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Richard Dix is a Actor American born on 18 july 1893 at Saint Paul (USA)
Richard Dix (July 18, 1893 – September 20, 1949) was an American motion picture actor who achieved popularity in both silent and sound film. His standard on-screen image was that of the rugged and stalwart hero. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role in the Best Picture-winning epic, Cimarron (1931).
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Birth name Ernst Carlton Brimmer
Nationality USA
Birth 18 july 1893 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 20 september 1949 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 18 july 1893 at Saint Paul (USA)
Death 20 september 1949 (at 56 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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The Black Marble (1980)
, 1h53Directed by Harold Becker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock, John Hancock, Richard Dix
Roles Alex Valnikov
Rating61%
Pragmatic Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman of the LAPD is paired with Sgt. Valnikov, a romantic detective of Russian origin who is going through a midlife crisis and driven to drink by the pressures of his job. Together they investigate the kidnapping of a Beverly Hills socialite's valuable pet dog. It was carried out by sleazy gambler Philo Skinner, who runs a beauty parlor for pets and is desperately in need of cash to cancel his debts.
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
, 1h5Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Karen Morley, Paul Campbell, John Kellogg, Jim Bannon, Regis Toomey
Roles Steve Reynolds
Rating63%
A truck driver named Steve Reynolds (Richard Dix) is involved in a nasty business rivalry. He gets assaulted by a masked bandit who highjacks his truck.
The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
, 1h5Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks, Mona Barrie, Ray Walker, Claire Du Brey, John Hamilton
Roles Ralph Harrison
Rating62%
Ralph Harrison (Richard Dix) is married to Edith (Mary Currier), a rich woman who has been suffering heart attacks. Upset by her condition he finds consoling companionship with an artist’s model, the unscrupulous gold-digger, Kay (Leslie Brooks).
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
, 1h1Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Regis Toomey, Mike Mazurki, Pamela Blake, Charles Lane
Roles Don Gale
Rating63%
Edward Stillwell, the aged proprietor of a music store, hires private detective Don Gale (Dix) to find Elora Lund, a then 14-year-old who vanished seven years ago at the time her mother died. Stillwell can only pay $100, but hints mysteriously that finding Lund could make Gale a rich man.
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
, 1h6Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Jeff Donnell, Tala Birell, John Abbott, Nina Mae McKinney
Roles William Everest
Rating62%
Dix plays an amnesiac who learns about his name and past through the help of amateur fortune teller Jean Lang (Janis Carter).
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
, 1hDirected by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Rhys Williams, Lynn Merrick, Tom Kennedy, Sam Ash, Egon Brecher
Roles John Sinclair / John Carter
Rating62%
A dying millionaire, trying to do good, marries his penniless young nurse so she can inherit his wealth and live in comfort. He then miraculously recovers, but the troubles for both husband and wife are just beginning.
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
, 1hDirected by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Porter Hall, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), John Calvert, Walter Baldwin
Roles Lee Selfridge Nugent
Rating65%
A drifter claims the money in a dormant bank account. Later, he becomes the target of men who are the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison due to a conflict with him over the money.
The Whistler (1944)
, 59minutesDirected by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Gloria Stuart, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Dinehart, Sr., Trevor Bardette, William Benedict
Roles Earl C. Conrad
Rating62%
Industrialist Earl C. Conrad, who failed to rescue his wife at sea and now suffers from grief and guilt, arranges to have a hit man end his life. He does not know how the killing will be done, but knows that it will happen within days.
The Kansan (1943)
, 1h19Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Victor Jory, Robert Armstrong
Roles John Bonniwell
Rating56%
S'arrêtant dans une petite ville du Kansas, John Bonniwell accepte le poste de shérif après avoir mis en fuite des hors-la-loi. Tombé amoureux d'Eleanor Sager, la patronne du saloon-hôtel, il est confronté au banquier Jeff Barat qui tente frauduleusement d’accaparer la ville…
The Ghost Ship (1943)
, 1h9Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Monde imaginaire, Psychologie, Transport films
Actors Richard Dix, Edith Barrett, Russell Wade, Ben Bard, Skelton Knaggs, Robert Bice
Roles Capt. Will Stone
Rating65%
Tom Merriam (Russell Wade), a young merchant marine officer, joins the crew of the ship Altair. At first, all seems well and Merriam bonds with the captain, Will Stone (Richard Dix). The ship, already shorthanded due to the death of a crew member before it left port, loses another ("the Greek") when he develops appendicitis. (Taking direction over the ship's radio, the captain is to perform the appendectomy, but he is unable to make the incision. Instead, Merriam successfully removes the sailor's appendix, but – feeling he should be loyal to the captain and spare him embarrassment – swears the radio operator to secrecy. Afterward, the captain has a self-serving explanation for his failure.
The Leopard Man (1943)
, 1h6Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Serial killer films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Richard Dix, Abner Biberman
Rating66%
The story, set in New Mexico, begins as Jerry Manning hires a leopard as a publicity stunt for his night-club performing girlfriend, Kiki. Her rival at the club, Clo-Clo, not wanting to be upstaged, startles the animal and it escapes the club into the dark night. The owner of the leopard, a solo sideshow performer named Charlie How-Come—billed as "The Leopard Man"—begins pestering Manning for money for replacement of the leopard.
Top Man (1943)
, 1h14Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Donald O'Connor, Susanna Foster, Lillian Gish, Richard Dix, Peggy Ryan, Anne Gwynne
Roles Tom Warren
Rating69%
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
, 1h5Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Lee J. Cobb, Victor Jory, Lola Lane
Roles Stephen Brent
Rating60%
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American Empire (1942)
, 1h22Directed by William C. McGann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford, Richard Webb, Robert Barrat
Roles Dan Taylor
Rating57%
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.