Richard Jackel ( born Richard Jaeckel , 1926 - 1997 ) is an American actor.
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| Birth name | Richard Henley Jackel |
| Date of Birth | October 10, 1926 |
| Place of Birth | Long Beach , Long Island , New York , USA |
| Date of death | June 14, 1997 (70 years old) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |
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| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1943-1994 |
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Biography
After graduating from school in Hollywood , he worked as a messenger on 20th Century Fox , where he began his film career in 1943. In 1944-1949. served in the US Navy. Demobilized, he continued to act as one of the most popular character actors, best known for the roles of “tough guys” - cowboys, hit men, etc. In 1972 he was nominated for an Oscar as the best supporting actor in the movie “Sometimes Great idea". He starred in television a lot. Died after three years of fighting melanoma .
Selected Filmography
- 1943 - Guadalcanal Diary
- 1949 - Battleground
- 1949 - Sands of Iwo Jima
- 1950 - The Shooter / The Gunfighter
- 1952 - Come Back, Little Sheba
- 1952 - The Gangster Empire / Hoodlum Empire
- 1957 - At 3:10 to Yuma / 3:10 to Yuma
- 1960 - Flaming Star
- 1963 - Four of Texas / 4 for Texas
- 1967 - The Dirty Dozen
- 1971 - Sometimes a Great Notion
- 1973 - Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- 1975 - The Drowning Pool
- 1982 - Airplane II: Continuation / Airplane II: The Sequel
- 1984 - The Man from the Star / Starman
- 1986 - Black Moon Rising
- 1990 - Squad Delta 2 / The Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
- 1991 - The King of the Kickboxers
Links
- Richard Jackel at the Internet Movie Database