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Dick Wessel

Actor | * 04/20/1913 († 52, 04/20/1965) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
turns 111 today † died 59 years ago
Richard Michael Wessel (April 20, 1913 – April 20, 1965) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 270 films between 1935 and 1966. He is best remembered for his only leading role, a chilling portrayal of strangler Harry "Cueball" Lake in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946), and for his appearances as comic villains opposite The Three Stooges. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac. ...

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

NR

1946 | 2.5/5 | 1h 2min
Action, Crime, Mystery
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A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip. ...

Gasoline Alley

NR

1951 | 1h 16min
Comedy
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Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs... ...

Unknown Island

Certification unknown

1948 | 2.7/5 | 1h 15min
Science Fiction
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Riverboat is a 44-episode western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961. It was produced by ...

Riverboat

TV-PG

1959 | 3.2/5 | 1h per episode
Western
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Movies with Dick Wessel as Actor(116)

as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)1966 The Ugly Dachshund
as Traffic Cop1963 Who's Minding the Store?
as Mr. Liberti1963 Wives and Lovers
as Janitor (uncredited)1961 All in a Night's Work
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)1961 Pocketful of Miracles
1957 Tricky Chicks
as Train Engineer (uncredited)1956 Around the World in Eighty Days
as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)1956 The Desperados Are in Town
as Chopper Kane1955 Fling in the Ring
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)1955 Rebel Without a Cause
as Henchman Gus1955 Bowery to Bagdad
as Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)1955 G.I. Dood It
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun1953 Champ for a Day
as Dutchman1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate
as Sgt. Malone1952 The WAC From Walla Walla
as Smittie1952 Love Is Better Than Ever
as Eddie Tasling1952 Young Man with Ideas
as Arkansas (uncredited)1951 The Texas Rangers
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)1951 An American in Paris
as Night Watchman (uncredited)1951 Her First Romance
as Pudge McKay1951 Corky of Gasoline Alley
as Concessionaire #11951 Texas Carnival
1951 Life with Buster Keaton
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy1951 The Scarf
1951 Flying Leathernecks
as Taxi Driver1951 Reunion in Reno
as Pudge1951 Gasoline Alley
as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)1950 Father of the Bride
as Mailman (uncredited)1950 Blondie's Hero
as Mailman1950 Beware of Blondie
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)1950 Sands of Iwo Jima
as Sergeant Flint1950 Dizzy Yardbird
as Cab Driver (uncredited)1949 Thieves' Highway
as Mr. Clairborne1949 The Green Promise
as Bailey1949 Canadian Pacific
as Mailman (uncredited)1949 Blondie Hits the Jackpot
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)1949 On the Town
as Desk Sergeant1948 Pitfall
as Mr. McGonagle1948 Billie Gets Her Man
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)1948 The Fuller Brush Man
as Sanderson, 1st Mate1948 Unknown Island
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)1948 Hollow Triumph
as Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson1948 Flat Feat
as Bus Driver (uncredited)1947 Blondie's Big Moment
as Chopper Kane1947 Fright Night
1947 Radio Romeo
as Duffy1947 Hectic Honeymoon
as Old Boyfriend1947 Do or Diet
as Chick1947 Merton of the Movies
as Policeman1947 It Happened in Brooklyn
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)1946 Black Angel
as Detective (Uncredited)1946 Blonde Alibi
as Eddie--Honey's Fiance1946 Slappily Married
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)1946 Young Widow
1946 So's Your Antenna
as Oscar1946 In Old Sacramento
as Harry 'Cueball' Lake1946 Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Luke1946 Pardon My Terror
as Detective (uncredited)1945 Scarlet Street
as Hershel1943 King of the Cowboys
as Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)1943 Three Hearts for Julia
as Buck Walters1943 Silver Spurs
as Cherub Joe (uncredited)1943 Action in the North Atlantic
as Detective Mallory1943 False Faces
as Al1942 Brooklyn Orchid
as Antlers Bartender1942 Sunset Serenade
as Army Barber1942 Fall In
as Bartender Charlie1942 About Face
as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)1942 Joe Smith, American
as Henchman Otis1942 The Traitor Within
as Jailer-Deputy1942 Romance on the Range
as Referee (uncredited)1942 Gentleman Jim
as Delivery man1942 Friendly Enemies
as Dizzy1942 X Marks the Spot
as Officer Donahue1941 Dangerous Lady
as Mike (uncredited)1941 Steel Against the Sky
as Sgt. Brown (uncredited)1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Gorman1941 The Great Train Robbery
as Lumber Deliverer1941 Red River Valley
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)1941 Manpower
as Henchman Hawk1941 Desert Bandit
as Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)1941 Dangerously They Live
as Buffalo Burns1940 Brother Orchid
as Backwoodsman1940 The Howards of Virginia
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)1940 They Drive by Night
as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)1940 City for Conquest
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)1940 Castle on the Hudson
as Dopey1940 So You Won't Talk?
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)1940 Flowing Gold
as Oscar "Red" McGooney1940 The Border Legion
as Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane1940 Flight Command
as Henchman Willie1940 Cafe Hostess
as Customer (uncredited)1939 Dust Be My Destiny
as Convict (uncredited)1939 Blackwell's Island
as Cop #2 (uncredited)1939 I Stole a Million
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)1939 An Hour for Lunch
as Football player1939 The Cowboy Quarterback
as Collucci1939 They Made Me a Criminal
as Brick McGirk1939 Missing Daughters
as Moxie (uncredited)1939 They All Come Out
as Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)1939 Hitler - Beast of Berlin
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)1939 The Roaring Twenties
as Truck Driver (uncredited)1938 Racket Busters
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)1938 Submarine Patrol
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp1938 Over the Wall
as Dirk1938 Hawk of the Wilderness
as Joe1937 Borrowing Trouble
as 'Leapfrog' Soule1937 The Game That Kills
as Henchman Craig Johnson1937 Round-Up Time in Texas
as Beans Clerk1937 White Bondage
as German Machine Gunner (uncredited)1937 They Gave Him a Gun
as Jaillbird (uncredited)1937 Border Cafe
as College Boy in Car (uncredited)1936 Small Town Girl
as Bodyguard (uncredited)1936 Fury
as Joe1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Monk Grady1935 In Spite of Danger

