Richard Dix

Actor

About

Also Known As

Ernest Carlton Brimmer

Birth Place

St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Born

July 18, 1893

Died

September 20, 1949

Cause of Death

Heart Attack

Biography

Filmography

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Don Gale

The Secret of the Whistler (1946)

Ralph Harrison

Voice of the Whistler (1945)

John Sinclair, also known as John Carter

The Power of the Whistler (1945)

William Everest

The Mark of the Whistler (1944)

Lee Selfredge Nugent

The Whistler (1944)

Earl Conrad

Photos & Videos

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Stingaree (1934) -- (Movie Clip) That's The Name Of A Fish

Stingaree (1934) -- (Movie Clip) I Wasn't Supposed To Meet You

Family & Companions

Winifred Coe

Wife

Married 1931; divorced in 1933.

Virginia Webster

Wife

Married from 1934 until his death.

Biography

Richard Dix was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Richard Dix began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Dangerous Curve Ahead" (1921), the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923) and "The Ten Commandments" (1923). He also appeared in "The Vanishing American" (1925), "The Quarterback" (1926) and "Shanghai Bound" (1927). Richard Dix was nominated for an Actor Academy Award for "Cimarron" in 1931. He kept working in film throughout the thirties, starring in "The Lost Squadron" (1932), "The Great Jasper" (1933) and "Ace of Aces" (1933). He also appeared in "No Marriage Ties" (1933). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Man of Conquest" (1939), "Twelve Crowded Hours" (1939) and "Cherokee Strip" (1940). He also appeared in "The Round-Up" (1941) and "American Empire" (1942). Richard Dix was most recently credited in "The Trial of Standing Bear" (PBS, 1988-89). Richard Dix was married to Virginia Webster and had four children. Richard Dix passed away in September 1949 at the age of 56.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Mysterious Intruder (1946)

Don Gale

The Secret of the Whistler (1946)

Ralph Harrison

Voice of the Whistler (1945)

John Sinclair, also known as John Carter

The Power of the Whistler (1945)

William Everest

The Mark of the Whistler (1944)

Lee Selfredge Nugent

The Whistler (1944)

Earl Conrad

Eyes of the Underworld (1943)

[Chief] Richard Bryan

The Kansan (1943)

John Bonniwell

The Ghost Ship (1943)

Captain Will Stone

Buckskin Frontier (1943)

Stephen Bent

Top Man (1943)

Tom Warren

American Empire (1942)

Dan Taylor

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)

Wyatt Earp

The Round Up (1941)

Steve Payson

Badlands of Dakota (1941)

Wild Bill Hickok

Cherokee Strip (1940)

Dave Morrell

Marines Fly High (1940)

Lt. [Danny] Darrick

Men Against the Sky (1940)

Phil Mercedes

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)

[Robert] Duke Allen

Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)

Nick Green

Reno (1939)

Bill Shear, previously known as Bill Shayne

Man of Conquest (1939)

The Devil's Playground (1937)

Jack Dorgan

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Tim Bart

The Devil Is Driving (1937)

Paul Driscoll

Special Investigator (1936)

Bill Fenwick, also known as Richard Galt

Yellow Dust (1936)

Bob Culpepper

Devil's Squadron (1936)

[Captain] Paul Redmond

The Arizonian (1935)

Clay Tallant

West of the Pecos (1935)

Pecos [Smith]

Transatlantic Tunnel (1935)

McAllen

Stingaree (1934)

Stingaree [also known as Mr. Smithson]

His Greatest Gamble (1934)

Philip [Eden]

No Marriage Ties (1933)

Bruce Foster

Ace of Aces (1933)

Lieutenant Rex "Rocky" Thorne

Day of Reckoning (1933)

John Day

The Great Jasper (1933)

Jasper Horn, also known as The Great Jasper

The Conquerors (1932)

Roger Standish/Roger Lennox

The Lost Squadron (1932)

[Captain "Gibby"] Gibson

Hell's Highway (1932)

[Frank] Duke Ellis

Roar of the Dragon (1932)

Captain Chauncey Carson

Young Donovan's Kid (1931)

Jim Donovan

Cimarron (1931)

Yancey Cravat

Secret Service (1931)

Capt. Lewis Dumont, [also known as Capt. Thorne]

Public Defender (1931)

Pike Winslow

Shooting Straight (1930)

Larry Sheldon

Lovin' the Ladies (1930)

Peter

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1930)

William Magee

Nothing But the Truth (1929)

Robert Bennett

The Love Doctor (1929)

Dr. Gerald Sumner

The Wheel of Life (1929)

Sporting Goods (1928)

Richard Shelby

Easy Come, Easy Go (1928)

Robert Parker

Moran of the Marines (1928)

Michael Moran

Shanghai Bound (1927)

Jim Bucklin

The Gay Defender (1927)

Joaquin Murrieta

Knockout Reilly (1927)

Dundee Reilly

Paradise for Two (1927)

Steve Porter

Man Power (1927)

Tom Roberts

The Quarterback (1926)

Jack Stone

Say It Again (1926)

Bob Howard

The Vanishing American (1926)

Nophaie

Let's Get Married (1926)

Billy Dexter

Fascinating Youth (1926)

Womanhandled (1925)

Bill Dana

The Shock Punch (1925)

Randall Lee Savage

Too Many Kisses (1925)

Richard Gaylord, Jr.

A Man Must Live (1925)

Sinners in Heaven (1924)

Alan Croft

Unguarded Women (1924)

The Ten Commandments (1923)

John McTavish

The Woman With Four Faces (1923)

The Call of the Canyon (1923)

Glenn Kilbourne

The Christian (1923)

John Storm

To the Last Man (1923)

Jean Isbel

Souls for Sale (1923)

Frank Claymore

The Wall Flower (1922)

Walt Breen

The Glorious Fool (1922)

Billy Grant

Yellow Men and Gold (1922)

The Bonded Woman (1922)

Lee Marvin

Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921)

Harley Jones

All's Fair in Love (1921)

Bobby Cameron

Not Guilty (1921)

Paul Ellison/Arthur Ellison

The Poverty of Riches (1921)

John Colby

One of Many (1917)

James Lowery, the butler

Life Events

1919

First role on Broadway in "The Hawk"

1921

Film acting debut

Photo Collections

The Whistler - Movie Posters

The Lost Squadron - Lobby Card

The Ghost Ship - Movie Posters

Here are a few American movie posters for Val Lewton's The Ghost Ship (1943), starring Richard Dix.

Stingaree - Movie Posters

Here are a few original release movie posters from RKO's Stingaree (1934), directed by William Wellman and starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne.

Stingaree - Jumbo Lobby Cards

Here are a few jumbo lobby cards from RKO's Stingaree (1934), directed by William Wellman and starring Irene Dunne and Richard Dix.

Cimarron - Lobby Cards

Here are some Lobby Cards from Cimarron (1931), starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Stingaree - Glass Slide

Here is a Glass Slide for the RKO film Stingaree (1934), starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. Glass slides were used by many theaters to promote coming attractions during slide shows between movie screenings.

Stingaree - Scene Stills

Here are several scene stills from the RKO film Stingaree (1934), starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne.

Stingaree - Publicity Stills

Here are several publicity stills from RKO's Stingaree (1934), starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.

Stingaree - Sheet Music

Here is the cover to original sheet music for a song from RKO's Stingaree (1934), starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. The song is "Tonight is Mine" by Gus Kahn and Frank Harling.