8.5
8.5
Hollywood
1923
as Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Acting
Born:August 30, 1899
Died:March 28, 1976(aged 76)
Birthplace:Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
N/A
CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (148 movies)
7.2
7.2
The Best Man
1964
as Sen. Oscar Anderson
7.2
7.2
Wings
1927
as David Armstrong
7.1
7.1
Beggars of Life
1928
as The Boy (Jim)
7.0
7.0
Let 'em Have It
1935
as Mal Stevens
7.0
7.0
The Blood Ship
1927
as John Shreve
6.9
6.9
The Mountain
1956
as C. W. Rivial
6.9
6.9
Island of Lost Souls
1932
as Edward Parker
6.7
6.7
Warlock
1959
as Bacon
6.7
6.7
Sabre Jet
1953
as Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale
6.6
6.6
Silver City
1951
as Charles Storrs
6.5
6.5
You'd Be Surprised
1926
as Reporter (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Waco
1966
as Billy Kelly
6.4
6.4
Johnny Reno
1966
as Ned Duggan
6.4
6.4
Red Tomahawk
1967
as Deadwood Telegrapher
6.4
6.4
Town Tamer
1965
as Doctor Kent
6.3
6.3
Tiger Shark
1932
as Pipes Boley
6.2
6.2
Apache Uprising
1965
as Captain Gannon
6.2
6.2
Hurricane Smith
1952
as Brundage
6.1
6.1
Black Spurs
1965
as Pete
6.1
6.1
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
6.1
6.1
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Ben the Bartender
6.0
6.0
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as Cheshire Cat
6.0
6.0
Caught
1931
as Lt. Tom Colton
6.0
6.0
Hollywood Hobbies
1935
as Himself
6.0
6.0
The Devil's Pipeline
1940
as Dick Talbot
6.0
6.0
Artists & Models
1937
as Alan Townsend
6.0
6.0
The Blazing Forest
1952
as Joe Morgan
6.0
6.0
Straight, Place and Show
1938
as Denny Paine
6.0
6.0
Dangerous Curves
1929
as Larry Lee
6.0
6.0
No Time to Marry
1938
as Perry Brown
6.0
6.0
Padlocked
1926
as 'Tubby' Clark
6.0
6.0
Rogue's Gallery
1968
as Man in Club
6.0
6.0
Wayward
1932
as David Frost
6.0
6.0
Behind the Front
1926
as Percy Brown
6.0
6.0
Torpedo Boat
1942
as Skinner Barnes
6.0
6.0
Feel My Pulse
1928
as Her Problem
5.9
5.9
The Young and the Brave
1963
as Col. Ralph Holbein
5.8
5.8
The Lady and the Monster
1944
as Dr. Patrick Cory
5.8
5.8
The Lawyer's Secret
1931
as Joe Hart
5.8
5.8
The Bounty Killer
1965
as Matthew Ridgeway
5.8
5.8
The Virginian
1929
as Steven 'Steve'
5.8
5.8
Kansas Raiders
1950
as Union Captain
5.8
5.8
Flaming Feather
1952
as Showdown Calhoun
5.8
5.8
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Frank C. Marsh
5.7
5.7
Timber Queen
1944
as Russell Evans
5.7
5.7
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961
as Col. Edwin Martin
5.7
5.7
Three Cornered Moon
1933
as Dr. Alan Stevens
5.6
5.6
Thunderbolt
1929
as Bob Moran
5.6
5.6
Murder in Greenwich Village
1937
as Steve Havens Jackson Jr.
5.5
5.5
Wrecking Crew
1942
as Matt Carney
5.5
5.5
Gun Smoke
1931
as Brad Farley
5.5
5.5
The Big Bonanza
1944
as Capt. Jed Kilton
5.5
5.5
Only Saps Work
1930
as Larry Payne
5.4
5.4
Accomplice
1946
as Simon Lash
5.4
5.4
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Matt Fraser
5.4
5.4
Young Fury
1964
as Sheriff Jenkins
5.4
5.4
Buckskin
1968
as Townsman
5.3
5.3
College Humor
1933
as Mondrake
5.2
5.2
The Santa Fe Trail
1930
as Stan Hollister
5.1
5.1
Hostile Guns
1967
as Sheriff Travis
5.0
5.0
Golden Harvest
1933
as Walt Martin
5.0
5.0
The Great Barrier
1937
as Hickey
5.0
5.0
Alaska Highway
1943
as Woody Ormsby
5.0
5.0
The French Key
1946
as Himself (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Hidden Guns
1956
as Sheriff Ward Young
5.0
5.0
To the Shores of Hell
1966
as Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
5.0
5.0
That's My Baby!
