Richard Stanton
Richard Stanton (October 8, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916. He also directed 57 films between 1914 and 1925.
Richard Stanton
Film World Publishing · Who's Who in the Film World - edited by Fred C. Justice Tom R. Smith – 1914 - pg. 225 · Public domain
- Name
- Richard Stanton
- Born
- 8 October 1876
- Birthplace
- Iowa, United States
- Died
- 22 May 1956
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Occupation
- Actor, film director Richard Stanton (October 8, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Richard Stanton (October 8, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916. He also directed 57 films between 1914 and 1925.
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He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Stanton was described as a "handsome, musical fellow", but was also a capable pugilist, demonstrating his boxing skills to two other fighters he worked with in a film.

Advertisement in The Moving Picture World for the American drama film The Caillaux Case (1918).
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American director Richard Stanton cropped for an ad on page 4574 of the June 5, 1920 Motion Picture News.
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• Name — Richard Stanton • Born — 8 October 1876 • Birthplace — Iowa, United States • Died — 22 May 1956 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, United States • Years Active — 1911–1925 • Occupation — Actor, film director Richard Stanton (October 8, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1911 and 1916. He also directed 57 films between 1914 and 1925. He was born in Iowa and died in Los Angeles, California. Stanton was described as a "handsome, musical fellow", but was also a capable pugilist, demonstrating his boxing skills to two other fighters he worked with in a film.
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• In the Secret Service (1913) • The Wasp (1915) • Graft (1915) • The Yankee Way (1917) • One Touch of Sin (1917) • The Spy (1917) • Cheating the Public (1918) • Rough and Ready (1918) • The Caillaux Case (1918) • Bride 13 (1920) • The Face at Your Window (1920) • McGuire of the Mounted (1923) • American Pluck (1925)
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Richard Stanton died at Los Angeles.
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