Richard Webb
- Birthday
- Sep 9, 1915
Bio: Recruited from the stage, Richard Webb was signed to a standard Paramount contract in 1941. After playing bits in such films as Among the Living (1941) Sullivan's Travels (1942) and I Wanted Wings (1942), Webb served as a Captain in World War II. Upon his return, he was briefly groomed for stardom. He played such sizeable supporting roles as Jim in Out of the Past… More Bio: Recruited from the stage, Richard Webb was signed to a standard Paramount contract in 1941. After playing bits in such films as Among the Living (1941) Sullivan's Travels (1942) and I Wanted Wings (1942), Webb served as a Captain in World War II. Upon his return, he was briefly groomed for stardom. He played such sizeable supporting roles as Jim in Out of the Past (1947), Private Shipley in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Sir Galahad in A Connecticut Yankee in King's Arthur's Court, but his only top-billed assignment was the 1950 Republic serial The Invisible Monster. In 1952, Webb landed the role of Captain Midnight in the TV series of the same name, earning the hero worship of kids everywhere--and the animosity of the Captain Midnight producers when he refused to drink the sponsor's product, Ovaltine, in public (he hated the stuff!) Webb went on to star in the 1959 syndicated TVer US Border Patrol, then did guest spots on such series as Gunsmoke, Lassie and Get Smart. In the '70s Webb turned to writing, publishing four books on psychic phenomena, including the 1974 reincarnation study These Came Back. Suffering from cancer and a respiratory ailment, Richard Webb committed suicide in 1993. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Beware! The Blob (Son of the Blob) (1972)
- Actor
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The Gay Deceivers (1969)
- Mr. Devlin
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Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
- Actor
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Cat (1966)
- Sheriff Vern
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Hell Raiders (1965)
- Actor
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Richard Webb Videos
Sands Of Iwo Jima
2 minutes 34 seconds
Sullivan's Travels
2 minutes 48 seconds
I Was A Communist For The Fbi
30 seconds
Mara Maru
3 minutes 49 seconds
The Gay Deceivers
2 minutes 31 seconds
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