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{{Short description|American character actor (1892–1981)}}
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| name = Richard Hale
| name = Richard Hale
| image =
| image = Actor Richard Hale in 1946 Western film Abilene Town.jpg
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| caption = Hale in ''[[Abilene Town]]'' (1946)
| birth_name =
| birth_name = James Richards Hale
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|11|16|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|11|16|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rogersville, Tennessee]], [[United States of America|USA]]
| birth_place = [[Rogersville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|05|18|1892|11|16|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|05|18|1892|11|16|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Northridge, Los Angeles]], [[California]], USA
| death_place = [[Northridge, Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| years_active = 1944 – 1978
| years_active = 1914–1978
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|Narrator|Singer}}
| spouse =
| spouse = Fiona O'Shiel Hale
| website =
| website =
}}
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'''Richard Hale''' (16 November 1892 – 18 May 1981) was an American [[character actor]] of film, stage and television. Hale was known for his unusual appearance which usually landed him in the roles of either Middle Eastern or Native American characters.


'''Richard Hale''' (born '''James Richards Hale'''; November 16, 1892 – May 18, 1981) was an American opera and concert singer and later a [[character actor]] of film, stage and television. Hale's appearance usually landed him roles as either Middle Eastern or Native American characters.
His most notable role was in the 1962 film ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', starring [[Gregory Peck]].


== Life and career ==
His death at the age of 88 was due to problems relating to [[cardiovascular disease]]. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.<ref name="Find a Grave">{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11468594 |title=Find a Grave: Richard Hale |accessdate=2010-12-05|work=Find a Grave}}</ref>
Born in [[Rogersville, Tennessee]], Hale attended [[Columbia University]] on a singing scholarship.<ref name=NYT1922>{{cite news |title=Richard Hale, Baritone, Appears |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 8, 1922 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/04/08/99009285.pdf}}</ref> Upon graduation in 1914, he turned down an offer to join Columbia's English department, choosing instead to join Minnie Maddern Fiske's theater group.<ref name=NYT1922/> Hale's 1921 debut at [[Aeolian Hall (New York)|Aeolian Hall]] began a successful career in opera as a [[baritone]];<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Hale, Baritone, Pleases |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 1921 |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/04/13/98669783.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=In the World of Concerts and Opera: Singers Who Will Appear in Recitals During the Week |newspaper=[[New York Tribune]] |date=April 10, 1021 |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-04-10/ed-1/seq-45/}}; including image captioned Richard Hale, Baritone</ref> he toured Europe and the United States. The 1927 ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' film review of ''[[The Unknown (1927 film)|The Unknown]]'' credits "Richard Hale, baritone" as singing "The Pirate's Frolic".<ref>{{cite news |title=The Unknown (1927): The Armless Wonder |author=Mordaunt Hall |author-link=Mordaunt Hall |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 13, 1927 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E05E0D7163CEE32A25750C1A9609C946695D6CF}}</ref> During the 1930s, Hale performed at the Berkshire Playhouse in [[Stockbridge, Massachusetts]]. For the summer of 1931 he was part of the [[Summer stock theater]] cast at [[Denver]]'s [[Elitch Theatre]]. Hale also narrated the American premiere of ''[[Peter and the Wolf]]'' by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], at [[Symphony Hall, Boston]], with Prokofiev himself conducting. Hale was also the narrator for [[Arthur Fiedler]]'s 1953 RCA recording of the same music with the [[Boston Pops]].
[[File:Actors Richard Hale and Ann Devorak in 1946 film Abilene Town.jpeg|left|thumb|Hale and [[Ann Dvorak]] in ''Abilene Town'' (1946)]]
In later life, he turned more and more to acting. His most notable role was in the 1956 film ''[[Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)|Friendly Persuasion]]'', starring [[Gary Cooper]]. He was also notable as the Soothsayer who warns "Beware the Ides of March!" in the Shakespeare film ''[[Julius Caesar (1953 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1953). In ''[[All the King's Men]]'' his character's name was Richard Hale. Hale also appeared in ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962) as the sinister neighbour Nathan Radley. He was also known for his portrayal of Father Manuel Ferreira in ''[[The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima]]''. He made four guest appearances on ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', including murder victim George Lutts in 1957 in the show's third episode, "The Case of the Nervous Accomplice," and general store owner Robert Tepper in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Violent Village." He also appeared in television programs such as ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (in an episode written and directed by [[Robert Altman]]), ''[[Cheyenne (TV series)|Cheyenne]]'', ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'', ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'', ''[[Green Acres]]'', ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Gunsmoke]]'', ''[[The Wild Wild West]]'' (as Sedgewick in the fourth-season episode "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse"), [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']] (as Goro in the third-season episode "[[The Paradise Syndrome]]"), ''Harry O'' (as Jud Kane in the second-season episode "Victim"), ''[[Adam-12]]'', ''[[Here Come the Brides]]'' (as Old Indian in the second-season episode "The Last Winter"), and as Uncle Gilbert (the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon') on an episode of ''[[The Munsters]].''