1944
as Tim Jones
5.0
5.0
Speed to Spare
1948
as Cliff Jordan
5.0
5.0
The All-American
1932
as Gary King
5.0
5.0
Three Live Ghosts
1936
as William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster
5.0
5.0
Buffalo Bill Rides Again
1947
as Buffalo Bill
5.0
5.0
The Conquering Horde
1931
as Dan McMasters
5.0
5.0
A Dangerous Game
1941
as Dick Williams
5.0
5.0
The Day of the Trumpet
1958
as Sgt. Jim Heisler
5.0
5.0
Identity Unknown
1945
as Johnny March
5.0
5.0
Minesweeper
1943
as Richard Houston
4.8
4.8
When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948
as Harvey Howell
4.8
4.8
Ready for Love
1934
as Julian Barrow
4.8
4.8
Storm Over Lisbon
1944
as John Craig
4.7
4.7
The Sea God
1930
as Phillip 'Pink' Barker
4.7
4.7
Call of The Yukon
1938
as Gaston Rogers
4.5
4.5
Come On, Marines!
1934
as Lucky Davis
4.5
4.5
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933
as Self
4.5
4.5
A Letter From Bataan
1942
as Pvt. John W. Lewis
4.4
4.4
The Four Feathers
1929
as Lt. Harry Faversham
4.4
4.4
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Jon Davis
4.2
4.2
Submarine Alert
1943
as Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
4.0
4.0
Forced Landing
1941
as Dan Kendall
4.0
4.0
The Man I Love
1929
as Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks
4.0
4.0
Secret Valley
1937
as Lee Rogers
4.0
4.0
Swing with Bing
1940
as Himself
4.0
4.0
Sex and the College Girl
1964
as Charles Devon
4.0
4.0
A Whale of a Tale
1976
as Mr. Monahan
3.9
3.9
Power Dive
1941
as Brad Farrell
3.8
3.8
Danger On Wheels
1940
as "Lucky" Larry Taylor
3.8
3.8
The Man from Montreal
1939
as Clark Manning
3.8
3.8
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
3.7
3.7
Legion of Lost Flyers
1939
as Gene 'Loop' Gillan
3.6
3.6
Fort Utah
1967
as Sam Tyler
3.5
3.5
Burning Up
1930
as Lou Larrigan
3.5
3.5
Wildcat
1942
as Johnny Maverick
3.4
3.4
Dangerous Paradise
1930
as Heyst
3.3
3.3
The Human Duplicators
1965
as National Intelligence
3.0
3.0
Missing Daughters
1939
as Wally King
3.0
3.0
The Crawling Hand
1963
as Lee Barrenger
3.0
3.0
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Dan Matthews
2.8
2.8
The Light of Western Stars
1930
as Dick Bailey
2.7
2.7
Flying Blind
1941
as Jim Clark
2.7
2.7
She Made Her Bed
1934
as Wild Bill Smith
1.0
1.0
Lucky Devils
1941
as Dick McManus
Blonde Blackmailer
1955
as Tony Pelassier
Hot Steel
1940
as Frank Stewart
Child of Trouble
1957
as Louis Contino
The Secret Call
1931
as Tom Blake
Under the Tonto Rim
1928
as Edd Denmeade
Devil's Point
1954
as John 'Captain' Martin
She's a Sheik
1927
as Capt. Colton
Raymie
1960
as Chris Garber
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
as Self (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012
Sally in Our Alley
1927
as Jimmie Adams
Figures Don't Lie
1927
as Bob Blewe
Men of the Timberland
1941
as Dick O'Hara
The Enchanted Hill
1926
as Link Halliwell
Rolled Stockings
1927
as Ralph Treadway
Helldorado
1935
as Art Ryan
Touchdown!
1931
as Dan Curtis
The Sky's the Limit
1975
as Grimes
In the Name of Love
1925
as Dumas Dufrayne
The Border Legion
1930
as Jim Cleve
Grand Canyon
1949
as Mike Adams
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939
as Capt. Robert Lawrence
Manhattan Cocktail
1928
as Fred Tilden
The Coast of Folly
1925
as Bather
Soaring Stars
1942
as Himself
Mutiny in the Arctic
1941
as Dick Barclay
Raiders of the Desert
1941
as Dick Manning
Ladies of the Mob
1928
as Red
Tropic Fury
1939
as Dan Burton
The Leather Pushers
1940
as Dick 'Kid' Roberts
Song of the Eagle
1933
as Bill Hoffman
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
as Bob Harvey
How to Break 90 #4: Downswing
1933
The Return of Wildfire
1948
as Dobe Williams
Sky Bride
1932
as Bert 'Speed' Condon
Hell and High Water
1933
as Capt J.J. Jericho
Black Diamonds
1940
as Walter Norton
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