From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Addison Whitaker Richards, Jr. (October 20, 1902 – March 22, 1964) was an American actor of film and television. He appeared in more than three hundred films and television series between 1933 and his death.

KNOWN FOR

Perry Mason
1957
The Fugitive
1964
Climax!
1955
Robert Montgomery Presents
1952
Lassie
1958
My Three Sons
1964
The Virginian
1963
Matinee Theater
1955
Petticoat Junction
1963
Studio One
1953
The Donna Reed Show
1959
The Beverly Hillbillies
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
336
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1964
For Those Who Think Young
as Dean Watkins
1964
My Three Sons
1964
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Lucas
1964
The Fugitive
as Connelley
1963
The Raiders
as Huntingdon Lawford
1963
Petticoat Junction
as Frank Newton
1963
The Virginian
as Morrison
1963
Ben Jerrod
as John Abbott
1963
The Third Man
1963
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1962
Saintly Sinners
as Monsignor
1962
87th Precinct
1962
Rawhide
as Judge Wainwright
1962
Lawman
as Ben Thurston
1961
Operation Eichmann
as The Stranger
1961
The Gambler Wore a Gun
as Doc Devlin
1961
The Flight That Disappeared
as The Future-being Advocate
1961
Frontier Uprising
as Cmdr. Kimball
1961
Mister Ed
1961
Pete and Gladys
1961
Guestward, Ho!
1961
Miami Undercover
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as James Fitzgibbon
1961
Rawhide
as Frank Miller
1961
Letter to Loretta
as Beseley
1961
Perry Mason
as Smith
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Mr. Johnson
1961
Gunslinger
as John Pearson
1961
77 Sunset Strip
as Adm. Frederick Benson
1961
The Jack Benny Program
as Newspaper Reporter
1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
as Harris
1960
Inherit the Wind
as Townsman (uncredited)
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Mr. McDowall (uncredited)
1960
Around the World with Nellie Bly
as Mr. Pulitzer
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Judge
1960
Dennis the Menace
as Stacy
1960
One Step Beyond
as Warden
1960
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1960
One Step Beyond
as Cabinet Secretary
1960
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Dr. John Allen
1960
Startime
as Doctor
1959
The Oregon Trail
as President James Polk (uncredited)
1959
Bufakkar filli nassini
as Sound
1959
Rawhide
as Jed Blaine
1959
Yancy Derringer
as Judge Harper
1959
The Donna Reed Show
1959
The Texan
1959
26 Men
1959
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Ross
1958
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Col. Ford
1958
Trackdown
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Consul (uncredited)
1958
Lassie
1958
Man with a Camera
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Doctor
1958
Cimarron City
as Martin Kingsley
1958
Telephone Time
1958
State Trooper
1958
Studio One
as Mr. MacKail
1958
Studio One
as Arthur
1957
Gunsight Ridge
as Sheriff Tom Jones
1957
Last of the Badmen
as Dillon
1957
The Deerslayer
1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Jamieson
1957
Cheyenne
as Col. Danial H. Forrest
1957
Perry Mason
as George Lansing
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Evanson
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1957
Letter to Loretta
as Ralph Verdeen
1957
The Millionaire
as Police Chief James L. Peterson
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo
as Gen. Lew Wallace
1956
Crime Against Joe
as District Attorney Roy Kasden
1956
When Gangland Strikes
as Mark Spurlock
1956
The Broken Star
as Marshal Wayne Forrester
1956
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as Charles Hanford
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
as Doc Jennings (uncredited)
1956
The Ten Commandments
as Fan Bearer
1956
Walk the Proud Land
as Gov. Safford
1956
Everything But the Truth
as Roger Connolly
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Judge Lovett
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
as Judge Larkin
1956
Letter to Loretta
as Leonard Craigle
1956
Letter to Loretta
as Mr. Abbott
1956
Climax!
