Richard Rust (July 13, 1938 – November 9, 1994) was an American actor of stage, television, and film.
Richard Rust | |
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Born | Boston Massachusetts, U.S. | July 13, 1938
Died | November 9, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 56)
Alma mater | University of Miami |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955–1988 |
Born in Boston, Rust attended a Massachusetts boarding school[1] and the University of Miami, where he was an archery champion.[2] After majoring in drama at Miami, he enhanced his skills at the Neighborhood Playhouse.[1]
Rust first acted professionally in a 1951 production of The Milky Way at Southbury Playhouse in Connecticut.[1][3][4][5][6]
Rust appeared in The Rifleman, played Brice in the 1961 episode "Quiet Fear". He also acted in the "Perry Mason" episodes "The Case of the Startled Stallion" (1959) and "The Case of the Nervous Neighbor" (1964), and the "Gunsmoke" episode "Kangaroo" (1959). He also appeared in the "Lawman" series in 1959 in the episode "9:05 to North Platte".
Rust died in Los Angeles on November 9, 1994, at the age of 56.[7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | The Phenix City Story | Soldier | Uncredited |
1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Detective Charlie | Season 4 Episode 23: "I'll Take Care of You" |
1959 | The Legend of Tom Dooley | Country Boy | |
1960 | Gunsmoke | Lee | "Say Uncle" S6 Ep 1 |
1960 | This Rebel Breed | Buck Madison | |
1960 | Comanche Station | Dobie | |
1961 | Underworld U.S.A. | Gus Cottahee | |
1961 | Homicidal | Jim Nesbitt | |
1962 | Walk on the Wild Side | Oliver | |
1962 | Taras Bulba | Captain Alex | |
1966 | Alvarez Kelly | Sergeant Hatcher | |
1969 | Naked Angels | Fingers | |
1970 | The Student Nurses | Les | |
1971 | The Last Movie | Pisco | |
1973 | Kid Blue | Train Robber #2 | |
1973 | I Escaped from Devil's Island | Sergeant Zamorra | |
1977 | The Great Gundown | Joe Riles | |
1988 | Colors | Hearing Officer | |
1988 | Daddy's Boys | Construction Worker | |
1988 | Double Revenge | Sheriff Blanchfield |