Richard Talmadge
Acting
1892-12-03 · Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
From Wikipedia Richard Talmadge (Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Camburg, Germany, December 3, 1892 – January 25, 1981) was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire (1935) When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910, he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks, before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure series. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928), film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack. He never got rid of his German accent, so with the advent of the talkies, he started working behind the cameras - as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale. He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale.
Filmography(37)
movieBlack Eagle
as Mort · 1948 · 6.5
movieHitler's Madman
as · 1943 · 5.5
movieRedhead from Manhattan
as Fisherman · 1943 · 5.3
movieLucky Legs
as Sam · 1942 · 9.0
movieThe Speed Reporter
as Dick Lawrence · 1936 · 5.7
movieStep on It
as Larry Evans · 1936 · 6.1
movieNever Too Late
as Det. Dick Manning · 1935 · 5.5
movieThe Live Wire
as 2nd Mate Dick Nelson · 1935 · 8.7
movieNow or Never
as Dick Rainey / Norman Gray · 1935 · 8.0
movieThe Fighting Pilot
as Hal Foster · 1935 · 7.0
moviePirate Treasure
as Dick Moreland · 1934 · 5.5
movieOn Your Guard
as The Frisco Kid · 1933 · 6.7
movieSpeed Madness
as Bob Stuart · 1932 · 9.0
movieGet That Girl
as Dick Bartlett · 1932 · 6.3
movieYankee Don
as Dick Carsey · 1931 · 7.0
movieThe Cavalier
as El Caballero · 1928 · 7.0
movieThe Better Man
as Lord Hugh Wainwright · 1926 · 8.0
movieThe Broadway Gallant
as Monty Barnes · 1926 · 9.0
movieThe Night Patrol
as Tom Collins · 1926 · 8.0
movieThe Blue Streak
as Richard Manley · 1926 · 8.0
movieThe Prince of Pep
as Dr. James Leland · 1925 · 0.0
movieThe Isle of Hope
as Robert MacKay · 1925 · 5.5
movieThe Mysterious Stranger
as Paul Lesage · 1925 · 9.0
movieThe Fighting Demon
as John Drake · 1925 · 8.0