Richard Selzer(1922-2008)

Actor
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer

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Richard Selzer was born on 29 August 1922 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Juvenile Court (1938), Promises..... Promises! (1963) and Truck Turner & Cie. (1974). He died on 19 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

Rita Hayworth, Georgie Billings, Richard Selzer, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Darro, Joe De Stefani, David Gorcey, Charles Hart, Paul Kelly, Don Latorre, and Allan Ramsay in Juvenile Court (1938)

5.8

Ears(as Dick Selzer)

1938

Jayne Mansfield in Promises..... Promises! (1963)

Promises..... Promises!

5.0

Costume Department(as Mr. Blackwell, Miss Mansfield)

1963

Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner & Cie. (1974)

Truck Turner & Cie.

6.9

Wino(as Richard Blackwell)

1974

I'm Going to Be Famous (1983)

I'm Going to Be Famous

5.7

Costume Department(as Mr. Blackwell, Vivian Blaine)

1983

Credits

Actor

Foreign Correspondents
6.2
- Second Landlord (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1999
Guerres privées
6.8
TV Series
- Mr. Blackwell (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1992
Petite fleur
6.1
TV Series
- Richard Selzer (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1991
Flash
7.1
TV Series
- Art Buyer (as Richard Blackwell)
- 1991
Matlock
7.1
TV Series
- Art Dealer (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1990
Matt Houston
6.5
TV Series
- Valentine St. Clair (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1982
The Brady Brides
5.9
TV Series
- Mr. Blackwell (as Mr. Blackwell)
- 1981
Truck Turner & Cie.
6.9
- Wino (as Richard Blackwell)
- 1974
Juvenile Court
5.8
- Ears (as Dick Selzer)
- 1938
Little Tough Guy
6.1
- Bud (uncredited)
- 1938

Costume Department

Costume Designer

Personal details

Alternative names
- Mr. Blackwell
Born
- August 29, 1922
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- October 19, 2008
- Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from an intestinal infection)
Other works
Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for a talk show to be called "Mr. Blackwell's Hollywood".
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Trivia
Most famous role as Mr. Blackwell, annually giving his list of 10 best dressed and 10 worst dressed women.

Quotes
On Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982): He's better as a woman. If I were him, I'd *never* get out of drag.

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Nicknames
- Mr. Blackwell
- Richard Blackwell

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