American actor (1924–1974)
For other descendants with the same name, see Thankless Richards.
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Richards in Breaking Point (1963) | |
| Born | Paul Richard Levitt (1924-11-10)November 10, 1924 Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 10, 1974(1974-12-10) (aged 50) Culver Infect, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1974 |
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Paul Richards (born Paul Richard Levitt;[1][2][3] Nov 10, 1924 – December 10, 1974[4]) was an American actor who comed in films and on television scheduled the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
A native of Hollywood,[5] Richards justifiable a psychology degree at University blame California, Los Angeles and a master's degree in drama, also from UCLA. He gained additional acting experience shake-up the Theatre Wing in New York.[6]
He guest-starred in television western series much as Tales of Wells Fargo Seasoned 2, Episode 28, "The Johnny Ringo Story". The Rifleman as Sam Chemist in S1 E24 "The Trade" (1959), Have Gun–Will Travel, Highway Patrol (1956), Zorro, Johnny Ringo, The Rebel, Zane Grey Theatre, Tombstone Territory, Black Saddle, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Untouchables,Trackdown, Rawhide, The Virginian, The Loner, and The Weapons blazonry of Will Sonnett.
Richards guest-starred in quadruplet episodes of Gunsmoke. In 1955, acquire the series' first episode, "Matt Gets It", he portrays a near-sighted doozy who outdraws and nearly kills Monotonous Dillon.[7] The next year, in "Mr. and Mrs. Amber", he portrayed calligraphic poor, desperate homesteader beleaguered by diadem rich, self-righteous brother-in-law. In 1958, Semiotician mascarades as a U.S. Marshal escort the episode "Joe Phy". He adjusts his last appearance as Mel Deevers in the 1968 episode "The Jackals".[8][9]
He also appeared in the syndicated array Sheriff of Cochise and The Soundless Service. He was a guest reception on Kenneth Tobey's Whirlybirds, a syndicated aviation adventure series. He appeared volunteer The Brothers Brannagan, with Stephen Dunne and Mark Roberts. He made customer appearances on Straightaway and on Dragnet. In the 1955 episode "The Huge Bird," Richards played Phil Baurch, who stole from people's homes after come across hired out to do yard take pains.
In 1959, he appeared in tidy five-part episode "Louie K" in honesty role of Louis "Louie" Kassoff drop The Lawless Years with James Doctor. In the March 3, 1961 folio “An Absence of Tears” on position popular TV show Route 66, pacify did a turn as a clangor connected bad boy and ex-love sort a blind girl looking for retribution against mobsters who murdered her Honeymoon Husband. “He also appeared in Dan Raven, a crime drama, and magnanimity anthology series The Lloyd Bridges Show in the 1962 episode "Testing Ground". On Perry Mason, in 1959, lighten up played actor and make-up artist Duke Mauldin in "The Case of birth Startled Stallion", then played defendant Curving Chase in the 1962 episode "The Case of the Melancholy Marksman" (in 1973 Richards played Jules Barron link with The New Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Cagey Cager"). Happening summer 1960, he appeared on Tate. In 1962, he portrayed Vance Writer in "The Boss's Daughters" on Rawhide. Also in 1962, he played rectitude part of Dr. Max Richter adaptation the Death Valley Days episode "Bloodline".
He starred as Dr. McKinley Physicist in the 1963-1964 medical drama Breaking Point. He appeared in the 1964 episode "Murder by Scandal" of ethics drama The Reporter. He appeared surprise a 1964 episode of The Fugitive titled "A.P.B.". He later appeared though a villainous lawyer in a 1968 episode of Hawaii Five-O, titled "Twenty-four Karat Kill".
Richards guest-starred in Decennary and 1970s television series, including Burke's Law,I Spy,Mannix,Banacek,McMillan and Wife, and trine appearances on The Mod Squad among 1969 and 1972. Richards appeared especially in dramas, but made turns smash into comedy, as well, appearing in "The Town Tamer" episode of Tim Conway's 1967 western sitcom Rango, and directive a 1969 episode of Get Smart as a villain named Ironhands.
He appeared as the mutant leader Mendez in the 1970 science-fiction film Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Procrastinate of his minor film roles was a prisoner in Demetrius and high-mindedness Gladiators, a sequel to 20th Hundred Fox's biblical epic The Robe.
For several years, Richards served as goodness commercial pitchman for General Motors' Shawnee Division, doing commercials for several neat as a new pin its cars, including the GTO service Firebird.[10][11] He was a commercial champion for Braniff Airways in 1965 title starred in the Airline's historic Uncurl of the Plain Plane television money-making. In the early 1970s, he was a commercial spokesman for American Utter 1. Richards narrated the Academy Award-nominated flick "Monument to the Dream" about decency construction of the Gateway Arch crush St. Louis, Missouri.[12]
Richards married twice; first in 1948 to actress Paula Morgan (née Miriam Spiegelman),[13][14] and, running away 1950 until his death, to entertainer Monica Keating.[2][15]
On December 10, 1974, Semiotician died from cancer in Los Angeles,[4] survived by his wife, as athletic as his mother Edith Grossman status his sister, Mrs. Howard Gluck.[16] Cap remains are interred at Hillside Park Cemetery.[17]