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Bill Riddle(1885-1968)

  • Actor
  • Make-Up Department
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Bill Riddle is an American actor. July 14, 1932-May 17, 2013. Born to William Ed Riddle & Tennie Riddle. He is best known for his role as Sally the Bartender in the 1976 film - Nickelodeon. While never showcased on the big screen, Bill was a regional star for his powerful tenor voice. He turned a nonspeaking role into his first speaking role in Bound for Glory (1976) in the scene where people are being thrown off the train. Story goes, he was playing a pimp and when being thrown off the train he (unscripted) punched a guy that was going after one of his girls. The director yelled at him, but liked what he did and gave him a line. He went from a $25 a day extra to $100 a day actor.
BornJune 17, 1885
DiedAugust 20, 1968(83)
BornJune 17, 1885
DiedAugust 20, 1968(83)
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Known for

Nickelodeon (1976)
Nickelodeon
6.2
  • Sally
  • 1976
R.P.M. (1970)
R.P.M.
5.3
  • Police Sergeant
  • 1970
Shooting the Moonshine War
5.8
Short
  • Hillbilly
  • 1970

Credits

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  • Friendly Fire (1979)
    Friendly Fire
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Headstone Maker (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Nickelodeon (1976)
    Nickelodeon
    6.2
    • Sally
    • 1976
  • Bound for Glory (1976)
    Bound for Glory
    7.2
    • Pimp on the Train (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Faye Dunaway and George C. Scott in Oklahoma Crude (1973)
    Oklahoma Crude
    6.3
    • Oilwell Roughneck (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Fat City (1972)
    Fat City
    7.2
    • Boxer (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Play It Again, Sam (1972)
    Play It Again, Sam
    7.6
    • Pedestrian (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    What's Up, Doc?
    7.7
    • Cab Driver (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
    Harold and Maude
    7.9
    • Graveside Mouner (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Peter Falk, Peter Lawford, and Vic Morrow in A Step Out of Line (1971)
    A Step Out of Line
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Trolley Car Passenger (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • R.P.M. (1970)
    R.P.M.
    5.3
    • Police Sergeant
    • 1970
  • Bruce Davison and Kim Darby in The Strawberry Statement (1970)
    The Strawberry Statement
    6.6
    • Leader Riot Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1970

Makeup Department



  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
    How to Marry a Millionaire
    6.8
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Charles Coburn in Monkey Business (1952)
    Monkey Business
    6.9
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • William Powell, Betsy Drake, and Mark Stevens in Dancing in the Dark (1949)
    Dancing in the Dark
    5.3
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Richard Widmark, Celeste Holm, Ida Lupino, and Cornel Wilde in Road House (1948)
    Road House
    7.2
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
    Give My Regards to Broadway
    5.9
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • You Were Meant for Me (1948)
    You Were Meant for Me
    6.0
    • makeup artist (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 17, 1885
    • San Francisco
  • Died
    • August 20, 1968
    • California, USA(Undisclosed)

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