Richard Talmadge
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 3, 1892
- Died
- January 25, 1981
- Birthplace
- Munich, German Empire [now Germany]
From Wikipedia Richard Talmadge (Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Camburg, Germany, December 3, 1892 – January 25, 1981) was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire (1935) When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910, he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks, before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure series. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928), film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack. He never got rid of his German accent, so with the advent of the talkies, he started working behind the cameras - as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale. He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale.
Filmography
- The Poor Millionaire
The Poor Millionaire TBA
as Sidney Thomas/Putt Magee
Casino Royale 1967
Second Unit Director
Hawaii 1966
Second Unit Director
After the Fox 1966
Second Unit Director
What's New Pussycat? 1965
Second Unit Director
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
Second Unit Director
Circus World 1964
Second Unit Director
How the West Was Won 1962
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Flaming Star 1960
Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok 1956
Director
Project Moon Base 1953
Director
Border Outlaws 1950
Director
Black Eagle 1948
as Mort
Detour to Danger 1946
Director
Jeep-Herders 1945
Producer, Director, Story
Passage to Marseille 1944
Stunts
Hitler's Madman 1943
Actor
Redhead from Manhattan 1943
as Fisherman
Lucky Legs 1942
as Sam
The Real Glory 1939
Co-Director
Beau Geste 1939
Second Unit Director
The Duke of West Point 1938
Second Unit Director
The Speed Reporter 1936
as Dick Lawrence
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 1936
Assistant Director, Stunts
Step on It 1936
as Larry Evans
Never Too Late 1935
as Det. Dick Manning
The Live Wire 1935
as 2nd Mate Dick Nelson
Now or Never 1935
as Dick Rainey / Norman Gray
The Fighting Pilot 1935
as Hal Foster
The Vanishing Shadow 1934
Stunts
Pirate Treasure 1934
as Dick Moreland, Stunts
On Your Guard 1933
as The Frisco Kid
The Devil Horse 1932
Stunts
Speed Madness 1932
as Bob Stuart
Get That Girl 1932
as Dick Bartlett, Producer
Danger Island 1931
Stunts
- Yankee Don
Yankee Don 1931
as Dick Carsey
The Cavalier 1928
as El Caballero
The Gaucho 1927
Stunt Coordinator
The Better Man 1926
as Lord Hugh Wainwright
The Broadway Gallant 1926
as Monty Barnes, Producer
The Night Patrol 1926
as Tom Collins, Producer
The Blue Streak 1926
as Richard Manley, Producer
The Prince of Pep 1925
as Dr. James Leland
The Isle of Hope 1925
as Robert MacKay, Producer, Stunt Coordinator
- The Mysterious Stranger
The Mysterious Stranger 1925
as Paul Lesage
The Fighting Demon 1925
as John Drake
Tearing Through 1925
as Richard Jones
Youth and Adventure 1925
as Reggie Dillingham, Producer
Laughing at Danger 1924
as Alan Remington
American Manners 1924
as Roy Thomas, Producer
In Fast Company 1924
as Perry Whitman Jr.
On Time 1924
as Harry Willis
Let's Go 1923
as Barry Macklin, Producer
Danger Ahead 1923
as Bruce Randall
Thru the Flames 1923
as Dan Merrill
Speed King 1923
as Jimmy Martin / King Charles
Watch Him Step 1922
as Dick Underwood
The Nut 1921
Stunts
- Ethel's Roof Party
Ethel's Roof Party 1914
Actor
Credits from TMDB.