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'''Warner Richmond''' (born '''Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann'''; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2ae096b |title=Warner Richmond |access-date=December 31, 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spanned four decades.
'''Warner Richmond''' (born '''Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann'''; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor.<ref name="BFI">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2ae096b |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722084217/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2ae096b |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2017 |title=Warner Richmond |access-date=December 31, 2017 |work=British Film Institute}}</ref> He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spanned four decades.
He is possibly best recalled for appearances in [[Western (genre)|Western]]s in his later career in sound films. Between 1912 and 1946, he appeared in more than 140 films.
He is possibly best recalled for appearances in [[Western (genre)|Western]]s in his later career in sound films. Between 1912 and 1946, he appeared in more than 140 films.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Warner Richmond was born in [[Racine, Wisconsin]] as Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann, one of seven children born to Wilhelm ("William") Raetzmann and Emilie ("Amelia") Licht. Richmond's father was a German immigrant from [[Hanover]] who worked as a printer in [[Reedsburg, Wisconsin|Reedsburg]]. His mother was Wisconsin-born and raised, and of German immigrant parents. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, he became an expert horseman, and this skill would later earn him roles in western movies. As a young man, he moved to Chicago and lived with his brother Ewald and worked as traveling salesman of musical merchandise while pursuing a career as a stage actor.<ref name="Richmond">{{cite web |url=http://www.westernclippings.com/heavies/warnerrichmond_charactersheavies.shtml|title=Warner Richmond|work=Western Clippings|first=Boyd|last=Magers|date=2018|accessdate=19 October 2022}}</ref>
Warner Richmond was born in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], as Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann, one of seven children born to Wilhelm ("William") Raetzmann and Emilie ("Amelia") Licht. Richmond's father was a German immigrant from [[Hanover]] who worked as a printer in [[Reedsburg, Wisconsin|Reedsburg]]. His mother was Wisconsin-born and raised, and of German immigrant parents. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, he became an expert horseman, and this skill would later earn him roles in western movies. As a young man, he moved to Chicago and lived with his brother Ewald and worked as traveling salesman of musical merchandise while pursuing a career as a stage actor.<ref name="Richmond">{{cite web |url=http://www.westernclippings.com/heavies/warnerrichmond_charactersheavies.shtml|title=Warner Richmond|work=Western Clippings|first=Boyd|last=Magers|date=2018|accessdate=19 October 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
By the early 1910s, Richmond was working steadily as a travelling stage actor in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]]. Richmond's only known credited [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage role was in a 1913 production of the [[Augustus Thomas]] play ''Indian Summer'', alongside [[Creighton Hale]].<ref name="Rich" />
By the early 1910s, Richmond was working steadily as a travelling stage actor in [[Repertory theatre|stock theater]]. Richmond's only known credited [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] stage role was in a 1913 production of the [[Augustus Thomas]] play ''Indian Summer'', alongside [[Creighton Hale]].<ref name="Rich" />


Richmond's first credited film appearance was as the character Dick in the 1912 [[Ralph Ince]] directed dramatic short ''The Godmother'' for [[Vitagraph Studios]] in [[New York City]]. By 1917 he was a working consistently as an actor at [[Solax Studios]] in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. His first appearance in a [[Western (genre)|Western]] genre film was as the character Dr. Newberry in [[House Peters]]' ''[[The Great Divide (1915 film)|The Great Divide]]''. When the film industry later relocated to southern California, Richmond and his family also moved and settled in the Los Angeles neighborhood of [[Toluca Lake, Los Angeles|Toluca Lake]]. Richmond, who was not a contracted actor, made films with nearly all major film studios and by the late 1910s and early 1920s played both leading and second lead roles in crime dramas, romantic dramas, serials and Westerns. His career as an actor spanned over three decades and he appeared in prominent roles in Westerns, often playing a villain, particularly later in his career during the sound era.<ref name="Rich">{{cite web |url=https://www.b-westerns.com/villan60.htm|title=Warner Richmond|work=The Old Corral|date=2017|accessdate=19 October 2022}}</ref>
Richmond's first credited film appearance was as the character Dick in the 1912 [[Ralph Ince]] directed dramatic short ''The Godmother'' for [[Vitagraph Studios]] in [[New York City]]. By 1917 he was a working consistently as an actor at [[Solax Studios]] in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. His first appearance in a [[Western (genre)|Western]] genre film was as the character Dr. Newberry in [[House Peters]]' 1915 ''[[The Great Divide (1915 film)|The Great Divide]]''. When the film industry later relocated to southern California, Richmond and his family also moved and settled in the Los Angeles neighborhood of [[Toluca Lake, Los Angeles|Toluca Lake]]. Richmond, who was not a contracted actor, made films with nearly all major film studios and by the late 1910s and early 1920s played both leading and second lead roles in crime dramas, romantic dramas, serials and Westerns. His career as an actor spanned over four decades and he appeared in prominent roles in Westerns, often playing a villain, particularly later in his career during the sound era.<ref name="Rich">{{cite web |url=https://www.b-westerns.com/villan60.htm|title=Warner Richmond|work=The Old Corral|date=2017|accessdate=19 October 2022}}</ref>


