Richard Aherne (born Vincent Richard Ahern; 19 March 1911 – 8 June 2002) was an Irish actor. He is sometimes credited as Richard Nugent. He was born in

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, the son of William Ahern and Mary Brophy Ahern of Ross,

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. He died in

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, United States, aged 91.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Purple V ''The Purple V'' is a 1943 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring John Archer (actor), John Archer, Mary McLeod and Fritz Kortner. The ''Purple V'' marked German stage star Fritz Kortner's American film debut. Actors John Archer ...

'' (1943) – British Radio Operator in Africa (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) – Capt. Jason Halliday * ''

The Story of Dr. Wassell ''The Story of Dr. Wassell'' is a 1944 American World War II film set in the Dutch East Indies, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, and starring Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso and Dennis O'Keefe. The film was based on a book of the same name by ...

'' (1944) – British Convoy Commander (uncredited) (unbilled) * '' The Pearl of Death'' (1944) – Bates * '' The Master Race'' (1944) – Sergeant O'Farrell * '' Of Human Bondage'' (1946) – Emil Miller * ''My Hands Are Clay'' (1948) – Sean Regan * ''

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus (; between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was an Italians, Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed Voyages of Christopher Columbus, four Spanish-based voyages across the At ...

'' (1949) – Vicente Yañez Pinzon * ''

D-Day the Sixth of June ''D-Day the Sixth of June'' is a 1956 American DeLuxe Color CinemaScope romance war film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Henry Koster and produced by Charles Brackett from a screenplay by Ivan Moffat and Harry Brown, based on the ...

'' (1956) – Grainger, Associated Press Correspondent (uncredited) * '' Pardners'' (1956) – Chauffeur * ''

Around the World in Eighty Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate ...

'' (1956) – Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Buster Keaton Story ''The Buster Keaton Story'' is a 1957 American biographical drama film directed by Sidney Sheldon and written by Sidney Sheldon and Robert Smith, following the life of Buster Keaton. The film stars Donald O'Connor, Ann Blyth, Rhonda Fleming, Pete ...

'' (1957) – Franklin * '' Death Wish 4: The Crackdown'' (1987) – The Real Nathan White (final film role)

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* 1911 births 2002 deaths Male actors from Dublin (city) Irish male film actors Irish male television actors 20th-century Irish male actors Irish expatriate male actors in the United States {{Ireland-actor-stub