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Richard Arlen‌

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Richard Arlen

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Richard Arlen

Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1899-08-30

Popularity

star6.1

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.

Movie Credits

Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls‌
star6.9
calendar 1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star6.1
calendar 1933

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt‌
star5.7
calendar 1929

The Horror Show

The Horror Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1979

Hollywood

Hollywood‌
star7.0
calendar 1923

Wings

Wings‌
star7.2
calendar 1927

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star5.8
calendar 1929

Warlock

Warlock‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

The Coast of Folly

The Coast of Folly‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1925

Accomplice

Accomplice‌
star5.3
calendar 1946

Submarine Alert

Submarine Alert‌
star4.6
calendar 1943

The Crawling Hand

The Crawling Hand‌
star2.9
calendar 1963

Feel My Pulse

Feel My Pulse‌
star6.0
calendar 1928

Three-Cornered Moon

Three-Cornered Moon‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

Minesweeper

Minesweeper‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

Rolled Stockings

Rolled Stockings‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Beggars of Life

Beggars of Life‌
star7.1
calendar 1928

Helldorado

Helldorado‌
star0.0
calendar 1935

Identity Unknown

Identity Unknown‌
star5.8
calendar 1945

Sabre Jet

Sabre Jet‌
star6.7
calendar 1953

Johnny Reno

Johnny Reno‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

Red Tomahawk

Red Tomahawk‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers‌
star4.4
calendar 1929

The Man I Love

The Man I Love‌
star4.5
calendar 1929

Storm Over Lisbon

Storm Over Lisbon‌
star4.8
calendar 1944

Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark‌
star6.7
calendar 1932

The Big Bonanza

The Big Bonanza‌
star5.5
calendar 1944

The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars‌
star2.0
calendar 1930

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell‌
star5.8
calendar 1932

Blonde Blackmailer

Blonde Blackmailer‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Dangerous Curves

Dangerous Curves‌
star5.0
calendar 1929

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster‌
star5.8
calendar 1944

Artists & Models

Artists & Models‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Rogue's Gallery

Rogue's Gallery‌
star6.0
calendar 1968

Let 'em Have It

Let 'em Have It‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

When My Baby Smiles at Me

When My Baby Smiles at Me‌
star4.8
calendar 1948

Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

Young Fury

Young Fury‌
star5.6
calendar 1964

College Humor

College Humor‌
star5.6
calendar 1933

Buckskin

Buckskin‌
star5.2
calendar 1968

Call of The Yukon

Call of The Yukon‌
star4.7
calendar 1938

Apache Uprising

Apache Uprising‌
star6.6
calendar 1965

Three Live Ghosts

Three Live Ghosts‌
star5.0
calendar 1936

Law of the Lawless

Law of the Lawless‌
star6.1
calendar 1964

Black Spurs

Black Spurs‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

Speed to Spare

Speed to Spare‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

That's My Baby!

That's My Baby!‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

The Man from Montreal

The Man from Montreal‌
star3.8
calendar 1939

Ladies of the Mob

Ladies of the Mob‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

Secret Valley

Secret Valley‌
star4.0
calendar 1937

The Lawyer's Secret

The Lawyer's Secret‌
star5.8
calendar 1931

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Dangerous Paradise

Dangerous Paradise‌
star4.0
calendar 1930

The Blazing Forest

The Blazing Forest‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Aerial Gunner

Aerial Gunner‌
star4.4
calendar 1943

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Hollywood: The Selznick Years‌
star3.3
calendar 1961

Wildcat

Wildcat‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Hostile Guns

Hostile Guns‌
star5.1
calendar 1967

A Dangerous Game

A Dangerous Game‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

Burning Up

Burning Up‌
star3.5
calendar 1930

The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

The Human Duplicators

The Human Duplicators‌
star3.4
calendar 1965

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Timber Queen

Timber Queen‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Town Tamer

Town Tamer‌
star6.4
calendar 1965

The Phantom Speaks

The Phantom Speaks‌
star5.4
calendar 1945

Manhattan Cocktail

Manhattan Cocktail‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

The Last Time I Saw Archie

The Last Time I Saw Archie‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

Lucky Devils

Lucky Devils‌
star1.0
calendar 1941

The Devil's Pipeline

The Devil's Pipeline‌
star6.0
calendar 1940

Behind the Front

Behind the Front‌
star6.0
calendar 1926

The Border Legion

The Border Legion‌
star0.0
calendar 1930

To the Shores of Hell

To the Shores of Hell‌
star5.0
calendar 1966

Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather‌
star5.8
calendar 1952

