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Dick Simmons

1913–2003 · Actor

Biography

Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).

Notable Noir Roles

Lady in the Lake

1946Dir. Robert Montgomery · Chris Lavery

Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — sh…

Dial 1119

1950Dir. Gerald Mayer · Television Announcer

A deranged killer escapes from a mental institution. Intent on locating the psychiatrist whose testimony sent him to the asylum, he holds the patrons of a bar hostage.

Full Noir Filmography

2 films · 1946–1950