Stardom is a loose word, but Ralph Richeson is a clear case of a star actor with the standing that comes from titles people actually watched. Fantasy is the territory the career has leaned on most. Recognition of this size usually rests on a handful of titles, and this career is no exception. 'Hancock' is the work that made the name travel, with Convict. He appears in 'Deadwood' too. The beginning of the career is the part almost nobody has seen.
Ralph Richeson
Actor
63 years (Jul 6, 1952 – Oct 27, 2015)Peru, USAPeru, Indiana, USA
Stardom is a loose word, but Ralph Richeson is a clear case of a star actor with the standing that comes from titles people actually watched. Fantasy is the territory the career has leaned on most. Recognition of this size usually rests on a handful of titles, and this career is no exception. 'Hancock' is the work that made the name travel, with Convict. He appears in 'Deadwood' too. The beginning of the career is the part almost nobody has seen.
Ralph Richeson was an actor, getting his big break at age 52 while working as an extra on Deadwood (2004), he was singled out and given a minor but memorable recurring guest role of Richardson, a dim-witted cook for hotel owner E.B. Farnum. This led to roles in several other films, including Will Smith's Hancock (2008) and The Revenant (2009). Richeson's health began failing soon after, and he died in 2015 of multiple organ failure at the age of 63.