Rex Clive Richards (4 February 1934 – 6 March 1989) was a Welsh international
rugby union player. He gained his only cap against France at Cardiff on 24 March 1956,
Wales winning 5–3. He played for
Cross Keys RFC until 1955 before heading to
Hollywood
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to try to make his fortune as an actor.
He had a number of roles, including the King of Wongo in ''
Wild Women of Wongo
''The Wild Women of Wongo'' is a 1958 American adventure film directed by James L. Wolcott and starring Jean Hawkshaw, Mary Ann Webb, Cande Gerrard, and Adrienne Bourbeau. It features low budget, stereotypical portrayals of fictional tropical is ...
'' in 1958. In 2008, the film was given a special screening in
Cross Keys Cross Keys or Crosskeys may refer to:
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* Crosskeys, Wales
** Crosskeys railway station
** Crosskeys College, a campus of Coleg Gwent
* Crosskeys Bridge, a swing bridge in Lincolnshire, England
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, where Richards had spent his playing career; it was the first time the film had been shown in the town.
Richards narrowly missed out on at least one role that would have made him internationally famous. He auditioned to play
Tarzan and out of 1,000 people he got down to the final two, just missing out to
Gordon Scott.
The incredible story of Wales' Tarzan
Walesonline.co.uk 9 August 2009
His nephew Julian Richards is a film director.
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1934 births
1989 deaths
20th-century Welsh male actors
Cross Keys RFC players
Monmouthshire County RFC players
Rugby union players from Newport, Wales
Rugby union props
Wales international rugby union players
Welsh male film actors
Welsh rugby union players
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