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Dick Simmons

Acting

Born August 19, 1913 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died January 11, 2003

Also known as Richard Simmons

Biography

Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).

Filmography41 titles

Rear Window

1954as Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie

1947as Gilfred I. Rogers

The Munsters

1964as Mr. Balding

Perry Mason

1957as Mr. Ogden

The Red Skelton Show

1951as Mr. East-Station Owner

Rawhide

1959as Stranger

Sergeant York

1941as Marching Soldier (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

1954as Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)

Stand by for Action

1942as Lt. (jg) Royce

Dragnet 1967

1967as Marcus Denner

Leave It to Beaver

1957as Kenneth Langley

It's Always Fair Weather

1955as Mr. Grigman (uncredited)

Angels in the Outfield

1951as Larry Moss (uncredited)

Easter Parade

1948as Al - Ziegfeld Aide (uncredited)

King of the Texas Rangers

1941as Red Cameron

Act of Violence

1949as Veteran (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Detective

The Three Musketeers

1948as Count de Wardes (uncredited)

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

as Sergeant William Preston

The Brady Bunch

1969as Mr. Delafield

The Scarlet Coat

1955as Sergeant with Signalman (uncredited)

Letter to Loretta

as Greg Wells

The Pirate

1948as Captain (uncredited)

The Devil's Brigade

1968as Gen. Bixby

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964as Prosecutor

Lassie

1954as Sgt. Major Hardwick

Above and Beyond

1953as Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)

No Questions Asked

1951as Gordon N. Jessman

Lady in the Lake

1946as Chris Lavery

Battle Circus

1953as Capt. Norson

Desperate Search

1952as Communicator (Vancouver Radio)

Pirates on Horseback

1941as Cheated Gambler

The Adventures of Kit Carson

as King Holman

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971as Adams

On an Island with You

1948as George Blaine

Three Daring Daughters

1948as Mr. Harlow, Nelson's Secretary

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy

1946as Dane Kittridge

Mr. & Mrs. North

1952as Arthur Lyndon (uncredited)

The Youngest Profession

1943as Douglas Sutton

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951as Egbert 'Bert' Van Alstyne (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeanie

1952as Dunning Foster (as Richard Simmons)