Richard Davalos
Died: March 8, 2016 (at age 85)
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
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
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 |