Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

188

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-04-20

Day of Death

1965-04-20 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

Dick Wassel

Richard M. Wessel

Richard Wessel

Dick Wessell

Richard Wessell

Richard Michael Wessel

Dick Wessel

Biography

Known For

Acting

Manpower

1941

Manpower

as

Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Blondie's Big Moment

1947

Blondie's Big Moment

as

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Beware of Blondie

1950

Beware of Blondie

as

Mailman

Pardon My Terror

1946

Pardon My Terror

as

Luke

Pitfall

1948

Pitfall

as

Desk Sergeant

Billie Gets Her Man

1948

Billie Gets Her Man

as

Mr. McGonagle

The Scarf

1951

The Scarf

as

Sid, Drunk Cowboy

Rancho Notorious

1952

Rancho Notorious

as

Deputy (uncredited)

The Traitor Within

1942

The Traitor Within

as

Henchman Otis

On the Town

1949

On the Town

as

Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero

1950

Blondie's Hero

as

Mailman (uncredited)

Friendly Enemies

1942

Friendly Enemies

as

Delivery man

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as

Harry 'Cueball' Lake

The Border Legion

1940

The Border Legion

as

Oscar "Red" McGooney

The Crowd Roars

1938

The Crowd Roars

as

Fighter at Gym (uncredited)

Watch the Birdie

1950

Watch the Birdie

as

Man Who Undresses (uncredited)

High Wall

1947

High Wall

as

Jim Hale (uncredited)

Wife to Spare

1947

Wife to Spare

as

The Cowboy Quarterback

1939

The Cowboy Quarterback

as

Football player

Blackbeard, the Pirate

1952

Blackbeard, the Pirate

as

Dutchman

An Hour for Lunch

1939

An Hour for Lunch

as

Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers

1950

Punchy Cowpunchers

as

Sgt. Mullins

Tulsa

1949

Tulsa

as

Joker (uncredited)

Half Shot Shooters

1936

Half Shot Shooters

as

Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)

13 Rue Madeleine

1947

13 Rue Madeleine

as

Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

San Quentin

1937

San Quentin

as

Trusty (uncredited)

Slattery's Hurricane

1949

Slattery's Hurricane

as

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Harvey

1950

Harvey

as

Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

Fling in the Ring

1955

Fling in the Ring

as

Chopper Kane

So's Your Antenna

1946

So's Your Antenna

as

Radio Romeo

1947

Radio Romeo

as

Gasoline Alley

1951

Gasoline Alley

as

Pudge

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938

Hawk of the Wilderness

as

Dirk

Flying Leathernecks

1951

Flying Leathernecks

as

Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

They All Come Out

1939

They All Come Out

as

Moxie (uncredited)

Corky of Gasoline Alley

1951

Corky of Gasoline Alley

as

Pudge McKay

All in a Night's Work

1961

All in a Night's Work

as

Janitor (uncredited)

Silver Spurs

1943

Silver Spurs

as

Buck Walters

Three Hearts for Julia

1943

Three Hearts for Julia

as

Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

as

Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot

1942

X Marks the Spot

as

Dizzy

The WAC from Walla Walla

1952

The WAC from Walla Walla

as

Sgt. Malone

Canadian Pacific

1949

Canadian Pacific

as

Bailey

Wife Tames Wolf

1947

Wife Tames Wolf

as

Male Character

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

They Gave Him a Gun

as

German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Racket Busters

1938

Racket Busters

as

Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers

1951

The Texas Rangers

as

Arkansas (uncredited)

The Jackie Robinson Story

1950

The Jackie Robinson Story

as

Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Border Cafe

1937

Border Cafe

as

Jaillbird (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as

Collucci

Blackwell's Island

1939

Blackwell's Island

as

Convict (uncredited)

Tricky Chicks

1957

Tricky Chicks

as

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Dust Be My Destiny

as

Customer (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as

Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Dizzy Yardbird

1950

Dizzy Yardbird

as

Sergeant Flint

G.I. Dood It

1955

G.I. Dood It

as

Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)

Slappily Married

1946

Slappily Married

as

Eddie--Honey's Fiance

Fury

1936

Fury

as

Bodyguard (uncredited)

An American in Paris

1951

An American in Paris

as

Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Submarine Patrol

1938

Submarine Patrol

as

Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as

Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Thieves' Highway

1949

Thieves' Highway

as

Cab Driver (uncredited)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

as

Joe

Scarlet Street

1945

Scarlet Street

as

Detective (uncredited)

Her First Romance

1951

Her First Romance

as

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Fright Night

1947

Fright Night

as

Chopper Kane

Life with Buster Keaton

1951

Life with Buster Keaton

as

Merton of the Movies

1947

Merton of the Movies

as

Chick

Brother Orchid

1940

Brother Orchid

as

Buffalo Burns

It Happened in Brooklyn

1947

It Happened in Brooklyn

as

Policeman

Missing Daughters

1939

Missing Daughters

as

Brick McGirk

In Old Sacramento

1946

In Old Sacramento

as

Oscar

Texas Carnival

1951

Texas Carnival

as

Concessionaire #1

The Fuller Brush Man

1948

The Fuller Brush Man

as

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

White Bondage

1937

White Bondage

as

Beans Clerk

Flat Feat

1948

Flat Feat

as

Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson

Hectic Honeymoon

1947

Hectic Honeymoon

as

Duffy

Flowing Gold

1940

Flowing Gold

as

Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940

City for Conquest

as

Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia

1940

The Howards of Virginia

as

Backwoodsman

Small Town Girl

1936

Small Town Girl

as

College Boy in Car (uncredited)

