Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Deceased · Born: Oct 20, 1902 · Died: Mar 22, 1964

Personal Details

BornOct 20, 1902 Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Spouse
  • Patricia Anne Sarazln

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Mar 22, 1964 )
  • Anna Vivian Eccles

    ( Nov 2, 1930 to Apr 30, 1946 )

Biography

Addison Richards, a renowned actor, entered this world on October 20, 1902, in the charming city of Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America. His impressive acting career spanned numerous iconic films, including the 1956 biblical epic, "The Ten Commandments", the 1939 detective thriller, "Nick Carter, Master Detective", and the 1941 screwball comedy, "Ball of Fire".

Throughout his life, Richards was blessed with two loving wives, Patricia Anne Sarazln and Anna Vivian Eccles, who brought joy and companionship to his life. Tragically, his life came to a close on March 22, 1964, in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Career

1964
1963
The Raiders
The Raiders as Huntingdon Lawford
1962
Saintly Sinners
Saintly Sinners as Monsignor
1961
Flight That Disappeared
Flight That Disappeared as The Future-being Advocate
Frontier Uprising
Frontier Uprising as Cmdr. Kimball
Operation Eichmann
Operation Eichmann as The Stranger
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
All the Fine Young Cannibals as Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind as Townsman (uncredited)
1959
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail as President James Polk (uncredited)
1958
Cimarron City
Cimarron City as Martin Kingsley
1957
Gunsight Ridge
Gunsight Ridge as Sheriff Tom Jones
1956
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Fury at Gunsight Pass as Charles Hanford
The Broken Star
The Broken Star as Marshal Wayne Forrester
When Gangland Strikes
When Gangland Strikes as Mark Spurlock
Crime Against Joe
Crime Against Joe as District Attorney Roy Kasden
Walk the Proud Land
Walk the Proud Land as Gov. Safford
1955
Fort Yuma
Fort Yuma as Gen. Crook
High Society
High Society as Sam Cosgrove
Illegal
Illegal as Steve Harper
1950
1949
Henry, the Rainmaker
Henry, the Rainmaker as Steve Richards
Rustlers
Rustlers as Frank Abbott
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young as Attorney (uncredited)
1948
Lulu Belle
Lulu Belle as Police Commissioner John Dixon
The Saxon Charm
The Saxon Charm as Abel Richman
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie as Senator Making Speech (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 as State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
1947
The Millerson Case
The Millerson Case as Dr. Wickersham
Monsieur Verdoux
Monsieur Verdoux as Bank Manager (uncredited)
1946
Criminal Court
Criminal Court as District Attorney Gordon
Step by Step
Step by Step as James Blackton
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint as Reverend Miller
Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder as Big Harry (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Dragonwyck as Head Farmer (uncredited)
1945
Come Out Fighting
Come Out Fighting as Police Commissioner James Mitchell
Betrayal from the East
Betrayal from the East as Captain Bates, G-2
I'll Remember April
I'll Remember April as Inspector Pat Malloy
The Chicago Kid
The Chicago Kid as The Warden
Adventures of Rusty
Adventures of Rusty as Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist
Strange Confession
Strange Confession as Dr. Williams
Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions as Henry Adams
The Master Key
The Master Key as Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue
Bells of Rosarita
Bells of Rosarita as Slim Phillips
Bewitched
Bewitched as John Ellis
The Tiger Woman
The Tiger Woman as Mr. White
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary as Attorney Cavanagh
Divorce
Divorce as Plummer
Danger Signal
Danger Signal as Police Inspector
Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven as Bedford (uncredited)
Spellbound
Spellbound as Police Captain (uncredited)
1944
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Curse as Maj. Pat Walsh
Raiders of Ghost City
Raiders of Ghost City as Colonel Sewell
A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure as District Attorney Branson
Roger Touhy, Gangster
Roger Touhy, Gangster as Priest (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
Barbary Coast Gent as Wade Gamelin
1943
The Deerslayer
The Deerslayer as Mr. Hutter
Oklahoma Outlaws
Oklahoma Outlaws as Judge John Walton
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul as Editor Gavigan
Headin' for God's Country
Headin' for God's Country as District Commissioner
Wagon Wheels West
Wagon Wheels West as Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 as Cmdr. Rowland
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Adventures of the Flying Cadets as A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
Destroyer
Destroyer as Ship Building Foreman
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor as Prison Warden
Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie as Chief Investigator (Uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe
A Guy Named Joe as Maj. Corbett
Air Force
Air Force as Maj. Daniels
1942
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips as Chief Gary Benson
Top Sergeant
