Richard Davalos (November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Early life

Davalos was born in New York City of Spanish and Finnish descent.
/ref> At age six, he acted in a school performance of ''Cinderella'', in which he played both the talking mirror and the prince.

Career

Davalos appeared in '' East of Eden'' (1955) as James Dean's brother Aron and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in '' Cool Hand Luke'' (1967). His other film credits include roles in '' I Died a Thousand Times'' (1955), '' All the Young Men'' (1960), ''

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'' (1962), ''

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'' (1969), ''

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'' (1970), ''

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'' (1970), '' Hot Stuff'' (1979), ''

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'' (1981), '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983) and ''

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'' (2008). He won the 1956

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for his performances in the

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plays '' A View from the Bridge'' and ''

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''. In a 1960 episode of the drama '' Bonanza'', Davalos played a young man planning to kill his father, a sheriff who had sent him to prison. In the

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television series, ''

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'', broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined the

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Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother, played by

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, who joined the

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. In 1962, Davalos appeared on ''

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'' as James Anderson in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1964, he appeared in "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands." He guest-starred in an episode of the espionage drama series ''

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'' in 1966.

Personal life

Davalos is the father of actress

Elyssa Davalos Elyssa Davalos (born May 30, 1959, in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California) is a former American television and movie actress. Her father was actor Richard Davalos and her sister is musician Dominique Davalos. She is the mother of actress Ale ...

and musician Dominique Davalos, and grandfather of actress Alexa Davalos (''

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''). An image of Davalos appears on the covers of

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' albums ''

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'', '' Best...I'', and '' ...Best II''.

Death

Davalos died March 8, 2016, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davalos, Richard 1930 births 2016 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American people of Finnish descent American people of Spanish descent American male stage actors Male actors from New York City People from the Bronx