Richard Gaines

Born: 1904-07-23

Richard Houston Gaines (July 23, 1904 – July 20, 1975) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 film and television productions between 1940 and 1962.


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Double Indemnity

as Edward S. Norton Jr.
Released: 1944-07-06

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he...

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Brute Force

as McCollum
Released: 1947-07-16

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic,...

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Ace in the Hole

as Nagel
Released: 1951-06-29

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

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Love Me or Leave Me

as Paul Hunter
Released: 1955-05-26

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to...

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Unconquered

as Colonel George Washington
Released: 1947-10-10

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to...

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Drum Beat

as Dr. Thomas
Released: 1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California...

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That Wonderful Urge

as Whitson, Farley's Executive
Released: 1948-11-20

When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an...

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Nobody Lives Forever

as Charles Manning
Released: 1946-11-01

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

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The Hucksters

as Cooke
Released: 1947-07-17

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult...

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The Great Impostor

as State Official (uncredited)
Released: 1960-12-23

Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities...

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Flight To Mars

as Prof. Jackson
Released: 1951-11-11

Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.

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Every Girl Should Be Married

as Sam McNutt
Released: 1948-12-25

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison...

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Humoresque

as Bauer
Released: 1947-01-25

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy,...

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Francis in the Haunted House

as D.A. Reynolds
Released: 1956-07-09

A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!

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Trial

as Dr. Johannes Schacter
Released: 1955-10-07

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A...

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The More the Merrier

as Charles J. Pendergast
Released: 1943-05-13

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington,...

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Ransom!

as Langly
Released: 1956-01-24

A rich man stuns his wife and town with a televised threat to his son's kidnapper.

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Ride the Pink Horse

as Jonathan
Released: 1947-10-08

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

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The Enchanted Cottage

as Frederick 'Freddy' Price
Released: 1945-04-28

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend...

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The Howards of Virginia

as Patrick Henry
Released: 1940-09-19

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she...

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Double Exposure

as James R. Tarlock
Released: 1944-12-18

In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is...

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A Night to Remember

as Lingle
Released: 1942-12-10

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the...

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Cass Timberlane

as Dennis Thane
Released: 1947-11-06

Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A...

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The Bride Wore Boots

as Jeff's Attorney
Released: 1946-06-05

Rich and beautiful Southern heiress Sally Warren loves horse-racing and running her horse-farm...

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A Kiss for Corliss

as Taylor
Released: 1949-11-25

After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer...

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Mr. Winkle Goes to War

as Ralph Westcott
Released: 1944-07-19

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in...

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Dangerous Years

as Edgar Burns
Released: 1947-12-07

Jeff Carter has put an end to the town's delinquency with a boys' club. Young hoodlum Danny...

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Strange Bargain

as Malcolm Jarvis
Released: 1949-11-05

Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because...

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Tender Comrade

as Waldo Pierson (uncredited)
Released: 1944-05-30

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II,...

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The Invisible Wall

as Richard Elsworth
Released: 1947-10-15

A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the...

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The Petrified Forest

as Mr. Chisholm
Released: 1955-05-30

Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist...

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White Tie and Tails

as Archer
Released: 1946-08-30

When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up marrying...

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Do You Love Me

as Ralph Wainwright
Released: 1946-05-17

Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band...

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Twice Blessed

as Senator John Pringle
Released: 1945-05-31

Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents...

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The Lucky Stiff

as Dist. Atty. John Logan
Released: 1949-05-26

A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.

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Five Steps to Danger

as Dean William Brant
Released: 1956-11-05

Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?

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Don Juan Quilligan

as Defense Attorney
Released: 1945-06-01

When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he...

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A Gun in His Hand

as Police Inspector Dana
Released: 1945-09-15

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at...

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So Goes My Love

as Mr. Josephus Ford
Released: 1946-05-01

Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man....

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Marry Me Again

as Dr. Pepperdine
Released: 1953-09-22

Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his...

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Perry Mason

as Judge
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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The Donna Reed Show

as Dr. Elias Spaulding
First aired: 1958-09-24

Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a...

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as James Barrett
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as M. J. Harrison
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Law of the Plainsman

as J. Roberts Pawley
First aired: 1959-10-01

Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the...

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