Richard Karlan (April 24, 1919 – September 10, 2004) was an American actor. He appeared in the films ''
Snow Dog
''Snow Dog'' is a 1950 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Elena Verdugo and Rick Vallin. It was the third of a series of ten films featuring Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225.
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'', ''
Union Station
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'', ''
Between Midnight and Dawn'', ''
The Lemon Drop Kid
''The Lemon Drop Kid'' is a 1951 American comedy film based on the short story of the same name by Damon Runyon, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. Although Sidney Lanfield is credited as the director, Frank Tashlin reportedly was hired, u ...
'', ''
Love Is Better Than Ever
''Love Is Better Than Ever'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen from a screenplay by Ruth Brooks Flippen, starring Larry Parks and Elizabeth Taylor. The plot concerns a small-town girl who falls in love with a big-c ...
'', ''
The Racket'', ''
Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie'', ''
Tangier Incident'', ''
Blowing Wild
''Blowing Wild'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Hugo Fregonese starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, and Anthony Quinn. It was written by Philip Yordan. The story revolves around a love triangle set in the oilfields of an unnamed So ...
'', ''
All the Brothers Were Valiant'', ''
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
''Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl'' is a 1954 American adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Anthony Dexter, Eva Gabor, and Alan Hale Jr. It was distributed by United Artists. A woman who disguises herself as a slave girl in order ...
'', ''
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
''Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy'' is a 1955 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. It is the 28th and final Abbott and Costello film produced by Universal-International. ...
'', ''
The Steel Jungle
''The Steel Jungle'' is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Walter Doniger and starring Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland, and Walter Abel. The film was directed and written by Walter Doniger. Produced independently, the film was distri ...
'', ''
Accused of Murder
''Accused of Murder'' is a 1956 American Trucolor film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane and starring David Brian, Vera Ralston and Sidney Blackmer.
Plot
Nightclub singer Ilona Vance is accused of murder because she was the last perso ...
'', ''
Hollywood or Bust'', ''
Rock All Night
''Rock All Night'' is a 1957 crime drama film produced and directed by Roger Corman. Distributed by American International Pictures, it is based on a 25-minute television episode of '' The Jane Wyman Show'' from 1955 called "The Little Guy." It s ...
'', ''
The Crooked Circle'', ''
The Man Who Died Twice'', ''
Inside the Mafia
''Inside the Mafia'' is a 1959 film noir crime film based on a true incident. It was based on the Albert Anastasia murder and subsequent Apalachin Meeting.
Plot
The gangster Augie Martello is riddled with bullets in an assassination attempt orga ...
'' and ''
Star!'', among others.
He died of
pneumonia
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on September 10, 2004, in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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at age 85.
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1919 births
2004 deaths
20th-century American male actors
American male film actors
Deaths from pneumonia in California