Grant Richards

Grant Richards (21 December 1911 – 4 July 1963) was an American actor and voice actor, who appeared mainly in movies in the late 1930s through to the late 1950s.

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Grant Richards
Born(1911-12-12)December 12, 1911
New York City, U.S.
DiedJuly 4, 1963(1963-07-04) (aged 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm/TV actor
Years active1936–1963
Spouse(s)Jean Stevens (1943–1945) (divorced)

Richards was born in New York City. He was married to actress Joan Valerie.[1]

In 1937, he became the first actor in the Federal Theatre Project to gain a film contract, signing with the Major Pictures company.[2]

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 "The Case of the Sardonic Sargeant", and 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 the ABC/Desilu western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role. Paul Brinegar plays the role of James H. "Dog" Kelley, the mayor of Dodge City in this episode.[3] He died in a car accident in Los Angeles, aged 51.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1936Hopalong Cassidy ReturnsBob Claiborne
1937Night of MysteryPhilo Vance
1937On Such a NightNicky Last
1937Love on ToastClark 'Sandy' Sanford
1938My Old Kentucky HomeLarry Blair
1938Under the Big TopPablo Le Grande
1939Risky BusinessJack Norman
1939Inside InformationCharles Bixby
1940Isle of DestinyLt. George Allerton
1942Just Off BroadwayJohn F. McGonagle - Asst. District Attorney
1959Guns Girls and GangstersJoe Darren
1959Inside the MafiaJohnny Lucero
1959The Four Skulls of Jonathan DrakePolice Lt. Jeff Rowan
1960Oklahoma TerritoryBigelow
1960Twelve Hours to KillDetective Lt. Jim Carnevan
1960The Music Box KidChesty Miller
1961You Have to Run Fast'Big Jim' Craven
1961Secret of Deep HarborRick Correll
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References
  1. "Joan Valerie". Omnilexica. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. "Federal Actor Signed". Lincoln Journal Star. Nebraska, Lincoln. United Press. January 20, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved January 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ""Wyatt Fights", The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, February 25, 1958". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 6, 2014.


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