In 1940, while filming the [[Albert Herman]] directed [[Tex Ritter]] Western ''[[Rainbow Over the Range]]'' in [[Prescott, Arizona]], Richmond fell from his horse and suffered a fractured skull which left the left side of his face paralyzed and diminished vision in his left eye. Richmond was hospitalized for eight months following the accident and spend the following two years resting at home and massaging and pinching his faced until his reflexes were restored. In 1944, he returned to films.<ref name="Richmond" />
In 1940, while filming the [[Albert Herman]] directed [[Tex Ritter]] Western ''[[Rainbow Over the Range]]'' in [[Prescott, Arizona]], Richmond fell from his horse and suffered a fractured skull which left the left side of his face paralyzed and diminished vision in his left eye. Richmond was hospitalized for eight months following the accident and spent the following two years resting at home and massaging and pinching his face until his reflexes were restored. In 1944, he returned to films.<ref name="Richmond" />


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Richmond married actress Felice Striker Rose on October 31, 1918. They had a son, Warner Richmond Jr. in 1921.<ref name="Rich" />
Richmond married actress Felice Striker Rose on October 31, 1918. They had a son, Warner Richmond Jr. in 1921.<ref name="Rich" />


In the late 1940s, Richmond retired to the [[Motion Picture Country Home]] where he died on June 19, 1948 of [[coronary thrombosis]], aged 62. He was cremated at the [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Richmond" />
In the late 1940s, Richmond retired to the [[Motion Picture Country Home]] where he died on June 19, 1948, of [[coronary thrombosis]], aged 62. He was cremated at the [[Chapel of the Pines Crematory]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="Richmond" />


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Fire Brigade]]'' (1926) - Jim O'Neil
* ''[[The Fire Brigade]]'' (1926) - Jim O'Neil
* ''[[Finger Prints (film)|Finger Prints]]'' (1927) - Andy 'Annie Laurie' Norton
* ''[[Finger Prints (film)|Finger Prints]]'' (1927) - Andy 'Annie Laurie' Norton
* ''[[Slide, Kelly, Slide]]'' (1927) - CliffMacklin
* ''[[Slide, Kelly, Slide]]'' (1927) - Cliff Macklin
* ''[[White Flannels]]'' (1927) - Ed
* ''[[White Flannels]]'' (1927) - Ed
* ''[[Irish Hearts (1927 film)|Irish Hearts]]'' (1927) - Emmett
* ''[[Irish Hearts (1927 film)|Irish Hearts]]'' (1927) - Emmett
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* ''[[The Voice of the Storm]]'' (1929) - Dobbs
* ''[[The Voice of the Storm]]'' (1929) - Dobbs
* ''[[Stark Mad]]'' (1929) - First Mate
* ''[[Stark Mad]]'' (1929) - First Mate
* ''[[The Redeeming Sin]]'' (1929) - Lupine
* ''[[The Redeeming Sin (1929 film)|The Redeeming Sin]]'' (1929) - Lupine
* ''[[Strange Cargo (1929 film)|Strange Cargo]]'' (1929) - Neil Stoker
* ''[[Strange Cargo (1929 film)|Strange Cargo]]'' (1929) - Neil Stoker
* ''[[Little Mother (1929 film)|Little Mother]]'' (1929, Short) - Father
* ''[[Little Mother (1929 film)|Little Mother]]'' (1929, Short) - Father
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* ''[[Below the Deadline (1936 film)|Below the Deadline]]'' (1936) - Diamond Dutch
* ''[[Below the Deadline (1936 film)|Below the Deadline]]'' (1936) - Diamond Dutch
* ''[[Missing Girls]]'' (1936) - Ray Hanson
* ''[[Missing Girls]]'' (1936) - Ray Hanson
* ''In His Steps'' (1936) - Gavin
* ''[[In His Steps (1936 film)|In His Steps]]'' (1936) - Gavin
* ''[[White Legion (film)|White Legion]]'' (1936) - Burke
* ''[[White Legion (film)|White Legion]]'' (1936) - Burke
* ''[[Song of the Gringo]]'' (1936) - Henchman Cherokee
* ''[[Song of the Gringo]]'' (1936) - Henchman Cherokee
* ''Headin' for the Rio Grande'' (1936) - Ike Travis
* ''[[Headin' for the Rio Grande]]'' (1936) - Ike Travis
* ''[[Trail of Vengeance]]'' (1937) - Link Carson
* ''[[Trail of Vengeance]]'' (1937) - Link Carson
* ''[[The Gold Racket]]'' (1937) - Doc Johnson
* ''[[The Gold Racket]]'' (1937) - Doc Johnson
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* ''[[Doomed at Sundown]]'' (1937) - Jim Hatfield
* ''[[Doomed at Sundown]]'' (1937) - Jim Hatfield
* ''[[Riders of the Dawn (1937 film)|Riders of the Dawn]]'' (1937) - Jim Danti
* ''[[Riders of the Dawn (1937 film)|Riders of the Dawn]]'' (1937) - Jim Danti
* ''Stars Over Arizona'' (1937) - Ace Carter
* ''[[Stars Over Arizona]]'' (1937) - Ace Carter
* ''[[Where Trails Divide]]'' (1937) - Mississippi Blackie Wilson
* ''[[Where Trails Divide]]'' (1937) - Mississippi Blackie Wilson
* ''[[Federal Bullets]]'' (1937) - Henchman Burke
* ''[[Federal Bullets]]'' (1937) - Henchman Burke
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* ''Outlaw Trail'' (1944) - Judd Hansen
* ''Outlaw Trail'' (1944) - Judd Hansen
* ''[[Colorado Serenade]]'' (1946) - Dad Dillon
* ''[[Colorado Serenade]]'' (1946) - Dad Dillon
* ''Wild West'' (1946) - Judge Templeton
* ''[[Wild West (1946 film)|Wild West]]'' (1946) - Judge Templeton
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 20 April 2024

