Richard Derr
Biography
Richard Derr was an American actor who moved between stage, film, and television, playing leads as well as supporting parts. He grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania, where he acted with a small theater group while working as a bank clerk. A member of the Actors Studio, he took leading parts in Broadway dramas and sang the lead in Plain and Fancy in 1955. In film he worked mostly as a character actor, but he starred in When Worlds Collide (1951), George Pal's science fiction picture for Paramount, and later headlined The Invisible Avenger (1958), drawn from the Shadow radio and pulp character. During World War II he spent three years with the Army Transport Service. Television supplied most of his work in the 1950s; he hosted the NBC anthology Fanfare in 1959 and appeared on Armstrong Circle Theatre. In 1965 he played Dr. Dwyer in a three-part Disney serial. He died in 1992.
73years old at death
- Born Norristown
- Died Santa Monica
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 38 years1942 to 1980
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Beyond film
Richard Derr took the main role in the Broadway musical Plain and Fancy in 1955, and he sang in that part.
A change of course
While he was employed as a bank clerk, Richard Derr also acted with a little theater group located in Norristown.
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Best known for
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Worked with
Richard Derr shares two films with Lloyd Nolan, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Lloyd Nolan's page
Murray Hamilton's page
Paul Newman's page
Richard Gere's page
Ray Teal's page
Jeff Corey's page
All films by Paul Schrader
Rudolph MatéDirector, 1 film, 1951
All films by Rudolph Maté
Stuart RosenbergDirector, 1 film, 1975
All films by Stuart Rosenberg
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1949 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
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