Biography
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.
Acted in 308
1960s
- 1964
- 1963
The Raiders
Huntingdon Lawford
- 1962
Saintly Sinners
Monsignor
- 1961
The Flight That Disappeared
The Future-being Advocate
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Doc Devlin
Operation Eichmann
The Stranger
Gunslinger
John Pearson · 1 episode
Frontier Uprising
Cmdr. Kimball
Miami Undercover
TV
- 1960
Guestward, Ho!
TV
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Harris
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
Around the World with Nellie Bly
Mr. Pulitzer
1950s
- 1959
The Oregon Trail
President James Polk (uncredited)
Bufakkar filli nassini
Sound
- 1958
Man with a Camera
TV
Cimarron City
Martin Kingsley · 26 episodes
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Col. Ford
- 1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Consul (uncredited) · 1 episode
The Deerslayer
Movie
Gunsight Ridge
Sheriff Tom Jones
Last of the Badmen
Dillon
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Jamieson
- 1956
Everything But the Truth
Roger Connolly
Hey, Jeannie!
Judge Larkin · 1 episode
Walk the Proud Land
Gov. Safford
The Fastest Gun Alive
Doc Jennings (uncredited)
The Broken Star
Marshal Wayne Forrester
Crime Against Joe
District Attorney Roy Kasden
When Gangland Strikes
Mark Spurlock
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Charles Hanford
- 1955
High Society
Sam Cosgrove
- 1954
- 1953
Confessions of a Nervous Man
The Lawyer
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Jesse Childs, Pete Hunter · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Mighty Joe Young
Attorney (uncredited)
Rustlers
Frank Abbott
Henry, the Rainmaker
Steve Richards
- 1948
The Saxon Charm
Abel Richman
If You Knew Susie
Senator Making Speech (uncredited)
Queen Esther
Haman
- 1947
The Millerson Case
Dr. Wickersham
- 1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
Mr. Benedict
Criminal Court
District Attorney Gordon
Step by Step
James Blackton
Don't Gamble with Strangers
Police Chief Broderick
The Hoodlum Saint
Reverend Miller
- 1945
Black Market Babies
Movie
Danger Signal
Police Inspector
The Tiger Woman
Mr. White
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Jackson Decker
Strange Confession
Dr. Williams
Come Out Fighting
Police Commissioner James Mitchell
Men in Her Diary
Attorney Cavanagh
Adventures of Rusty
Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist
Divorce
Plummer
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
John Hamilton
Lady on a Train
Movie
Bewitched
John Ellis
The Chicago Kid
The Warden
Bells of Rosarita
Slim Phillips
The Last Installment
Warden
Betrayal from the East
Captain Bates, G-2
The Master Key
Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue
I'll Remember April
Inspector Pat Malloy
Grissly's Millions
Henry Adams
- 1944
The Mummy's Curse
Maj. Pat Walsh
Barbary Coast Gent
Wade Gamelin
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Col. H.W. Ryder
Bordertown Trail
Fontaine
Raiders of Ghost City
Colonel Sewell
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Priest (uncredited)
A Night of Adventure
District Attorney Branson
Moon Over Las Vegas
Judge
Main Street Today
Fred Baker
A Guy Named Joe
Maj. Corbett
The Fighting Seabees
Capt. Joyce
- 1943
Smart Guy
District Attorney Ben Carter
Where Are Your Children?
