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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
136
Movies
48
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dick Wassel
Richard M. Wessel
Richard Wessel
Dick Wessell
Richard Wessell
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Dick Wessel
Movies
136
TV Shows
48
The Ugly Dachshund
as
Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
February 16, 1966
Who's Minding the Store?
as
Traffic Cop
November 28, 1963
Wives and Lovers
as
Mr. Liberti
August 29, 1963
Pocketful of Miracles
as
Governor of Florida (uncredited)
December 18, 1961
All in a Night's Work
as
Janitor (uncredited)
March 15, 1961
Tricky Chicks
Cast
October 24, 1957
The Desperados Are in Town
as
Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
November 1, 1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
as
Train Engineer (uncredited)
October 17, 1956
Rebel Without a Cause
as
Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
October 27, 1955
G.I. Dood It
as
Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
February 17, 1955
Bowery to Bagdad
as
Henchman Gus
January 7, 1955
Fling in the Ring
as
Chopper Kane
January 6, 1955
Champ for a Day
as
'Speedtrap' Calhoun
August 15, 1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as
Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
July 14, 1953
Let's Do It Again
as
Ajax Moving Man
June 16, 1953
Blackbeard, the Pirate
as
Dutchman
December 24, 1952
The WAC from Walla Walla
as
Sgt. Malone
October 10, 1952
Young Man with Ideas
as
Eddie Tasling
May 2, 1952
Rancho Notorious
as
Deputy (uncredited)
March 6, 1952
Love Is Better Than Ever
as
Smittie
February 23, 1952
Reunion in Reno
as
Taxi Driver
October 9, 1951
Texas Carnival
as
Concessionaire #1
October 5, 1951
An American in Paris
as
Ben Macrow (uncredited)
September 26, 1951
Corky of Gasoline Alley
as
Pudge McKay
September 17, 1951
Flying Leathernecks
as
Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
August 28, 1951
Strangers on a Train
as
Bill (uncredited)
June 27, 1951
The Texas Rangers
as
Arkansas (uncredited)
June 3, 1951
Her First Romance
as
Night Watchman (uncredited)
May 4, 1951
The Scarf
as
Sid, Drunk Cowboy
April 6, 1951
Life with Buster Keaton
Cast
February 10, 1951
Gasoline Alley
as
Pudge
January 2, 1951
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
as
Harry (uncredited)
December 31, 1950
Watch the Birdie
as
Man Who Undresses (uncredited)
December 11, 1950
Harvey
as
Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
December 4, 1950
Father of the Bride
as
Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
May 18, 1950
The Jackie Robinson Story
as
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
May 16, 1950
Beware of Blondie
as
Mailman
April 13, 1950
Blondie's Hero
as
Mailman (uncredited)
March 9, 1950
Dizzy Yardbird
as
Sergeant Flint
March 9, 1950
Punchy Cowpunchers
as
Sgt. Mullins
January 5, 1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
as
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
January 1, 1950
On the Town
as
Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
December 8, 1949
Thieves' Highway
as
Cab Driver (uncredited)
September 20, 1949
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as
Mailman (uncredited)
September 8, 1949
Slattery's Hurricane
as
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
August 11, 1949
Canadian Pacific
as
Bailey
May 19, 1949
Tulsa
as
Joker (uncredited)
April 13, 1949
The Green Promise
as
Mr. Clairborne
March 22, 1949
Unknown Island
as
Sanderson, 1st Mate
October 15, 1948
Billie Gets Her Man
as
Mr. McGonagle
September 9, 1948
Hollow Triumph
as
Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
August 18, 1948
Pitfall
as
Desk Sergeant
August 11, 1948
Flat Feat
as
Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
June 24, 1948
The Fuller Brush Man
as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
June 1, 1948
Radio Romeo
Cast
December 25, 1947
High Wall
as
Jim Hale (uncredited)
December 17, 1947
Wife to Spare
Cast
November 20, 1947
Hectic Honeymoon
as
Duffy
October 17, 1947
Merton of the Movies
as
Chick
October 11, 1947
In Room 303
Cast
April 25, 1947
Wife Tames Wolf
as
Male Character
March 28, 1947
It Happened in Brooklyn
as
Policeman
March 13, 1947
Fright Night
as
Chopper Kane
March 6, 1947
California
as
Blacksmith (uncredited)
February 21, 1947
Do or Diet
as
Old Boyfriend
February 10, 1947
13 Rue Madeleine
as
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
