Personal Info
Birth date
1902-11-19 (122 Years)
Day of death
1989-08-09
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Also known as
Dick Alexander
Richard Alexander
Biography
Richard Alexander (November 19, 1902 – August 9, 1989) was an American film character actor.
Filmography
The Rifleman
7
Overview:
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.The Lone Ranger
6.7
Overview:
The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring Clayton Moore with Jay Silverheels as Tonto. The live-action series initially featured Gerald Mohr as the episode narrator. Fred Foy served as both narrator and announcer of the radio series from 1948 to its finish and became announcer of the television version when story narration was dropped there. This was by far the highest-rated television program on the ABC network in the early 1950s and its first true "hit".Buffalo Bill Jr.
5
Overview:
Buffalo Bill, Jr. is an American Western television series starring Dickie Jones that aired in syndication from March 1, 1955, until September 21, 1956.The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5
Overview:
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958.Tombstone Territory
6
Overview:
Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication from 1959 until 1960.Annie Oakley
5.2
Overview:
Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.Behind Closed Doors
NYR
Overview:
Behind Closed Doors is an American drama series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, 1958, to April 9, 1959, focuses, among other themes, on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage. Behind Closed Doors is based on the files and experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who offers comments at the end of each segment. Behind Closed Doors, a Screen Gems production, replaced Jackie Cooper's sitcom The People's Choice, followed the NBC quiz show, Twenty-One, and preceded the The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. Its competition was The Pat Boone Chevy Show on ABC and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater western anthology series on CBS.The Gene Autry Show
4.2
Overview:
The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum.Modern Times
8.281
Overview:
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..All Quiet on the Western Front
7.748
Overview:
When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.The Great Dictator
8.296
Overview:
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.The Big Country
7.601
Overview:
Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.Babes in Toyland
6.346
Overview:
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.Father of the Bride
6.986
Overview:
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.The Last Hurrah
7.1
Overview:
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.Queen Christina
6.8
Overview:
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.The Band Wagon
7.1
Overview:
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.Du Barry Was a Lady
6.1
Overview:
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.Joan of Arc
6.1
Overview:
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of Arc claims to hear voices from Heaven asking her to lead God's Army against Orleans and crowning the weak Dauphin Charles VII as King of France. Joan gathers the people with her faith, forms an army, and conquers Orleans.Dark Command
6.3
Overview:
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.Union Pacific
6.5
Overview:
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?Cleopatra
6.1
Overview:
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.Tell Your Children
4.271
Overview:
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.Flash Gordon
6.337
Overview:
Disaster seems imminent when scientists discover that the planet Mongo is about to crash into Earth. Luckily, heroic young Flash Gordon is on hand to lead an investigative mission into outer space and onto the speedily approaching planet. There, he and his best girl, Dale, who is along for the ride, learn that Ming, the devious ruler of Mongo, has purposely put the planet on a collision course with Earth, and only Flash can stop him.The Ghost of Frankenstein
5.8
Overview:
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.Broken Lance
6.4
Overview:
Cattle baron Matt Devereaux raids a copper smelter that is polluting his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son Joe takes responsibility for the raid and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets out he plans revenge.Marie Antoinette
6.6
Overview:
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.Hangmen Also Die!