Top Sergeant as Col. Gray
A-Haunting We Will Go
A-Haunting We Will Go as Attorney Malcolm Kilgore
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies as Inspector McCarthy
Pacific Rendezvous
Pacific Rendezvous as Gordon Trisby
War Dogs
War Dogs as William Freeman
Underground Agent
Underground Agent as George Martin
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers as R.T. Lindsay
Secrets of a Co-Ed
Secrets of a Co-Ed as District Attorney
Man with Two Lives
Man with Two Lives as Lt. Detective George Bradley
Men of Texas
Men of Texas as Silas Hurlbert
The Big Street
The Big Street as Dr. Mitchell (Uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal as France Doctor (uncredited)
Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies as C.G. Travers
Mokey
Mokey as Judge
My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde as Herbert Wilson
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone as Mayor Luke Keeler
Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle as Duke Winston
Men of Boys Town
Men of Boys Town as The Judge
Texas
Texas as Matt Lashan
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota as Gen. George Custer
Her First Beau
Her First Beau as Dr. Tom Wood
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings as Flight Surgeon
Tall, Dark and Handsome
Tall, Dark and Handsome as Miitary Academy Commandant
Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber as Surgeon (uncredited)
Our Wife
Our Wife as Middle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire as District Attorney
Western Union
Western Union as Captain Harlow
The Great Lie
The Great Lie as Mr. Talbot
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On as Adjutant (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde
The Strawberry Blonde as Official (uncredited)
1940
Cherokee Strip
Cherokee Strip as Ned Strawn
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes as Stanley Young
The Man from Dakota
The Man from Dakota as Confederate Provost Marshal
Moon Over Burma
Moon Over Burma as Art Bryan
South to Karanga
South to Karanga as Edmund Daniels
Pony Express Days
Pony Express Days as Tipton Walton
My Little Chickadee
My Little Chickadee as Judge (uncredited)
Wyoming
Wyoming as Kincaid
Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly as Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man as Mr. Johnson
Ski Patrol
Ski Patrol as James Burton - Speaker
Flight Command
Flight Command as Vice Admiral
Island of Doomed Men
Island of Doomed Men as Jackson (#46) (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage as Lieutenant Crofton
Arizona
Arizona as Capt. Hunter
1939
Man from Montreal
Man from Montreal as Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
Mystery of the White Room
Mystery of the White Room as Dr. Finley Morton
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy as Senator Everett Brock
They All Come Out
They All Come Out as Warden - Atlanta
Bad Lands
Bad Lands as Rayburn
Nick Carter, Master Detective
Nick Carter, Master Detective as Streeter - President of Radex
Exile Express
Exile Express as Chief G-Man Purnell
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales as Jim Hollis (uncredited)
Geronimo
Geronimo as Frederick Allison
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable as Inspector Melvyn Fromm
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent as Bruce Corvall
1938
Accidents Will Happen
Accidents Will Happen as Blair Thurston
Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse as Warden Benson
Boys Town
Boys Town as Judge
The Black Doll
The Black Doll as A.H. Mallison
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938 as Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
That Certain Age
That Certain Age as Newspaper Man (uncredited)
Gateway
Gateway as Inspector
The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party as Inspector Bresnahan
1937
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island as Fred MacLane
Smart Blonde
Smart Blonde as Fitz Mularkay
Love Is on the Air
Love Is on the Air as E.E. Nichols
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air as Second Doctor (uncredited)
Black Legion
Black Legion as Prosecuting Attorney
The Law in Her Hands
The Law in Her Hands as William McGuire
Public Enemy's Wife
Public Enemy's Wife as Warden Williams
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold as James Marshall
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Prison Warden
Song of the Saddle
Song of the Saddle as Frank Wilson Sr.
China Clipper
China Clipper as Mr. B.C. Hill
Trailin' West
Trailin' West as Curley Thorne
Hot Money
Hot Money as Forbes
Ceiling Zero
Ceiling Zero as Fred Adams
Colleen
Colleen as Schuyler
Anthony Adverse
Anthony Adverse as Capt. Matanaza
Bullets or Ballots
Bullets or Ballots as William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1935
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band as Colonel Wallace
Frisco Kid
Frisco Kid as William Coleman
Eight Bells
Eight Bells as Tracey
Sweet Music
Sweet Music as Mr. Thomas
Society Doctor
Society Doctor as Harrigan
Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman as District Attorney
'G' Men
'G' Men as Bruce J. Gregory
1934
Babbitt
Babbitt as District Attorney
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady as State Attorney (uncredited)
1933
Riot Squad
Riot Squad as Diamonds Jareck