His death, aged 88, was due to problems relating to [[cardiovascular disease]].
==Selected filmography==

* ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]'' (1945)
==Partial filmography==
* ''[[Scaramouche (1952 film)|Scaramouche]]'' (1952)
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* ''[[Julius Caesar (1953 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1953)
* ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959)
* ''[[None Shall Escape]]'' (1944) – Rabbi David Levin
* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Knickerbocker Holiday (film)|Knickerbocker Holiday]]'' (1944) – Tammany
* ''[[Girl in the Case (1944 film)|The Girl in the Case]]'' (1944) – John Heyser
* ''[[Counter-Attack]]'' (1945) – General Kalinev (uncredited)
* ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]'' (1945) – Kofir
* ''[[Abilene Town]]'' (1946) – Charlie Fair
* ''[[Badman's Territory]]'' (1946) – Ben Wade
* ''[[The Devil's Mask]]'' (1946) – Curator Raymond Halliday (uncredited)
* ''[[The Man Who Dared (1946 film)|The Man Who Dared]]'' (1946) – Reginald Fogg
* ''[[The Other Love]]'' (1947) – Professor Linnaker
* ''Queen Esther'' (1948) – Mordecai
* ''[[Port Said (film)|Port Said]]'' (1948) – Mario Giustano
* ''Life of St. Paul Series'' (1949) – Sergius Paulus
* ''[[The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend]]'' (1949) – Mr. Gus Basserman (uncredited)
* ''[[All the King's Men (1949 film)|All the King's Men]]'' (1949) – Himself (uncredited)
* ''[[The Pilgrimage Play]]'' (1949) – Pontius Pilate
* ''[[Convicted (1950 film)|Convicted]]'' (1950) – Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[The Desert Hawk (1950 film)|The Desert Hawk]]'' (1950) – Imam, the Holy One (uncredited)
* ''[[Kim (1950 film)|Kim]]'' (1950) – Hassan Bey
* ''[[Inside Straight (film)|Inside Straight]]'' (1951) – Mr. Deering (uncredited)
* ''[[Soldiers Three (film)|Soldiers Three]]'' (1951) – Govind-Lal
* ''[[Night Into Morning]]'' (1951) – Judge (uncredited)
* ''[[The Law and the Lady (1951 film)|The Law and the Lady]]'' (1951) – Sheriff (uncredited)
* ''[[Angels in the Outfield (1951 film)|Angels in the Outfield]]'' (1951) – Dr. Blane, Psychiatrist (uncredited)
* ''[[The Unknown Man]]'' (1951) – Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
* ''[[The Man with a Cloak]]'' (1951) – Durand
* ''[[Flame of Araby]]'' (1951) – King Chandra (uncredited)
* ''[[Young Man with Ideas]]'' (1952) – Vishto (uncredited)
* ''[[Scaramouche (1952 film)|Scaramouche]]'' (1952) – Perigore
* ''[[When in Rome (1952 film)|When in Rome]]'' (1952) – Professor Homer Sandway (uncredited)
* ''[[The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima]]'' (1952) – Father Ferreira
* ''[[Caribbean (1953 film)|Caribbean]]'' (1952) – Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[[Springfield Rifle (film)|Springfield Rifle]]'' (1952) – General Halleck (uncredited)
* ''[[Rogue's March (film)|Rogue's March]]'' (1953) – Igor, Russian Emissary
* ''[[San Antone (film)|San Antone]]'' (1953) – [[Abraham Lincoln]]
* ''[[Julius Caesar (1953 film)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1953) – Soothsayer
* ''[[The Vanquished]]'' (1953) – Colonel (uncredited)
* ''[[Sea of Lost Ships]]'' (1953) – Captain Welch
* ''[[The Diamond Queen (1953 film)|The Diamond Queen]]'' (1953) – Gabriel Tavernier
* ''[[Red Garters (film)|Red Garters]]'' (1954) – Dr. J. Pott Troy
* ''[[Passion (1954 film)|Passion]]'' (1954) – Don Domingo (uncredited)
* ''[[Drum Beat]]'' (1954) – General Sherman (uncredited)
* ''[[Jupiter's Darling]]'' (1955) – Auctioneer (uncredited)
* ''[[Canyon Crossroads]]'' (1955) – Joe Rivers
* ''[[Moonfleet (1955 film)|Moonfleet]]'' (1955) – Starkill
* ''[[A Man Alone (film)|A Man Alone]]'' (1955) – Judge Witham (uncredited)
* ''[[Pillars of the Sky]]'' (1956) – Isaiah
* ''[[Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)|Friendly Persuasion]]'' (1956) – Purdy
* ''[[Short Cut to Hell]]'' (1957) – AT
* ''[[Voice in the Mirror]]'' (1958) – Gaunt Man (uncredited)
* ''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959) – [[Saint Caspar|Gaspar]] (uncredited)
* ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1961) (Season 6 Episode 18: "The Greatest Monster of Them All") - Ernst von Croft
* ''[[Sergeants 3]]'' (1962) – White Eagle
* ''[[Tower of London (1962 film)|Tower of London]]'' (1962) – Tyrus
* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' (1962) – Nathan Radley
* ''[[The Alfred Hitchcock Hour]]'' (1964) (Season 2 Episode 30: "The Second Verdict") - Judge Lincoln Arthur
* ''[[Good Neighbor Sam]]'' (1964) – Mr. Bernier (uncredited)
* ''[[Scandalous John]]'' (1971) – Old Indian
* ''The Limit'' (1972) – Man in Park
* ''[[One Little Indian (film)|One Little Indian]]'' (1973) – Old Indian
* ''[[Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins]]'' (1975) – Reverend Culpepper, The Jesus Freak
* ''[[Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)|Escape to Witch Mountain]]'' (1975) – Bolt's Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[Family Plot]]'' (1976) – A.A. Adamson (uncredited)
* ''[[Evil Town]]'' (1987) – Lester Wylie
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-hale-mn0001349780 Richard Hale] at [[AllMusic]]
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 3 November 2024

