Dick Wessel
Known for
Acting
Life
1913 – 1965 (aged 52)
Born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
View on IMDb183 acting credits
Known For
Strangers on a Train
27 Jun 1951
Rebel Without a Cause
27 Oct 1955
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
15 Jul 1953
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
Harvey
04 Dec 1950
An American in Paris
26 Sep 1951
Around the World in 80 Days
17 Oct 1956
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
Photos
Filmography
1966
- The Ugly Dachshundas Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
1964
- Daniel Booneas Moses Hennepin1 episode
1963
- Who's Minding the Store?as Traffic Cop
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Officer1 episode
- Petticoat Junctionas Bink Sharfells1 episode
- The Fugitiveas Charley Hendricks1 episode
- Grindl1 episode
- Arrest and Trialas Carnival Manager1 episode
- Wives and Loversas Mr. Liberti
1961
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Governor of Florida (uncredited)
- Ben Casey1 episode
- Dr. Kildareas Sam Dlugash1 episode
- 87th Precinctas Howard Pitt1 episode
- All in a Night's Workas Janitor (uncredited)
1959
- The Gazeboas Louis
- The Twilight Zoneas Charlie1 episode
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Aphrodite1 episode
- Riverboatas Carney Kohler44 episodes
- Bonanzaas Big Mike Campbell1 episode
- Rawhideas Jed1 episode
1958
- Man with a Camera1 episode
- 77 Sunset Stripas Stan1 episode
- Lawmanas Jed Thomas2 episodes
- Peter Gunn1 episode
1957
- Tricky Chicks
- Zorroas Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)1 episode
- Trackdownas Matt Morris1 episode
- Perry Masonas Transfer Man1 episode
- The Thin Man1 episode
- Wagon Trainas Biff1 episode
1956
- The Desperados Are in Townas Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
- Around the World in 80 Daysas Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Broken Arrowas Bartender1 episode
- Hey, Jeannie!as Trucker1 episode
1955
- Rebel Without a Causeas Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
- Furyas Fred1 episode
- Frontieras Hank1 episode
- Navy Log1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Sol Durham1 episode
- G.I. Dood Itas Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
- Bowery to Bagdadas Henchman Gus
- Fling in the Ringas Chopper Kane
1954
- December Brideas Steve Farrell1 episode
- Father Knows Bestas Officer1 episode
- Studio 57as Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow1 episode
- Lassieas Fred Brockway1 episode
- The Lone Wolfas Bill Basey1 episode
- Public Defenderas Sgt. Willis1 episode
1953
- The Danny Thomas Showas Officer Burton1 episode
- Champ for a Dayas 'Speedtrap' Calhoun
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Let's Do It Againas Ajax Moving Man
- The Life Of Rileyas Squarehead Malloy1 episode
1952
- Blackbeard, the Pirateas Dutchman
- The Abbott and Costello Showas Bill Hart1 episode
- The WAC from Walla Wallaas Sgt. Malone
- The Ford Television Theatre1 episode
- Young Man with Ideasas Eddie Tasling
- Rancho Notoriousas Deputy (uncredited)
- Heebie Gee-Geesas Big Dan
- Love Is Better Than Everas Smittie
1951
- Reunion in Renoas Taxi Driver
- Texas Carnivalas Concessionaire
- The Red Skelton Showas Assistant (uncredited)1 episode
- An American in Parisas Ben Macrow (uncredited)
- Corky of Gasoline Alleyas Pudge McKay
- Flying Leathernecksas Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Trainas Bill (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangersas Arkansas (uncredited)
- Her First Romanceas Night Watchman (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickokas Willard Crane1 episode
- The Scarfas Sid, Drunk Cowboy
- Life with Buster Keaton
- Gasoline Alleyas Pudge
1950
- The Misadventures of Buster Keatonas Harry (uncredited)
- Watch the Birdieas Man Who Undresses
- Harveyas Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
- The Jack Benny Programas Man1 episode
- Father of the Brideas Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
- The Jackie Robinson Storyas Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
- Beware of Blondieas Mailman
- Blondie's Heroas Mailman (uncredited)
- Dizzy Yardbirdas Sergeant Flint
- Punchy Cowpunchersas Sgt. Mullins
- Sands of Iwo Jimaas Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
1949
- On the Townas Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
- Thieves' Highwayas Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Blondie Hits the Jackpotas Mailman (uncredited)
