Cast
Richard Arlen
Acting
Cast
Richard Arlen
Known for
Acting
Born
1899-08-30
From
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died
1976-03-28
Also known as Van Mattimore, Dick Arlen, Sylvanus Richard Mattimore
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.
Wings
as David Armstrong
Warlock
as Bacon
Apache Uprising
as Captain Gannon
Thunderbolt
as Bob Moran
Golden Harvest
as Walt Martin
Tiger Shark
as Pipes Boley
Touchdown!
as Dan Curtis
Silver City
as Charles Storrs
Aerial Gunner
as Jon Davis
Young Fury
as Sheriff Jenkins
Red Tomahawk
as Deadwood Telegrapher
Beggars of Life
as The Boy (Jim)
Hidden Guns
as Sheriff Ward Young
Padlocked
as 'Tubby' Clark
Island of Lost Souls
as Edward Parker
Alice in Wonderland
as Cheshire Cat
Wrecking Crew
as Matt Carney
Fort Utah
as Sam Tyler
The Best Man
as Sen. Oscar Anderson
Minesweeper
as Richard Houston
The All-American
as Gary King
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Kansas Raiders
as Union Captain
Soaring Stars
as Himself
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Silent Film Star 2
The Bounty Killer
as Matthew Ridgeway
The Mountain
as C. W. Rivial
The Virginian
as Steven 'Steve'
Only Saps Work
as Larry Payne
Buckskin
as Townsman
Hot Steel
as Frank Stewart
Helldorado
as Art Ryan
Power Dive
as Brad Farrell
Johnny Reno
as Ned Duggan
Missing Daughters
as Wally King
Waco
as Billy Kelly
Grand Canyon
as Mike Adams
College Humor
as Mondrake
Artists & Models
as Alan Townsend
Black Spurs
as Pete
Accomplice
as Simon Lash
Hurricane Smith
as Brundage
The Phantom Speaks
as Matt Fraser
Tropic Fury
as Dan Burton
Flaming Feather
as Showdown Calhoun
Town Tamer
as Doctor Kent
Lucky Devils
as Dick McManus
Timber Queen
as Russell Evans
Hollywood
as Richard Arlen
You'd Be Surprised
as Reporter (uncredited)
Wildcat
as Johnny Maverick
Law of the Lawless
as Ben the Bartender
Rolled Stockings
as Ralph Treadway
Forced Landing
as Dan Kendall
Submarine Alert
as Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
Hostile Guns
as Sheriff Travis
Old Ironsides
as Seaman (uncredited)
Sex and the College Girl
as Charles Devon
Secret Valley
as Lee Rogers
Storm Over Lisbon
as John Craig
Song of the Eagle
as Bill Hoffman
Guilty as Hell
as Frank C. Marsh
Three Cornered Moon
as Dr. Alan Stevens
The Last Time I Saw Archie
as Col. Edwin Martin
Murder in Greenwich Village
as Steve Havens Jackson Jr.
A Whale of a Tale
as Mr. Monahan
Alaska Highway
as Woody Ormsby
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Dan Matthews
The Human Duplicators
as National Intelligence
Ready for Love
as Julian Barrow
Dangerous Curves
as Larry Lee
The Mine with the Iron Door
as Bob Harvey
The Devil's Pipeline
as Dick Talbot
Under the Tonto Rim
as Edd Denmeade
The Crawling Hand
as Lee Barrenger
The French Key
as Himself (uncredited)
Identity Unknown
as Johnny March
The Lady and the Monster
as Dr. Patrick Cory
Flying Blind
as Jim Clark
The Enchanted Hill
as Link Halliwell
The Secret Call
as Tom Blake
Come On, Marines!
as Lucky Davis
Three Live Ghosts
as William 'Bill' Jones, an alias of William Foster
Ladies of the Mob
as Red
The Man I Love
as Joe "Dum-Dum" Brooks
Hell and High Water
as Capt J.J. Jericho
Gun Smoke
as Brad Farley
Raymie
as Chris Garber
Paramount on Parade
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
The Sea God
as Phillip 'Pink' Barker
The Lawyer's Secret
as Joe Hart
The Four Feathers
as Lt. Harry Faversham
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Capt. Robert Lawrence
Black Diamonds
as Walter Norton
Quicksands
Blonde Blackmailer
as Tony Pelassier
The Sky's the Limit
as Grimes
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Dick Barclay
Sabre Jet
as Gen. Robert E 'Bob' Hale
Danger On Wheels
as "Lucky" Larry Taylor
The Blazing Forest
as Joe Morgan
Road to Nashville
as Studio Boss
A Letter From Bataan
as Pvt. John W. Lewis
The Santa Fe Trail
as Stan Hollister
Raiders of the Desert
as Dick Manning
That's My Baby!
as Tim Jones
The Young and the Brave
as Col. Ralph Holbein
Let 'em Have It
as Mal Stevens
The Return of Wildfire
as Dobe Williams
The Big Bonanza
as Capt. Jed Kilton
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Manhattan Cocktail
as Fred Tilden
The Great Barrier
as Hickey
Men of the Timberland
as Dick O'Hara
The Light of Western Stars
as Dick Bailey
Torpedo Boat
as Skinner Barnes
Legion of Lost Flyers
as Gene 'Loop' Gillan
Child of Trouble
as Louis Contino
The Leather Pushers
as Dick 'Kid' Roberts
To the Shores of Hell
as Brig. Gen. F.W. Ramsgate
The Border Legion
as Jim Cleve
Sky Bride
as Bert 'Speed' Condon
Cavalry Command
as Sgt. Jim Heisler
When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Harvey Howell
Caught
as Lt. Tom Colton
Call of The Yukon
as Gaston Rogers
A Dangerous Game
as Dick Williams
Straight, Place and Show
as Denny Paine
The Coast of Folly
as Bather
Hollywood Hobbies
as Himself
Behind the Front
as Percy Brown
Dangerous Paradise
as Heyst
Rogue's Gallery
as Man in Club
No Time to Marry
as Perry Brown
Sally in Our Alley
as Jimmie Adams
The Man from Montreal
as Clark Manning
Feel My Pulse
as Her Problem
Figures Don't Lie
as Bob Blewe
The Conquering Horde
as Dan McMasters
She Made Her Bed
as Wild Bill Smith
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
Wayward
as David Frost
She's a Sheik
as Capt. Colton
In the Name of Love
as Dumas Dufrayne
The Blood Ship
as John Shreve
Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
as Self / Arlen the Great
Buffalo Bill Rides Again
as Buffalo Bill
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
Burning Up
as Lou Larrigan
Speed to Spare
as Cliff Jordan
Swing with Bing
as Himself
Devil's Point
as John 'Captain' Martin
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Old Matt