Richard Eastham
| Richard Eastham | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Dickinson Swift Eastham June 22, 1916 Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2005 (aged 89) Pacific Palisades, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Columbarium at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bel-Nor, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupation | Film, television and stage actor |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Jean Eastham (married, 1942-2002, her death) |
Richard Eastham, born as Dickinson Swift Eastham (June 22, 1916 – July 10, 2005), was an American actor of stage, film, and television and a concert singer known for his deep baritone voice.
Eastham appeared as newspaperman Harris Claibourne, editor of the actual Tombstone Epitaph, along with his younger co-star, Pat Conway, in the role of Sheriff Clay Hollister of the western television series Tombstone Territory. Eastham introduced and narrated each of the ninety-three episodes of the series, set in Tombstone, south of Tucson, Arizona. The program aired on ABC for its first season (1957–1958) and then syndication for its two later years, 1958-1960.
Tombstone Territory often invoked the popular line "The Town Too Tough Too Die". Among the last episodes of the series were "Juan Diega", "Crime Epidemic", "The Injury", "The Outlaw", and "The Treaty", "Betrayal", "The Return of Kansas Joe", and "The Siesta Killer". Two 1958 episodes were entitled "Geronimo" and "Johnny Ringo's Last Ride".
In 1960, Eastham appeared as Jim Amber in the episode "Never Too Late" of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, a CBS western anthology series.
Eastham was born in Opelousas, Louisiana. As a student at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, Eastham performed with the St. Louis Grand Opera. He served for four years in the United States Army during World War II, part of the time in Paris, France.
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