissioner James Mitchell
Come Out Fighting (1945)
Movie
Attorney Cavanagh
Men in Her Diary (1945)
Movie
Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist
Adventures of Rusty (1945)
Movie
Plummer
Divorce (1945)
Movie
John Hamilton
Secrets of a Sorority Girl (1945)
Movie
Lady on a Train (1945)
Movie
John Ellis
Bewitched (1945)
Movie
The Warden
The Chicago Kid (1945)
Movie
Slim Phillips
Bells of Rosarita (1945)
Movie
Warden
The Last Installment (1945)
Movie
Garret Donahue
The Master Key (1945)
Movie
Captain Bates, G-2
Betrayal from the East (1945)
Movie
Inspector Pat Malloy
I'll Remember April (1945)
Movie
Henry Adams
Grissly's Millions (1945)
Movie
Maj. Pat Walsh
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
Movie
5.36
Wade Gamelin
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Movie
Col. H.W. Ryder
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Movie
Fontaine
Bordertown Trail (1944)
Movie
Colonel Sewell
Raiders of Ghost City (1944)
Movie
Clint Davis
Are These Our Parents? (1944)
Movie
Priest (uncredited)
Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944)
Movie
District Attorney Branson
A Night of Adventure (1944)
Movie
Judge
Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
Movie
Fred Baker
Main Street Today (1944)
Movie
Capt. Joyce
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Movie
4
Maj. Corbett
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Movie
District Attorney Ben Carter
Smart Guy (1943)
Movie
Halstead
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
Movie
Bill Burton
Mystery Broadcast (1943)
Movie
Mr. Hutter
The Deerslayer (1943)
Movie
Editor Gavigan
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Movie
6
District Attorney
The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)
Movie
Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle")
Wagon Wheels West (1943)
Movie
Chief Investigator (Uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
Movie
Cmdr. Rowland
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
Judge John Walton
Oklahoma Outlaws (1943)
Movie
A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
Adventures of the Flying Cadets (1943)
Movie
District Commissioner
Headin' for God's Country (1943)
Movie
Ship Building Foreman
Destroyer (1943)
Movie
Prison Warden
Crime Doctor (1943)
Movie
Maj. Daniels
Air Force (1943)
Movie
Gus Jordan
Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
Movie
George Martin
Underground Agent (1942)
Movie
William Freeman
War Dogs (1942)
Movie
District Attorney
Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)
Movie
France Doctor (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Movie
R.T. Lindsay
Flying Tigers (1942)
Movie
C.G. Travers
Secret Enemies (1942)
Movie
Dr. Mitchell (Uncredited)
The Big Street (1942)
Movie
Colonel
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
Movie
Attorney Malcolm Kilgore
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
Movie
8
Coach
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Movie
6
Silas Hurlbert
Men of Texas (1942)
Movie
Inspector McCarthy
Friendly Enemies (1942)
Movie
Col. Gray
Top Sergeant (1942)
Movie
Officer
Private Buckaroo (1942)
Movie
Gordon Trisby
Pacific Rendezvous (1942)
Movie
Remsen
Secret Agent of Japan (1942)
Movie
Herbert Wilson
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
Movie
Judge
Mokey (1942)
Movie
Lt. Detective George Bradley
Man With Two Lives (1942)
Movie
Asa Lock
Cowboy Serenade (1942)
Movie
Lester Younger
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Paul Baker
The Lady Has Plans (1942)
Movie
Thomas
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
Movie
Chief Gary Benson
Sealed Lips (1942)
Movie
District Attorney
Ball of Fire (1941)
Movie
6.83
Divorce Lawyer
Design for Scandal (1941)
Movie
Adjutant (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Matt Lashan
Texas (1941)
Movie
Gen. George Custer
Badlands Of Dakota (1941)
Movie
Surgeon (uncredited)
Dive Bomber (1941)
Movie
6
Middle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Our Wife (1941)
Movie
Dr. Tom Wood
Her First Beau (1941)
Movie
Mayor Luke Keeler
Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
Movie
Ferguson
Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
Movie
The Judge
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Movie
Mr. Talbot
The Great Lie (1941)
Movie
Flight Surgeon
I Wanted Wings (1941)
Movie
Duke Winston
Back in the Saddle (1941)
Movie
Captain Harlow
Western Union (1941)
Movie
George Benedict
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
Movie
Frank J. Maxwell
Forbidden Passage (1941)
Movie
Miitary Academy Commandant
Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
Movie
6.75
Vice Admiral
Flight Command (1940)
Movie
Capt. Hunter
Arizona (1940)
Movie
Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
Movie
Ned Strawn
Cherokee Strip (1940)
Movie
Kincaid
Wyoming (1940)
Movie
Sanford
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Movie
Harrigan
Girl from Havana (1940)
Movie
Edmund Daniels
South to Karanga (1940)
Movie
Art Bryan
Moon Over Burma (1940)
Movie
Tipton Walton
Pony Express Days (1940)
Movie
George Benedict
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Movie
Jackson (#46) (uncredited)
Island of Doomed Men (1940)
Movie
6
Evans
Gangs of Chicago (1940)
Movie
Mr. Johnson
Edison, the Man (1940)
Movie
