Richard Whorf(1906-1966)

Director
Actor
Producer

Richard Whorf in La Glorieuse Parade (1942)

Trailer for this action romance film starring Humphrey Bogart

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Pilote du diable (1950)

Richard Whorf was born on 4 June 1906 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Blues in the Night (1941), La Glorieuse Parade (1942) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). He was married to Margaret Harriet Smith (actress). He died on 14 December 1966 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Blues in the Night

6.7

Jigger Pine

1941

La Glorieuse Parade

7.6

Sam Harris

1942

The Beverly Hillbillies

7.3

TV Series

Director

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

7.6

TV Series

Director

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Director

Vacation Playhouse
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1967
The Tammy Grimes Show
4.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Ne mangez pas les marguerites
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Mona McCluskey
7.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1965–1966
Les mystères de l'Ouest
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Rawhide
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1959–1965
Le proscrit
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Mickey
5.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1964
The Beverly Hillbillies
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1962–1964
East Side/West Side
8.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
My Three Sons
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1963
Alfred Hitchcock présente
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1962
Le père de la mariée
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1962
A Hillbilly Holiday
- Director
- 1962

Actor

L'homme à la carabine
8.3
TV Series
- Jeremiah Crowley
- 1960
Tate
7.2
TV Series
- Doc Ealy
- 1960
Four Star Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
- Poet
- 1952
The Groom Wore Spurs
5.3
- Film Director Richard Whorf (uncredited)
- 1951
Pilote du diable
6.0
- Carl Troxell
- 1950
Blonde Fever
5.5
- Chef (uncredited)
- 1944
Vacances de Noël
6.5
- Simon Fenimore
- 1944
L'imposteur
6.4
- Lt. Varenne
- 1944
For God and Country
4.9
Short
- Arnold Miller
- 1943
La croix de Lorraine
6.6
- François
- 1943
Un commando en Bretagne
6.7
- Jean Kerenor
- 1943
La flamme sacrée
6.7
- Clive Kerndon
- 1942
March On, America!
5.6
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 1942
Juke Girl
6.3
- Danny Frazier
- 1942
La Glorieuse Parade
7.6
- Sam Harris
- 1942

Producer

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Alternative name
- Richard B. Whorf
Height
- 1.74 m
Born
- June 4, 1906
- Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- December 14, 1966
- Santa Monica, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Margaret Harriet Smith (actress)May 13, 1929 - December 14, 1966 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Stage: "The Banshee" on Broadway. Melodrama/mystery. Written by W.D. Hepenstall and Ralph Cullinan. Directed by Charles J. Mulligan. Daly's 63rd Street Theatre: 5 Dec 1927-Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan (as "Peter Adair"), Kitty Collins (as "Mrs. Grimes"), Edward M. Favor (as "Sheriff Abner Heckenshell"), Edmund George (as "Clem Durward"), Dan Kelly, Marion Kerby, Barry Macollum (as "Tom Scott"), Frank Peters (as "Walter Payne"), Herbert Ranson (as "Dr. Neville Lacey"), Michael Rice (as "Jim Sprague"), Lillian Walker (as "Joan Walker"), Richard Whorf (as "Yuru"; Broadway debut), H. Conway Wingfield (as "Dr. Morrison"). Produced by Banshee Inc.
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