Dick Simmons

Known for

Acting

Born

August 19, 1913

Birthplace

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Died

January 11, 2003 (aged 89)

Biography

Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).

Best known work

Rear Window

1954

The Munsters

1964

A Star Is Born

1954

Sergeant York

1941

The Brady Bunch

1969

The Three Musketeers

1948

Easter Parade

1948

Perry Mason

1957

Lady in the Lake

1946

The Pirate

1948

Filmography

1977
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
as Major
1971
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Adams
1969
The Brady BunchTV
as Mr. Delafield (1 episode)
1969
The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsTV
as Slidell (uncredited) (1 episode)
1968
The Devil's Brigade
as Gen. Bixby
1968
It Takes a ThiefTV
as General (1 episode)
1967
DragnetTV
as Marcus Denner (1 episode)
1965
A Letter to Nancy
as Ben
1964
The MunstersTV
as Mr. Balding (1 episode)
1964
Robin and the 7 Hoods
as Prosecutor
1963
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
as Joseph Galdamez (1 episode)
1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
1962
Sergeants 3
as Col. William Collingwood (as Richard Simmons)
1959
Black SaddleTV
as (uncredited) (1 episode)
1959
RawhideTV
as Stranger (1 episode)
1957
Leave It to BeaverTV
as Kenneth Langley (2 episodes)
1957
Perry MasonTV
as Mr. Ogden (1 episode)
1955
Sergeant Preston of the YukonTV
as Sergeant William Preston (75 episodes)
1955
It's Always Fair Weather
as Mr. Grigman (uncredited)
1955
The Scarlet Coat
as Sergeant with Signalman (uncredited)
1954
A Star Is Born
as Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
1954
LassieTV
as Sgt. Major Hardwick (2 episodes)
1954
Rear Window
as Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
1954
Man with the Steel Whip
as Jerry Randall / El Latigo (as Richard Simmons)