
Dick Simmons
Acting
Born: 1913-08-19 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Died: 2003-01-11
Biography
Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).
🎬 Movies (20)

Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready
1977
Major

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971
Adams

The Devil's Brigade
1968
Gen. Bixby

A Letter to Nancy
1965
Ben

Robin and the 7 Hoods
1964
Prosecutor

Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963

Lassie's Great Adventure
1963

Sergeants 3
1962
Col. William Collingwood (as Richard Simmons)

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Mr. Grigman (uncredited)

The Scarlet Coat
1955
Sergeant with Signalman (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
1954
Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)

Rear Window
1954
Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)

Man with the Steel Whip
1954
Jerry Randall / El Latigo (as Richard Simmons)

Men of the Fighting Lady
1954
Lt. Wayne Kimbrell

Dragonfly Squadron
1954
Col. Wolf Schuller

Flight Nurse
1953
Tommy Metcalf

Remains to Be Seen
1953
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Battle Circus
1953
Capt. Norson

Above and Beyond
1953
Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)

Desperate Search
1952
Communicator (Vancouver Radio)
📺 TV Shows (20)

The Brady Bunch
1969
Mr. Delafield

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Slidell (uncredited)

It Takes a Thief
1968
General

Dragnet
1967
Marcus Denner

The Munsters
1964
Mr. Balding

Arrest and Trial
1963
Joseph Galdamez

Black Saddle
1959
(uncredited)

Rawhide
1959
Stranger

Leave It to Beaver
1957
Kenneth Langley

Perry Mason
1957
Mr. Ogden

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Sergeant William Preston

Lassie
1954
Sgt. Major Hardwick
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953

Letter to Loretta
1953
Greg Wells

Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
Lieutenant Harrigan

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Mr. Reese

Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Arthur Lyndon (uncredited)

The Ford Television Theatre
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Hugh Campion
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Detective