Richard Arlen

Actor: Richard Arlen

Born: Sep 01, 1900 in Charlottesville, Virginia
Died: Mar 28, 1976 in North Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor
Active: '20s-'60s
Major Genres: Drama, Western
Career Highlights: Thunderbolt, When My Baby Smiles at Me, Dangerous Curves
First Major Screen Credit: Wings (1927)

Biography

American actor Richard Arlen was working as a messenger boy at Paramount studios in the early 1920s when he was injured in a slight accident; the story goes that Arlen went to the studio heads to thank them for their prompt medical care, whereupon the executives, impressed by Arlen's good looks, hired him as an actor. Whether the story is true or not, it is a fact that Arlen soon became one of Paramount's most popular leading men, earning a measure of screen immortality by costarring with Buddy Rogers and Clara Bow in the first-ever Oscar winning picture, Wings (1927). Arlen was memorably cast as a World War I flying ace, a part in which he felt uniquely at home because he'd been a member of the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during the "real" war (though he never saw any combat!) The actor retained his popularity throughout the 1930s, and when roles became harder to come by in the 1940s, he wisely invested his savings in numerous successful businesses. Keeping in character, Arlen was also part-owner of a civilian flying service, and worked as an air safety expert for the government during World War II. Still acting in TV and commercials into the 1960s, Richard Arlen was reunited with his Wings costar Buddy Rogers in an amusing episode of the TV sitcom Petticoat Junction. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Richard Arlen
from Wings (1927)
Born	Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore September 1, 1900(1900-09-01) Charlottesville, Virginia
Died	March 28, 1976 (aged 75) Hollywood, California
Years active	1921–1977
Spouse(s)	Margaret Kinsella (1946-1976) (his death) Jobyna Ralston (1927-1946) (divorced) 1 child Ruth Austin (?-?) (divorced)

Richard Arlen (September 1, 1900 – March 28, 1976) was an American actor.

Biography

Born Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore in Charlottesville, Virginia, he served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War I. At war's end, he went to Los Angeles where he found work as an unskilled laborer. By a stroke of pure luck, he was given an opportunity to act, appearing at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies.

He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II.

Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings (1927) with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, and his future first wife Jobyna Ralston.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Richard Arlen has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6753 Hollywood Blvd.

On his death from emphysema in 1976, Richard Arlen was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Filmography

Wings (1927)
Beggars of Life (1928)
Ladies of the Mob (1928)
Dangerous Curves (1929)
Thunderbolt (1929)
The Four Feathers (1929)
The Virginian (1929)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
The Secret Call (1931)
Island of Lost Souls (1933)
Three-Cornered Moon (1933)
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Artists and Models (1937)
Missing Daughters (1939)
The Man from Montreal (1940)
A Dangerous Game (1941)
Forced Landing (1941)
A Letter from Bataan (1942)
Aerial Gunner (1943)
Minesweeper (1943)
Submarine Alert (1943)
Accomplice (1946)
When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
The Blazing Forest (1952)
Cavalry Command (1963)
The Road to Nashville (1967)
Fort Utah (1967)
The Sky's the Limit (1975)

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NAME	Arlen, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mattimore, Cornelius Richard Van
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1898-09-01
PLACE OF BIRTH	Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
DATE OF DEATH	1976-03-28
PLACE OF DEATH	Hollywood, California, United States

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