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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Character:
Release Date:30/12/2012
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
A Whale of a Tale
Character:Mr. Monahan
Release Date:03/09/1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Character:Silent Film Star 2
Release Date:26/07/1976
The Sky's the Limit
Character:Grimes
Release Date:19/01/1975
Buckskin
Character:Townsman
Release Date:01/05/1968
Rogue's Gallery
Character:Man in Club
Release Date:01/01/1968
Fort Utah
Character:Sam Tyler
Release Date:01/09/1967
Hostile Guns
Character:Sheriff Travis
Release Date:01/07/1967
Red Tomahawk
Character:Deadwood Telegrapher
Release Date:01/01/1967
Waco
Character:Billy Kelly
Release Date:01/09/1966
To the Shores of Hell
Character:Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
Release Date:15/03/1966
Johnny Reno
Character:Ned Duggan
Release Date:09/03/1966
Apache Uprising
Character:Captain Gannon
Release Date:29/12/1965
The Bounty Killer
Character:Matthew Ridgeway
Release Date:30/07/1965
Town Tamer
Character:Doctor Kent
Release Date:07/07/1965
Black Spurs
Character:Pete
Release Date:28/05/1965
The Human Duplicators
Character:National Intelligence
Release Date:03/03/1965
Young Fury
Character:Sheriff Jenkins
Release Date:01/11/1964
Sex and the College Girl
Character:Charles Devon
Release Date:03/09/1964
Law of the Lawless
Character:Ben the Bartender
Release Date:13/05/1964
The Best Man
Character:Sen. Oscar Anderson
Release Date:05/04/1964
The Crawling Hand
Character:Lee Barrenger
Release Date:04/09/1963
The Young and the Brave
Character:Col. Ralph Holbein
Release Date:01/08/1963
The Last Time I Saw Archie
Character:Col. Edwin Martin
Release Date:27/05/1961
Raymie
Character:Chris Garber
Release Date:05/07/1960
Warlock
Character:Bacon
Release Date:15/05/1959
The Day of the Trumpet
Character:Sgt. Jim Heisler
Release Date:01/01/1958
Child of Trouble
Character:Louis Contino
Release Date:02/05/1957
The Mountain
Character:C. W. Rivial
Release Date:31/05/1956
Hidden Guns
Character:Sheriff Ward Young
Release Date:30/01/1956
Blonde Blackmailer
Character:Tony Pelassier
Release Date:01/10/1955
Devil's Point
Character:John 'Captain' Martin
Release Date:07/12/1954
Sabre Jet
Character:Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale
Release Date:04/09/1953
The Blazing Forest
Character:Joe Morgan
Release Date:01/12/1952
Hurricane Smith
Character:Brundage
Release Date:02/10/1952
Flaming Feather
Character:Showdown Calhoun
Release Date:01/02/1952
Silver City
Character:Charles Storrs
Release Date:01/12/1951
Kansas Raiders
Character:Union Captain
Release Date:15/11/1950
Grand Canyon
Character:Mike Adams
Release Date:19/05/1949
When My Baby Smiles at Me
Character:Harvey Howell
Release Date:10/11/1948
The Return of Wildfire
Character:Dobe Williams
Release Date:13/08/1948
Speed to Spare
Character:Cliff Jordan
Release Date:14/05/1948
Buffalo Bill Rides Again
Character:Buffalo Bill
Release Date:18/04/1947
Accomplice
Character:Simon Lash
Release Date:29/09/1946
The French Key
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:18/05/1946
The Phantom Speaks
Character:Matt Fraser
Release Date:13/04/1945
Identity Unknown
Character:Johnny March
Release Date:02/04/1945
The Big Bonanza
Character:Capt. Jed Kilton
Release Date:30/12/1944
Storm Over Lisbon
Character:John Craig
Release Date:16/10/1944
That's My Baby!