- Slattery's Hurricaneas Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Canadian Pacificas Bailey
- Tulsaas Joker (uncredited)
- The Green Promiseas Mr. Clairborne
1948
- Unknown Islandas Sanderson, 1st Mate
- Billie Gets Her Manas Mr. McGonagle
- Hollow Triumphas Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
- Pitfallas Desk Sergeant
- Flat Featas Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
- The Fuller Brush Manas Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1947
- Radio Romeo
- High Wallas Jim Hale (uncredited)
- Wife to Spare
- Hectic Honeymoonas Duffy
- Merton of the Moviesas Chick
- In Room 303
- Wife Tames Wolfas Male Character
- It Happened in Brooklynas Policeman
- Fright Nightas Chopper Kane
- Californiaas Blacksmith (uncredited)
- Do or Dietas Old Boyfriend
- 13 Rue Madeleineas Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
- Blondie's Big Momentas Bus Driver (uncredited)
1946
- Dick Tracy vs. Cueballas Harry 'Cueball' Lake
- Slappily Marriedas Eddie--Honey's Fiance
- So's Your Antenna
- Pardon My Terroras Luke
- Black Angelas Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
- In Old Sacramentoas Oscar
- Blonde Alibias Detective (Uncredited)
- Young Widowas Cab Driver (Uncredited)
1945
- Scarlet Streetas Detective (uncredited)
1943
- Silver Spursas Buck Walters
- Yanks Ahoyas Ship Cargo Seaman (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlanticas Cherub Joe (uncredited)
- False Facesas Detective Mallory
- Three Hearts for Juliaas Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
- King of the Cowboysas Hershel
1942
- The Traitor Withinas Henchman Otis
- Fall Inas Army Barber
- Gentleman Jimas Referee (uncredited)
- X Marks the Spotas Dizzy
- Sunset Serenadeas Antlers Bartender
- Friendly Enemiesas Delivery man
- Romance on the Rangeas Jailer-Deputy
- About Faceas Bartender Charlie
- Joe Smith, Americanas Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
- Brooklyn Orchidas Al
1941
- Dangerously They Liveas Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
- Steel Against the Skyas Mike (uncredited)
- Red River Valleyas Lumber Deliverer
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
- Dangerous Ladyas Officer Donahue
- Manpoweras Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
- Desert Banditas Henchman Hawk
- The Great Train Robberyas Gorman
- The Strawberry Blondeas Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
1940
- Flight Commandas Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
- The Border Legionas Oscar "Red" McGooney
- So You Won't Talk?as Dopey
- City for Conquestas Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
- The Howards of Virginiaas Backwoodsman
- Flowing Goldas Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
- They Drive by Nightas Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
- Brother Orchidas Buffalo Burns
- Castle on the Hudsonas Convict Messenger (uncredited)
- Cafe Hostessas Henchman Willie
1939
- The Roaring Twentiesas Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
- Hitler: Beast of Berlinas Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Dust Be My Destinyas Customer (uncredited)
- They All Come Outas Moxie (uncredited)
- I Stole a Millionas Cop #2 (uncredited)
- The Cowboy Quarterbackas Football player
- Missing Daughtersas Brick McGirk
- An Hour for Lunchas Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
- Blackwell's Islandas Convict (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Criminalas Collucci
1938
- Hawk of the Wildernessas Dirk
- Submarine Patrolas Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
- The Crowd Roarsas Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
- Racket Bustersas Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Over the Wallas Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
- A Slight Case of Murderas Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)
1937
- Borrowing Troubleas Joe
- The Game That Killsas 'Leapfrog' Soule
- White Bondageas Beans Clerk
- Border Cafeas Jaillbird (uncredited)
- San Quentinas Trusty (uncredited)
- They Gave Him a Gunas German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
- Round-Up Time in Texasas Henchman Craig Johnson
1936
- Furyas Bodyguard (uncredited)
- Half Shot Shootersas Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
- Small Town Girlas College Boy in Car (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwellas Joe
1935
- In Spite of Dangeras Monk Grady