Dick Cherney
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1914-11-06
- Died
- 2017-10-21
- Place of birth
- Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]
Biography
Ysaÿe (Isaac) Richard Cherniavsky (6 November 1914–21 October 2017) Cherney was a prolific background actor who, from approximately 1936 to 1976, made over 250 uncredited film and television appearances.
Known For

Perry Mason
1957
as Bailiff (uncredited) / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Court Clerk (uncredited)

Mannix
1967
as Gardener (uncredited)

Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)

Bewitched
1964
as Photographer (uncredited)

Ironside
1967
as Photographer (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited)
TV Shows (42)

Perry Mason
1957
as Bailiff (uncredited) / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Barfly (uncredited) / Court Clerk (uncredited)

Mannix
1967
as Gardener (uncredited)

Bonanza
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)

The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)

Bewitched
1964
as Photographer (uncredited)

Ironside
1967
as Photographer (uncredited) / Policeman (uncredited)

Batman
1966
as Museum Patron (uncredited) / Stamp Exhibition Spectator (uncredited)

Mission: Impossible
1966
as Guard (uncredited) / Worker (uncredited)

Wagon Train
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)

Maverick
1957
as Denver House Patron (uncredited) / Casino Patron (uncredited)

Get Smart
1965
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Man at Pool (uncredited) / Onlooker (uncredited) / Construction Worker (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Man in Bar

The Virginian
1962
as Trooper (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Investor (uncredited) / Trial Spectator (uncredited)

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
as Bartender (uncredited)

Cheyenne
1955
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

The Untouchables
1959
as Diner Patron (uncredited) / Party Guest (uncredited) / Club Patron (uncredited) / Police Officer (uncredited) / Bailiff (uncredited) / Race Spectator (uncredited) / Intern (uncredited) / Agent at Briefing (uncredited)

The Wild Wild West
1965
as Waiter (uncredited)

Police Woman
1974
as Casino Patron (uncredited)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Thriller
1960
as Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Kojak
1973
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Diamond Cutter (uncredited)

The Invaders
1967
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
1955
as Dealer (uncredited) / Bank Clerk (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)

Bat Masterson
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Class Member (uncredited)

Hazel
1961
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Thrush Agent (uncredited) / Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

Dennis the Menace
1959
as Spectator (uncredited) / Audience Member (uncredited)

Dragnet
1967
as Detective (uncredited)

Harry O
1974
as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

F Troop
1965
as Orderly (uncredited)

The Deputy
1959
as Barfly (uncredited)

Ellery Queen
1975
as Auction Guest (uncredited)

The Doris Day Show
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Executive (uncredited) / Commuter in Terminal (uncredited) / Exhibit Patron (uncredited)

The Monkees
1966
as Commuter (uncredited)

87th Precinct
1961
as Detective (uncredited)

Sam Benedict
1962
as Club Patron (uncredited)

Bronk
1975
as Conference Guest (uncredited) / Party Guest (uncredited)

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Juror (uncredited)

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
1958
as Passerby On Sidewalk (uncredited)

Hawkins
1973
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Movies (82)

The Godfather Part II
1974
as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)

The Apartment
1960
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Blazing Saddles
1974
as Townsman (uncredited)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Detective (uncredited)

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Extra (uncredited)

The Way We Were
1973
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

The War of the Worlds
1953
as Looter (uncredited)

Point Blank
1967
as Spectator (uncredited)

Warlock
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)

Gypsy
1962
as Audience Member (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun
1951
as Party Guest (uncredited)

An American in Paris
1951
as Spectator at Show (uncredited)

Seven Days in May
1964
as Reporter (uncredited)

Cimarron
1960
as Townsman at Celebration (uncredited)

Family Plot
1976
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)

Topaz
1969
as Waiter (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)

Torn Curtain
1966
as Clerk (uncredited)

Angel Face
1953
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Valley of the Dolls
1967
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Written on the Wind
1956
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

The Last Tycoon
1976
as Man in Office (uncredited)

Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as Toots Shor's Patron (uncredited)

36 Hours
1964
as German Soldier (uncredited)

Deadline - U.S.A.
1952
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Roustabout
1964
as Carnival Patron (uncredited)

The FBI Story
1959
as FBI Agent (uncredited)

The Rack
1956
as Judge

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Al Capone
1959
as Moran Associate (uncredited)

Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Actor in Play (uncredited)

Clash by Night
1952
as Fisherman (uncredited)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
1967
as Elevator Passenger (uncredited)

Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Soldier (uncredited)

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
as Herman (uncredited)

Topper
1937
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Fitzwilly
1967
as Bar Patron (uncredited)

It Should Happen to You
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)

The Band Wagon
1953
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Party Girl
1958
as Porter (uncredited)

It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Warning Shot
1967

The Black Arrow
1948
as Villager (uncredited)

The Best Man
1964
as Reporter (uncredited)

Pretty Baby
1950
as Elevator Starter (uncredited)

The Last Hurrah
1958
as Reporter (uncredited)

Invisible Invaders
1959
as Zombie

Strange Bedfellows
1965
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Horizons West
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)

Désirée
1954
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

The Love God?
1969
as Club Patron (uncredited)

The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Radio Station Worker (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
1942
as Recruit Smelling Gas

The Racket
1951
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Young Man with a Horn
1950
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Banning
1967
as Match Spectator (uncredited)

The Street with No Name
1948
as Man at Gym (Uncredited)

Bachelor in Paradise
1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

At Long Last Love
1975
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sunrise at Campobello
1960
as Crew Member (uncredited)

Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Forever, Darling
1956
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Dial 1119
1950
as Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)

Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus
1960
as Circus Spectator

How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life
1968
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Beauty Contest Spectator

Not With My Wife, You Don't!
1966
as Military Officer (uncredited)

The Square Jungle
1955

Cult of the Cobra
1955

Million Dollar Baby
1941

Please Murder Me
1956
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Casino Patron (uncredited)

Twilight of Honor
1963
as Townsman (uncredited)

Bannerline
1951

The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Theatre Audience Member (uncredited)

The Death of Me Yet
1971
as Restaurant Patron

Watch the Birdie
1950
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
About Dick Cherney
Ysaÿe (Isaac) Richard Cherniavsky (6 November 1914–21 October 2017) Cherney was a prolific background actor who, from approximately 1936 to 1976, made over 250 uncredited film and television appearances. With 124 credits spanning from 1937 to 1976, Dick Cherney has appeared in 82 films and 42 TV shows.
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- The Godfather Part II (1974) — as Senate Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
- The Apartment (1960) — as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Detective (uncredited)
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