Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos

Born: November 5, 1930
Died: March 8, 2016 (at age 85)
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Biography

Richard Davalos (November 5, 1930 - March 8, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Early life

Davalos was born in New York City of Finnish and Spanish descent.

Career

Davalos appeared in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean's brother Aron and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke (1967). His other film credits include roles in I Died a Thousand Times (1955), All the Young Men (1960), The Cabinet of Caligari (1962), Pit Stop (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Brother, Cry for Me (1970), Hot Stuff (1979), Death Hunt (1981), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) and Ninja Cheerleaders (2008).

He won the 1956 Theatre World Award for his performances in the Arthur Miller plays A View From the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays .

In the American Civil War television series, The Americans, broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined the Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother, played by Darryl Hickman, who joined the Union Army. In 1962 Davalos appeared on Perry Mason as Lt. Anderson's cousin, James Anderson, in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1964 he appeared in "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands." He guest-starred in an episode of the espionage drama series Blue Light in 1966.

Personal life

Davalos was the father of actress Elyssa Davalos and musician Dominique Davalos, and grandfather of actress Alexa Davalos (The Chronicles of Riddick).

An image of Davalos appears on the covers of The Smiths' albums Strangeways, Here We Come, Best...I, and ...Best II.

Death

Davalos died March 8, 2016, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

Selected Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Note
1955 East of Eden Aron Trask
I Died a Thousand Times Lon Preisser
The Sea Chase Cadet Walter Stemme
1960 All the Young Men Private Casey
1961 The Americans Corporal Jeff Canfield TV series (All Episodes)
1962 The Cabinet of Caligari Mark
1965 Rawhide Will Butler TV series (Season 7, Episode 24)
1966 Blue Light Captain Hegner TV series (Season 1, Episode 6)
1967 Cool Hand Luke Blind Dick
1968 The Rat Patrol Capt. Wansee TV series (Season 2, Episode 51)
1969 Pit Stop Rick Bowman
1970 Brother, Cry for Me Michael Noble
Kelly's Heroes Private Gutowski
1981 Death Hunt Beeler
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes Mr. Crosetti
1990 Murder, She Wrote D. L. Beaumont TV series (Season 7, Episode 5)
2008 Ninja Cheerleaders Don Lazzaro

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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