January 15, 1947
Blondie's Big Moment
as
Bus Driver (uncredited)
January 9, 1947
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as
Harry 'Cueball' Lake
November 22, 1946
Slappily Married
as
Eddie--Honey's Fiance
November 7, 1946
So's Your Antenna
Cast
October 10, 1946
Pardon My Terror
as
Luke
September 12, 1946
Black Angel
as
Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
August 2, 1946
In Old Sacramento
as
Oscar
May 31, 1946
Blonde Alibi
as
Detective (Uncredited)
March 1, 1946
Young Widow
as
Cab Driver (Uncredited)
March 1, 1946
Scarlet Street
as
Detective (uncredited)
December 25, 1945
Silver Spurs
as
Buck Walters
August 12, 1943
Action in the North Atlantic
as
Cherub Joe (uncredited)
June 12, 1943
False Faces
as
Detective Mallory
May 28, 1943
Three Hearts for Julia
as
Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
May 21, 1943
King of the Cowboys
as
Hershel
April 9, 1943
The Traitor Within
as
Henchman Otis
December 16, 1942
Fall In
as
Army Barber
November 20, 1942
Gentleman Jim
as
Referee (uncredited)
November 14, 1942
X Marks the Spot
as
Dizzy
November 4, 1942
Sunset Serenade
as
Antlers Bartender
September 14, 1942
Friendly Enemies
as
Delivery man
June 21, 1942
Romance on the Range
as
Jailer-Deputy
May 18, 1942
About Face
as
Bartender Charlie
April 16, 1942
Joe Smith, American
as
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
February 1, 1942
Brooklyn Orchid
as
Al
January 31, 1942
Dangerously They Live
as
Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
December 24, 1941
Steel Against the Sky
as
Mike (uncredited)
December 13, 1941
Red River Valley
as
Lumber Deliverer
December 12, 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
November 20, 1941
Dangerous Lady
as
Officer Donahue
September 12, 1941
Manpower
as
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
August 9, 1941
Desert Bandit
as
Henchman Hawk
May 24, 1941
The Great Train Robbery
as
Gorman
February 28, 1941
Flight Command
as
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
December 27, 1940
The Border Legion
as
Oscar "Red" McGooney
December 5, 1940
So You Won't Talk?
as
Dopey
October 2, 1940
City for Conquest
as
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
September 21, 1940
The Howards of Virginia
as
Backwoodsman
September 19, 1940
Flowing Gold
as
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
August 24, 1940
They Drive by Night
as
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
July 26, 1940
Brother Orchid
as
Buffalo Burns
June 7, 1940
Castle on the Hudson
as
Convict Messenger (uncredited)
February 17, 1940
Cafe Hostess
as
Henchman Willie
January 11, 1940
The Roaring Twenties
as
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
October 28, 1939
Hitler: Beast of Berlin
as
Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
October 7, 1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as
Customer (uncredited)
September 16, 1939
They All Come Out
as
Moxie (uncredited)
August 4, 1939
I Stole a Million
as
Cop #2 (uncredited)
August 1, 1939
The Cowboy Quarterback
as
Football player
July 29, 1939
Missing Daughters
as
Brick McGirk
May 22, 1939
An Hour for Lunch
as
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
March 17, 1939
Blackwell's Island
as
Convict (uncredited)
January 24, 1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as
Collucci
January 21, 1939
Hawk of the Wilderness
as
Dirk
December 3, 1938
Submarine Patrol
as
Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
November 25, 1938
The Crowd Roars
as
Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
August 6, 1938
Racket Busters
as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
July 16, 1938
Over the Wall
as
Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
April 2, 1938
Borrowing Trouble
as
Joe
December 10, 1937
The Game That Kills
as
'Leapfrog' Soule
September 21, 1937
White Bondage
as
Beans Clerk
August 5, 1937
Border Cafe
as
Jaillbird (uncredited)
June 4, 1937
San Quentin
as
Trusty (uncredited)
May 24, 1937
They Gave Him a Gun
as
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
May 7, 1937
Round-Up Time in Texas
as
Henchman Craig Johnson
February 28, 1937
Fury
as
Bodyguard (uncredited)
June 5, 1936
Half Shot Shooters
as
Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
April 30, 1936
Small Town Girl
as
College Boy in Car (uncredited)
April 10, 1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as
Joe
January 13, 1936
In Spite of Danger
as
Monk Grady
March 8, 1935
