Acting
Dick Wessel
EN cinema · 142 credits
Born
20 April 1913
Died
20 April 1965 (aged 52)
Birthplace
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as Dick Wassel · Richard M. Wessel · Richard Wessel · Dick Wessell · Richard Wessell · Richard Michael Wessel
Known for
Filmography
The Ugly Dachshund
as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store?
as Traffic Cop
Wives and Lovers
as Mr. Liberti
All in a Night's Work
as Janitor (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)
The Gazebo
as Louis
Around the World in 80 Days
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town
as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
Fling in the Ring
as Chopper Kane
G.I. Dood It
as Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
Rebel Without a Cause
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
Bowery to Bagdad
as Henchman Gus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Let's Do It Again
as Ajax Moving Man
Champ for a Day
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun
Rancho Notorious
as Deputy (uncredited)
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Dutchman
The WAC from Walla Walla
as Sgt. Malone
Love Is Better Than Ever
as Smittie
Young Man with Ideas
as Eddie Tasling
The Scarf
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy
Gasoline Alley
as Pudge
Flying Leathernecks
as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Pudge McKay
The Texas Rangers
as Arkansas (uncredited)
An American in Paris
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)
Her First Romance
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
as Concessionaire
Reunion in Reno
as Taxi Driver
Strangers on a Train
as Bill (uncredited)
M
as Policeman Ticketing Jaywalker (uncredited)
Beware of Blondie
as Mailman
Blondie's Hero
as Mailman (uncredited)
Watch the Birdie
as Man Who Undresses
Punchy Cowpunchers
as Sgt. Mullins
Harvey
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story
as Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
Dizzy Yardbird
as Sergeant Flint
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as Harry (uncredited)
On the Town
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
Tulsa
as Joker (uncredited)
Slattery's Hurricane
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
as Bailey
Thieves' Highway
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Green Promise
as Mr. Clairborne
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as Mailman (uncredited)
Pitfall
as Desk Sergeant
Billie Gets Her Man
as Mr. McGonagle
The Fuller Brush Man
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Flat Feat
as Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
Unknown Island
as Sanderson, 1st Mate
Hollow Triumph
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
High Wall
as Jim Hale (uncredited)
13 Rue Madeleine
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
Wife Tames Wolf
1947
Wife Tames Wolf
as Male Character
Fright Night
as Chopper Kane
Merton of the Movies
as Chick
It Happened in Brooklyn
as Policeman
Do or Diet
as Old Boyfriend
California
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Pardon My Terror
as Luke
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Harry 'Cueball' Lake
Slappily Married
as Eddie--Honey's Fiance
In Old Sacramento
as Oscar
Blonde Alibi
as Detective (Uncredited)
Young Widow
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
Black Angel
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as Detective (uncredited)
Silver Spurs
as Buck Walters
Three Hearts for Julia
as Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys
as Hershel
False Faces
as Detective Mallory
Action in the North Atlantic
as Cherub Joe (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy
as Ship Cargo Seaman (uncredited)
The Traitor Within
as Henchman Otis
Friendly Enemies
as Delivery man
X Marks the Spot
as Dizzy
Gentleman Jim
as Referee (uncredited)
Romance on the Range
as Jailer-Deputy
Sunset Serenade
as Antlers Bartender
About Face
as Bartender Charlie
Fall In
as Army Barber
Joe Smith, American
as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Manpower
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Desert Bandit
as Henchman Hawk
The Great Train Robbery
as Gorman
Red River Valley
as Lumber Deliverer
They Died with Their Boots On
as Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
as Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky
as Mike (uncredited)
Dangerous Lady
as Officer Donahue
The Strawberry Blonde
as Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
The Border Legion
as Oscar "Red" McGooney
Brother Orchid
as Buffalo Burns
Flowing Gold
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia
as Backwoodsman
Flight Command
as Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess
as Henchman Willie
So You Won't Talk?
as Dopey
The Cowboy Quarterback
as Football player
An Hour for Lunch
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
They All Come Out
as Moxie (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Collucci
Blackwell's Island
as Convict (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Customer (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
Missing Daughters
as Brick McGirk
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Cop #2 (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
Racket Busters
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
Over the Wall
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
A Slight Case of Murder
as Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)
San Quentin
as Trusty (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
as German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Border Cafe
as Jaillbird (uncredited)
White Bondage
as Beans Clerk
The Game That Kills
as 'Leapfrog' Soule
Round-Up Time in Texas
as Henchman Craig Johnson
Half Shot Shooters
as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
Fury
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
as College Boy in Car (uncredited)
In Spite of Danger
as Monk Grady