- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1893
- Place of Birth
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- September 20, 1949
Richard Dix
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 would go on to play. After a year at the University of Minnesota he took a position at a bank, spending his evenings training for the stage. His professional start was with a local stock company, and this led to similar work in New York. The death of his father left him with a mother and sister to support. He went to Los Angeles, became leading man for the Morosco Stock Company and his succes…
Filmography
movieThe Thirteenth Hour
1947 · Steve Reynolds
movieThe Secret of the Whistler
1946 · Ralph Harrison
movieMysterious Intruder
1946 · Don Gale
movieVoice of the Whistler
1945 · John Sinclair / John Carter
movieThe Power of the Whistler
1945 · William Everest
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944 · Lee Selfridge Nugent
movieThe Whistler
1944 · Earl C. Conrad
movieThe Ghost Ship
1943 · Capt. Will Stone
movieTop Man
1943 · Tom Warren
movieThe Kansan
1943 · John Bonniwell
movieBuckskin Frontier
1943 · Stephen Brent
movieAmerican Empire
1942 · Dan Taylor
movieEyes of the Underworld
1942 · Police Chief Richard Bryan
movieTombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942 · Wyatt Earp
movieBadlands of Dakota
1941 · James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
movieThe Roundup
1941 · Steve Payson
movieCherokee Strip
1940 · Marshal Dave Lovell
movieMen Against the Sky
1940 · Phil Mercedes
movieThe Marines Fly High
1940 · Lt. Danny Darrick
movieReno
1939 · William Shayne
movieHere I Am a Stranger
1939 · Duke Allen
movieMan of Conquest
1939 · Sam Houston
movieTwelve Crowded Hours
1939 · Nick Green
movieSky Giant
1938 · Capt. W.R. 'Stag' Cahill
movieBlind Alibi
1938 · Paul Dover
movieIt Happened in Hollywood
1937 · Tim Bart
movieThe Devil Is Driving
1937 · Paul Driscoll
movieDevil's Playground
1937 · Jack Dorgan
movieSpecial Investigator
1936 · Bill Fenwick
movieDevil's Squadron
1936 · Paul Redmond
movieYellow Dust
1936 · Bob Culpepper
movieThe Tunnel
1935 · Richard 'Mack' McAllan
movieThe Arizonian
1935 · Clay Tallant
movieWest of the Pecos
1934 · Pecos Smith
movieHis Greatest Gamble
1934 · Phillip
movieStingaree
1934 · Stingaree
movieDay of Reckoning
1933 · John Day
movieAce of Aces
1933 · Rex 'Rocky' Thorne
movieNo Marriage Ties
1933 · Bruce Foster
movieThe Great Jasper
1933 · Jasper Horn
movieThe Conquerors
1932 · Roger Standish / Roger Lennox
movieHell's Highway
1932 · Frank 'Duke' Ellis
movieRoar of the Dragon
1932 · Carson
movieThe Lost Squadron
1932 · Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson
movieSecret Service
1931 · Lewis Dumont
movieThe Public Defender
1931 · Pike Winslow
movieYoung Donovan's Kid
1931 · Jim Donovan
movieThe Stolen Jools
1931 · Richard Dix
movieCimarron
1931 · Yancey Cravat
movieShooting Straight
1930 · Larry Sheldon / Ted Walters
movieLovin' the Ladies
1930 · Peter
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1929 · William Magee
movieRedskin
1929 · Wing Foot
movieThe Wheel of Life
1929 · Capt. Leslie Yeullet
movieA Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic
1929 · Self
movieNothing but the Truth
1929 · Robert Bennett
movieThe Love Doctor
1929 · Dr. Gerald Summer
movieMoran of the Marines
1928 · Michael Moran
movieWarming Up
1928 · Bert Tulliver
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1928 · Robert Parker
movieSporting Goods
1928 · Richard Shelby
movieThe Gay Defender
1927 · Joaquin Murrieta
movieShanghai Bound
1927 · Jim Bucklin
movieMan Power
1927 · Tom Roberts
movieKnockout Reilly
1927 · Dundee 'Knockout' Reilly
movieParadise for Two
1927 · Steve Porter
movieThe Quarterback
1926 · Jack Stone
movieSay It Again
1926 · Bob Howard
movieFascinating Youth
1926 · Richard Dix
movieLet's Get Married
1926 · Billy Dexter
movieWomanhandled
1925 · Bill Dana
movieThe Vanishing American
1925 · Nophaie
movieThe Lucky Devil
1925 · Randy Farnum
movieMen and Women
1925 · Will Prescott
movieThe Shock Punch
1925 · Randall Lee Savage
movieA Man Must Live
1925 · Geoffrey Farnell
movieToo Many Kisses
1925 · Richard Gaylord, Jr.
movieManhattan
1924 · Peter Minuit
movieSinners in Heaven
1924 · Alan Croft
movieUnguarded Women
1924 · Douglas Albright
movieIcebound
1924 · Ben Jordan
movieThe Stranger
1924 · Larry Darrant
movieThe Call of the Canyon
1923 · Glenn Kilbourne
movieThe Ten Commandments
1923 · John McTavish
movieTo the Last Man
1923 · Jean Isbel
movieRacing Hearts
1923 · Robby Smith
movieThe Woman with Four Faces
1923 · Richard Templar
movieSouls for Sale
1923 · Frank Claymore
movieQuicksands
1923 · Lt. Bill
movieThe Christian
1923 · John Storm
movieThe Sin Flood
1922 · Bill Bear
movieThe Bonded Woman
1922 · Lee Marvin
movieFools First
1922 · Tommy Frazer
movieYellow Men and Gold
1922 · Parrish
movieThe Wall Flower
1922 · Walt Breen
movieThe Glorious Fool
1922 · Billy Grant
movieThe Poverty of Riches
1921 · John Colby
movieDangerous Curve Ahead
1921 · Harley Jones
movieAll's Fair in Love
1921 · Bobby Cameron
movieNot Guilty
1921 · Paul / Arthur Ellison (twins), Producer
movieOne of Many
1917 · James Lowery - Butler