Richard Ryder (August 20, 1942 – October 27, 1995) was an American actor from

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Career

Ryder starred in the film '' Abuse'' and appeared in '' Forever Young'', as well as the television movies ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story'' and '' When the Dark Man Calls''. He also played a

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deputy in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episodes "

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" and " Babel" and also guest starred in '' Dream On'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. With a live performance career that spanned thirty years, Richard appeared in Las Vegas at the Lido de Paris, sang with Juliette Prowse and was

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’s stage partner. Theater credits are many regional, off-Broadway, Broadway, and the national tour of ''

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'' alongside Dawn Wells of Gilligan's Island fame and

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Personal life

Ryder died in

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in 1995, of AIDS, aged 53.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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1942 births 1995 deaths Male actors from Rochester, New York American male film actors American male television actors AIDS-related deaths in California 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1940s-stub