Charles Richman
Charles Richman is known for Holiday (1938), Dark Victory (1939), The Life of Emile Zola (1937).
Biography
Charles J. Richman (January 12, 1865 – December 1, 1940) was an American stage and film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1939.
Richman was born in the Kenwood Section of Chicago, Illinois. After receiving a public-school education, he attended the Chicago College of Law at night. His interest turned from law to theater after he began acting in amateur productions at the Carleton Club and a millionaire offered to sponsor a touring company headed by Richman. That project led Richman to New York.
Long before entering films Richman acted in the legitimate theatre. His work on Broadway began with portraying Horst von Neuhoff in The Countess Gucki (1896) and ended with playing Grandfather Trenchard in And Stars Remain (1936). In 1906 he founded The Garrick Theatre Stock Company, a troupe in residence at Broadway's Garrick Theatre. Richman served as both star and director for the company's first play, David Gray's Gallops, which premiered on February 12, 1906.
In Hollywood, Richman often played supporting roles as a dignified authoritarian figures like General Tufto in the first Technicolor film Becky Sharp (1935) and Judge Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938).
Richman was married to the former Jane Grey for 40 years. They had a son and a daughter.
On December 1, 1940, Richman died in the Brady Nursing Home in The Bronx, New York, aged 70.
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Known for
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7.3 Holiday
1938
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6.9 Dark Victory
1939
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6.7 The Life of Emile Zola
1937
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6.7 My Marriage
1936
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6.6 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
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6.3 The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
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5.7 Becky Sharp
1935
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6.3 Woman Haters
1934
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5.7 Devil's Island
1939
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6.2 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
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6.7 The Struggle
1931
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6.0 The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
Full filmography
50 films — 25 in the catalogue
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7.0 Exile Express
1939 · Judge
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5.9 Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 · Mayor John Saunders
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6.9
Dark Victory
1939 · Colonel Mantle
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5.7
Devil's Island
1939 · Governor Beaufort
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6.3
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 · Dillon
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7.3
Holiday
1938 · Thayer (uncredited)
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6.6
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 · Judge Thatcher
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6.4 Blondes at Work
1938 · Judge Wilson
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4.8 Lady Behave!
1937 · Howells
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6.7
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 · M. Delagorgue
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5.8 Make a Wish
1937 · Wagner
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7.3 Under Your Spell
1936 · Uncle Bob
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5.0 Don't Turn 'em Loose
1936 · Paul - the Governor
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7.5
I'd Give My Life
1936 · Attorney Bill Chase
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7.0 Parole!
1936 · John 'Jack' Driscoll
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5.4 Champagne Charlie
1936 · Avory
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6.2
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936 · Mr. Curtis (uncredited)
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6.7
My Marriage
1936 · H.J. Barton
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6.6 Strike Me Pink
1936 · Professor (uncredited)
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10.0 In Old Kentucky
1935 · Pole Shattuck
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5.7
Becky Sharp
1935 · Gen. Tufto
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6.7 The Glass Key
1935 · Senator John T. Henry
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6.0
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 · C. Phillip Montaine
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6.5 After Office Hours
1935 · Jordan
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6.8 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935 · Mr. Orrin Kinnicott
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6.0 The President Vanishes
1934 · Corcoran
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6.3
Woman Haters
1934 · Woman Hater (uncredited)
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6.5 His Double Life
1933 · Witt
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5.5 Take a Chance
1933 · Andrew Raleigh
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6.7
The Struggle
1931 · Mr. Craig
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5.3 The College Hero
1927 · The Dean
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9.0 Has the World Gone Mad!
1923 · Mr. Bell
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9.0 My Friend the Devil
1922 · George Dryden
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9.0 The Sign on the Door
1921 · 'Lafe' Regan
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9.0 Half an Hour
1920 · Richard Garson
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9.0 Harriet and the Piper
1920 · Richard Carter
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7.0 Curtain
1920 · Dick Cunningham
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8.0 Everybody's Business
1919 · Tom Oakes
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7.0 The Echo of Youth
1919 · Peter Graham
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10.0 The Hidden Truth
1919 · Charles Taylor
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9.0 Over There
1917 · Montgomery Jackson
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The More Excellent Way
1917 · John Warburton
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The Secret Kingdom
1917 · Prince Philip / Phil Barr
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8.0 The Dawn of Freedom
1916 · Richard Cartwright
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9.0 The Hero of Submarine D-2
1916 · Lt. Commander Colton
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9.0
Beaned by a Beanshooter
1916 · The Gallant Hero
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8.0
The Surprises of an Empty Hotel
1916 · Francis Trehurn Marchmont
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The Heights of Hazard
1915 · Billy Williams
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The Battle Cry of Peace
1915 · John Harrison
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5.0 The Man From Home
1914 · Daniel Voorhees Pike
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