Richard Cummings
Richard Henry Cummings (August 20, 1858 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor of the silent era. Cummings performed in vaudeville and on stage before he began working in films. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1913 and 1930.
Richard Cummings
Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) June 12, 1905 · Public domain
- Name
- Richard Cummings
- Birth Name
- Richard Henry Cummings
- Born
- 20 August 1858
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, US
- Died
- 25 December 1938
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and died in Los Angeles, California.
Richard "Dick" Cummings and Katherine Merley; vaudeville duo
San Francisco Dramatic Review, August 1, 1908
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• Name — Richard Cummings • Birth Name — Richard Henry Cummings • Born — 20 August 1858 • Birthplace — New Haven, Connecticut, US • Died — 25 December 1938 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, US • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1913–1930
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Fate's Decree (1914) • Double Trouble (1915) • Daphne and the Pirate (1916) • The Bad Boy (1917) • Her Official Fathers (1917) • A Mormon Maid (1917) • Reaching for the Moon (1917) • A Petticoat Pilot (1918) • Danger, Go Slow (1918) • Little Comrade (1919) • The Last Outlaw (1919) • Blind Husbands (1919) • Common Property (1919) • The Valley of the Giants (1919) • The Delicious Little Devil (1919) • The Adorable Savage (1920) • The Prince of Avenue A (1920) • Pinto (1920) • The City of Masks (1920) • What Happened to Jones (1920) • Red Courage (1921) • No Woman Knows (1921) • Bride's Play (1922) • The Great Alone (1922) • Wolf Law (1922) • Top o' the Morning (1922) • Thundergate (1923) • Itching Palms (1923) • Thank You (1925) • The Galloping Cowboy (1926) • Old Gray Hoss (1928) • West of Zanzibar (1928) • The Social Lion (1930)
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