Richard Young (born December 17, 1955) is an American

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and

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. Active from the early 1970s, he gained prominence starring in the opening sequence of ''

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'' (1989). Other feature films appearances include: '' The Ice Pirates'' (1984), '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1989).

Early life

Born in Kissimmee, Florida in 1955, Young grew up in a conservative environment on military bases. At twelve years old, his father bought him a

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and taught him lighting basics which helped him become the main photographer for his high school's newspaper. At age 18, he worked as a longshoreman in Alaska before attending the

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on a pre-dentistry program for two years. While at University he worked as a free-lance photographer for extra money until he quit pre-dentistry to head for California to try to make it as a cameraman.

Career

In the early 1970s, Young found work with

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as crew for

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, however, the failure of an actor to appear resulted in Young starring in '' Night Call Nurses''. While acting, he received offers to guest star on prime-time television and joined

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theatre group. Young found a variety of work from both film and television including appearing in ''

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'' with William Katt and

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, '' Flamingo Road'' with

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, '' Knight Rider'' and the ''

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'' episode 'Love Thy Neighbor'. In 1979, Young and John Chesko, along with Brenda Venus, filmed American novelist

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, resulting in the film ''Dinner with Henry Miller''. A short thirty minute cut was released by Brenda Venus in 1984, however, over 2 hours of footage exist that is owned and being produced by Young who has yet to formally release the finished film, one of Miller's final film appearances. By the mid to late 1980s, Young had established himself as both a leading actor in television and film, appearing in ''Final Mission'' (1984). It was when Young met

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on the set of ''

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'' whilst filming "Alamo Jobe" that the seed of Young playing the inspiration for Indiana Jones was formed in Spielberg's mind. In 1989, he was cast as 'Garth' or 'Fedora' in ''

''. However, despite appearing in lead roles he became disillusioned with the industry in 1995 and left to pursue his photography career.

Bosnian War

In the mid 1990s, Young was hired as cameraman for a documentary about a young woman who had come from the

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to make a new life in the US. During the filming, the crew found out that the family had gone missing in

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- so Young, the crew and the young woman went to the war zone to find the surviving members of her family.

Personal life

, Young resides in the Pacific Northwest in Seattle, Washington and is the owner of Silverwing Images where he creates fine art photography.

Filmography

* 1971 '' Room 222'' (TV) as Augie Cerutti * 1971 ''

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'' (TV) as Mason Carter * 1971 '' The Reluctant Heroes'' (TV) as Private Golden * 1972 '' Ironside'' (TV) as Steve Winters * 1972 '' Night Call Nurses'' as Kyle Toby * 1972 ''

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'' as Horst * 1973 ''

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'' as Doctor * 1973 ''

'' (TV) as Verne * 1974 ''

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'' (TV) * 1974 ''Inferno in Paradise'' as Clay Martin * 1975 '' Let's Do It Again'' as Biggie's Crony #3 * 1976 ''Cry Your Purple Heart Out'' as Frank * 1976 ''

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'' (TV) as Dr. Kemp * 1976 ''

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'' (TV) as Craig Webster * 1976 ''Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free'' (TV) as Luke Mintore * 1977 ''Cherry Hill High'' as Vintner * 1977 ''

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'' (TV) as Charles Warner * 1977 ''

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'' (TV) as Larry Castle * 1979 ''

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'' (TV) as Lieutenant Hayes * 1979 ''Swim Team'' as Johnny * 1979 ''

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'' as Terry * 1981 '' High Risk'' as Mike, The Pilot * 1981 '' Splendor in the Grass'' as Brian Stacey * 1981 '' Flamingo Road'' as Steve * 1982 '' Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'' (TV) as Deerwell * 1982 ''

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'' (TV) as Mr. Hannibal * 1983 '' Knight Rider'' (TV) as Sonny Prince * 1983 ''

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'' (TV) as Earl Mack * 1984 ''

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'' as Jeff Freund * 1984 ''

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'' as Roger Pauley * 1984 '' The Ice Pirates'' as Debs * 1984 ''Final Mission'' as Sergeant Deacon * 1984 ''

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'' (TV) as Jesse * 1985 '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' as Dr. Matthew Letter * 1985 ''

'' (TV) as

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* 1985 ''

'' (TV) as Frank * 1986 ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'' as Frank Manley * 1986 ''Assassin'' as Robert Golem * 1987 ''Blue Heart'' * 1988 ''Saigon Commandos'' as Sergeant Mark Stryker * 1988 ''

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'' as Ralph's Cellmate * 1988 ''Pancho Barnes'' (TV) * 1988 ''

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'' (TV) as Buddy * 1989 ''

'' as Man With Fedora * 1989 ''

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'' as Chadwick * 1989 ''

'' as Detective Danny Scalise * 1990 ''Fatal Skies'' (TV) as Deputy Derwood * 1991 '' Eye of the Widow'' as Malko Linge * 1994 ''

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'' (TV) as Nick Halsey * 1996 ''Special Report: Journey to Mars'' (TV) as Astronaut Charles Downing * 2000 ''Cleo Bachelor of the Year'' (TV) as Himself, Contestant

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Richard American male film actors American male soap opera actors American male television actors Male actors from Florida Living people People from Kissimmee, Florida 1955 births