Dick Wessel
Born
April 20, 1913
Died
April 20, 1965 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Known For

The Ugly Dachshund
Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)
1966

Daniel Boone
Moses Hennepin · (1 episode)
1964

Who's Minding the Store?
Traffic Cop
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Officer · (1 episode)
1963

Petticoat Junction
Bink Sharfells · (1 episode)
1963

The Fugitive
Charley Hendricks · (1 episode)
1963
Grindl
(1 episode)
1963

Arrest and Trial
Carnival Manager · (1 episode)
1963

Wives and Lovers
Mr. Liberti
1963

Pocketful of Miracles
Governor of Florida (uncredited)
1961

Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961

Dr. Kildare
Sam Dlugash · (1 episode)
1961

87th Precinct
Howard Pitt · (1 episode)
1961

All in a Night's Work
Janitor (uncredited)
1961

The Twilight Zone
Charlie · (1 episode)
1959

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
(2 episodes)
1959

Riverboat
Carney Kohler · (44 episodes)
1959

Bonanza
Big Mike Campbell · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Barker · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Jed · (1 episode)
1959

Man with a Camera
(1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Police Officer (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958

77 Sunset Strip
Stan · (1 episode)
1958

Lawman
Jed Thomas · (2 episodes)
1958

Peter Gunn
(1 episode)
1958
Tricky Chicks
1957

Zorro
Cpl. Delgado (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1957

Trackdown
(1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Transfer Man · (1 episode)
1957

The Thin Man
(1 episode)
1957

Wagon Train
Biff · (1 episode)
1957

The Desperados Are in Town
Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
1956

Around the World in Eighty Days
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1956
Broken Arrow
Bartender · (1 episode)
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Trucker · (1 episode)
1956

Rebel Without a Cause
Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
1955

Fury
Fred · (1 episode)
1955

Frontier
Hank · (1 episode)
1955
Navy Log
(1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Sol Durham · (1 episode)
1955

G.I. Dood It
Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel)
1955

Bowery to Bagdad
Henchman Gus
1955

Fling in the Ring
Chopper Kane
1955

December Bride
(1 episode)
1954

December Bride
Steve Farrell · (1 episode)
1954

Father Knows Best
(1 episode)
1954

Studio 57
Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow · (1 episode)
1954

Lassie
Fred Brockway · (1 episode)
1954

The Lone Wolf
Bill Basey · (1 episode)
1954

Public Defender
Sgt. Willis · (1 episode)
1954

The Danny Thomas Show
Policeman · (1 episode)
1953

Champ for a Day
'Speedtrap' Calhoun
1953

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1953

Let's Do It Again
Ajax Moving Man
1953

The Life Of Riley
Squarehead Malloy · (1 episode)
1953

Blackbeard, the Pirate
Dutchman
1952

The Abbott and Costello Show
Larry · (1 episode)
1952

The Abbott and Costello Show
Bill Hart · (1 episode)
1952

The WAC from Walla Walla
Sgt. Malone
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
Tom O'Brien (as Richard Wessell) · (1 episode)
1952

The Ford Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1952

Young Man with Ideas
Eddie Tasling
1952

Rancho Notorious
Deputy (uncredited)
1952

Love Is Better Than Ever
Smittie
1952

Reunion in Reno
Taxi Driver
1951

Texas Carnival
Concessionaire #1
1951

The Red Skelton Show
CPO Delaney - USS Farragut · (1 episode)
1951

The Red Skelton Show
Assistant (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1951

An American in Paris
Ben Macrow (uncredited)
1951

Corky of Gasoline Alley
Pudge McKay
1951

Flying Leathernecks
Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
1951

Strangers on a Train
Bill (uncredited)
1951

The Texas Rangers
Arkansas (uncredited)
1951

Her First Romance
Night Watchman (uncredited)
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Willard Crane · (1 episode)
1951

The Scarf
Sid, Drunk Cowboy
1951

Life with Buster Keaton
1951

Gasoline Alley
Pudge
1951

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
Harry (uncredited)
1950

Watch the Birdie
Man Who Undresses (uncredited)
1950

Harvey
Mr. Cracker (uncredited)
1950

The Jack Benny Program
Man · (1 episode)
1950

Father of the Bride
Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)
1950

The Jackie Robinson Story
Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)
1950

