Richard Arlen
Acting
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep. He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946. In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings. Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
Known for
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movieThe Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
movieA Whale of a Tale
1976
Mr. Monahan
movieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
Silent Film Star 2
movieBuckskin
1968
Townsman
movieRogue's Gallery
1968
Man in Club
movieFort Utah
1967
Sam Tyler
movieHostile Guns
1967
Sheriff Travis
movieRed Tomahawk
1967
Deadwood Telegrapher
movieRoad to Nashville
1966
Studio Boss
movieWaco
1966
Billy Kelly
movieTo the Shores of Hell
1966
Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
movieJohnny Reno
1966
Ned Duggan
movieApache Uprising
1965
Captain Gannon
movieThe Bounty Killer
1965
Matthew Ridgeway
movieTown Tamer
1965
Doctor Kent
movieThe Human Duplicators
1965
National Intelligence
movieYoung Fury
1964
Sheriff Jenkins
movieSex and the College Girl
1964
Charles Devon
movieLaw of the Lawless
1964
Ben the Bartender
movieThe Best Man
1964
Sen. Oscar Anderson
movieThe Crawling Hand
1963
Lee Barrenger
movieThe Young and the Brave
1963
Col. Ralph Holbein
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
Richard
tvThe New Breed
1961
Willits
movieThe Last Time I Saw Archie
1961
Col. Edwin Martin
movieRaymie
1960
Chris Garber
movieWarlock
1959
Bacon
tvBat Masterson
1958
John Minor / Sheriff Dan Rainey
tvYancy Derringer
1958
General Hugh Morgan
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Damon Ring, Sr.
movieCavalry Command
1958
Sgt. Jim Heisler
tvPerry Mason
1957
Dr. Harrison
movieChild of Trouble
1957
Louis Contino
movieThe Mountain
1956
C. W. Rivial
movieHidden Guns
1956
Sheriff Ward Young
movieBlonde Blackmailer
1955
Tony Pelassier
movieDevil's Point
1954
John 'Captain' Martin
tvClimax!
1954
Nevers
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Christopher Waring
movieSabre Jet
1953
Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale
movieThe Blazing Forest
1952
Joe Morgan
movieHurricane Smith
1952
Brundage
movieFlaming Feather
1952
Showdown Calhoun
movieSilver City
1951
Charles Storrs
movieKansas Raiders
1950
Union Captain
movieGrand Canyon
1949
Mike Adams
movieWhen My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
Harvey Howell
movieThe Return of Wildfire
1948
Dobe Williams
movieSpeed to Spare
1948
Cliff Jordan
movieBuffalo Bill Rides Again
1947
Buffalo Bill
movieAccomplice
1946
Simon Lash
movieThe French Key
1946
Himself (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom Speaks
1945
Matt Fraser
movieIdentity Unknown
1945
Johnny March
movieThe Big Bonanza
1944
Capt. Jed Kilton
movieStorm Over Lisbon
1944
John Craig
movieThat's My Baby!
1944
Tim Jones
movieThe Lady and the Monster
1944
Dr. Patrick Cory
movieTimber Queen
1944
Russell Evans
movieMinesweeper
1943
Richard Houston
movieSubmarine Alert
1943
Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
movieAlaska Highway
1943
Woody Ormsby
movieAerial Gunner
1943
Jon Davis
movieWrecking Crew
1942
Matt Carney
movieA Letter From Bataan
1942
Pvt. John W. Lewis
movieWildcat
1942
Johnny Maverick
movieTorpedo Boat
1942
Skinner Barnes
movieFlying Blind
1941
Jim Clark
movieA Dangerous Game
1941
Dick Williams
movieRaiders of the Desert
1941
Dick Manning
movieForced Landing
1941
Dan Kendall
moviePower Dive
1941
Brad Farrell
movieMen of the Timberland
1941
Dick O'Hara
movieMutiny in the Arctic
1941
Dick Barclay
movieLucky Devils
1941
Dick McManus
movieThe Devil's Pipeline
1940
Dick Talbot
movieThe Leather Pushers
1940
Dick 'Kid' Roberts
movieBlack Diamonds
1940
Walter Norton
movieHot Steel
1940
Frank Stewart
movieDanger On Wheels
1940
"Lucky" Larry Taylor
movieThe Man from Montreal
1939
Clark Manning
movieLegion of Lost Flyers
1939
Gene 'Loop' Gillan
movieTropic Fury
1939
Dan Burton
movieMutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
Capt. Robert Lawrence
movieMissing Daughters
1939
Wally King
movieStraight, Place and Show
1938
Denny Paine
movieCall of The Yukon
1938
Gaston Rogers
movieNo Time to Marry
1938
Perry Brown
movieMurder in Greenwich Village
1937
Steve Havens Jackson Jr.
