Acting
Richard Talmadge
EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
3 December 1892
Died
25 January 1981 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
Also known as Sylvester Alphonse Metz · Sylvester Metzetti · Ricardo Metzetti · Sylvester Ricardo Metzetti · Ричард Толмедж
From Wikipedia Richard Talmadge (Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Camburg, Germany, December 3, 1892 – January 25, 1981) was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire (1935) When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910, he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks, before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure series. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928), film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack. He never got rid of his German accent, so with the advent of the talkies, he started working behind the cameras - as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale. He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale.
Known for
Filmography
The Poor Millionaire
The Poor Millionaire
as Sidney Thomas/Putt Magee
Casino Royale
Second Unit Director
Hawaii
Second Unit Director
After the Fox
Second Unit Director
What's New Pussycat?
Second Unit Director
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Second Unit Director
Circus World
Second Unit Director
How the West Was Won
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Flaming Star
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Project Moon Base
Director
Border Outlaws
Director
Black Eagle
as Mort
Detour to Danger
Director
Jeep-Herders
Producer, Director, Story
Redhead from Manhattan
as Fisherman
Lucky Legs
as Sam
The Real Glory
Co-Director
Beau Geste
Second Unit Director
The Duke of West Point
Second Unit Director
The Speed Reporter
as Dick Lawrence
Step on It
as Larry Evans
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Stunts, Assistant Director
The Live Wire
as 2nd Mate Dick Nelson
Now or Never
as Dick Rainey / Norman Gray
Never Too Late
as Det. Dick Manning
The Fighting Pilot
as Hal Foster
Pirate Treasure
as Dick Moreland, Stunts
On Your Guard
as The Frisco Kid
Get That Girl
as Dick Bartlett, Producer
Speed Madness
as Bob Stuart
Yankee Don
1931
Yankee Don
as Dick Carsey
The Cavalier
as El Caballero
The Gaucho
Stunt Coordinator
The Blue Streak
as Richard Manley, Producer
The Better Man
as Lord Hugh Wainwright
The Night Patrol
as Tom Collins, Producer
The Broadway Gallant
as Monty Barnes, Producer
The Prince of Pep
as Dr. James Leland
The Isle of Hope
as Robert MacKay, Producer, Stunt Coordinator
The Fighting Demon
as John Drake
Tearing Through
as Richard Jones
Youth and Adventure
as Reggie Dillingham, Producer
In Fast Company
as Perry Whitman Jr.
On Time
as Harry Willis
Laughing at Danger
as Alan Remington
American Manners
as Roy Thomas, Producer
Speed King
as Jimmy Martin / King Charles
Let's Go
as Barry Macklin, Producer
Danger Ahead
as Bruce Randall
Thru the Flames
as Dan Merrill
Watch Him Step
as Dick Underwood
The Nut
Stunts