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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 ...
Dick Wessel was a character actor who appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows, mostly in uncredited roles. He died of a heart attack in 1965 at the age of 52.
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- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Studio City, California, USA
Dick Wessel. Actor: Riverboat. Rough-and-tumble American actor Dick Wessel had a fierce-looking scowl on a bulldog of a mug. That, coupled with a thick build and imposing stance, earned him appearances in countless Warner Bros. comedies and hard-boiled crime dramas throughout the late 1930s and 1940s.
Dick Wessel was a Three Stooges actor who played Sergeant Flint in two films with Joe Besser. He also appeared in archive footage of Ted Healy and His Stooges and other shows.
Film Or Short TitleFeaturingRoleMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageTed Healy and His Stoogesarchive footageDick Wessel was an American actor who appeared in Hollywood extra roles and Columbia Pictures shorts. He had a distinctive face and played various characters, such as a boxer, a railroad engineer and a delivery man.
- January 1, 1913
- April 20, 1965
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Dick Wessel. Credits (text only) Hide Actor (308 credits) 1966 The Ugly Dachshund. Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited) 1965 Who Goes There? (TV Movie) Motorcycle Cop. 1965 Gunsmoke (TV Series) Sol Durham. - Honey Pot (1965) ... Sol Durham. 1965 Daniel Boone (TV Series) Moses Hennepin. - Four-Leaf Clover (1965) ... Moses Hennepin.
1935. In Spite of Danger as Monk Grady. All. Department. Dick Wessel is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Rebel Without a Cause, Harvey, The Ugly Dachshund, Scarlet Street, Who's Minding the Store?, Pitfall, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Blackbeard, the Pirate.