Flight Command

1940

Flight Command

as

Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

1942

Gentleman Jim

as

Referee (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940

They Drive by Night

as

Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Castle on the Hudson

as

Convict Messenger (uncredited)

Let's Do It Again

1953

Let's Do It Again

as

Ajax Moving Man

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

as

Governor of Florida (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess

1940

Cafe Hostess

as

Henchman Willie

Over the Wall

1938

Over the Wall

as

Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

Around the World in 80 Days

as

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Sands of Iwo Jima

as

Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

The Ugly Dachshund

1966

The Ugly Dachshund

as

Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)

In Room 303

1947

In Room 303

as

Desert Bandit

1941

Desert Bandit

as

Henchman Hawk

The Great Train Robbery

1941

The Great Train Robbery

as

Gorman

Red River Valley

1941

Red River Valley

as

Lumber Deliverer

Sunset Serenade

1942

Sunset Serenade

as

Antlers Bartender

Romance on the Range

1942

Romance on the Range

as

Jailer-Deputy

King of the Cowboys

1943

King of the Cowboys

as

Hershel

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as

Sgt. Brown (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live

1941

Dangerously They Live

as

Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)

The Desperados Are in Town

1956

The Desperados Are in Town

as

Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

1939

Hitler: Beast of Berlin

as

Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)

I Stole a Million

1939

I Stole a Million

as

Cop #2 (uncredited)

Fall In

1942

Fall In

as

Army Barber

About Face

1942

About Face

as

Bartender Charlie

Brooklyn Orchid

1942

Brooklyn Orchid

as

Al

Who's Minding the Store?

1963

Who's Minding the Store?

as

Traffic Cop

Steel Against the Sky

1941

Steel Against the Sky

as

Mike (uncredited)

False Faces

1943

False Faces

as

Detective Mallory

Champ for a Day

1953

Champ for a Day

as

'Speedtrap' Calhoun

Love Is Better Than Ever

1952

Love Is Better Than Ever

as

Smittie

Reunion in Reno

1951

Reunion in Reno

as

Taxi Driver

Father of the Bride

1950

Father of the Bride

as

Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

as

Cherub Joe (uncredited)

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as

Joe

Unknown Island

1948

Unknown Island

as

Sanderson, 1st Mate

The Game That Kills

1937

The Game That Kills

as

'Leapfrog' Soule

Blonde Alibi

1946

Blonde Alibi

as

Detective (Uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas

1952

Young Man with Ideas

as

Eddie Tasling

The Green Promise

1949

The Green Promise

as

Mr. Clairborne

In Spite of Danger

1935

In Spite of Danger

as

Monk Grady

So You Won't Talk?

1940

So You Won't Talk?

as

Dopey

Young Widow

1946

Young Widow

as

Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Bowery to Bagdad

1955

Bowery to Bagdad

as

Henchman Gus

Joe Smith, American

1942

Joe Smith, American

as

Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)

Dangerous Lady

1941

Dangerous Lady

as

Officer Donahue

Blondie Hits the Jackpot

1949

Blondie Hits the Jackpot

as

Mailman (uncredited)

Wives and Lovers

1963

Wives and Lovers

as

Mr. Liberti

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937

Round-Up Time in Texas

as

Henchman Craig Johnson

Do or Diet

1947

Do or Diet

as

Old Boyfriend

Hollow Triumph

1948

Hollow Triumph

as

Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)

Black Angel

1946

Black Angel

as

Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)

California

1947

California

as

Blacksmith (uncredited)

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

1950

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton

as

Harry (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train

1951

Strangers on a Train

as

Bill (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

A Slight Case of Murder

as

Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde

1941

The Strawberry Blonde

as

Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)

The Gazebo

1960

The Gazebo

as

Louis the Louse (as Richard Wessel)

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as

December Bride

December Bride

as

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Squarehead Malloy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Sol Durham

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Transfer Man

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

as

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

Tom O'Brien (as Richard Wessell)

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Charlie

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Barker

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Moses Hennepin

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Charley Hendricks

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

as

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

as

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

Officer

Grindl

Grindl

as

Navy Log

Navy Log

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Carney Kohler

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

as

Trucker

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Sam Dlugash

Lawman

Lawman

as

Jed Thomas

Fury

Fury

as

Fred

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Police Officer (uncredited)

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Biff

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Carnival Manager

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program

as

Man

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Bink Sharfells

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Stan

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Big Mike Campbell

Public Defender

Public Defender

as

Sgt. Willis

Lassie

Lassie

as

Fred Brockway

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as

Larry

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

as

Bill Hart

December Bride

December Bride

as

Steve Farrell

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

CPO Delaney - USS Farragut

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Assistant (uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Willard Crane

Broken Arrow

as

Bartender

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as

Howard Pitt

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jed

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

as

Policeman

Studio 57

Studio 57

as

Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow

Zorro

Zorro

as

Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

as

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf

as

Bill Basey

Frontier

Frontier

as

Hank

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

as

Officer

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as

Aphrodite

Trackdown

Trackdown

as

Matt Morris

Production

Crew

Directing