Richard Hale
Seen across enough titles, Richard Hale turns into a familiar face whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The count stands at 58 titles, and the range inside it is wide. Among all the titles, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is the one that reached the widest audience. The list also holds 'Julius Caesar'. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else.
Richard Hale
46 Movies · 12 Series
Seen across enough titles, Richard Hale turns into a familiar face whose accumulated screen time beats that of most leading names. The count stands at 58 titles, and the range inside it is wide. Among all the titles, 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is the one that reached the widest audience. The list also holds 'Julius Caesar'. The filmography reaches back well before the best-known title. More of the credits fall under drama than under anything else.
Movies
Plays Nathan Radley
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Plays Perigore
Scaramouche
1952
Plays A Soothsayer
Julius Caesar
1953
Plays Purdy
Friendly Persuasion
1956
Plays Tyrus
Tower of London
1962
Plays Kofir
A Thousand and One Nights
1945
Plays Durand
The Man with a Cloak
1951
Plays Reverend Culpepper
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
Plays Hassan Bey
Kim
1950
Plays Charlie Fair
Abilene Town
1946
Plays Starkill
Moonfleet
1955
Plays Ben Wade
Badman's Territory
1946
Plays Father Ferreira
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
1952
Plays Iman, the Holy One
The Desert Hawk
1950
Plays Govind-Lal
Soldiers Three
1951
Plays Igor
Rogue's March
1953
Plays Professor Linnaker
The Other Love
1947
Plays Isaiah
Pillars of the Sky
1956
Plays AT
Short Cut to Hell
1957
Plays Reginald Fogg
The Man Who Dared
1946
Plays White Eagle
Sergeants 3
1962
Plays Old Indian
Scandalous John
1971
Plays Curator Raymond Halliday
The Devil's Mask
1946
Plays Abraham Lincoln
San Antone
1953
Plays Rabbi David Levin
None Shall Escape
1944
Plays Tammany
Knickerbocker Holiday
1944
Plays Dr. J. Pott Troy
Red Garters
1954
Plays John Heyser
The Girl in the Case
1944
Plays Gaspar
A Star Shall Rise
1952
Plays Pontius Pilate
The Pilgrimage Play
1949
Plays Joe Rivers
Canyon Crossroads
1955
TV Shows
Plays Judge
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Plays White Buffalo
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Abner Gordon
Perry Mason
1957
Plays Dr. Alex Farget
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Plays Goro
Star Trek
1966
Plays Gibson Hunsucker
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Plays J.H. Saulsberry
Adam-12
1968
Plays Fred Wilk Sr.
The Invaders
1967
Plays Chief Winetka
Bonanza
1959
Plays Megissogwon
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
Plays Sedgewick
The Wild Wild West
1965
Plays Chief Victorio
Bronco
1958
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Family Plot
A.A. Adamson (uncredited)
1976
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Reverend Culpepper
1975
Dr. Shagetz
Lester Wylie
1975
Gunsmoke
White Buffalo
1972Season 18
Gunsmoke
White Buffalo
1971Season 17
Scandalous John
Old Indian
1971
Gunsmoke
White Buffalo
1969Season 15
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Mr. Gascoigne
1969
The Wild Wild West
Sedgewick
1968Season 4
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Richard Hale still alive?
Richard Hale passed away on May 18, 1981 at age 88.
What are the most famous roles of Richard Hale?
Richard Hale is best known for roles in Ben-Hur, To Kill a Mockingbird, Family Plot.
How many movies has Richard Hale been in?
Over a 65-year career (since 1916), Richard Hale has appeared in 46 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Richard Hale's first movie?
The career of Richard Hale began with Caprice of the Mountains (1916).
What is Richard Hale's most recent movie or series?
Richard Hale's most recent release is Family Plot, which premiered on April 9, 1976.
What TV shows has Richard Hale appeared in?
On television, Richard Hale has appeared in Star Trek, Bonanza, The Munsters, Perry Mason.
Richard Hale
1892-11-16 · Rogersville, Tennessee, USA
Richard Hale (born James Richards Hale; November 16, 1892 – May 18, 1981) was an American opera and concert singer and later a character actor of film, stage and television. Hale's appearance often landed him roles as either Middle Eastern or Native American characters.
Born in Rogersville, Tennessee, Hale attended Columbia University on a singing scholarship. Upon graduation in 1914, he turned down an offer to join Columbia's English department, choosing instead to join Minnie Maddern Fiske's theater group. Hale's 1921 debut at Aeolian Hall began a successful career in opera as a baritone; he toured Europe and the United States. In later life, he turned more and more to acting. His most notable role was in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, starring Gary Cooper. He was also notable as the Soothsayer who warns "Beware the Ides of March!" in the Shakespeare film Julius Caesar (1953). In All the King's Men his character's name was Richard Hale. Hale also appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as the sinister neighbor Nathan Radley. He was also known for his portrayal of Father Manuel Ferreira in The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima. He made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, including murder victim George Lutts in 1957 in the show's third episode, "The Case of the Nervous Accomplice," and general store owner Robert Tepper in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Violent Village." He also appeared in television programs such as Maverick (in an episode written and directed by Robert Altman), Cheyenne, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West (as Sedgewick in the fourth-season episode "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse"), Star Trek (as Goro in the third-season episode "The Paradise Syndrome"), Harry O (as Jud Kane in the second-season episode "Victim"), Adam-12, Here Come the Brides (as Old Indian in the second-season episode "The Last Winter"), and as Uncle Gilbert (the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon') on an episode of The Munsters.
His death, aged 88, was due to problems relating to cardiovascular disease. CLR