TV Shows/Series with Dick Wessel as Actor(28)

as Moses Hennepin1964 Daniel Boone
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Charley Hendricks1963 The Fugitive
1963 Grindl
as Sam Dlugash1961 Dr. Kildare
1961 Ben Casey
1961 87th Precinct
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Barker1959 Rawhide
as Jed1959 Rawhide
as Carney Kohler1959 Riverboat
1959 The Twilight Zone
1958 77 Sunset Strip
1958 Man with a Camera
1958 Peter Gunn
1957 The Thin Man
as Transfer Man1957 Perry Mason
as Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)1957 Zorro
1957 Trackdown
as Trucker1956 Hey, Jeannie!
as Fred1955 Fury
1955 Navy Log
as Sol Durham1955 Gunsmoke
1955 Frontier
1954 Father Knows Best
1954 December Bride
as Tom O'Brien (as Richard Wessell)1952 The Ford Television Theatre
1952 The Ford Television Theatre

Full Name: Dick Wessel
Born: Sunday, 04/20 1913 (April) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 04/20 1965 (April) in Studio City (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Dick Wessel (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Dick Wassel"
"Richard M. Wessel"
"Richard Wessel"
"Dick Wessell"
"Richard Wessell"
Dick Wessel frequently works together with these people:
Denver Pyle (27x, Actor)
Bill Erwin (27x, Actor)
John Anderson (27x, Actor)
Harry Townes (26x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (26x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (26x, Actor)
Malcolm Atterbury (25x, Actor)
Claude Akins (24x, Actor)
William Fawcett (24x, Actor)
John Pickard (24x, Actor)
Victor French (24x, Actor)
Edward Bernds (20x, Crew)
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