Halstead
Mystery Broadcast
Bill Burton
The Deerslayer
Mr. Hutter
The Mad Ghoul
Editor Gavigan
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
District Attorney
Wagon Wheels West
Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)
Swing Shift Maisie
Chief Investigator (Uncredited)
Corvette K-225
Cmdr. Rowland
Oklahoma Outlaws
Judge John Walton
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
Headin' for God's Country
District Commissioner
Destroyer
Ship Building Foreman
Crime Doctor
Prison Warden
Air Force
Maj. Daniels
- 1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Gus Jordan
Underground Agent
George Martin
Secrets of a Co-Ed
District Attorney
For Me and My Gal
France Doctor (uncredited)
Secret Enemies
C.G. Travers
The Big Street
Dr. Mitchell (uncredited)
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
Colonel
Men of Texas
Silas Hurlbert
Friendly Enemies
Inspector McCarthy
Top Sergeant
Col. Gray
Pacific Rendezvous
Gordon Trisby
Secret Agent of Japan
Remsen
My Favorite Blonde
Herbert Wilson
Mokey
Judge
Man With Two Lives
Lt. Detective George Bradley
Cowboy Serenade
Asa Lock
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Lester Younger
The Lady Has Plans
Paul Baker
Blue, White and Perfect
Thomas
- 1941
Design for Scandal
Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
Surgeon (uncredited)
Her First Beau
Dr. Tom Wood
Sheriff of Tombstone
Mayor Luke Keeler
Mutiny in the Arctic
Ferguson
Men of Boys Town
The Judge
The Great Lie
Mr. Talbot
I Wanted Wings
Flight Surgeon
Back in the Saddle
Duke Winston
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
George Benedict
Forbidden Passage
Frank J. Maxwell
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Miitary Academy Commandant
- 1940
Flight Command
Vice Admiral
Little Nellie Kelly
Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
Cherokee Strip
Ned Strawn
Wyoming
Kincaid
Public Deb No. 1
Sanford
Girl from Havana
Harrigan
South to Karanga
Edmund Daniels
Moon Over Burma
Art Bryan
Pony Express Days
Tipton Walton
Island of Doomed Men
Jackson (#46) (uncredited)
Gangs of Chicago
Evans
Edison, the Man
Mr. Johnson
Ski Patrol
James Burton - Speaker
Charlie Chan in Panama
R.J. Godley
The Man from Dakota
Confederate Provost Marshal
My Little Chickadee
Judge (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Stanley Young
1930s
- 1939
Slightly Honorable
Inspector Melvyn Fromm
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Streeter - President of Radex
The Man from Montreal
Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
Geronimo
Frederick Allison
Espionage Agent
Bruce Corvall
Thunder Afloat
Admiral Ross
Bad Lands
Rayburn
When Tomorrow Comes
Refugee Leader at Bus (uncredited)
They All Come Out
Warden - Atlanta
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Mr. Benedict
Tell No Tales
Jim Hollis (uncredited)
Inside Information
Gerald Banford
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Detective
Exile Express
Chief G-Man Purnell
They Made Her a Spy
Senator Everett Brock
Whispering Enemies
Red Barrett
Mystery of the White Room
Dr. Finley Morton
Money to Loan
District Attorney Norman Kennedy
Twelve Crowded Hours
Berquist
Off the Record
Brand
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Ed Eberhart
- 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flight to Fame
Colonel King
That Certain Age
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Valley of the Giants
Hewitt
Gateway
Inspector
Strange Glory
Senator
The Devil's Party
Inspector Bresnahan
Accidents Will Happen
Blair Thurston
Prison Nurse
Warden Benson
The Black Doll
A.H. Mallison
- 1937
Alcatraz Island
Fred MacLane
Love Is on the Air
E.E. Nichols
Wine, Women and Horses
Gambler
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Second Doctor (uncredited)
White Bondage
Kip Gillis
Romance of Louisiana
James Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio
Dance Charlie Dance
Gordon Fox
The Singing Marine
Mr. Fowler
Draegerman Courage
John McNally
Ready, Willing and Able
Edward McNeil
Her Husband's Secretary
Steven Garron
God's Country and the Woman
Gaskett
Smart Blonde
Fitz Mularkay
- 1936
Trailin' West
Curley Thorne
China Clipper
Mr. B.C. Hill
Jailbreak
Dan Varner
Public Enemy's Wife
Warden Williams
Hot Money
Forbes
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Frank Locke
The Law in Her Hands
William McGuire
Road Gang
Parmenter
Colleen
Schuyler
Sutter's Gold
James Marshall
Song of the Saddle
Frank Wilson Sr.
Man Hunt
Mel Purdue
- 1935
The Eagle's Brood
Big Henry
Freckles
Jack Carter, Butch
Little Big Shot
Hank Gibbs
Here Comes the Band
Colonel Wallace
Front Page Woman
District Attorney
Dinky
District Attorney
'G' Men
Bruce J. Gregory
Alias Mary Dow
Martin
Eight Bells
Tracey
A Dog of Flanders
Herden
Sweet Music
Mr. Thomas
Home on the Range
Beady
The White Cockatoo
David Lorn
- 1934
Babbitt
District Attorney
Gentlemen Are Born
Martinson
Our Daily Bread
Louie
The Case of the Howling Dog
Judge Markham
Beyond the Law
Morgan
Handy Andy
McKechnie (uncredited)
Such Women Are Dangerous
Delange
Let’s Be Ritzy
Lt. Spaulding
- 1933
Lone Cowboy
Dobe Jones
Riot Squad
Diamonds Jareck
Appearances4
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930s
- 1936
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
Narrator (voice)
- 1935
A Dream Comes True
Narrator