Richard Whorf
Richard Whorf | |
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Hollywood Hills, California | |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1927–1966 |
Spouse |
Margaret Harriet Smith
(m. 1929) |
Relatives | Benjamin Lee Whorf (brother) |
Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, writer and film director.
Life and acting career
Whorf was born in
linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf.[2] Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager, then moved to Broadway at age 21, debuting there in The Banshee (1927).[3] He played a famous painter who had resorted to drinking in the 1960 episode "The Illustrator" of The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford
.
Directing career
He began his film directing career with the 1942
short subject March On, America and the 1944 feature film Blonde Fever
.
He directed a number of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including early episodes of Border Patrol and the 1964–1965 ABC sitcom Mickey, starring Mickey Rooney. In the summer of 1960, he guest-starred in one episode and directed other segments of the short-lived western series Tate, and he directed episodes of the 1961–1962 CBS sitcom Father of the Bride, starring Leon Ames. .
Whorf directed the unsuccessful 1961 stage comedy Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe.[4]
Personal life
In 1929, Whorf married Margaret H. Smith.[5] He was a brother of John Whorf ((1903–1959), an artist.[6]
Partial filmography
As actor
- Midnight (1934) - Arthur Weldon
- Blues in the Night(1941) - Jigger Pine
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Sam Harris
- Juke Girl (1942) - Danny Frazier
- Keeper of the Flame (1943) - Clive Kerndon
- Assignment in Brittany (1943) - Jean Kerenor
- The Cross of Lorraine (1943) - François
- The Impostor (1944, aka Strange Confession) - Lt. Varenne
- Christmas Holiday (1944) - Simon Fenimore
- Blonde Fever (1944) - Chef (uncredited)
- Chain Lightning (1950) - Carl Troxell
- The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) - Film Director Richard Whorf (uncredited)
As director
- Blonde Fever (1944)
- The Hidden Eye (1945)
- The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
- It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
- Love from a Stranger (1947)
- Luxury Liner (1948)
- Champagne for Caesar (1950)
- The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
- Gunsmoke (1958)
As producer
- The Burning Hills (1956)
- Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
- Bombers B-52 (1957)
References
- ^ Richard Whorf myheritage.com
- ^ Carrol, John B. (1956) "Introduction" in "Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf". MIT Press. pp. 2-3
- ^ "Richard Whorf". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe at the Internet Broadway Database
- .
- ^ "The Whorf Family in Winthrop". winthropmemorials.org. 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Whorf.
- Richard Whorf at the Internet Broadway Database
- Richard Whorf at IMDb
- Richard Whorf at Find a Grave