Occupation Film/TV actor Years active 1936-1963 | Name Grant Richards Role Actor | |
Born December 12, 1911 ( 1911-12-12 ) New York City, U.S. Died July 4, 1963, Los Angeles, California, United States Spouse Jean Stevens (m. 1943–1945), Joan Valerie Movies The Four Skulls of Jonathan, Guns Girls and Gangsters, You Have to Run Fast, Oklahoma Territory, The Music Box Kid Similar People Edward L Cahn, Joan Valerie, Elmer Clifton, Charles Lamont, E A Dupont | ||
Grant Richards (21 December 1911 - 4 July 1963) was an American actor and voice actor, who appeared mainly in movies in the late 1930s through to the late 1950s.
Richards was born in New York City. He was married to actress Joan Valerie.
His films include On Such a Night (1937) and Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (1959). Richards made three guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murder victim George Sherwin in the 1961 episode, "The Case of the Missing Melody." He also appeared in several episodes of ABC's The Untouchables.
In 1958, he played the gunfighter and saloon owner Luke Short in an episode of the ABC/Desilu western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role. Paul Brinegar plays the role of James H. "Dog" Kelley, the mayor of Dodge City in this episode. He died in a car accident in Los Angeles, aged 51.