Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | November 5, 1930
Died | March 8, 2016 (aged 85) Burbank, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1953–2008 |
Spouse(s) | Ellen Van Der Hoeven |
Children | |
Relatives | Alexa Davalos (granddaughter) |
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 Spanish and Finnish descent.[1] His family name originally was spelled Dávalos, with an accent on the first "a".
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.[2]
In a 1960 episode of the drama Bonanza, Davalos played a young man planning to kill his father, a sheriff who had sent him to prison. 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 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. Given the fanfare and notoriety of his cinema debut platformed opposite meteoric legend James Dean, his sporadic performing career has been considered somewhat of a disappointment.
Personal life[]
Davalos is 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.[3]
Death[]
Davalos died March 8, 2016, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.[4]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | East of Eden | Aron Trask | |
The Sea Chase | Cadet Walter Stemme | ||
I Died a Thousand Times | Lon Preisser | ||
1960 | All the Young Men | Private Casey | |
1960 | Bonanza | Sam Jackson / Johnny Logan | "The Trail Gang" |
1961 | Hawaiian Eye | Mickey Martin | "A Touch of Velvet" (season 2, episode 18) |
1961 | The Americans | Corporal Jeff Canfield | TV series (all episodes) |
1962 | The Cabinet of Caligari | Mark Lindstrom | |
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 | Captain Wansee | TV series (season 2, episode 51) |
1969 | Pit Stop | Rick Bowman | |
1970 | Kelly's Heroes | Private Gutowski | |
Brother, Cry for Me | Michael Noble | ||
1971 | Blood Legacy | Johnny Dean | |
1977 | Hawaii Five-O | Hawley | "A Capitol Crime" |
1979 | Hot Stuff | Charles | |
1980 | Battle Beyond the Stars | Yago: Malmori | |
1981 | Death Hunt | Beeler | |
1981 | Hart to Hart | Spencer Krump | TV series (season 2, episode 10) |
1983 | Something Wicked This Way Comes | Mr. Crosetti | |
2003 | Between the Sheets | Mr. Little | |
2008 | Ninja Cheerleaders | Don Lazzaro | final film role |
References[]
- ^ Highbeam.com
- ^ "Davalos Awards" Ibdb.com, accessed March 10, 2016
- ^ Stylus Magazine
- ^ Cheng, Cheryl (March 9, 2016). "Richard Davalos Dead". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Richard Davalos Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
External links[]
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- 1930 births
- 2016 deaths
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Finnish descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- American male stage actors
- Male actors from New York City
- People from the Bronx