Acting
Addison Richards
EN, DE, AR, PT cinema · 258 credits
Born
20 October 1902
Died
22 March 1964 (aged 61)
Birthplace
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Also known as Addison Whitaker Richards Jr. · Addison Whittaker Richards, Jr.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Addison Whitaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared in more than three hundred films and television series between 1933 and his death.
Known for
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
For Those Who Think Young
as Dean Watkins
The Raiders
as Huntingdon Lawford
Saintly Sinners
as Monsignor
Operation Eichmann
as The Stranger
The Gambler Wore a Gun
as Doc Devlin
The Flight That Disappeared
as The Future-being Advocate
Frontier Uprising
as Cmdr. Kimball
Inherit the Wind
as Townsman (uncredited)
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Mr. Pulitzer
The Oregon Trail
as President James Polk (uncredited)
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Col. Ford
Gunsight Ridge
as Sheriff Tom Jones
Last of the Badmen
as Dillon
Crime Against Joe
as District Attorney Roy Kasden
When Gangland Strikes
as Mark Spurlock
The Broken Star
as Marshal Wayne Forrester
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as Charles Hanford
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Doc Jennings (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
as Fan Bearer
Walk the Proud Land
as Gov. Safford
Everything But the Truth
as Roger Connolly
Illegal
as Steve Harper
High Society
as Sam Cosgrove
Fort Yuma
as Gen. Crook
Confessions of a Nervous Man
as The Lawyer
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Capt. Weightman
Mighty Joe Young
as Attorney (uncredited)
Rustlers
as Frank Abbott
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Steve Richards
The Saxon Charm
as Abel Richman
Queen Esther
as Haman
Reaching from Heaven
as Max Bradley
If You Knew Susie
as Senator Making Speech (uncredited)
Lulu Belle
as Police Commissioner John Dixon
Call Northside 777
as State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
as Bank Manager (uncredited)
The Millerson Case
as Dr. Wickersham
Criminal Court
as District Attorney Gordon
Step by Step
as James Blackton
Dragonwyck
as Head Farmer (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Reverend Miller
Angel on My Shoulder
as Big Harry (uncredited)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Mr. Benedict
Don't Gamble with Strangers
as Police Chief Broderick
Strange Confession
as Dr. Williams
Bewitched
as John Ellis
Betrayal from the East
as Captain Bates, G-2
The Shanghai Cobra
as John Adams
Divorce
as Plummer
The Tiger Woman
as Mr. White
The Chicago Kid
as The Warden
The Master Key
as Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue
Bells of Rosarita
as Slim Phillips
Grissly's Millions
as Henry Adams
The Last Installment
as Warden
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as John Hamilton
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as Jackson Decker
Men in Her Diary
as Attorney Cavanagh
Danger Signal
as Police Inspector
Spellbound
as Police Captain (uncredited)
I'll Remember April
as Inspector Pat Malloy
Adventures of Rusty
as Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist
Leave Her to Heaven
as Bedford (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
as Police Commissioner James Mitchell
A Guy Named Joe
as Maj. Corbett
A Night of Adventure
as District Attorney Branson
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as Priest (uncredited)
Bordertown Trail
as Fontaine
The Mummy's Curse
as Maj. Pat Walsh
The Fighting Seabees
as Capt. Joyce
Raiders of Ghost City
as Colonel Sewell
Barbary Coast Gent
as Wade Gamelin
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Col. H.W. Ryder
Main Street Today
as Fred Baker
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Judge
Follow the Boys
as MacDermott (uncredited)
The Mad Ghoul
as Editor Gavigan
Mystery Broadcast
as Bill Burton
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as District Attorney
Where Are Your Children?