movieArtists & Models
1937
Alan Townsend
movieSecret Valley
1937
Lee Rogers
movieThe Mine with the Iron Door
1936
Bob Harvey
movieThree Live Ghosts
1936
William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster
movieThe Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Dan Matthews
movieLet 'em Have It
1935
Mal Stevens
movieHelldorado
1935
Art Ryan
movieReady for Love
1934
Julian Barrow
movieShe Made Her Bed
1934
Wild Bill Smith
movieCome On, Marines!
1934
Lucky Davis
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933
Cheshire Cat
Hell and High Water
1933
Capt J.J. Jericho
movieGolden Harvest
1933
Walt Martin
movieThree Cornered Moon
1933
Dr. Alan Stevens
movieCollege Humor
1933
Mondrake
movieSong of the Eagle
1933
Bill Hoffman
movieHollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933
Self / Arlen the Great
movieIsland of Lost Souls
1932
Edward Parker
movieThe All-American
1932
Gary King
movieTiger Shark
1932
Pipes Boley
movieGuilty as Hell
1932
Frank C. Marsh
movieSky Bride
1932
Bert 'Speed' Condon
movieHollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
Self (uncredited)
movieWayward
1932
David Frost
movieTouchdown!
1931
Dan Curtis
movieCaught
1931
Lt. Tom Colton
movieThe Secret Call
1931
Tom Blake
movieThe Lawyer's Secret
1931
Joe Hart
movieGun Smoke
1931
Brad Farley
movieThe Conquering Horde
1931
Dan McMasters
movieOnly Saps Work
1930
Larry Payne
movieThe Santa Fe Trail
1930
Stan Hollister
movieThe Sea God
1930
Phillip 'Pink' Barker
movieThe Border Legion
1930
Jim Cleve
movieParamount on Parade
1930
Hunter (Dream Girl)
movieThe Light of Western Stars
1930
Dick Bailey
movieBurning Up
1930
Lou Larrigan
movieThe Virginian
1929
Steven 'Steve'
movieDangerous Curves
1929
Larry Lee
movieThunderbolt
1929
Bob Moran
movieThe Four Feathers
1929
Lt. Harry Faversham
movieThe Man I Love
1929
Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks
movieManhattan Cocktail
1928
Fred Tilden
movieBeggars of Life
1928
The Boy (Jim)
movieFeel My Pulse
1928
Her Problem
movieUnder the Tonto Rim
1928
Edd Denmeade
movieShe's a Sheik
1927
Capt. Colton
movieFigures Don't Lie
1927
Bob Blewe
movieSally in Our Alley
1927
Jimmie Adams
movieWings
1927
David Armstrong
movieThe Blood Ship
1927
John Shreve
movieRolled Stockings
1927
Ralph Treadway
movieOld Ironsides
1926
Seaman (uncredited)
movieYou'd Be Surprised
1926
Reporter (uncredited)
moviePadlocked
1926
'Tubby' Clark
movieBehind the Front
1926
Percy Brown
movieThe Enchanted Hill
1926
Link Halliwell
movieIn the Name of Love
1925
Dumas Dufrayne
movieHollywood
1923
Richard Arlen
