Richard T. Rush (born 1884) was an Australian-born American character actor of the silent and

sound film A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed before ...

eras. During his 28-year career, he would appear in between 160 and 300 films (depending on the source). The large majority of his parts were smaller roles, although he would occasionally be cast in a smaller featured role. His first part was in the silent 1920 film, ''Three Gold Coins'', starring

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

. His final appearance would be in 1948's ''

Devil's Cargo ''Devil's Cargo'' is a 1948 American mystery film directed by John F. Link Sr. It was the fourteenth of the sixteen Falcon films produced in the 1940s, and the first of the three featuring the magician and actor John Calvert. The film was r ...

'', part of " The Falcon" film series.

Selected filmography

* '' 3 Gold Coins'' (1920) * ''

The Village Sleuth ''The Village Sleuth'' is a 1920 American silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush, Donald MacDonald, George Hernandez, and Betty Scha ...

'' (1920) * '' Perils of the Rail'' (1925) * ''

The Benson Murder Case ''The Benson Murder Case'' is the first novel in the Philo Vance series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine, which became a best-seller. Plot outline New York dilettante Philo Vance decides to assist the police in investigating the death of an ...

'' (1930) * ''

What Price Hollywood? ''What Price Hollywood?'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Constance Bennett with Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Gene Fowler, Rowland Brown, Jane Murfin and Ben Markson is based on a story by Adela ...

'' (1932) * ''

Forbidden Trail ''Forbidden Trail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Weeks and George Cooper.Pitts p.112 Cast * Buck Jones as Tom Devlin * Barbara Weeks as Mary Middleton * George Cooper ...

'' (1932) * ''

Alimony Madness ''Alimony Madness'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Helen Chandler, Leon Ames, and Edward Earle.Pitts p. 329 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola. Plot A man's greed ...

'' (1933) * '' The Last Round-Up'' (1934) * '' Men of the Night'' (1934) * '' Beyond the Law'' (1934) * ''

The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...

'' (1935) * ''

Trails End ''Trails End'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune and Kay Morley.Pitts p.364 Cast * Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack * Max Terhune as Alibi * Kay Morley as Laurie Stuart ...

'' (1935) * ''

After the Thin Man ''After the Thin Man'' is a 1936 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and James Stewart. A sequel to the 1934 feature ''The Thin Man'', the film presents Powell and Loy as Dashiel ...

'' (1936) * '' Million Dollar Haul'' (1935)

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* American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors American male film actors 1884 births Year of death missing Austro-Hungarian emigrants to the United States {{US-film-actor-1880s-stub