1955
Illegal
as Steve Harper
1955
High Society
as Sam Cosgrove
1955
Fort Yuma
as Gen. Crook
1955
The Millionaire
as H. H. Hungerford
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1955
Climax!
as Papa
1955
Matinee Theater
1955
Frontier
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Jesse Childs
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Pete Hunter
1955
Science Fiction Theatre
1955
You Are There
1954
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Henry
1954
Studio One
as Carter Jackson
1954
The United States Steel Hour
as James Bellingham
1953
Confessions of a Nervous Man
as The Lawyer
1953
Studio One
1953
The Philco Television Playhouse
1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Michaels
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents
1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Col. Bessette
1952
Lux Video Theatre
as Gen. Spencer
1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Capt. Weightman
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Attorney (uncredited)
1949
Rustlers
as Frank Abbott
1949
Henry, the Rainmaker
as Steve Richards
1948
The Saxon Charm
as Abel Richman
1948
Queen Esther
as Haman
1948
Reaching from Heaven
as Max Bradley
1948
If You Knew Susie
as Senator Making Speech (uncredited)
1948
Lulu Belle
as Police Commissioner John Dixon
1948
Call Northside 777
as State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Bank Manager (uncredited)
1947
The Millerson Case
as Dr. Wickersham
1947
Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa
as Zebion
1946
Criminal Court
as District Attorney Gordon
1946
Step by Step
as James Blackton
1946
Dragonwyck
as Head Farmer (uncredited)
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as Reverend Miller
1946
Angel on My Shoulder
as Big Harry (uncredited)
1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Mr. Benedict
1946
Don't Gamble with Strangers
as Police Chief Broderick
1945
Strange Confession
as Dr. Williams
1945
Bewitched
as John Ellis
1945
Betrayal from the East
as Captain Bates, G-2
1945
The Shanghai Cobra
as John Adams
1945
Divorce
as Plummer
1945
The Tiger Woman
as Mr. White
1945
The Chicago Kid
as The Warden
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
The Master Key
as Gerhard Doenitz / Garret Donahue
1945
Black Market Babies
1945
Bells of Rosarita
as Slim Phillips
1945
Grissly's Millions
as Henry Adams
1945
The Last Installment
as Warden
1945
Secrets of a Sorority Girl
as John Hamilton
1945
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
as Jackson Decker
1945
Men in Her Diary
as Attorney Cavanagh
1945
Danger Signal
as Police Inspector
1945
Spellbound
as Police Captain (uncredited)
1945
I'll Remember April
as Inspector Pat Malloy
1945
Adventures of Rusty
as Dr. Banning - Psychiatrist
1945
Leave Her to Heaven
as Bedford (uncredited)
1945
Come Out Fighting
as Police Commissioner James Mitchell
1944
A Guy Named Joe
as Maj. Corbett
1944
A Night of Adventure
as District Attorney Branson
1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
as Priest (uncredited)
1944
Bordertown Trail
as Fontaine
1944
The Mummy's Curse
as Maj. Pat Walsh
1944
Are These Our Parents?
as Clint Davis
1944
The Fighting Seabees
as Capt. Joyce
1944
Raiders of Ghost City
as Colonel Sewell
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
as Wade Gamelin
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Col. H.W. Ryder
1944
Main Street Today
as Fred Baker
1944
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Judge
1944
Follow the Boys
as MacDermott (uncredited)
1943
The Mad Ghoul
as Editor Gavigan
1943
Mystery Broadcast
as Bill Burton
1943
The Mystery of the 13th Guest
as District Attorney
1943
Where Are Your Children?
