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Richard Aherne (born Vincent Richard Ahern; 19 March 1911 – 8 June 2002) was an Irish actor.
He is sometimes credited as Richard Nugent.
He was born in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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, the son of William Ahern and Mary Brophy Ahern of Ross,
County Meath
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. He died in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, United States, aged 91.
Selected filmography
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The Purple V'' (1943) – British Radio Operator in Africa (uncredited)
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'' (1943) – Capt. Jason Halliday
* ''
The Story of Dr. Wassell
''The Story of Dr. Wassell'' is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by ...
'' (1944) – British Convoy Commander (uncredited) (unbilled)
* ''
The Pearl of Death
''The Pearl of Death'' is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the ...
'' (1944) – Bates
* ''
The Master Race'' (1944) – Sergeant O'Farrell
* ''
Of Human Bondage
''Of Human Bondage'' is a 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The novel is generally agreed to be Maugham's masterpiece and to be strongly autobiographical in nature, although he stated, "This is a novel, not an autobiography; though much in i ...
'' (1946) – Emil Miller
* ''My Hands Are Clay'' (1948) – Sean Regan
* ''
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
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* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
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'' (1949) – Vicente Yañez Pinzon
* ''
D-Day the Sixth of June
''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a DeLuxe Color 1956 CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the 1955 novel, ...
'' (1956) – Grainger, Associated Press Correspondent (uncredited)
* ''
Pardners
''Pardners'' is a 1956 American comedy western film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It was released on July 25, 1956 by Paramount Pictures.
A western spoof directed by Norman Taurog, this was the penultimate film of the 16 screen c ...
'' (1956) – Chauffeur
* ''
Around the World in Eighty Days
''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...
'' (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''
The Buster Keaton Story
''The Buster Keaton Story'' is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney Sheldon and written by Sidney Sheldon and Robert Smith, following the life of Buster Keaton. The film stars Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Pet ...
'' (1957) – Franklin
* ''
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'' (1987) – The Real Nathan White (final film role)
References
External links
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1911 births
2002 deaths
Male actors from Dublin (city)
Irish male film actors
Irish male television actors
20th-century Irish male actors
Irish expatriate male actors in the United States
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