Richard Dix
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Richard Dix was a major leading man at RKO Radio Pictures from 1929 through 1943. He was born Ernest Carlton Brimmer July 18, 1893, in St. Paul, Minnesota. There he was educated, and at the desires of his father, studied to be a surgeon. His obvious acting talent in his school dramatic club led him to leading roles in most of the school plays. At 6' 0" and 180 pounds, Dix excelled in sports, especially football and baseball. These skills would serve him well in the vigorous film roles he ...
Known For
Filmography
The Thirteenth Hour
1947
as Steve Reynolds
Mysterious Intruder
1946
as Don Gale
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as Ralph Harrison
The Power of the Whistler
1945
as William Everest
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as John Sinclair / John Carter
The Whistler
1944
as Earl C. Conrad
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Lee Selfridge Nugent
The Ghost Ship
1943
as Capt. Will Stone
The Kansan
1943
as John Bonniwell
Buckskin Frontier
1943
as Stephen Brent
Top Man
1943
as Tom Warren
American Empire
1942
as Dan Taylor
Eyes of the Underworld
1942
as Police Chief Richard Bryan
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
as Wyatt Earp
Badlands of Dakota
1941
as James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
The Roundup
1941
as Steve Payson
Men Against the Sky
1940
as Phil Mercedes
The Marines Fly High
1940
as Lt. Danny Darrick
Cherokee Strip
1940
as Marshal Dave Lovell
Twelve Crowded Hours
1939
as Nick Green
Man of Conquest
1939
as Sam Houston
Reno
1939
as William Shayne
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Duke Allen
Blind Alibi
1938
as Paul Dover
Sky Giant
1938
as Capt. W.R. 'Stag' Cahill
It Happened in Hollywood
1937
as Tim Bart
The Devil Is Driving
1937
as Paul Driscoll
Devil's Playground
1937
as Jack Dorgan
Special Investigator
1936
as Bill Fenwick
Yellow Dust
1936
as Bob Culpepper
Devil's Squadron
1936
as Paul Redmond
The Tunnel
1935
as Richard 'Mack' McAllan
The Arizonian
1935
as Clay Tallant
Stingaree
1934
as Stingaree
His Greatest Gamble
1934
as Phillip
West of the Pecos
1934
as Pecos Smith
Ace of Aces
1933
as Rex 'Rocky' Thorne
Day of Reckoning
1933
as John Day
The Great Jasper
1933
as Jasper Horn
No Marriage Ties
1933
as Bruce Foster
Hell's Highway
1932
as Frank 'Duke' Ellis
The Lost Squadron
1932
as Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson
The Conquerors
1932
as Roger Standish / Roger Lennox
Roar of the Dragon
1932
as Carson
Cimarron
1931
as Yancey Cravat
The Public Defender
1931
as Pike Winslow
Secret Service
1931
as Lewis Dumont
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Richard Dix
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Jim Donovan
Lovin' the Ladies
1930
as Peter
Shooting Straight
1930
as Larry Sheldon / Ted Walters
The Love Doctor
1929
as Dr. Gerald Summer
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1929
as William Magee
Redskin
1929
as Wing Foot
Nothing but the Truth
1929
as Robert Bennett
A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
1929
as Self
The Wheel of Life
1929
as Capt. Leslie Yeullet
Sporting Goods
1928
as Richard Shelby
Easy Come, Easy Go
1928
as Robert Parker
Warming Up
1928
as Bert Tulliver
Moran of the Marines
1928
as Michael Moran
Paradise for Two
1927
as Steve Porter
Man Power
1927
as Tom Roberts
Shanghai Bound
1927
as Jim Bucklin
The Gay Defender
1927
as Joaquin Murrieta
Knockout Reilly
1927
as Dundee 'Knockout' Reilly
Say It Again
1926
as Bob Howard
The Quarterback
1926
as Jack Stone
Fascinating Youth
1926
as Richard Dix
Let's Get Married
1926
as Billy Dexter
The Vanishing American
1925
as Nophaie
Womanhandled
1925
as Bill Dana
Men and Women
1925
as Will Prescott
Too Many Kisses
1925
as Richard Gaylord, Jr.
The Lucky Devil
1925
as Randy Farnum
The Shock Punch
1925
as Randall Lee Savage
A Man Must Live
1925
as Geoffrey Farnell
Icebound
1924
as Ben Jordan
The Stranger
1924
as Larry Darrant
Unguarded Women
1924
as Douglas Albright
Sinners in Heaven
1924
as Alan Croft
Manhattan
1924
as Peter Minuit
The Ten Commandments
1923
as John McTavish
Quicksands
1923
as Lt. Bill
Racing Hearts
1923
as Robby Smith
The Woman with Four Faces
1923
as Richard Templar
The Christian
1923
as John Storm
Souls for Sale
1923
as Frank Claymore
The Call of the Canyon
1923
as Glenn Kilbourne
To the Last Man
1923
as Jean Isbel
Yellow Men and Gold
1922
as Parrish
Fools First
1922
as Tommy Frazer
The Sin Flood
1922
as Bill Bear
The Glorious Fool
1922
as Billy Grant
The Bonded Woman
1922
as Lee Marvin
The Wall Flower
1922
as Walt Breen
The Poverty of Riches
1921
as John Colby
Not Guilty
1921
as Paul / Arthur Ellison (twins)
All's Fair in Love
1921
as Bobby Cameron
Dangerous Curve Ahead
1921
as Harley Jones
One of Many
1917
as James Lowery - Butler