Beware of Blondie
Mailman
1950

Blondie's Hero
Mailman (uncredited)
1950

Dizzy Yardbird
Sergeant Flint
1950

Punchy Cowpunchers
Sgt. Mullins
1950

Sands of Iwo Jima
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
1950

On the Town
Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)
1949

Thieves' Highway
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1949

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
Mailman (uncredited)
1949

Slattery's Hurricane
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1949

Canadian Pacific
Bailey
1949

Tulsa
Joker (uncredited)
1949

The Green Promise
Mr. Clairborne
1949

Unknown Island
Sanderson, 1st Mate
1948
Billie Gets Her Man
Mr. McGonagle
1948

Hollow Triumph
Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)
1948

Pitfall
Desk Sergeant
1948

Flat Feat
Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson
1948

The Fuller Brush Man
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1948

Radio Romeo
1947

High Wall
Jim Hale (uncredited)
1947
Wife to Spare
1947
Hectic Honeymoon
Duffy
1947

Merton of the Movies
Chick
1947
In Room 303
1947
Wife Tames Wolf
Male Character
1947

It Happened in Brooklyn
Policeman
1947

Fright Night
Chopper Kane
1947

California
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1947

Do or Diet
Old Boyfriend
1947

13 Rue Madeleine
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
1947

Blondie's Big Moment
Bus Driver (uncredited)
1947

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Harry 'Cueball' Lake
1946

Slappily Married
Eddie--Honey's Fiance
1946

So's Your Antenna
1946

Pardon My Terror
Luke
1946

Black Angel
Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)
1946

In Old Sacramento
Oscar
1946

Blonde Alibi
Detective (Uncredited)
1946

Young Widow
Cab Driver (Uncredited)
1946

Scarlet Street
Detective (uncredited)
1945

Silver Spurs
Buck Walters
1943

Action in the North Atlantic
Cherub Joe (uncredited)
1943

False Faces
Detective Mallory
1943

Three Hearts for Julia
Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)
1943

King of the Cowboys
Hershel
1943

The Traitor Within
Henchman Otis
1942

Fall In
Army Barber
1942

Gentleman Jim
Referee (uncredited)
1942

X Marks the Spot
Dizzy
1942

Sunset Serenade
Antlers Bartender
1942

Friendly Enemies
Delivery man
1942

Romance on the Range
Jailer-Deputy
1942

About Face
Bartender Charlie
1942

Joe Smith, American
Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
1942

Brooklyn Orchid
Al
1942

Dangerously They Live
Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)
1941

Steel Against the Sky
Mike (uncredited)
1941

Red River Valley
Lumber Deliverer
1941

They Died with Their Boots On
Sgt. Brown (uncredited)
1941

Dangerous Lady
Officer Donahue
1941

Manpower
Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)
1941

Desert Bandit
Henchman Hawk
1941

The Great Train Robbery
Gorman
1941

Flight Command
Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)
1940

The Border Legion
Oscar "Red" McGooney
1940

So You Won't Talk?
Dopey
1940

City for Conquest
Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)
1940

The Howards of Virginia
Backwoodsman
1940

Flowing Gold
Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)
1940

They Drive by Night
Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
1940

Brother Orchid
Buffalo Burns
1940

Castle on the Hudson
Convict Messenger (uncredited)
1940

Cafe Hostess
Henchman Willie
1940

The Roaring Twenties
Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)
1939

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)
1939

Dust Be My Destiny
Customer (uncredited)
1939

They All Come Out
Moxie (uncredited)
1939

I Stole a Million
Cop #2 (uncredited)
1939

The Cowboy Quarterback
Football player
1939

Missing Daughters
Brick McGirk
1939

An Hour for Lunch
Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)
1939

Blackwell's Island
Convict (uncredited)
1939

They Made Me a Criminal
Collucci
1939

Hawk of the Wilderness
Dirk
1938

Submarine Patrol
Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)
1938

The Crowd Roars
Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
1938

Racket Busters
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1938

Over the Wall
Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp
1938

Borrowing Trouble
Joe
1937

The Game That Kills
'Leapfrog' Soule
1937

White Bondage
Beans Clerk
1937

Border Cafe
Jaillbird (uncredited)
1937

San Quentin
Trusty (uncredited)
1937

They Gave Him a Gun
German Machine Gunner (uncredited)
1937

Round-Up Time in Texas
Henchman Craig Johnson
1937

Fury
Bodyguard (uncredited)
1936

Half Shot Shooters
Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)
1936

Small Town Girl
College Boy in Car (uncredited)
1936

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Joe
1936

In Spite of Danger
Monk Grady
1935