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Frank Richards

Actor

Frank Richards

Born September 15, 1909 in New York City, New York, USADied April 15, 199255 films

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A Woman Under the Influence posterFirst watchA Woman Under the Influence19747.7as AdolphMabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness,…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Killing poster7.6The Killing1956The Man with the Golden Arm poster7.1The Man with the Golden Arm1955The Set-Up poster7.4The Set-Up1949Father of the Bride poster7.0Father of the Bride1950Guys and Dolls poster6.6Guys and Dolls1955Thieves' Highway poster7.3Thieves' Highway1949No Way Out poster6.9No Way Out1950Teacher's Pet poster6.8Teacher's Pet1958

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceAdolph
  2. 1963The HookCrewman Kaskevitch
  3. 1959The HangmanZimmerman (uncredited)
  4. 1959LonelyheartsTaxi Driver
  5. 1959Arson for HireMan Making Phone Calls
  6. 1958Revolt in the Big HouseJake
  7. 1958Cry Baby KillerPete Gambelli
  8. 1958Teacher's PetCab Driver (uncredited)
  9. 1958The World Was His JuryMilo Radvitch aka Mikel Petrov
  10. 1957The Hard ManVince Kane (uncredited)
  11. 1957The Storm RiderWill Feylan
  12. 1956Running TargetSam Castagna
  13. 1956Man from Del RioKen
  14. 1956Requiem for a HeavyweightFighter in Bar
  15. 1956Davy Crockett and the River PiratesLittle Harpe
  16. 1956The KillingTrack Employee in Locker Room (uncredited)
  17. 1955The Man with the Golden Arm
  18. 1955Guys and DollsMan with Packages (uncredited)
  19. 1955Spy ChasersGeorge
  20. 1955Gang BustersSlug Bennett
  21. 1955A Bullet for JoeyShip Officer (uncredited)
  22. 1955New York Confidential
  23. 1954DestryDummy
  24. 1954Tennessee ChampJ.B. Backett
  25. 1953Prisoners of the CasbahSecond thief
  26. 1953I, the Jury
  27. 1953The SystemCharley, Merrick's Butler
  28. 1952The SavageSgt. Norris
  29. 1952Pat and MikeSam Garsell
  30. 1952Carbine WilliamsTruex
  31. 1951South of CalienteStudsy Denning
  32. 1951The ScarfGargantua
  33. 1950California PassageSneed (uncredited)
  34. 1950Wyoming MailPrison Contact (uncredited)
  35. 1950No Way OutMac (uncredited)
  36. 1950Father of the BrideTruck Driver (uncredited)
  37. 1950Western Pacific AgentKeystone
  38. 1950The OutridersOutrider with Knife (uncredited)
  39. 1949The ThreatLefty
  40. 1949Tough AssignmentSteve
  41. 1949Thieves' HighwayCab Driver (uncredited)
  42. 1949The Cowboy and the IndiansSmiley Martin
  43. 1949Come to the StableLefty (uncredited)
  44. 1949The Crooked Way
  45. 1949The Set-UpBat - Program Vendor (uncredited)
  46. 1947A Double Life
  47. 1947The Story of Mr. HobbsSpike
  48. 1943Redhead from ManhattanFisherman
  49. 1942A Man's WorldThomas
  50. 1942CairoAlfred
  51. 1942Alias Boston BlackieMack - Prisoner Next to Joe (uncredited)
  52. 1942The Corsican BrothersColonna's Henchman (Uncredited)
  53. 1941Hold That GhostGunman (uncredited)
  54. 1940ArizonaDugan
  55. 1940Before I HangOtto Kron - Convict