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Dick Wessel
Born
April 20, 1913
Died: April 20, 1965
Lived 52 years
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
139
Movies
49
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dick Wassel
Richard M. Wessel
Richard Wessel
Dick Wessell
Richard Wessell
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IMDb Profile
Dick Wessel
Acting
Movies
139
TV Shows
49
6.7
The Ugly Dachshund
as
Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
1966
6.9
Who's Minding the Store?
as
Traffic Cop
1963
4.1
Wives and Lovers
as
Mr. Liberti
1963
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
as
Governor of Florida (uncredited)
1961
5.9
All in a Night's Work
as
Janitor (uncredited)
1961
6.9
The Gazebo
as
Louis the Louse (as Richard Wessel)
1960
0
Tricky Chicks
Cast
1957
0
The Desperados Are in Town
as
Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
1956
6.6
Around the World in 80 Days
as
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1956
7.5
Rebel Without a Cause
as
Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
1955
0
G.I. Dood It
as
Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
1955
6.1
Bowery to Bagdad
as
Henchman Gus
1955
5.2
Fling in the Ring
as
Chopper Kane
1955
6.0
Champ for a Day
as
'Speedtrap' Calhoun
1953
7.3
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as
Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1953
3.2
Let's Do It Again
as
Ajax Moving Man
1953
5.9
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as
Dutchman
1952
0
The WAC from Walla Walla
as
Sgt. Malone
1952
4.7
Young Man with Ideas
as
Eddie Tasling
1952
6.5
Rancho Notorious
as
Deputy (uncredited)
1952
6.1
Love Is Better Than Ever
as
Smittie
1952
6.0
Reunion in Reno
as
Taxi Driver
1951
4.7
Texas Carnival
as
Concessionaire #1
1951
7.0
An American in Paris
as
Ben Macrow (uncredited)
1951
0
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as
Pudge McKay
1951
5.8
Flying Leathernecks
as
Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
7.7
Strangers on a Train
as
Bill (uncredited)
1951
5.7
The Texas Rangers
as
Arkansas (uncredited)
1951
3.0
Her First Romance
as
Night Watchman (uncredited)
1951
5.6
The Scarf
as
Sid, Drunk Cowboy
1951
7.0
Life with Buster Keaton
Cast
1951
5.5
Gasoline Alley
as
Pudge
1951
7.0
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as
Harry (uncredited)
1950
5.3
Watch the Birdie
as
Man Who Undresses (uncredited)
1950
7.7
Harvey
as
Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
1950
7.0
Father of the Bride
as
Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
1950
6.3
The Jackie Robinson Story
as
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
1950
5.3
Beware of Blondie
as
Mailman
1950
6.3
Blondie's Hero
as
Mailman (uncredited)
1950
0
Dizzy Yardbird
as
Sergeant Flint
1950
5.7
Punchy Cowpunchers
as
Sgt. Mullins
1950
6.4
Sands of Iwo Jima
as
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
1950
7.0
On the Town
as
Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
1949
7.2
Thieves' Highway
as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as
Mailman (uncredited)
1949
5.0
Slattery's Hurricane
as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1949
5.0
Canadian Pacific
as
Bailey
1949
6.3
Tulsa
as
Joker (uncredited)
1949
6.0
The Green Promise
as
Mr. Clairborne
1949
5.0
Unknown Island
as
Sanderson, 1st Mate
1948
0
Billie Gets Her Man
as
Mr. McGonagle
1948
6.6
Hollow Triumph
as
Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
1948
6.8
Pitfall
as
Desk Sergeant
1948
0
Flat Feat
as
Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
1948
6.0
The Fuller Brush Man
as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1948
0
Radio Romeo
Cast
1947
6.3
High Wall
as
Jim Hale (uncredited)
1947
0
Wife to Spare
Cast
1947
0
Hectic Honeymoon
as
Duffy
1947
6.8
Merton of the Movies
as
Chick
1947
0
In Room 303
Cast
1947
0
Wife Tames Wolf
as
Male Character
1947
5.8
It Happened in Brooklyn
as
Policeman
1947
6.4
Fright Night
as
Chopper Kane
1947
6.7
California
as
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1947
0
Do or Diet
as
Old Boyfriend
1947
6.0
13 Rue Madeleine
as
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
1947
