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

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's brother Aron and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in ''

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'' (1967). His other film credits include roles in ''

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'' (1955), ''

All the Young Men ''All the Young Men'' is a 1960 Korean War feature film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier dealing with desegregation in the United States Marine Corps. Poitier plays a sergeant unexpectedly placed in command ...

'' (1960), '' The Cabinet of Caligari'' (1962), '' Pit Stop'' (1969), '' Kelly's Heroes'' (1970), '' Brother, Cry for Me'' (1970), '' Hot Stuff'' (1979), '' Death Hunt'' (1981), '' Something Wicked This Way Comes'' (1983) and '' Ninja Cheerleaders'' (2008). He won the 1956 Theatre World Award for his performances in the Arthur Miller plays ''

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'' and '' A Memory of Two Mondays''. In a 1960 episode of the drama ''

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'', Davalos played a young man planning to kill his father, a sheriff who had sent him to prison. In the American Civil War television series, '' The Americans'', broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined the Confederate 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 '' Blue Light'' in 1966.

Personal life

Davalos is the father of actress

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and musician Dominique Davalos, and grandfather of actress

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('' The Chronicles of Riddick''). An image of Davalos appears on the covers of

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' albums '' Strangeways, Here We Come'', '' Best...I'', and '' ...Best II''.

Death

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

Filmography

References

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* * {{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