Grant Richards (born Irwin Jaffe, December 21, 1911 – July 4, 1963) was an American actor and voice actor, who appeared mainly in movies in the late 1930s through to the late 1950s.
Grant Richards | |
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 Richards in Isle of Destiny (1940) | |
| Born | Irwin Jaffe[1] December 12, 1911 |
| Died | July 4, 1963 (aged 51)/ Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film/TV actor |
| Years active | 1936–1963 |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Valerie (? – 1943)[1] Jean Stevens (? – 1945)[2] |
Career
editIn 1937, he became the first actor in the Federal Theatre Project to gain a film contract, signing with the Major Pictures company.[3]
His films include On Such a Night (1937) and Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1959). Richards made three guest appearances on Perry Mason: as Jerry Haywood in the 1958 episodes "The Case of the Haunted Husband," and as Captain Kennedy in "The Case of the Sardonic Sargeant"; followed by the role of murder victim George Sherwin in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Missing Melody". He also appeared in several episodes of ABC's The Untouchables.
In 1958, he played the gunfighter and saloon owner Luke Short in an episode of western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. In 1962 he played Keeler, a crooked gambler, in The Rifleman episode “Tinhorn”.
Personal life and death
editDuring the 1940s, Richards was briefly married to actresses Joan Valerie–with whom he had one daughter–and Jean Stevens, both marriages ending in divorce.[1][2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Bob Claiborne | |
| 1937 | Night of Mystery | Philo Vance | |
| On Such a Night | Nicky Last | ||
| Love on Toast | Clark 'Sandy' Sanford | ||
| 1938 | My Old Kentucky Home | Larry Blair | |
| Under the Big Top | Pablo Le Grande | ||
| 1939 | Risky Business | Jack Norman | |
| Inside Information | Charles Bixby | ||
| 1940 | Isle of Destiny | Lt. George Allerton | |
| 1942 | Just Off Broadway | John F. McGonagle - Asst. District Attorney | |
| 1959 | Guns Girls and Gangsters | Joe Darren | |
| Inside the Mafia | Johnny Lucero | ||
| The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake | Police Lt. Jeff Rowan | ||
| 1960 | Oklahoma Territory | Bigelow | |
| Twelve Hours to Kill | Detective Lt. Jim Carnevan | ||
| The Music Box Kid | Chesty Miller | ||
| 1961 | You Have to Run Fast | 'Big Jim' Craven | |
| Secret of Deep Harbor | Rick Correll |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Joan Valerie Gets Second Divorce". The Rhinelander Daily News. February 6, 1943. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Actress Wins Divorce As Result of Surprise Party". The Scranton Times. October 22, 1945. p. 9. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Federal Actor Signed". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska, Lincoln. United Press. January 20, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituaries: Grant Richards". Variety. July 10, 1963. p. 79. ProQuest 1017103368.
Grant Richards, 47, radio-tv-film-legit actor, died of leukemia July 4 in Hollywood.
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