Richard Davies (1915–1994) was an American actor.
Davies was born in
Provo, Utah
Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU).
Provo lies between the ...
. His first films date from 1941, and he was active through the early 1960s, ranging from lead roles to small bit and character parts.
Filmography
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San Antonio Rose
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'' (1941) - Eddie
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Unfinished Business'' (1941) - Richard
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Road Agent'' (1941) - Tom Martin
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Don't Get Personal'' (1942) - John Stowe
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The Mad Doctor of Market Street
''The Mad Doctor of Market Street'' is a 1942 American horror film produced by Universal Pictures starring Lionel Atwill. The film was a low-budget project that utilized the studio's contract players and gave rising director Joseph H. Lewis an ...
'' (1942) - Jim
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Gang Busters
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Histo ...
'' (1942, serial) - Happy Haskins
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Private Buckaroo
''Private Buckaroo'' is a 1942 American comedy-musical film directed by Edward F. Cline starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, and Jennifer Holt. The film tells the story of army recruits following b ...
'' (1942) - Lt. Howard Mason
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Top Sergeant'' (1942) - Phil
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Eagle Squadron
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Wit ...
'' (1942) - White, RAF pilot
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Give Out, Sisters
''Give Out, Sisters'' is a 1942 American film starring The Andrews Sisters. The film co-stars Dan Dailey and the teenage couple of the time, Donald O'Connor and Peggy Ryan. Dailey and O'Connor went on to be in the 1954 film '' There's No Busin ...
'' (1942) - Kendall
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Strictly in the Groove'' (1942) - Bob Saunders
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Behind the Eight Ball'' (1942) - Clay Martin
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
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'' (1942) - Lt. Tommy Bridges
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' (1943) - Reporter (uncredited) (unbilled)
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Hi'ya, Chum
''Hi'ya, Chum'' is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Jane Frazee and the Ritz Brothers.
Cast
* Ritz Brothers - Merry Madcaps
* Jane Frazee - Sunny Lee
* Robert Paige - Tommy Craig
* June Clyde - Madge Tracy
* Paul Hurst
Paul M ...
'' (1943) - Worker (uncredited) (unbilled)
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The Sky's the Limit'' (1943) - Richard Merlin (uncredited) (unbilled)
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The Falcon in Danger
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'' (1943) - Kenneth Gibson
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The Seventh Victim
''The Seventh Victim'' is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont. Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton f ...
'' (1943) - Detective (uncredited) (unbilled)
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The Iron Major
''The Iron Major'' is a 1943 American biographical film about the famed college football coach and World War I hero, Frank Cavanaugh. Directed by Ray Enright, the screenplay was written by Aben Kandel and Warren Duff, based on Florence E. Cavana ...
'' (1943) - Chuck (uncredited) (unbilled)
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Christmas Holiday
''Christmas Holiday'' is a 1944 American film noir crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Deanna Durbin and Gene Kelly. Based on the 1939 novel of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham, the film is about a woman who marries a South ...
'' (1944) - Lieutenant (uncredited) (unbilled)
* ''
Marine Raiders
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'' (1944) - Instructor (uncredited) (unbilled)
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Step Lively'' (1944) - Minor Role (uncredited) (unbilled)
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Swingin' on a Rainbow'' (1945) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Arson, Inc.
''Arson, Inc.'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by William Berke. It is also known as ''Firebug Squad'' and ''Three Alarm Fire''.
Plot
Joe Martin is a fire fighter in Los Angeles who is assigned by his department chief to the Arson Detai ...
'' (1949) - Junior Peyson
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The Party Crashers
''The Party Crashers'' is a 1958 American drama film directed by Bernard Girard and written by Bernard Girard and Dan Lundberg. The film stars Mark Damon, Bobby Driscoll (in his last feature film role), Connie Stevens, Frances Farmer (in her las ...
'' (1958) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Cimarron'' (1960) - Mr. Hodges (uncredited)
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The Couch'' (1960) - Doctor (uncredited)
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Married Too Young
Married Too Young is an American film released in 1962. It was directed by George Moskov
George G. Moskov, last name sometimes spelled Moscov, (1893–1970), was a unit production manager, production manager, producer, director, and writer of fil ...
'' (1961) - Judge
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Wall of Noise
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* Walls in buildings that form a fundamental part of the super ...
'' (1963) - Paddock Judge (uncredited)
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Kisses for My President
''Kisses for My President'' is a 1964 comedy film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Fred MacMurray and Polly Bergen. Leslie McCloud (Bergen) makes history when she is elected the first female president of the United States. However, her h ...
'' (1964) - Captain (uncredited) (final film role)
References
External links
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1915 births
1994 deaths
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors
People from Provo, Utah
Male actors from Utah
Place of death missing