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Richard Derr
Born (1917-06-15 ) June 15, 1917
Died May 8, 1992(1992-05-08) (aged 74 )
Occupation Actor
Richard Derr (June 15, 1917[citation needed ] – May 8, 1992) was an American actor who worked on stage, screen, and television, performing in both starring and supporting roles.[1]
Early years
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Born in Norristown, Pennsylvania ,[1] Derr graduated from Norristown High School in 1933. While he worked as a bank clerk, he acted with a little theater group in Norristown.[2]
Stage
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A life member of The Actors Studio ,[3] Derr landed the majority of his leading roles on stage.[1] In 1955, he sang in the lead role in the Broadway musical Plain and Fancy . His other Broadway credits include Dial M for Murder (1952), Invitation to a March (1960), Maybe Tuesday (1957), A Phoenix Too Frequent (1949), and The Closing Door (1949).[4]
Film
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On the silver screen , Derr was primarily a character actor.[1] He had a starring role in George Pal 's 1951 science fiction film from Paramount Pictures , When Worlds Collide . Derr later starred in the Invisible Avenger (1958), a film based on the radio show and pulp magazine character The Shadow . The character also served as the basis for two television pilot episodes, neither of which was developed into a series.[5]
Television
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In the 1950s, most of Derr's work was done on television. On November 21, 1950, he co-starred in "The Perfect Type" on Armstrong Circle Theatre .[6] In 1959, he was the host of Fanfare , a summer dramatic anthology series on NBC -TV.[7]
In 1965, he played the role of Dr. Dwyer in the three-part serial, "The Adventures of Gallegher," on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color , and later made appearances in Barnaby Jones , in two episodes of Star Trek , and in the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Book II .
Military service
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Derr served in the Army Transport Service for three years during World War II .[8]
Real estate
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Derr had a license as a real estate broker. He was an associate of the Beverly Hills Realty Company and a member of the Beverly Hills Realty Board.[2]
Death
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On May 8, 1992, at the age of 75, Derr died of pancreatic cancer in Santa Monica, California.[9]
Partial filmography
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Television
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References
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^ a b "Richard Derr Papers 1929-1983" . Arizona Archives Online . Arizona State University. Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio . New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278 . ISBN 0-02-542650-8 .
^ "("Richard Derr" search results)" . Playbill Vault . Playbill. Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ Shimeld, Thomas J. (2005). Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow . McFarland. p. 86. ISBN 9780786490059 . Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ "Television Highlights of the Week" . The Boston Globe . November 19, 1950. p. 20-A. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present . Random House Publishing Group. p. 457. ISBN 9780307483201 . Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ "Hollywood Actor Visiting Brother" . The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News . Pennsylvania, Wilkes-Barre. December 21, 1946. p. 4 . Retrieved May 25, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Willis, John (2000). Screen World 1993: Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record of the 1992 Movie Season . Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 264. ISBN 9781557831750 . Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
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