Character:Tim Jones
Release Date:14/09/1944
The Lady and the Monster
Character:Dr. Patrick Cory
Release Date:17/04/1944
Timber Queen
Character:Russell Evans
Release Date:13/01/1944
Minesweeper
Character:Richard Houston
Release Date:10/11/1943
Submarine Alert
Character:Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
Release Date:28/06/1943
Alaska Highway
Character:Woody Ormsby
Release Date:24/06/1943
Aerial Gunner
Character:Jon Davis
Release Date:20/03/1943
Wrecking Crew
Character:Matt Carney
Release Date:07/11/1942
A Letter From Bataan
Character:Pvt. John W. Lewis
Release Date:15/09/1942
Wildcat
Character:Johnny Maverick
Release Date:03/09/1942
Soaring Stars
Character:Himself
Release Date:25/04/1942
Torpedo Boat
Character:Skinner Barnes
Release Date:24/01/1942
Flying Blind
Character:Jim Clark
Release Date:29/08/1941
A Dangerous Game
Character:Dick Williams
Release Date:21/08/1941
Raiders of the Desert
Character:Dick Manning
Release Date:17/07/1941
Forced Landing
Character:Dan Kendall
Release Date:11/07/1941
Power Dive
Character:Brad Farrell
Release Date:04/06/1941
Men of the Timberland
Character:Dick O'Hara
Release Date:06/05/1941
Mutiny in the Arctic
Character:Dick Barclay
Release Date:17/04/1941
Lucky Devils
Character:Dick McManus
Release Date:03/01/1941
The Devil's Pipeline
Character:Dick Talbot
Release Date:31/10/1940
The Leather Pushers
Character:Dick 'Kid' Roberts
Release Date:13/09/1940
Black Diamonds
Character:Walter Norton
Release Date:16/07/1940
Swing with Bing
Character:Himself
Release Date:30/06/1940
Hot Steel
Character:Frank Stewart
Release Date:24/05/1940
Danger On Wheels
Character:"Lucky" Larry Taylor
Release Date:02/02/1940
The Man from Montreal
Character:Clark Manning
Release Date:09/12/1939
Legion of Lost Flyers
Character:Gene 'Loop' Gillan
Release Date:02/11/1939
Tropic Fury
Character:Dan Burton
Release Date:01/09/1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Character:Capt. Robert Lawrence
Release Date:31/07/1939
Missing Daughters
Character:Wally King
Release Date:22/05/1939
Straight, Place and Show
Character:Denny Paine
Release Date:30/09/1938
Call of The Yukon
Character:Gaston Rogers
Release Date:18/04/1938
No Time to Marry
Character:Perry Brown
Release Date:05/02/1938
Murder in Greenwich Village
Character:Steve Havens Jackson Jr.
Release Date:03/11/1937
Artists & Models
Character:Alan Townsend
Release Date:04/08/1937
Secret Valley
Character:Lee Rogers
Release Date:15/01/1937
The Great Barrier
Character:Hickey
Release Date:02/01/1937
The Mine with the Iron Door
Character:Bob Harvey
Release Date:06/05/1936
Three Live Ghosts
Character:William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster
Release Date:10/01/1936
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Character:Dan Matthews
Release Date:10/12/1935
Hollywood Hobbies
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/07/1935
Let 'em Have It
Character:Mal Stevens
Release Date:15/05/1935
Helldorado
Character:Art Ryan
Release Date:05/01/1935
Ready for Love
Character:Julian Barrow
Release Date:30/11/1934
She Made Her Bed
Character:Wild Bill Smith
Release Date:26/04/1934
Come On, Marines!
Character:Lucky Davis
Release Date:23/03/1934
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Cheshire Cat
Release Date:18/12/1933
Hell and High Water
Character:Capt J.J. Jericho
Release Date:16/12/1933
Golden Harvest
Character:Walt Martin
Release Date:21/09/1933
Three Cornered Moon
Character:Dr. Alan Stevens
Release Date:04/08/1933
How to Break 90 #4: Downswing
Character:
Release Date:07/07/1933
College Humor
Character:Mondrake
Release Date:05/07/1933
Song of the Eagle
Character:Bill Hoffman
Release Date:27/04/1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
Character:Self
Release Date:12/01/1933
Island of Lost Souls
Character:Edward Parker
Release Date:23/12/1932
The All-American
Character:Gary King
Release Date:01/10/1932
Tiger Shark
Character:Pipes Boley
Release Date:24/09/1932
Guilty as Hell
Character:Frank C. Marsh
Release Date:05/08/1932
Sky Bride
Character:Bert 'Speed' Condon
Release Date:19/04/1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:17/04/1932
Wayward
Character:David Frost
Release Date:19/02/1932
Touchdown!