Warner Richmond
Richmond c. 1915
Born
Werner Paul Raetzmann

(1886-01-11)January 11, 1886
Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 19, 1948(1948-06-19) (aged 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeChapel of the Pines Crematory
OccupationActor
Years active1912–1946
Spouse
Felice Striker Rose
​
​
(m. 1918⁠–⁠1948)​
Children1

Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor.[1] He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spanned four decades. He is possibly best recalled for appearances in Westerns in his later career in sound films. Between 1912 and 1946, he appeared in more than 140 films.

Early life

[edit]

Warner Richmond was born in Racine, Wisconsin, as Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann, one of seven children born to Wilhelm ("William") Raetzmann and Emilie ("Amelia") Licht. Richmond's father was a German immigrant from Hanover who worked as a printer in Reedsburg. His mother was Wisconsin-born and raised, and of German immigrant parents. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, he became an expert horseman, and this skill would later earn him roles in western movies. As a young man, he moved to Chicago and lived with his brother Ewald and worked as traveling salesman of musical merchandise while pursuing a career as a stage actor.[2]

Career

[edit]

By the early 1910s, Richmond was working steadily as a travelling stage actor in stock theater. Richmond's only known credited Broadway stage role was in a 1913 production of the Augustus Thomas play Indian Summer, alongside Creighton Hale.[3]

Richmond's first credited film appearance was as the character Dick in the 1912 Ralph Ince directed dramatic short The Godmother for Vitagraph Studios in New York City. By 1917 he was a working consistently as an actor at Solax Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. His first appearance in a Western genre film was as the character Dr. Newberry in House Peters' 1915 The Great Divide. When the film industry later relocated to southern California, Richmond and his family also moved and settled in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Toluca Lake. Richmond, who was not a contracted actor, made films with nearly all major film studios and by the late 1910s and early 1920s played both leading and second lead roles in crime dramas, romantic dramas, serials and Westerns. His career as an actor spanned over four decades and he appeared in prominent roles in Westerns, often playing a villain, particularly later in his career during the sound era.[3]

In 1940, while filming the Albert Herman directed Tex Ritter Western Rainbow Over the Range in Prescott, Arizona, Richmond fell from his horse and suffered a fractured skull which left the left side of his face paralyzed and diminished vision in his left eye. Richmond was hospitalized for eight months following the accident and spent the following two years resting at home and massaging and pinching his face until his reflexes were restored. In 1944, he returned to films.[2]

Personal life and death

[edit]

Richmond married actress Felice Striker Rose on October 31, 1918. They had a son, Warner Richmond Jr. in 1921.[3]

In the late 1940s, Richmond retired to the Motion Picture Country Home where he died on June 19, 1948, of coronary thrombosis, aged 62. He was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.[2]

Selected filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Warner Richmond". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Magers, Boyd (2018). "Warner Richmond". Western Clippings. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Warner Richmond". The Old Corral. 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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