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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 ...
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.
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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, PUNCHY COWPUNCHERS. Born. 1913-04-20. Milwaukee, WI. (Richard M. Wessel) Died. 1965-04-20 (52) Studio City, CA. Acting Credits (13) Find Dick Wessel on. A complete reference site for the Three Stooges; includes all of their films, appearances, recordings, comics, books and much more.
Film Or Short TitleFeaturingRoleMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageMiscellaneous Appearancesarchive footageTed Healy and His Stoogesarchive footageBiography by AllMovie [+] American actor Dick Wessel had a face like a Mack Truck bulldog and a screen personality to match. After several years on stage, Wessel began showing up in Hollywood extra roles around 1933; he is fleetingly visible in the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup (1933), Laurel and Hardy's Bonnie Scotland (1935), and the Columbia ...
- 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.