Renowned for his dignified, businesslike presence, Addison Richards emerged from Zanesville, Ohio, later relocating to California after his father’s death and earning a Bachelor of Arts at Washington State College before joining the Pasadena Playhouse as actor and associate director in 1931. He entered films in 1933, secured a five-year Warner Bros. contract in 1934, and became a prolific characte… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The Ten Commandments 1956 Spellbound 1945 Inherit the Wind 1960 Monsieur Verdoux 1947 Series ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955
Judge Series ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957
George Lansing ★ 7.5 Leave Her to Heaven 1945
Bedford (uncredited) ★ 7.4 Ball of Fire 1941
District Attorney Series ★ 7.3 Rawhide 1959
Jed Blaine ★ 7.3 The Pride of the Yankees 1942
Coach Series ★ 7.2 77 Sunset Strip 1958
Adm. Frederick Benson Series ★ 7.1 Wanted: Dead or Alive 1958
Doctor ★ 7.1 The Petrified Forest 1936
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) ★ 7 The Great Lie 1941
Mr. Talbot Series ★ 6.9 The Beverly Hillbillies 1962
Mr. Lucas ★ 6.9 The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
Doc Jennings (uncredited) ★ 6.9 The Strawberry Blonde 1941
Official (uncredited) Series ★ 6.8 Mister Ed 1961
★ 6.8 Strange Confession 1945
Dr. Williams ★ 6.8 Charlie Chan in Panama 1940
R.J. Godley ★ 6.8 Edison, the Man 1940
Mr. Johnson ★ 6.8 Boys Town 1938
Judge ★ 6.7 Call Northside 777 1948
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited) ★ 6.7 A Guy Named Joe 1944
Maj. Corbett ★ 6.7 Texas 1941
Matt Lashan ★ 6.7 They Died with Their Boots On 1941
Adjutant (uncredited) ★ 6.7 Our Daily Bread 1934
Louie Series ★ 6.6 My Three Sons 1960
Series ★ 6.6 Dennis the Menace 1959
Stacy ★ 6.6 Dragonwyck 1946
Head Farmer (uncredited) ★ 6.6 Lady on a Train 1945
★ 6.6 Northwest Passage 1940
Lieutenant Crofton ★ 6.6 Black Legion 1937
Prosecuting Attorney ★ 6.6 Bullets or Ballots 1936
William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited) ★ 6.6 'G' Men 1935
Bruce J. Gregory Series ★ 6.5 The Virginian 1962
Morrison ★ 6.5 Illegal 1955
Steve Harper ★ 6.5 Angel on My Shoulder 1946
Big Harry (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Air Force 1943
Maj. Daniels ★ 6.5 My Favorite Blonde 1942
Herbert Wilson ★ 6.5 For Me and My Gal 1942
France Doctor (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Arizona 1940
Capt. Hunter ★ 6.4 My Little Chickadee 1940
Judge (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Flying Tigers 1942
R.T. Lindsay ★ 6.3 Dive Bomber 1941
Surgeon (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Walking Dead 1936
Prison Warden Series ★ 6.2 Cheyenne 1955
Col. Danial H. Forrest ★ 6.2 The Fighting Seabees 1944
Capt. Joyce ★ 6.2 A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
Attorney Malcolm Kilgore ★ 6 The Shanghai Cobra 1945
John Adams ★ 6 Western Union 1941
Captain Harlow Series ★ 5.9 Petticoat Junction 1963
Frank Newton ★ 5.9 The Mad Ghoul 1943
Editor Gavigan ★ 5.8 The Big Street 1942
Dr. Mitchell (uncredited) ★ 5.7 Anthony Adverse 1936
Capt. Matanaza ★ 5.6 The Flight That Disappeared 1961
The Future-being Advocate ★ 5.4 Bewitched 1945
John Ellis ★ 5.3 Fort Yuma 1955
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