as Halstead
1943
Smart Guy
as District Attorney Ben Carter
1943
Wagon Wheels West
as Frank Wilson Sr. (edited from "Song of the Saddle") (archive footage)
1943
Air Force
as Maj. Daniels
1943
The Deerslayer
as Mr. Hutter
1943
Crime Doctor
as Prison Warden
1943
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
as A.J. 'Jack' Hill [Ch. 1]
1943
Headin' for God's Country
as District Commissioner
1943
Oklahoma Outlaws
as Judge John Walton
1943
Corvette K-225
as Cmdr. Rowland
1943
Destroyer
as Ship Building Foreman
1943
Swing Shift Maisie
as Chief Investigator (Uncredited)
1942
Sealed Lips
as Chief Gary Benson
1942
Flying Tigers
as R.T. Lindsay
1942
Underground Agent
as George Martin
1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
as Attorney Malcolm Kilgore
1942
Friendly Enemies
as Inspector McCarthy
1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
as Lester Younger
1942
The Lady Has Plans
as Paul Baker
1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
as Gus Jordan
1942
Secret Enemies
as C.G. Travers
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as Herbert Wilson
1942
Secret Agent of Japan
as Remsen
1942
Secrets of a Co-Ed
as District Attorney
1942
Man With Two Lives
as Lt. Detective George Bradley
1942
Top Sergeant
as Col. Gray
1942
War Dogs
as William Freeman
1942
Men of Texas
as Silas Hurlbert
1942
Cowboy Serenade
as Asa Lock
1942
Blue, White and Perfect
as Thomas
1942
Mokey
as Judge
1942
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
as Colonel
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
as Coach
1942
Pacific Rendezvous
as Gordon Trisby
1942
Private Buckaroo
as Officer
1942
For Me and My Gal
as France Doctor (uncredited)
1942
The Big Street
as Dr. Mitchell (uncredited)
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Mayor Luke Keeler
1941
Tall, Dark and Handsome
as Miitary Academy Commandant
1941
Forbidden Passage
as Frank J. Maxwell
1941
Texas
as Matt Lashan
1941
The Great Lie
as Mr. Talbot
1941
Ball of Fire
as District Attorney
1941
Mutiny in the Arctic
as Ferguson
1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as George Benedict
1941
Back in the Saddle
as Duke Winston
1941
Badlands of Dakota
as Gen. George Custer
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Adjutant (uncredited)
1941
Men of Boys Town
as The Judge
1941
Dive Bomber
as Surgeon (uncredited)
1941
Design for Scandal
as Divorce Lawyer (uncredited)
1941
Western Union
as Captain Harlow
1941
Her First Beau
as Dr. Tom Wood
1941
Our Wife
as Middle-Aged Man in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
1941
I Wanted Wings
as Flight Surgeon
1941
The Strawberry Blonde
as Official (uncredited)
1940
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
as George Benedict
1940
Charlie Chan in Panama
as R.J. Godley
1940
Flight Command
as Vice Admiral
1940
The Man from Dakota
as Confederate Provost Marshal
1940
Moon Over Burma
as Art Bryan
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Stanley Young
1940
Cherokee Strip
as Ned Strawn
1940
Arizona
as Capt. Hunter
1940
Gangs of Chicago
as Evans
1940
Edison, the Man
as Mr. Johnson
1940
Wyoming
as Kincaid
1940
My Little Chickadee
as Judge (uncredited)
1940
Northwest Passage
as Lieutenant Crofton
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
as Naturalization Judge (uncredited)
1940
Pony Express Days
as Tipton Walton
1940
Island of Doomed Men
as Jackson (#46) (uncredited)
1940
Public Deb No. 1
as Sanford
1940
South to Karanga
as Edmund Daniels
1940
Girl from Havana
as Harrigan
1940
Ski Patrol
as James Burton - Speaker
1939
Whispering Enemies
as Red Barrett
1939
Nick Carter, Master Detective
as Streeter - President of Radex
1939
They Made Her a Spy
as Senator Everett Brock
1939
Slightly Honorable
as Inspector Melvyn Fromm
1939
Inside Information
as Gerald Banford
1939
They All Come Out
as Warden - Atlanta
1939
Bad Lands
as Rayburn
1939
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
as Ed Eberhart
1939
Exile Express
as Chief G-Man Purnell
1939
Twelve Crowded Hours
as Berquist
1939
Tell No Tales
as Jim Hollis (uncredited)
1939
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Ross
1939
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Detective
1939
Espionage Agent
as Bruce Corvall
1939
Money to Loan
as District Attorney Norman Kennedy
1939
Geronimo
as Frederick Allison
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Benedict
1939
Mystery of the White Room
as Dr. Finley Morton
1939
Off the Record
as Brand
1939
The Man from Montreal
as Capt. Owens, R.C.M.P.
