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Richard Arlen
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Richard Arlen
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1899-08-30,Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep. He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946. In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings. Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.

Filmography

Island of Lost Souls

6.9

Island of Lost Souls
1932-12-23

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

0

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932-04-17

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

4.5

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933-01-12

Alice in Wonderland

6.138

Alice in Wonderland
1933-12-18

5.7

Thunderbolt
1929-06-20

The Horror Show

3.8

The Horror Show
1979-02-06

9

Hollywood
1923-08-19

7.222

Wings
1927-08-12

5.9

The Virginian
1929-11-09

6.772

Warlock
1959-05-15

The Coast of Folly

8

The Coast of Folly
1925-09-21

In the Name of Love

10

In the Name of Love
1925-08-10

5.818

Accomplice
1946-09-29

Submarine Alert

4.818

Submarine Alert
1943-06-28

The Crawling Hand

3.219

The Crawling Hand
1963-09-04

6.6

Feel My Pulse
1928-02-26

Three Cornered Moon

6

Three Cornered Moon
1933-08-04

5.182

Minesweeper
1943-11-10

Rolled Stockings

8

Rolled Stockings
1927-06-18

Beggars of Life

7.1

Beggars of Life
1928-09-22

9

Helldorado
1935-01-05

Identity Unknown

5.429

Identity Unknown
1945-04-02

7

Sabre Jet
1953-09-04

6.5

Johnny Reno
1966-03-09

6.75

Red Tomahawk
1967-01-01

The Four Feathers

5

The Four Feathers
1929-06-01

5.5

The Man I Love
1929-05-25

Storm Over Lisbon

5.429

Storm Over Lisbon
1944-10-16

6.471

Tiger Shark
1932-09-24

The Big Bonanza

6.333

The Big Bonanza
1944-12-30

The Light of Western Stars

5.167

The Light of Western Stars
1930-04-19

6.667

Guilty as Hell
1932-08-05

Blonde Blackmailer

8

Blonde Blackmailer
1955-10-01

Dangerous Curves

6.571

Dangerous Curves
1929-07-12

The Lady and the Monster

5.977

The Lady and the Monster
1944-04-17

Artists & Models

6.3

Artists & Models
1937-08-04

Rogue's Gallery

7

Rogue's Gallery
1968-01-01

Let 'em Have It

7.6

Let 'em Have It
1935-05-15

When My Baby Smiles at Me

5.5

When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948-11-10

6

Only Saps Work
1930-12-05

5.615

Young Fury
1964-11-01

5.611

College Humor
1933-07-05

5.55

Buckskin
1968-05-01

Call of The Yukon

6

Call of The Yukon
1938-04-18

Apache Uprising

6.4

Apache Uprising
1965-12-29

Three Live Ghosts

6

Three Live Ghosts
1936-01-10

Law of the Lawless

6.5

Law of the Lawless
1964-05-13

6.278

Black Spurs
1965-05-28

6.7

Speed to Spare
1948-05-14

That's My Baby!

