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Richard Webb

American actor (1915-1993) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 77

John Richard Webb was an American film, television and radio actor. He appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including Out of the Past (1947), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) and Carson City (1952).

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1993Died10 June 19931976Time TravelersFilm, Police Sergeant1975The Werewolf of WoodstockFilm, Dr. Marlow1969Then Came BronsonSeries, Deputy Sheriff Hud McCarverThe Gay DeceiversFilm, 1969Mr. Devlin1967The Guns of Will SonnettSeries, Capt. BodeenHillbillys in a Haunted HouseFilm, 1967Agent Jim Meadows1966Star TrekSeries, Lt. Commander Benjamin Finney1965Town TamerFilm, Kevin1964Daniel BooneSeries, Murdock1963The FugitiveSeries, Sgt. Krips1959RawhideSeries, Paul Morgan195877 Sunset StripSeries1955CheyenneSeriesArtists and ModelsFilm, 1955Secret Service Chief Peters1954LassieSeries, Forest Ranger (uncredited)A Star Is BornFilm, 1954Wallace (uncredited)1952Carson CityFilm, Alan Kincaid1951Distant DrumsFilm, Lt. Richard Tufts1950Sands of Iwo JimaFilm, PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley1948Studio OneSeries, Dick WrightIsn't It Romantic?Film, 1948Benjamin Logan1947Out of the PastFilm, Jim1942American EmpireFilm, Crane1941Among the LivingFilm1915Born9 September 1915

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  • Out of the Past 1947
  • Sullivan's Travels 1941
  • The Big Clock 1948
  • A Star Is Born 1954
  • This Gun for Hire 1942

Filmography 40

89 credits on file

Television 24

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

In modern audiences, he may be best remembered as the star of the 1950s television series, Captain Midnight, based on a long-running radio program of the same name and Border Patrol.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1993 · aged 77