Richard Whorf(1906-1966)

Director
Actor
Producer

Richard Whorf in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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Chain Lightning (1950)

Richard Whorf was born on 4 June 1906 in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Blues in the Night (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). He was married to Margaret Harriet Smith (actress). He died on 14 December 1966 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Blues in the Night

6.7

Movie

Jigger Pine

1941

Yankee Doodle Dandy

7.6

Movie

Sam Harris

1942

The Beverly Hillbillies

7.3

TV Series

Director

The Tammy Grimes Show

4.8

TV Series

Director

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Director

Vacation Playhouse
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1967
The Tammy Grimes Show
4.8
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1966
Mona McCluskey
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1965–1966
The Wild Wild West
8.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Rawhide
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1959–1965
Branded
7.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1965
Mickey
6.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1964
The Beverly Hillbillies
7.3
TV Series
- Director
- 1962–1964
East Side/West Side
8.4
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
7.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1963
My Three Sons
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1961–1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
8.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1962
Father of the Bride
7.6
TV Series
- Director
- 1962
A Hillbilly Holiday
- Director
- 1962

Actor

The Rifleman
8.3
TV Series
- Jeremiah Crowley
- 1960
Tate
7.2
TV Series
- Doc Ealy
- 1960
Four Star Playhouse
7.5
TV Series
- Poet
- 1952
The Groom Wore Spurs
5.3
- Film Director Richard Whorf (uncredited)
- 1951
Chain Lightning
6.0
- Carl Troxell
- 1950
Blonde Fever
5.4
- Chef (uncredited)
- 1944
Christmas Holiday
6.5
- Simon Fenimore
- 1944
Strange Confession
6.4
- Lt. Varenne
- 1944
For God and Country
4.9
Short
- Arnold Miller
- 1943
The Cross of Lorraine
6.6
- François
- 1943
Assignment in Brittany
6.7
- Jean Kerenor
- 1943
Keeper of the Flame
6.7
- Clive Kerndon
- 1942
March on, America!
5.5
Short
- Narrator (voice)
- 1942
Juke Girl
6.3
- Danny Frazier
- 1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy
7.6
- Sam Harris
- 1942

Producer

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Alternative name
- Richard B. Whorf
Height
- 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
Born
- June 4, 1906
- Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- December 14, 1966
- Santa Monica, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Margaret Harriet Smith (actress)May 13, 1929 - December 14, 1966 (his death, 3 children)
Other works
Stage: "The Banshee" on Broadway. Melodrama/mystery. Written by W.D. Hepenstall and Ralph Cullinan. Directed by Charles J. Mulligan. Daly's 63rd Street Theatre: 5 Dec 1927-Jan 1928 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: Joseph Brennan (as "Peter Adair"), Kitty Collins (as "Mrs. Grimes"), Edward M. Favor (as "Sheriff Abner Heckenshell"), Edmund George (as "Clem Durward"), Dan Kelly, Marion Kerby, Barry Macollum (as "Tom Scott"), Frank Peters (as "Walter Payne"), Herbert Ranson (as "Dr. Neville Lacey"), Michael Rice (as "Jim Sprague"), Lillian Walker (as "Joan Walker"), Richard Whorf (as "Yuru"; Broadway debut), H. Conway Wingfield (as "Dr. Morrison"). Produced by Banshee Inc.
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