Douglas Dick
| Douglas Dick | |
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In the trailer for Rope (1948)
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| Born |
20 November 1920 Charleston, West Virginia, USA |
| Died | 19 December 2015 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actor, Psychologist |
| Years active | 1946-1971 |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Ronnie Cowan Dick (divorced 1960) |
(1) Ronnie Cowan Dick (divorced 1960)
Douglas Dick (November 20, 1920 – December 19, 2015) was an American actor and psychologist.
Dick was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and raised in Versailles, Kentucky. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gamble C. Dick, and he had a brother, Gamble C. Dick Jr. He attended the University of Arizona and the University of Kentucky.
Before he began working in films, "Dick appeared in several shows in New York and was a model for the Conover agency." One issue of Look magazine featured his picture on the cover.
Dick did patrol duty with the United States Coast Guard and served as an aviator in the United States Navy, receiving a medical discharge from the latter.
Dick's film debut was in The Searching Wind (1946). Producer Hal B. Wallis met Dick in a Broadway agent's office as Dick was waiting for an interview. Wallis had Dick make a screen test in New York City. The test, along with those of five other prospects, was shown to 300 women employees of Wallis' studio. Dick was the clear favorite when the women were polled, and his role in The Searching Wind was the result.
Douglas Dick is best known for his role as Carl Herrick in the television series, Waterfront (1954–1955), and as Kenneth Lawrence in the Alfred Hitchcock film Rope (1948).
Dick appeared once on Jim Davis' syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8. Additionally, he made two appearances on Lloyd Bridges' syndicated adventure series, Sea Hunt.He made seven guest appearances on Perry Mason throughout the duration of the CBS series from 1957 to 1966. In 1959, he played Fred Bushmiller in the title role in "The Case of the Watery Witness." In the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Glamorous Ghost," he played Walter Richey, a hotel clerk and the murderer. He played murderer Ned Chase in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Elusive Element." He made his final appearance in 1965 as Ted Harberson in "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith."
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