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Jonathan Kidd(1914-1987)

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Veteran character actor Kurt Richards was known in Hollywood as Jonathan Kidd after a producer suggested he change his name.

Under the name Richards, he appeared in 16 Broadway productions, including ''Anastasia,'' ''Come Back Little Sheba,'' ''My Sister Eileen,'' ''King Lear,'' ''A Streetcar Named Desire,'' ''Hamlet,'' ''Julius Caesar'' and ''Burlesque.''

When he came to Hollywood, he changed his name and had roles in ''Wink of an Eye,'' ''Macabre,'' ''Can Can,'' ''The One and Only Genuine, Original Family Band'' and ''Operation Eichmann.''

He also was billed as Kidd in such TV series as ''Perry Mason,'' ''Sea Hunt,'' ''Mannix,'' ''Rawhide,'' ''Dr. Kildare'' and ''General Hospital.''

He died after surgery for an aorta aneurysm. Richards was age 73 when he died Dec. 15 at Good Samaritan Hospital.
BornFebruary 12, 1914
DiedDecember 15, 1987(73)
BornFebruary 12, 1914
DiedDecember 15, 1987(73)
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Corinne Calvet and John Carroll in Plunderers of Painted Flats (1959)
Plunderers of Painted Flats
6.3
  • Glenn(as John Kidd)
  • 1959
Lyn Statten in The 7th Commandment (1961)
The 7th Commandment
6.2
  • Ted Mathews - alias Rev. Tad Morgan
  • 1961
Medical Center (1969)
Medical Center
7.1
TV Series
  • Anesthesiologist
Mannix (1967)
Mannix
7.4
TV Series
  • Medical Examiner
  • Man at Target Range

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  • The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway (1980)
    The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Worley
    • 1980
  • Never Con a Killer (1977)
    Never Con a Killer
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Club Waiter
    • 1977
  • Young Pioneers (1976)
    Young Pioneers
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Dr. Thorne
    • 1976
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Luther
    • 1975
  • Karen Black in The Day of the Locust (1975)
    The Day of the Locust
    6.9
    • Undertaker
    • 1975
  • Thursday's Game (1974)
    Thursday's Game
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Waiter
    • 1974
  • Monte Markham in The New Perry Mason (1973)
    The New Perry Mason
    5.2
    TV Series
    • Judge Nathanson
    • 1974
  • William Conrad in Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Clerk
    • 1972
  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Landlord
    • 1972
  • Mannix (1967)
    Mannix
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Medical Examiner
    • Man at Target Range
    • 1967–1970
  • Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Anesthesiologist
    • 1969
  • Then Came Bronson (1969)
    Then Came Bronson
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Card Player No. 2
    • 1969
  • Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
    Judd for the Defense
    7.7
    TV Series
    • First Judge
    • 1969
  • Lesley Ann Warren and John Davidson in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
    6.3
    • Telegrapher
    • 1968
  • The Second Hundred Years (1967)
    The Second Hundred Years
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Starter
    • 1968

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  • Alternative names
    • John Kidd
  • Born
    • February 12, 1914
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 15, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(after surgery for an aorta aneurysm)

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    Graduate of Pennsylvania State College.

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