1939
When Tomorrow Comes
as Refugee Leader at Bus (uncredited)
1938
Boys Town
as Judge
1938
Accidents Will Happen
as Blair Thurston
1938
Strange Glory
as Senator
1938
Prison Nurse
as Warden Benson
1938
The Black Doll
as A.H. Mallison
1938
Valley of the Giants
as Hewitt
1938
Gateway
as Inspector
1938
That Certain Age
as Newspaper Man (uncredited)
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Warden (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
The Devil's Party
as Inspector Bresnahan
1938
Flight to Fame
as Colonel King
1937
Smart Blonde
as Fitz Mularkay
1937
God's Country and the Woman
as Gaskett
1937
Dance Charlie Dance
as Gordon Fox
1937
Romance of Louisiana
as James Monroe / Radio Actor in Studio
1937
Ready, Willing and Able
as Edward McNeil
1937
Draegerman Courage
as John McNally
1937
Love Is on the Air
as E.E. Nichols
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
as Steven Garron
1937
The Singing Marine
as Mr. Fowler
1937
Wine, Women and Horses
as Gambler
1937
White Bondage
as Kip Gillis
1937
Alcatraz Island
as Fred MacLane
1937
Black Legion
as Prosecuting Attorney
1937
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
as Second Doctor (uncredited)
1937
The Barrier
as Runnion
1936
Behind the Scenes of Cain and Mabel
as Narrator (voice)
1936
The Walking Dead
as Prison Warden
1936
Colleen
as Schuyler
1936
Song of the Saddle
as Frank Wilson Sr.
1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Frank Locke
1936
Public Enemy's Wife
as Warden Williams
1936
Road Gang
as Parmenter
1936
Sutter's Gold
as James Marshall
1936
The Law in Her Hands
as William McGuire
1936
Trailin' West
as Curley Thorne
1936
Jailbreak
as Dan Varner
1936
Man Hunt
as Mel Purdue
1936
Ceiling Zero
as Fred Adams
1936
Anthony Adverse
as Capt. Matanaza
1936
The Petrified Forest
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1936
Bullets or Ballots
as William Kennedy - Newsreel Narrator (uncredited)
1936
China Clipper
as Mr. B.C. Hill
1936
Hot Money
as Forbes
1935
Little Big Shot
as Hank Gibbs
1935
Frisco Kid
as William Coleman
1935
Sweet Music
as Mr. Thomas
1935
Dinky
as District Attorney
1935
The White Cockatoo
as David Lorn
1935
Society Doctor
as Harrigan
1935
A Dog of Flanders
as Herden
1935
Alias Mary Dow
as Martin
1935
Here Comes the Band
as Colonel Wallace
1935
'G' Men
as Bruce J. Gregory
1935
Freckles
as Jack Carter
1935
Freckles
as Butch
1935
Eight Bells
as Tracey
1935
A Dream Comes True
as Narrator
1935
The Eagle's Brood
as Big Henry
1935
Front Page Woman
as District Attorney
1935
Home on the Range
as Beady
1934
Such Women Are Dangerous
as Delange
1934
Our Daily Bread
as Louie
1934
A Lost Lady
as State Attorney (uncredited)
1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Judge Markham
1934
The St. Louis Kid
as Mr. Brown
1934
Gentlemen Are Born
as Martinson
1934
Beyond the Law
as Morgan
1934
Let’s Be Ritzy
as Lt. Spaulding
1934
Babbitt
as District Attorney
1934
Handy Andy
as McKechnie (uncredited)
1933
Lone Cowboy
as Dobe Jones
1933
Riot Squad
as Diamonds Jareck