Hidden Guns

Hidden Guns‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway‌
star5.0
calendar 1943

Power Dive

Power Dive‌
star4.6
calendar 1941

Forced Landing

Forced Landing‌
star4.0
calendar 1941

Silver City

Silver City‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan‌
star4.5
calendar 1942

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Mutiny on the Blackhawk‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Old Ironsides

Old Ironsides‌
star6.0
calendar 1926

The Day of the Trumpet

The Day of the Trumpet‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

Ready for Love

Ready for Love‌
star0.5
calendar 1934

Buffalo Bill Rides Again

Buffalo Bill Rides Again‌
star5.0
calendar 1947

Swing with Bing

Swing with Bing‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Raymie

Raymie‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

You'd Be Surprised

You'd Be Surprised‌
star6.3
calendar 1926

The Mountain

The Mountain‌
star6.9
calendar 1956

The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Mutiny in the Arctic

Mutiny in the Arctic‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Raiders of the Desert

Raiders of the Desert‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

No Time to Marry

No Time to Marry‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

Missing Daughters

Missing Daughters‌
star3.0
calendar 1939

Tropic Fury

Tropic Fury‌
star0.0
calendar 1939

Legion of Lost Flyers

Legion of Lost Flyers‌
star4.0
calendar 1939

Danger On Wheels

Danger On Wheels‌
star4.5
calendar 1940

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Song of the Eagle

Song of the Eagle‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

She Made Her Bed

She Made Her Bed‌
star3.5
calendar 1934

Flying Blind

Flying Blind‌
star5.0
calendar 1941

Torpedo Boat

Torpedo Boat‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

The Bounty Killer

The Bounty Killer‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

Soaring Stars

Soaring Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

The Mine with the Iron Door

The Mine with the Iron Door‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

Caught

Caught‌
star6.0
calendar 1931

The Sea God

The Sea God‌
star4.7
calendar 1930

Murder in Greenwich Village

Murder in Greenwich Village‌
star6.3
calendar 1937

The Return of Wildfire

The Return of Wildfire‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Wayward

Wayward‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

Sex and the College Girl

Sex and the College Girl‌
star4.0
calendar 1964

Fort Utah

Fort Utah‌
star3.6
calendar 1967

Black Diamonds

Black Diamonds‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

Paramount on Parade

Paramount on Parade‌
star6.4
calendar 1930

Hot Steel

Hot Steel‌
star0.0
calendar 1940

The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews‌
star3.0
calendar 1935

Kansas Raiders

Kansas Raiders‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest‌
star5.0
calendar 1933

The Secret Call

The Secret Call‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke‌
star5.5
calendar 1931

She's a Sheik

She's a Sheik‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Sky Bride

Sky Bride‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Waco

Waco‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!‌
star5.0
calendar 1934

Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

Devil's Point

Devil's Point‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

The Santa Fe Trail

The Santa Fe Trail‌
star4.5
calendar 1930

The All-American

The All-American‌
star5.0
calendar 1932

The Conquering Horde

The Conquering Horde‌
star5.0
calendar 1931

Sally in Our Alley

Sally in Our Alley‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

The Blood Ship

The Blood Ship‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Figures Don't Lie

Figures Don't Lie‌
star0.0
calendar 1927

Men of the Timberland

Men of the Timberland‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

The Enchanted Hill

The Enchanted Hill‌
star0.0
calendar 1926

The Best Man

The Best Man‌
star7.3
calendar 1964

Touchdown!

Touchdown!‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Under the Tonto Rim

Under the Tonto Rim‌
star0.0
calendar 1928

A Whale of a Tale

A Whale of a Tale‌
star4.0
calendar 1976

Padlocked

Padlocked‌
star6.0
calendar 1926

The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood‌
star4.1
calendar 1976

The French Key

The French Key‌
star5.0
calendar 1946

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.9
calendar 1963

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.7
calendar 1957

Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer‌
star6.0
calendar 1958

This Is Your Life

This Is Your Life‌
star6.6
calendar 1952

Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star5.2
calendar 1955

Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater‌
star4.6
calendar 1955

Branded

Branded‌
star6.4
calendar 1965

Lock-Up

Lock-Up‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive‌
star6.9
calendar 1958

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

The New Breed

The New Breed‌
star7.0
calendar 1961

The Whistler

The Whistler‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Coronado 9

Coronado 9‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958