Richard Ney
| Richard Ney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Richard Maximilian Ney November 12, 1916 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 18, 2004 (aged 87) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1942–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Marjorie Simons (1937-1939) Greer Garson (1943–1947) Pauline McMartin (1949–1970) Mei Lee (1987–2004; his death) |
Richard Maximilian Ney (November 12, 1916 – July 18, 2004) was an American actor and investment counselor.
Ney was born in New York City, the son of Erwin Maximilian Ney (1893-1968), an insurance salesman, and Charlotte Marie Donaldson (born 1895), who served in World War I as yeoman, first class, USNRF. Later she was a stenographer and a secretary at a lumberyard.
His parents' marriage ended in divorce, and his father later married a woman named Nellie and then Rebie Margaret Flood, who was a daughter of the Rev. Theodore L. Flood, editor of The Chautauquan, and Ruth Crosley Pardington, daughter of Arthur Rayner Pardington, of Lincoln Highway fame.
A graduate in economics from Columbia University, Ney is best remembered for his role in the Oscar-winning World War II film Mrs. Miniver (1942), and for his short-lived (1943–1947) marriage to his co-star Greer Garson, who played his mother in the film. He also appeared in Ivy (1947) and The Fan (1949). He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Ney's one Broadway venture was the 1958 musical Portofino, which he produced and for which he wrote the book and lyrics. It closed after three performances.
Ney performed mostly in television with occasional film roles until the mid-1960s. In "The Hunt" (January 27, 1962) of the NBC western television series, The Tall Man, Ney plays the wealthy Edward Van Doren, who hires Billy the Kid (Clu Gulager) to guide him into the wilderness to kill a mountain lion. However, Van Doren's real target is Billy himself. This episode also presents details about the Colt Model 1877 .41 caliber gun used by Billy the Kid.
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