Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and

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Early years

Carlyle was born in St. Catharines,

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. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art Institute of Chicago.

Career

Carlyle's early work on stage came with the troupe at the

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and in stock theatre in Springfield, Illinois. On television, Carlyle co-starred in "The Long Walk", the May 30, 1950, episode of ''

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''. In 1951, Carlyle starred as Jack Casey in the television version of ''

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'' on

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. He had a prolific career beginning in the 1950s appearing in a variety of theatre productions and as a character actor on numerous television series. He played Rezin Bowie in ''

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'' (1952) and Commander Don Adams in the

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-nominated war drama ''

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'' (1959) starring

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. He also had a long tenure with

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. In the original '' Star Trek'' series he played Lt. Karl Jaeger in "

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" (1967).

Death

On November 15, 2009, Carlyle died in

Filmography

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