5.6

That's My Baby!
1944-09-14

The Man from Montreal

4.875

The Man from Montreal
1939-12-09

Ladies of the Mob

10

Ladies of the Mob
1928-06-30

5.333

Secret Valley
1937-01-15

The Lawyer's Secret

6.2

The Lawyer's Secret
1931-06-06

Straight, Place and Show

7

Straight, Place and Show
1938-09-30

Dangerous Paradise

3.9

Dangerous Paradise
1930-02-13

The Blazing Forest

6.5

The Blazing Forest
1952-12-01

5

Aerial Gunner
1943-03-20

5.667

Wildcat
1942-09-03

5.625

Hostile Guns
1967-07-01

A Dangerous Game

7

A Dangerous Game
1941-08-21

5.333

Burning Up
1930-02-01

The Great Barrier

7.5

The Great Barrier
1937-01-02

The Human Duplicators

3.674

The Human Duplicators
1965-03-03

Hurricane Smith

6.375

Hurricane Smith
1952-10-02

6

Timber Queen
1944-01-13

6.818

Town Tamer
1965-07-07

The Phantom Speaks

5.667

The Phantom Speaks
1945-04-13

Manhattan Cocktail

8

Manhattan Cocktail
1928-11-24

The Last Time I Saw Archie

6.25

The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961-05-27

4

Lucky Devils
1941-01-03

The Devil's Pipeline

7

The Devil's Pipeline
1940-10-31

Behind the Front

6.2

Behind the Front
1926-02-22

The Border Legion

10

The Border Legion
1930-06-28

To the Shores of Hell

6

To the Shores of Hell
1966-03-15

Flaming Feather

6.25

Flaming Feather
1952-02-01

5.667

Hidden Guns
1956-01-30

6.333

Alaska Highway
1943-06-24

4.5

Power Dive
1941-06-04

6

Forced Landing
1941-07-11

6.577

Silver City
1951-12-01

A Letter From Bataan

5.2

A Letter From Bataan
1942-09-15

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

8

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939-07-31

6.406

Old Ironsides
1926-12-06

Cavalry Command

5.429

Cavalry Command
1958-01-01

6.167

Ready for Love
1934-11-30

Buffalo Bill Rides Again

6

Buffalo Bill Rides Again
1947-04-18

Swing with Bing

6.5

Swing with Bing
1940-06-30

Hell and High Water

7

Hell and High Water
1933-12-16

6

Raymie
1960-07-05

You'd Be Surprised

7

You'd Be Surprised
1926-09-24

6.941

The Mountain
1956-05-31

The Young and the Brave

6.3

The Young and the Brave
1963-08-01

Mutiny in the Arctic

7.5

Mutiny in the Arctic
1941-04-17

Raiders of the Desert

8

Raiders of the Desert
1941-07-17

No Time to Marry

7

No Time to Marry
1938-02-05

Missing Daughters

4.333

Missing Daughters
1939-05-22

5.5

Tropic Fury
1939-09-01

Legion of Lost Flyers

5

Legion of Lost Flyers
1939-11-02

Danger On Wheels

4.6

Danger On Wheels
1940-02-02

The Leather Pushers

8

The Leather Pushers
1940-09-13

Song of the Eagle

10

Song of the Eagle
1933-04-27

She Made Her Bed

4.5

She Made Her Bed
1934-04-26

4.6

Flying Blind
1941-08-29

7.5

Torpedo Boat
1942-01-24

The Bounty Killer

6.042

The Bounty Killer
1965-07-30

0

Soaring Stars
1942-04-25

The Mine with the Iron Door

9

The Mine with the Iron Door
1936-05-06

7.5

Caught
1931-08-08

5.5

The Sea God
1930-09-13

Murder in Greenwich Village

5.75

Murder in Greenwich Village
1937-11-03

The Return of Wildfire

8

The Return of Wildfire
1948-08-13

6.333

Wayward
1932-02-19

Sex and the College Girl

6

Sex and the College Girl
1964-09-03

4.3

Fort Utah
1967-09-01

7

Black Diamonds
1940-07-16

Paramount on Parade

6.111

Paramount on Parade
1930-04-22

7.5

Hot Steel
1940-05-24

The Calling of Dan Matthews

4.667

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935-12-10

6

Kansas Raiders
1950-11-15

6.5

Golden Harvest
1933-09-21

The Secret Call

7.667

The Secret Call
1931-07-24

6.667

Gun Smoke
1931-04-10

8

She's a Sheik
1927-11-12

8

Sky Bride
1932-04-19

6.688

Waco
1966-09-01

Come On, Marines!

5.6

Come On, Marines!
1934-03-23

7

Wrecking Crew
1942-11-07

7

Devil's Point
1954-12-07

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing

8

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing
1933-07-07

The Santa Fe Trail

6.333

The Santa Fe Trail
1930-09-27

The All-American

6.5

The All-American
1932-10-01

The Conquering Horde

7

The Conquering Horde
1931-03-01

Sally in Our Alley

10

Sally in Our Alley
1927-09-02

7.667

The Blood Ship
1927-07-18

Figures Don't Lie

10

Figures Don't Lie
1927-10-08

Men of the Timberland

8

Men of the Timberland
1941-05-06

Hollywood Hobbies

7

Hollywood Hobbies
1935-07-05

The Enchanted Hill

9

The Enchanted Hill
1926-01-18

7.298

The Best Man
1964-04-05

8

Touchdown!
1931-11-15

Under the Tonto Rim

7

Under the Tonto Rim
1928-02-04

A Whale of a Tale

5.333

A Whale of a Tale
1976-09-03

7

Padlocked
1926-08-02

The Sky's the Limit

10

The Sky's the Limit
1975-01-19

10

Grand Canyon
1949-05-19

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.313

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

6.5

The French Key
1946-05-18

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

0

Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
2012-12-30

Child of Trouble

0

Child of Trouble
1957-05-02

Road to Nashville

6.5

Road to Nashville
1966-09-20

7

Quicksands
1923-02-28

The Shepherd of the Hills

7

The Shepherd of the Hills
1964-04-14

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934-04-26

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

7.11

The Lucy Show
1962-10-01

Petticoat Junction

5.813

Petticoat Junction
1963-09-24

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

Yancy Derringer

6.182

Yancy Derringer
1958-10-02

This Is Your Life

6.5

This Is Your Life
1952-10-01

Your Show of Shows

7.25

Your Show of Shows
1950-02-25

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

Matinee Theater

5.286

Matinee Theater
1955-10-31

6.778

Branded
1965-01-24

Wanted: Dead or Alive

7.014

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

6.429

Lock-Up
1959-09-28

6.133

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

7.667

The New Breed
1961-10-03

0

The Whistler
1954-07-13

6.667

Coronado 9
1960-09-06

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

6.133

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08