Richard Talmadge
Biography
From Wikipedia Richard Talmadge (Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Camburg, Germany, December 3, 1892 – January 25, 1981) was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire (1935) When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910, he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks, before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure series. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928), film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack. He never got rid of his German accent, so with the advent of the talkies, he started working behind the cameras - as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale. He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale.
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Movies (50)
Casino Royale
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1967
Hawaii
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1966
After the Fox
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1966
What's New Pussycat?
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1965
Circus World
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1964
How the West Was Won
Stunt Coordinator (Crew)
1962
Flaming Star
Stunt Coordinator (Crew)
1960
I Killed Wild Bill Hickok
Director (Directing)
1956
Project Moon Base
Director (Directing)
1953
Border Outlaws
Director (Directing)
1950
Black Eagle
as Mort
1948
Detour to Danger
Director (Directing)
1946
Jeep-Herders
Producer (Production)
1945
Hitler's Madman
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
as Fisherman
1943
Lucky Legs
as Sam
1942
The Real Glory
Co-Director (Directing)
1939
Beau Geste
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1939
The Duke of West Point
Second Unit Director (Directing)
1938
The Speed Reporter
as Dick Lawrence
1936
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Stunts (Crew)
1936
Step on It
as Larry Evans
1936
Never Too Late
as Det. Dick Manning
1935
The Live Wire
as 2nd Mate Dick Nelson
1935
Now or Never
as Dick Rainey / Norman Gray
1935
The Fighting Pilot
as Hal Foster
1935
The Vanishing Shadow
Stunts (Crew)
1934
Pirate Treasure
as Dick Moreland
1934
On Your Guard
as The Frisco Kid
1933
The Devil Horse
Stunts (Crew)
1932
Speed Madness
as Bob Stuart
1932
Get That Girl
as Dick Bartlett
1932
Yankee Don
as Dick Carsey
1931
The Cavalier
as El Caballero
1928
The Gaucho
Stunt Coordinator (Crew)
1927
The Better Man
as Lord Hugh Wainwright
1926
The Blue Streak
as Richard Manley
1926
The Prince of Pep
as Dr. James Leland
1925
The Isle of Hope
as Robert MacKay
1925
The Mysterious Stranger
as Paul Lesage
1925
The Fighting Demon
as John Drake
1925
Tearing Through
as Richard Jones
1925
Youth and Adventure
as Reggie Dillingham
1925
Laughing at Danger
as Alan Remington
1924
American Manners
as Roy Thomas
1924
In Fast Company
as Perry Whitman Jr.
1924
On Time
as Harry Willis
1924
Let's Go
as Barry Macklin
1923
Danger Ahead
as Bruce Randall
1923