Richard Kelton
| Richard Kelton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard Duane Kelton April 29, 1943 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1978 (aged 35) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Carbon monoxide poisoning |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963-1978, his death |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Jacobsen, ? - 1978, his death |
| Children | 1 son, Zachary (b. 1974) |
Richard Kelton (April 29, 1943 – November 27, 1978) was an American actor. He died of accidental carbon monoxide asphyxiation due to a faulty heater in his trailer while filming the NBC-TV miniseries Centennial.
Born Richard Duane Kelton in Lincoln, Nebraska, Kelton the only child of Alvis Fred Kelton (1917-1996), a former Army Air Corps flight instructor and engineer during World War II and schoolteacher, and his wife, the former Glenna Sedalia Zachary (1912-1989).
While growing up in Miami, Oklahoma, After briefly attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in 1963, he transferred to The University of Kansas, earning his bachelor's degree in drama 1966, and then his Masters' two years later, in 1968. He returned briefly in 1973 to appear in a campus production. He made his way to California where he made his debut playing "Bud" in an episode of Gunsmoke. In 1967, he made his film debut with a small part in the movie In Cold Blood (1967) as Nancy's boyfriend. Soon after arriving in California with his wife in 1970, he got another guest starring role in the ABC-TV series The Young Rebels.
Soon afterwards, he made his TV movie debut as "Lieutenant Charring" in Wild Women (1970). He continued in numerous other guest starring roles and a movie roles. He also played the role of "Nick" in the Broadway revival of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? in 1976.
After returning to California in 1976, he had a guest-starring role on ABC-TV's Charlie's Angels. He played the role of alien science officer "Ficus Pandorata" on the short-lived NBC-TV science fiction series Quark (1978). Later that year he was invited back to The University of Kansas to give a short seminar on films.
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