Dick Wessel

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
April 20, 1913 (52 years old)
Died
April 20, 1965
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Crime Comedy
Career Span
1935 – 1966

Dick Wessel

8 wins
45 nominations
8 Oscars
136 credits

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Personal Info

Born
Apr 20, 1913
From
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1935 – 1966

Known For

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bill (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
1951
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)
Harvey
Harvey
1950
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
The Ugly Dachshund
The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
Fury
Fury
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Sam Harris
3 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Suzanne Ridgway
Suzanne Ridgway
3 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks
3 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Jack Chefe
Jack Chefe
3 shared projects
in "An American in Paris"
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Paul Cristo
3 shared projects
in "An American in Paris"
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Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
3 shared projects
in "An American in Paris"
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Norma Varden
Norma Varden
2 shared projects
in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
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Stuart Hall
Stuart Hall
2 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Harry Baum
2 shared projects
in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
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Franklyn Farnum
Franklyn Farnum
2 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Kay Garrett
2 shared projects
in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"
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Robert Haines
2 shared projects
in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
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Award Recognition

8
Wins
45
Nominations
8
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1966

The Ugly Dachshund as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited) Award

1963

Who's Minding the Store? as Traffic Cop
Wives and Lovers as Mr. Liberti

1961

Pocketful of Miracles as Governor of Florida (uncredited) Award
All in a Night's Work as Janitor (uncredited)

1957

Tricky Chicks

1956

Around the World in Eighty Days as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Desperados Are in Town as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)

1955

Rebel Without a Cause as Planetarium Guide (uncredited) Award
Bowery to Bagdad as Henchman Gus
Fling in the Ring as Chopper Kane
G.I. Dood It as Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)

1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Award
Let's Do It Again as Ajax Moving Man
Champ for a Day as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun

1952

Rancho Notorious as Deputy (uncredited) Award
Love Is Better Than Ever as Smittie
Young Man with Ideas as Eddie Tasling
Blackbeard, the Pirate as Dutchman
The WAC from Walla Walla as Sgt. Malone

1951

Strangers on a Train as Bill (uncredited) Award
An American in Paris as Ben Macrow (uncredited) Award
Flying Leathernecks as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers as Arkansas (uncredited)
The Scarf as Sid, Drunk Cowboy
Texas Carnival as Concessionaire #1
Gasoline Alley as Pudge
Reunion in Reno as Taxi Driver
Corky of Gasoline Alley as Pudge McKay
Her First Romance as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Life with Buster Keaton

1950

Harvey as Mr. Cracker (uncredited) Award
Father of the Bride as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited) Award
Sands of Iwo Jima as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
The Jackie Robinson Story as Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
Beware of Blondie as Mailman
Blondie's Hero as Mailman (uncredited)
Watch the Birdie as Man Who Undresses (uncredited)
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton as Harry (uncredited)
Punchy Cowpunchers as Sgt. Mullins
Dizzy Yardbird as Sergeant Flint

1949

On the Town as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited) Award
Canadian Pacific as Bailey Award
Tulsa as Joker (uncredited)
Thieves' Highway as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Green Promise as Mr. Clairborne
Slattery's Hurricane as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Blondie Hits the Jackpot as Mailman (uncredited)

1948

Hollow Triumph as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
Pitfall as Desk Sergeant
Unknown Island as Sanderson, 1st Mate
The Fuller Brush Man as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Billie Gets Her Man as Mr. McGonagle
Flat Feat as Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson

1947

California as Blacksmith (uncredited)
13 Rue Madeleine as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
High Wall as Jim Hale (uncredited)
It Happened in Brooklyn as Policeman
Blondie's Big Moment as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies as Chick
Fright Night as Chopper Kane
Wife to Spare
Do or Diet as Old Boyfriend
Wife Tames Wolf as Male Character
In Room 303
Radio Romeo
Hectic Honeymoon as Duffy

1946

Black Angel as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
Young Widow as Cab Driver (Uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball as Harry 'Cueball' Lake
In Old Sacramento as Oscar
Blonde Alibi as Detective (Uncredited)
Slappily Married as Eddie--Honey's Fiance
Pardon My Terror as Luke
So's Your Antenna

1945

Scarlet Street as Detective (uncredited) Award

1943

Action in the North Atlantic as Cherub Joe (uncredited) Award
Silver Spurs as Buck Walters
King of the Cowboys as Hershel
False Faces as Detective Mallory
Three Hearts for Julia as Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)

1942

Gentleman Jim as Referee (uncredited) Award
Joe Smith, American as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
Romance on the Range as Jailer-Deputy
X Marks the Spot as Dizzy
The Traitor Within as Henchman Otis
Sunset Serenade as Antlers Bartender
Fall In as Army Barber
Brooklyn Orchid as Al
Friendly Enemies as Delivery man
About Face as Bartender Charlie

1941

They Died with Their Boots On as Sgt. Brown (uncredited) Award
Manpower as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live as Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
Red River Valley as Lumber Deliverer
Dangerous Lady as Officer Donahue
Steel Against the Sky as Mike (uncredited)
The Great Train Robbery as Gorman
Desert Bandit as Henchman Hawk

1940

City for Conquest as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
They Drive by Night as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson as Convict Messenger (uncredited)
Flight Command as Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
The Howards of Virginia as Backwoodsman
Brother Orchid as Buffalo Burns
The Border Legion as Oscar "Red" McGooney
Flowing Gold as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
Cafe Hostess as Henchman Willie
So You Won't Talk? as Dopey

1939

Hitler: Beast of Berlin as Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited) Award
The Roaring Twenties as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited) Award
They Made Me a Criminal as Collucci
I Stole a Million as Cop #2 (uncredited)
The Cowboy Quarterback as Football player
Dust Be My Destiny as Customer (uncredited)
They All Come Out as Moxie (uncredited)
Missing Daughters as Brick McGirk
Blackwell's Island as Convict (uncredited)
An Hour for Lunch as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

1938

The Crowd Roars as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
Racket Busters as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Submarine Patrol as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
Over the Wall as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
Hawk of the Wilderness as Dirk

1937

San Quentin as Trusty (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun as German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Border Cafe as Jaillbird (uncredited)
The Game That Kills as 'Leapfrog' Soule
Round-Up Time in Texas as Henchman Craig Johnson
Borrowing Trouble as Joe
White Bondage as Beans Clerk

1936

Fury as Bodyguard (uncredited) Award
Small Town Girl as College Boy in Car (uncredited)
Half Shot Shooters as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Joe

1935

In Spite of Danger as Monk Grady

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Strangers on a Train
Rebel Without a Cause
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Around the World in Eighty Days
An American in Paris
Harvey
Scarlet Street
Father of the Bride
The Ugly Dachshund
They Died with Their Boots On

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