Character:Dan Curtis
Release Date:15/11/1931
Caught
Character:Lt. Tom Colton
Release Date:08/08/1931
The Secret Call
Character:Tom Blake
Release Date:24/07/1931
The Lawyer's Secret
Character:Joe Hart
Release Date:06/06/1931
Gun Smoke
Character:Brad Farley
Release Date:10/04/1931
The Conquering Horde
Character:Dan McMasters
Release Date:01/03/1931
Only Saps Work
Character:Larry Payne
Release Date:05/12/1930
The Santa Fe Trail
Character:Stan Hollister
Release Date:27/09/1930
The Sea God
Character:Phillip 'Pink' Barker
Release Date:13/09/1930
The Border Legion
Character:Jim Cleve
Release Date:28/06/1930
Paramount on Parade
Character:Hunter (Dream Girl)
Release Date:22/04/1930
The Light of Western Stars
Character:Dick Bailey
Release Date:19/04/1930
Dangerous Paradise
Character:Heyst
Release Date:13/02/1930
Burning Up
Character:Lou Larrigan
Release Date:01/02/1930
The Virginian
Character:Steven 'Steve'
Release Date:09/11/1929
Dangerous Curves
Character:Larry Lee
Release Date:12/07/1929
Thunderbolt
Character:Bob Moran
Release Date:20/06/1929
The Four Feathers
Character:Lt. Harry Faversham
Release Date:01/06/1929
The Man I Love
Character:Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks
Release Date:25/05/1929
Manhattan Cocktail
Character:Fred Tilden
Release Date:24/11/1928
Beggars of Life
Character:The Boy (Jim)
Release Date:22/09/1928
Ladies of the Mob
Character:Red
Release Date:30/06/1928
Feel My Pulse
Character:Her Problem
Release Date:26/02/1928
Under the Tonto Rim
Character:Edd Denmeade
Release Date:04/02/1928
She's a Sheik
Character:Capt. Colton
Release Date:12/11/1927
Figures Don't Lie
Character:Bob Blewe
Release Date:08/10/1927
Sally in Our Alley
Character:Jimmie Adams
Release Date:02/09/1927
Wings
Character:David Armstrong
Release Date:12/08/1927
The Blood Ship
Character:John Shreve
Release Date:18/07/1927
Rolled Stockings
Character:Ralph Treadway
Release Date:18/06/1927
Old Ironsides
Character:Seaman (uncredited)
Release Date:06/12/1926
You'd Be Surprised
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1926
Padlocked
Character:'Tubby' Clark
Release Date:02/08/1926
Behind the Front
Character:Percy Brown
Release Date:22/02/1926
The Enchanted Hill
Character:Link Halliwell
Release Date:18/01/1926
The Coast of Folly
Character:Bather
Release Date:21/09/1925
In the Name of Love
Character:Dumas Dufrayne
Release Date:10/08/1925
Hollywood
Character:Richard Arlen
Release Date:19/08/1923
Television Appearances
Branded
Character:
Petticoat Junction
Character:Self
The Lucy Show
Character:Richard
The New Breed
Character:Willits
Coronado 9
Character:
Lock-Up
Character:
Bat Masterson
Character:John Minor
Bat Masterson
Character:Sheriff Dan Rainey
Yancy Derringer
Character:General Hugh Morgan
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Damon Ring, Sr.
Perry Mason
Character:Dr. Harrison
Matinee Theater
Character:
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:
Climax!
Character:Nevers
The Whistler
Character:
Letter to Loretta
Character:Christopher Waring
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Your Show of Shows
Character:
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