6.935
Overview:
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.Acting
1978Western von gestern (2 Episodes) as Brad Dace / El Lobo
1966A Big Hand for the Little Lady as Barfly (uncredited)
1966Spaceship to the Unknown as Prince Barin (archive footage)
196436 Hours as Man Paying Respects (uncredited)
1959Der Mustergatte as Unknown
1959Alias Jesse James as Unknown
1958The Last Hurrah as Mourner Given Cigar at Wake (uncredited)
1958Behind Closed Doors (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Big Country as Party Guest - Oceans (uncredited)
1958The Rifleman (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1957Tombstone Territory (1 Episode) as Townsman (uncredited)
1957The Buster Keaton Story as Tough Guy (uncredited)
1956Hollywood or Bust as Western Actor
1955Buffalo Bill Jr. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954The Two Gun Teacher as Luke Barstow
1954Broken Lance as Man Outside Courtroom (uncredited)
1954Do Someone a Favor! as Irate Husband (uncredited)
1954The Long, Long Trailer as Bald Shopper in Bungalette Trailer (uncredited)
1954Annie Oakley (1 Episode) as George Todd
1953The Band Wagon as Stagehand (uncredited)
1953South Sea Woman as Bouncer at Krastner's (uncredited)
1953Dangerous When Wet as Egyptian Channel swimmer
1952Night Stage to Galveston as Patrol Headquarters Leader
1951Silver Canyon as Henchman Luke Anders
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951The Scarf as Barfly
1950The Gene Autry Show (1 Episode) as Tex, Beefy Camp Henchman
1950Rock Island Trail as Morrow's Henchman
1950Father of the Bride as Moving Man with Screen (uncredited)
1949The Lone Ranger (1 Episode) as Meeker
1949Hellfire as Unknown
1949Canadian Pacific as Railroad Worker (uncredited)
1949Rimfire as Karl Weber
1948Joan of Arc as Man on Boulevard (uncredited)
1948False Paradise as Miner-Henchman Buck
1948The Dead Don't Dream as Duke
1948Silent Conflict as Rancher #1
1947The Marauders as Smitty, hefty worker-henchman
1947Song of Scheherazade as Theater Attendant
1946North of the Border as Henchman Tiny (as Dick Alexander)
1946'Neath Canadian Skies as Pete Davis
1946Spook Busters as Ivan
1946Canyon Passage as Miner (uncredited)
1945Senorita from the West as Masseur (uncredited)
1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood as Eddie (uncredited)
1945Renegades of the Rio Grande as Henchman Pete Jackson (as Dick Alexander)
1945The House of Fear as Ralph King (uncredited)
1944Lost in a Harem as Executioner (uncredited)
1944Gunsmoke Mesa as Lear
1944Raiders of Ghost City as Henchman (uncredited)
1944Trigger Trail as Henchman Waco (as Dick Alexander)
1944Spook Town as Henchman
1944Boss of Boomtown as The Yuma Kid (as Dick Alexander)
1944Call of the South Seas as Bailey
1944Oklahoma Raiders as Henchman Duggan (as Dick Alexander)
1944Raiders of the Border as Steve Rollins - Henchman (as Dick Alexander)
1943The Chance of a Lifetime as Carpet Man (Uncredited)
1943Du Barry Was a Lady as Marching Rebel Behind King Louis
1943Don't Be a Sucker! as Unknown
1943Hangmen Also Die! as Slugger in Theater (uncredited)
1943King of the Cowboys as Joe the Prop Man
1942Lady in a Jam as Henpecked Husband at Auto Camp (uncredited)
1942In Old California as Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited)
1942Romance on the Range as Henchman
1942The Ghost of Frankenstein as Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
1941Paris Calling as German Guard (uncredited)
1941The Corsican Brothers as Castle Guard (Uncredited)
1941Double Trouble as Seaman
1941Sea Raiders as Jenkins
1941Badlands of Dakota as Coach Driver with Rifle
1941Man from Montana as Henchman Kohler (as Dick Alexander)
1941The Iron Claw as Henchman
1941Riders of Death Valley as Henchman Pete Grump
1941In the Navy as Big Bruiser (uncredited)
1941The Lady from Cheyenne as Henchman