4
James Burton - Speaker
Ski Patrol (1940)
Movie
R.J. Godley
Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Movie
5.22
Lieutenant Crofton
Northwest Passage (1940)
Movie
Confederate Provost Marshal
The Man from Dakota (1940)
Movie
Judge (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
Movie
Stanley Young
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Movie
Inspector Melvyn Fromm
Slightly Honorable (1939)
Movie
Streeter - President of Radex
Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Movie
Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
The Man from Montreal (1939)
Movie
Frederick Allison
Geronimo (1939)
Movie
Bruce Corvall
Espionage Agent (1939)
Movie
Admiral Ross
Thunder Afloat (1939)
Movie
Rayburn
Bad Lands (1939)
Movie
Warden - Atlanta
They All Come Out (1939)
Movie
Mr. Benedict
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
Movie
Jim Hollis (uncredited)
Tell No Tales (1939)
Movie
Detective
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Movie
Gerald Banford
Inside Information (1939)
Movie
Purnell
Exile Express (1939)
Movie
Senator Everett Brock
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
Movie
Red Barrett
Whispering Enemies (1939)
Movie
Dr. Finley Morton
Mystery of the White Room (1939)
Movie
District Attorney Norman Kennedy
Money to Loan (1939)
Movie
Berquist
Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)
Movie
Brand
Off the Record (1939)
Movie
Ed Eberhart
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
Movie
Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Movie
Colonel King
Flight to Fame (1938)
Movie
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
That Certain Age (1938)
Movie
Hewitt
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Movie
Judge
Boys Town (1938)
Movie
Inspector
Gateway (1938)
Movie
Senator
Strange Glory (1938)
Movie
Inspector Bresnahan
The Devil's Party (1938)
Movie
Blair Thurston
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Movie
Warden Benson
Prison Nurse (1938)
Movie
A.H. Mallison
The Black Doll (1938)
Movie
Fred MacLane
Alcatraz Island (1937)
Movie
E.E. Nichols
Love Is on the Air (1937)
Movie
Gambler
Wine, Women and Horses (1937)
Movie
Second Doctor (uncredited)
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937)
Movie
Kip Gillis
White Bondage (1937)
Movie
James Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio
Romance of Louisiana (1937)
Movie
Gordon Fox
Dance Charlie Dance (1937)
Movie
Mr. Fowler
The Singing Marine (1937)
Movie
John McNally
Draegerman Courage (1937)
Movie
Edward McNeil
Ready, Willing and Able (1937)
Movie
Steven Garron
Her Husband's Secretary (1937)
Movie
Prosecuting Attorney
Black Legion (1937)
Movie
6
Gaskett
God's Country and the Woman (1937)
Movie
Fitz Mularkey
Smart Blonde (1937)
Movie
Curley Thorne
Trailin' West (1936)
Movie
Capt. Matanaza
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Movie
Mr. B.C. Hill
China Clipper (1936)
Movie
Dan Varner
Jailbreak (1936)
Movie
Warden Williams
Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
Movie
Forbes
Hot Money (1936)
Movie
British Adm. Cochrane
The Song of a Nation (1936)
Movie
Frank Locke
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
Movie
William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Movie
6
William McGuire
The Law in Her Hands (1936)
Movie
Parmenter
Road Gang (1936)
Movie
Schuyler
Colleen (1936)
Movie
Prison Warden
The Walking Dead (1936)
Movie
5
James Marshall
Sutter's Gold (1936)
Movie
Frank Wilson Sr.
Song of the Saddle (1936)
Movie
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Movie
6
Mel Purdue
Man Hunt (1936)
Movie
Fred Adams
Ceiling Zero (1936)
Movie
Narrator
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel (1936)
Movie
Narrator
A Dream Comes True (1935)
Movie
William Coleman
Frisco Kid (1935)
Movie
Big Henry
The Eagle's Brood (1935)
Movie
Jack Carter / Butch
Freckles (1935)
Movie
Hank Gibbs
Little Big Shot (1935)
Movie
Colonel Wallace
Here Comes the Band (1935)
Movie
Fight Commentator
Country Mouse (1935)
Movie
District Attorney
Front Page Woman (1935)
Movie
District Attorney
Dinky (1935)
Movie
Bruce J. Gregory
'G' Men (1935)
Movie
Martin
Alias Mary Dow (1935)
Movie
Tracey
Eight Bells (1935)
Movie
Herden
A Dog of Flanders (1935)
Movie
Mr. Thomas
Sweet Music (1935)
Movie
Beady
Home on the Range (1935)
Movie
David Lorn
The White Cockatoo (1935)
Movie
Harrigan
Society Doctor (1935)
Movie
District Attorney
Babbitt (1934)
Movie
Martinson
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
Movie
Mr. Brown
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
Movie
Louie
Our Daily Bread (1934)
Movie
State Attorney (uncredited)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Movie
Judge Markham
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Movie
Morgan
Beyond the Law (1934)
Movie
McKechnie (uncredited)
Handy Andy (1934)
Movie
Delange
Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)
Movie
Dobe Jones
Lone Cowboy (1933)
Movie
Diamonds Jareck
Riot Squad (1933)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1887-10-20
Deathday1964-03-22 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceZanesville, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAddison Whitaker Richards Jr., Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr.
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