as Halstead
Smart Guy
as District Attorney Ben Carter
Wagon Wheels West
as Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)
Air Force
as Maj. Daniels
The Deerslayer
as Mr. Hutter
Crime Doctor
as Prison Warden
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
Headin' for God's Country
as District Commissioner
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge John Walton
Corvette K-225
as Cmdr. Rowland
Destroyer
as Ship Building Foreman
Swing Shift Maisie
as Chief Investigator (Uncredited)
Sealed Lips
as Chief Gary Benson
Flying Tigers
as R.T. Lindsay
Underground Agent
as George Martin
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Attorney Malcolm Kilgore
Friendly Enemies
as Inspector McCarthy
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Lester Younger
The Lady Has Plans
as Paul Baker
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Gus Jordan
Secret Enemies
as C.G. Travers
My Favorite Blonde
as Herbert Wilson
Secret Agent of Japan
as Remsen
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as District Attorney
Man With Two Lives
as Lt. Detective George Bradley
Top Sergeant
as Col. Gray
War Dogs
as William Freeman
Men of Texas
as Silas Hurlbert
Cowboy Serenade
as Asa Lock
Blue, White and Perfect
as Thomas
Mokey
as Judge
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Colonel
Pacific Rendezvous
as Gordon Trisby
Private Buckaroo
as Officer
For Me and My Gal
as France Doctor (uncredited)
The Big Street
as Dr. Mitchell (uncredited)
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Mayor Luke Keeler
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Miitary Academy Commandant
Forbidden Passage
as Frank J. Maxwell
Texas
as Matt Lashan
The Great Lie
as Mr. Talbot
Ball of Fire
as District Attorney
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Ferguson
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as George Benedict
Back in the Saddle
as Duke Winston
Badlands of Dakota
as Gen. George Custer
They Died with Their Boots On
as Adjutant (uncredited)
Men of Boys Town
as The Judge
Dive Bomber
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Design for Scandal
as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Western Union
as Captain Harlow
Her First Beau
as Dr. Tom Wood
Our Wife
as Middle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
I Wanted Wings
as Flight Surgeon
The Strawberry Blonde
as Official (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as George Benedict
Charlie Chan in Panama
as R.J. Godley
Flight Command
as Vice Admiral
The Man from Dakota
as Confederate Provost Marshal
Moon Over Burma
as Art Bryan
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Stanley Young
Cherokee Strip
as Ned Strawn
Arizona
as Capt. Hunter
Gangs of Chicago
as Evans
Edison, the Man
as Mr. Johnson
Wyoming
as Kincaid
My Little Chickadee
as Judge (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
as Lieutenant Crofton
Little Nellie Kelly
as Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
Pony Express Days
as Tipton Walton
Island of Doomed Men
as Jackson (#46) (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Sanford
South to Karanga
as Edmund Daniels
Girl from Havana
as Harrigan
Ski Patrol
as James Burton - Speaker
Whispering Enemies
as Red Barrett
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Streeter - President of Radex
They Made Her a Spy
as Senator Everett Brock
Slightly Honorable
as Inspector Melvyn Fromm
Inside Information
as Gerald Banford
They All Come Out
as Warden - Atlanta
Bad Lands
as Rayburn
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Ed Eberhart
Exile Express
as Chief G-Man Purnell
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Berquist
Tell No Tales
as Jim Hollis (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Ross
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Detective
Espionage Agent
as Bruce Corvall
Money to Loan
as District Attorney Norman Kennedy
Geronimo
as Frederick Allison
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Benedict
Mystery of the White Room
as Dr. Finley Morton
Off the Record
as Brand
The Man from Montreal
as Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
When Tomorrow Comes
as Refugee Leader at Bus (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Judge
Accidents Will Happen
as Blair Thurston
Strange Glory
as Senator
Prison Nurse
as Warden Benson
The Black Doll
as A.H. Mallison
Valley of the Giants
as Hewitt
Gateway
as Inspector
That Certain Age
as Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
as Inspector Bresnahan
Flight to Fame
as Colonel King
Smart Blonde
as Fitz Mularkay
God's Country and the Woman
as Gaskett
Dance Charlie Dance
as Gordon Fox
Romance of Louisiana
as James Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio
Ready, Willing and Able
as Edward McNeil
Draegerman Courage
as John McNally
Love Is on the Air
as E.E. Nichols
Her Husband's Secretary
as Steven Garron
The Singing Marine
as Mr. Fowler
Wine, Women and Horses
as Gambler
White Bondage
as Kip Gillis
Alcatraz Island
as Fred MacLane
Black Legion
as Prosecuting Attorney
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
The Barrier
as Runnion
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
as Narrator (voice)
The Walking Dead
as Prison Warden
Colleen
as Schuyler
Song of the Saddle
as Frank Wilson Sr.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Frank Locke
Public Enemy's Wife
as Warden Williams
Road Gang
as Parmenter
Sutter's Gold
as James Marshall
The Law in Her Hands
as William McGuire
Trailin' West
as Curley Thorne
Jailbreak
as Dan Varner
Man Hunt
as Mel Purdue
Ceiling Zero
as Fred Adams
Anthony Adverse
as Capt. Matanaza
The Petrified Forest
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots
as William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)
China Clipper
as Mr. B.C. Hill
Hot Money
as Forbes
Little Big Shot
as Hank Gibbs
Frisco Kid
as William Coleman
Sweet Music
as Mr. Thomas
Dinky
as District Attorney
The White Cockatoo
as David Lorn
Society Doctor
as Harrigan
A Dog of Flanders
as Herden
Alias Mary Dow
as Martin
Here Comes the Band
as Colonel Wallace
'G' Men
as Bruce J. Gregory
Freckles
as Jack Carter, as Butch
Eight Bells
as Tracey
A Dream Comes True
as Narrator
The Eagle's Brood
as Big Henry
Front Page Woman
as District Attorney
Home on the Range
as Beady
Such Women Are Dangerous
as Delange
Our Daily Bread
as Louie
A Lost Lady
as State Attorney (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Judge Markham
The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Brown
Gentlemen Are Born
as Martinson
Beyond the Law
as Morgan
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Lt. Spaulding
Babbitt
as District Attorney
Handy Andy
as McKechnie (uncredited)
Lone Cowboy
as Dobe Jones
Riot Squad
as Diamonds Jareck