Occupation actor TV shows Search for Tomorrow Role Actor | Name Richard Derr Years active 1941-1983 | |
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Movies When Worlds Collide, Terror Is a Man, Invisible Avenger, American Gigolo, Castle in the Desert Similar People Rudolph Mate, Gerardo de Leon, Harry Lachman, Eddie Romero, Stuart Rosenberg | ||
When Worlds Collide 1951 Trailer | Richard Derr | Barbara Rush
Richard Derr (June 15, 1918 – May 8, 1992) was an American actor who worked on stage, screen and television, performing in both starring and supporting roles.
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- When Worlds Collide 1951 Trailer Richard Derr Barbara Rush
- Early years
- Stage
- Film
- Television
- Military service
- Real estate
- Death
- Partial filmography
- References
Early years
Derr graduated from Norristown High School in 1933. While he worked as a bank clerk, he acted with a little theater group in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Stage
A life member of The Actors Studio, Derr landed the majority of his leading roles on stage. In 1955, he sang in the lead role in the Broadway musical Plain and Fancy. His other Broadway credits include Invitation to a March (1960), Maybe Tuesday (1957), A Phoenix Too Frequent (1949), and The Closing Door (1949).
Film
On the screen, Derr was primarily a character actor. He had a starring role in a 1951 science-fiction film, When Worlds Collide. Derr starred in Invisible Avenger (1958). The film about The Shadow was the basis for two television pilot episodes, neither of which was developed into a series.
Television
Beginning in the 1950s, most of Derr's work was done on television. In 1959, he was the host of Fanfare, a summer dramatic anthology series on NBC-TV.
In 1965, he played the role of Dr. Dwyer in the three-part serial, "The Adventures of Gallegher," on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and later made appearances in Barnaby Jones and the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man Book II.
Military service
Derr served in the Army Transport Service for three years during World War II.
Real estate
Derr had a license as a real estate broker. He was an associate of the Beverly Hills Realty Company and a member of the Beverly Hills Realty Board.
Death
On May 8, 1992, Derr died of pancreatic cancer in Santa Monica, California.