1940The Great Dictator as Tomainian Prison Guard in 1918 (uncredited)
1940Rangers of Fortune as Water Thug
1940Wyoming as Gus - Henchman
1940Son of Roaring Dan as Big Taylor (as Dick Alexander)
1940Dark Command as Phil - Guerrilla Guarding Seton
1940Strange Cargo as Guard (uncredited)
1939Death Rides the Range as Big Nick Harden
1939Destry Rides Again as Cowboy (uncredited)
1939Tower of London as 2nd Gate Guard Greeting Tom Clink (uncredited)
1939The Kansas Terrors as Nico
1939Frontier Marshal as Curly Bill's Henchman
1939Captain Fury as Guard
1939Union Pacific as Card Player (uncredited)
1938Santa Fe Stampede as Henchman Joe Moffit
1938Mars Attacks the World as Prince Barin
1938Where the Buffalo Roam as Sellers
1938The Mysterious Rider as Big Tom Hudson
1938Marie Antoinette as Man with Pike (uncredited)
1938On the Great White Trail as Doc Howe
1938Tell Your Children as Pete Daley (uncredited)
1938Six Shootin' Sheriff as Bar X Rider Big Boy
1938Joy of Living as Angry Man in Revolving Door (Uncredited)
1938Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars as Prince Barin
1938Rocket Ship as Prince Barin
1938The Ship That Died as Crewman of Mary Celeste
1938Where the West Begins as Barnes
1937Zorro Rides Again as El Lobo
1937SOS Coast Guard as Thorg
1937Two-Fisted Sheriff as Henchman Bull
1937Mystery Range as Luke Bardos
1937The Feud of the Trail as Holcomb Brother
1937Outcast as Unknown
1936Wild Brian Kent as Phil Hansen - restaurant manager
1936The Public Pays as Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited)
1936Everyman's Law as Barber (as Dick Alexander)
1936Flash Gordon as Prince Barin
1936Silly Billies as John Little
1936Drift Fence as Henchman Seth Haverly
1936Dangerous Waters as Hays
1936Modern Times as Prison Cellmate
1936Roarin' Guns as 'Bull' Langdon
1935The Fighting Marines as Ivan
1935Riding Wild as Henchman Ed Barker (Jim in credits)
1935The Call of the Savage as Navigator (archive footage)
1935The Cowboy and the Bandit as Scarface
1935Born to Battle as Nate
1935Coyote Trails as Mack Larkin
1934Babes in Toyland as King's Guard (uncredited)
1934Cowboy Holiday as Deputy Walt Gregor (as Dick Alexander)
1934Fate's Fathead as Man Mountain McGinnis
1934Kentucky Kernels as Hank Wakefield
1934We Live Again as Warden
1934Cleopatra as General Philodemas
1934The Law of the Wild as Lewis R. Lou Salters [Ch. 1]
1934Them Thar Hills as Moonshiner
1934The Scarlet Empress as Unknown
1934George White's Scandals as Iceman
1934Sixteen Fathoms Deep as Martin - Burly Crewman
1933The Fighting Code as Sheriff Olson
1933Queen Christina as Peasant in Crowd (uncredited)
1933Below the Sea as Sailor
1932The Sign of the Cross as Viturius
1932Scarlet Dawn as Pyotyr (Uncredited)
1932Flaming Gold as Truck Driver in Cantina
1932Daring Danger as Bull Bagley
1932Heroes of the West as Frontiersman at Beginning of Each Episode
1932Two-Fisted Law as Henchman Zeke Yokum
1932Law and Order as Kurt Northrup
1932The Sunset Trail as Henchman One-Shot
1931The Law of the Tong as Davy Jones
1931A House Divided as Sailor (uncredited)
1931One Man Law as Sorenson
1931Suicide Fleet as Crew Member (uncredited)
1931The Hurricane Horseman as Bull Carter - Henchman
1931Shanghaied Love as Eric
1931Too Many Cooks as Undetermined Role
1931Young Donovan's Kid as Ben Murray
1931The Sunrise Trail as Henchman
1930See America Thirst as McGann's Henchman
1930Rough Waters as Little
1930All Quiet on the Western Front as Westhus
1930Redemption as Policeman
1930City Girl as Mac
1930The Lone Star Ranger as Henchman
1929Rio Rita as Gonzales
1929Tide of Empire as Gold Miner with Whip
1929The Sin Sister as Bob Newton - Trader
1928The Viking as Sigurd
1928The Docks of New York as Lou's Sweetheart (uncredited)
1928The Cameraman as The Big Sea Lion (uncredited)
1928The Mysterious Lady as General's Aide
1928Virgin Lips as Carta
1926Old Ironsides as Seaman (uncredited)