4.8
Blondie's Big Moment
as
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1947
5.3
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as
Harry 'Cueball' Lake
1946
5.0
Slappily Married
as
Eddie--Honey's Fiance
1946
0
So's Your Antenna
Cast
1946
0
Pardon My Terror
as
Luke
1946
6.0
Black Angel
as
Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
1946
6.0
In Old Sacramento
as
Oscar
1946
3.9
Blonde Alibi
as
Detective (Uncredited)
1946
4.6
Young Widow
as
Cab Driver (Uncredited)
1946
7.6
Scarlet Street
as
Detective (uncredited)
1945
3.8
Silver Spurs
as
Buck Walters
1943
7.1
Action in the North Atlantic
as
Cherub Joe (uncredited)
1943
7.0
False Faces
as
Detective Mallory
1943
6.0
Three Hearts for Julia
as
Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
1943
5.5
King of the Cowboys
as
Hershel
1943
0
The Traitor Within
as
Henchman Otis
1942
6.0
Fall In
as
Army Barber
1942
7.1
Gentleman Jim
as
Referee (uncredited)
1942
3.9
X Marks the Spot
as
Dizzy
1942
5.5
Sunset Serenade
as
Antlers Bartender
1942
5.7
Friendly Enemies
as
Delivery man
1942
5.7
Romance on the Range
as
Jailer-Deputy
1942
6.0
About Face
as
Bartender Charlie
1942
5.8
Joe Smith, American
as
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
1942
6.0
Brooklyn Orchid
as
Al
1942
5.9
Dangerously They Live
as
Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
1941
5.0
Steel Against the Sky
as
Mike (uncredited)
1941
7.7
Red River Valley
as
Lumber Deliverer
1941
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
1941
4.4
Dangerous Lady
as
Officer Donahue
1941
6.7
Manpower
as
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
1941
0
Desert Bandit
as
Henchman Hawk
1941
7.5
The Great Train Robbery
as
Gorman
1941
6.9
The Strawberry Blonde
as
Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
1941
5.6
Flight Command
as
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
1940
4.4
The Border Legion
as
Oscar "Red" McGooney
1940
5.0
So You Won't Talk?
as
Dopey
1940
6.8
City for Conquest
as
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
1940
6.5
The Howards of Virginia
as
Backwoodsman
1940
7.0
Flowing Gold
as
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1940
6.9
They Drive by Night
as
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940
6.5
Brother Orchid
as
Buffalo Burns
1940
6.8
Castle on the Hudson
as
Convict Messenger (uncredited)
1940
5.3
Cafe Hostess
as
Henchman Willie
1940
7.5
The Roaring Twenties
as
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
1939
4.3
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as
Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Dust Be My Destiny
as
Customer (uncredited)
1939
5.6
They All Come Out
as
Moxie (uncredited)
1939
6.0
I Stole a Million
as
Cop #2 (uncredited)
1939
5.5
The Cowboy Quarterback
as
Football player
1939
3.0
Missing Daughters
as
Brick McGirk
1939
4.5
An Hour for Lunch
as
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1939
5.0
Blackwell's Island
as
Convict (uncredited)
1939
6.1
They Made Me a Criminal
as
Collucci
1939
7.0
Hawk of the Wilderness
as
Dirk
1938
6.6
Submarine Patrol
as
Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
1938
6.5
The Crowd Roars
as
Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
1938
5.1
Racket Busters
as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938
5.0
Over the Wall
as
Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
1938
6.3
A Slight Case of Murder
as
Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)
1938
6.0
Borrowing Trouble
as
Joe
1937
5.3
The Game That Kills
as
'Leapfrog' Soule
1937
6.0
White Bondage
as
Beans Clerk
1937
6.3
Border Cafe
as
Jaillbird (uncredited)
1937
6.5
San Quentin
as
Trusty (uncredited)
1937
6.2
They Gave Him a Gun
as
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
1937
7.7
Round-Up Time in Texas
as
Henchman Craig Johnson
1937
7.4
Fury
as
Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936
7.2
Half Shot Shooters
as
Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
1936
5.9
Small Town Girl
as
College Boy in Car (uncredited)
1936
4.0
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as
Joe
1936
1.0
In Spite of Danger
as
Monk Grady
1935
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