Richard Jaeckel is one of the most famous character Hollywood actors of his generation, having played numerous roles throughout his 50-year career in film and television.
Biography
Richard Hanley Jaeckel was born October 10, 1926 in Long Beach, New York (Long Beach, New York) in the family of Richard Jaeckel and Millicent Hanley. His father was in the fur business, and his mother was a theater actress. Richard attended Harvey's private school, however, then his family moved from New York to Los Angeles, California, where he began attending one of the Hollywood schools.
He started his business career at 17, right out of school, dealing with letters at the 20th Century Fox Hollywood studio, Richard worked there as a delivery boy. The casting director auditioned Jakel for a key role in the military action film Guadalcanal Diary, and he eventually landed it as Private Johnny Anderson. It was from this moment that his long career as a supporting actor began.
Career
Richard served in the US Navy from 1944 to 1949, after which he starred in two of the most memorable films, William A. Wellman's thrilling action movie Battleground with Van Johnson) and another action memorable film, 'Sands of Iwo Jima', with John Wayne.
He also starred as Fisher's boyfriend in Daniel Mann's acclaimed drama Come Back, Little Sheba opposite Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth and Terry Moore. Terry Moore). In 1960, Jackel starred as Angus Pierce in Don Siegel's western "Flaming Star," starring Elvis Presley.
Richard can be seen in Robert Aldrich's military action movie The Dirty Dozen in 1967 and in a number of other Aldrich films, including Attack, Ulzana Raid (Ulzana's Raid ") and" Twilight's Last Gleaming ".
In addition to big movies, the actor devoted a lot of time to filming on television. He has starred in several drama series, including the historic "Gray Ghost," which aired from October 10, 1957 to July 3, 1958. In 1954, Richard was cast as William "Billy the Kid" Bonney in an episode of the Western TV series "Stories of the Century" opposite Jim Davis.
In 1971, Jackel received an Oscar nomination for his supporting role, Joe Ben Stamper, in the action adventure film Sometimes a Great Notion. The film became a cult film in the United States and became the highest grossing film in 1971, bringing in a total of about $ 5 million to its creators.
Jackal occasionally reprized the role of Jack Klinger in the short series Salvage 1 with Andy Griffith, and in 1977 opposite Donna Mills, Bill Bixby and William Shatner. Shatner appeared in the latest episode of The Oregon Trail, The Scarlet Ribbon.
In his later years, Jackel was known to television viewers as Lieutenant Ben Edwards from the NBC series Baywatch. In addition, Richard was one of the stars of the ABC series "Spenser: For Hire", where he played the role of Lieutenant Martin Quirk (Martin Quirk).
Personal life
On May 20, 1947, Richard Jackel married Antoinette Helen Marsh. The wedding was played in the Mexican city of Tijuana, the ceremony was attended only by close friends and relatives of the newlyweds. The couple had two sons, who were named Barry and Richard Jr. In his interviews, Richard often repeated that the most important thing for him in life is not acting, but his family. He was an exemplary husband and father, with his wife he lived until his death, his eldest son - Barry (Barry) - a professional golfer who won the world American PGA Tour. The youngest son Richard graduated from the Law Academy and works in his specialty.
After three years of battling melanoma, Richard Jackel passed away at the age of 70 on June 14, 1997, at the Actors' House in Woodland Hills, California (Woodland Hills, California).
Jackel received the Golden Boot Award for his iconic work in Westerns in 1992.
Selected filmography
- 1943 - Guadalcanal Diary;
- 1949 - Battleground;
- 1949 - Sands of Iwo Jima;
- 1950 - Shooter / The Gunfighter;
- 1952 - Come Back, Little Sheba;
- 1952 - Hoodlum Empire;
- 1957 - At 3:10 to Yuma / 3:10 to Yuma;
- 1960 - Flaming Star;
- 1963 - Four from Texas / 4 for Texas;
- 1967 - The Dirty Dozen;
- 1971 - Sometimes a Great Notion;
- 1973 - Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid / Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid;
- 1975 - The Drowning Pool;
- 1982 - Airplane II: Continuation / Airplane II: The Sequel;
- 1984 - Man from the Star / Starman;
- 1986 - Black Moon Rising / Black Moon Rising;
- 1990 - Squad "Delta" 2 / Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection;
- 1991 - The King of the Kickboxers.
