Viola Richard

• Born — 26 January 1904 • Died — 28 December 1973 • Place of death — Riverside, California • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1926–1935

Richard worked at the Hal Roach Studios, where she had a five-year contract, opposite Laurel and Hardy, Charley Chase, and Max Davidson in the 1920s. She left Roach in 1928, but returned in 1935 to play small roles in an Our Gang short and again with Laurel and Hardy in Tit for Tat. Richard was married three times. Her first marriage, to Alexander Kempner in 1928, ended in divorce in 1938. She married Sydney Rusinow in 1942, but he died in a house fire in 1951. In 1953 she married Lawrence McCafferty, and they remained married until her death; he died in 1979. Richard died in 1973 in Riverside, California. She is not to be confused with Viola Agnes Richard (1901–1955) of 20th Century Fox Films' wardrobe department.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1926 — Exclusive Rights • 1927 — Why Girls Love Sailors — Willie's Girl — Short • 1927 — Sailors, Beware! — Society lady — Short, Uncredited • 1927 — Love 'Em and Feed 'Em — Viola, a telephone operator — Short • 1927 — Do Detectives Think? — Mrs. Foozle — Short, Uncredited • 1928 — Leave 'Em Laughing — Dentist's Nurse — Short, Uncredited • 1928 — Flying Elephants — Blushing Rose — Short • 1928 — Limousine Love — Mrs. Glenders — Short • 1928 — Should Married Men Go Home? — Brunette Girlfriend — Short, Uncredited • 1935 — Tit for Tat — Passerby — Short, Uncredited • 1935 — Sprucin' Up — Second pedestrian — Short, (final film role)