For the English physician, see Richard Hale (physician). For the mixed-martial-arts fighter, see Rich Hale.

Richard Hale
Hale in Abilene Town (1946)
Born
James Richards Hale

(1892-11-16)November 16, 1892
Rogersville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1981(1981-05-18) (aged 88)
Northridge, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Narrator
  • Singer
Years active1914–1978
SpouseFiona O'Shiel Hale

Richard Hale (born James Richards Hale; November 16, 1892 – May 18, 1981) was an American opera and concert singer and later a character actor of film, stage and television. Hale's appearance usually landed him roles as either Middle Eastern or Native American characters.

Life and career

[edit]

Born in Rogersville, Tennessee, Hale attended Columbia University on a singing scholarship.[1] Upon graduation in 1914, he turned down an offer to join Columbia's English department, choosing instead to join Minnie Maddern Fiske's theater group.[1] Hale's 1921 debut at Aeolian Hall began a successful career in opera as a baritone;[2][3] he toured Europe and the United States. The 1927 New York Times film review of The Unknown credits "Richard Hale, baritone" as singing "The Pirate's Frolic".[4] During the 1930s, Hale performed at the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. For the summer of 1931 he was part of the Summer stock theater cast at Denver's Elitch Theatre. Hale also narrated the American premiere of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, at Symphony Hall, Boston, with Prokofiev himself conducting. Hale was also the narrator for Arthur Fiedler's 1953 RCA recording of the same music with the Boston Pops.

Hale and Ann Dvorak in Abilene Town (1946)

In later life, he turned more and more to acting. His most notable role was in the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion, starring Gary Cooper. He was also notable as the Soothsayer who warns "Beware the Ides of March!" in the Shakespeare film Julius Caesar (1953). In All the King's Men his character's name was Richard Hale. Hale also appeared in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as the sinister neighbour Nathan Radley. He was also known for his portrayal of Father Manuel Ferreira in The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima. He made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, including murder victim George Lutts in 1957 in the show's third episode, "The Case of the Nervous Accomplice," and general store owner Robert Tepper in the 1960 episode, "The Case of the Violent Village." He also appeared in television programs such as Maverick (in an episode written and directed by Robert Altman), Cheyenne, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West (as Sedgewick in the fourth-season episode "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse"), Star Trek (as Goro in the third-season episode "The Paradise Syndrome"), Harry O (as Jud Kane in the second-season episode "Victim"), Adam-12, Here Come the Brides (as Old Indian in the second-season episode "The Last Winter"), and as Uncle Gilbert (the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon') on an episode of The Munsters.

His death, aged 88, was due to problems relating to cardiovascular disease.

Partial filmography

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Richard Hale, Baritone, Appears" (PDF). The New York Times. April 8, 1922.
  2. ^ "Richard Hale, Baritone, Pleases" (PDF). The New York Times. April 13, 1921.
  3. ^ "In the World of Concerts and Opera: Singers Who Will Appear in Recitals During the Week". New York Tribune. April 10, 1021.; including image captioned Richard Hale, Baritone
  4. ^ Mordaunt Hall (June 13, 1927). "The Unknown (1927): The Armless Wonder". The New York Times.
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