
Dick Wessel
Known for Acting · 183 credits
- Born
- 1913-04-20
- Died
- 1965-04-20
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Dick Wassel · Richard M. Wessel · Richard Wessel · Dick Wessell · Richard Wessell · Richard Michael Wessel
Known For
TV Shows (42)

Perry Mason
1957
as Transfer Man

Bonanza
1959
as Big Mike Campbell

The Fugitive
1963
as Charley Hendricks

Lassie
1954
as Fred Brockway

Wagon Train
1957
as Biff

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Officer

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sam Dlugash

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Bink Sharfells

Lawman
1958
as Jed Thomas

Ben Casey
1961

Rawhide
1959
as Barker / Jed

Daniel Boone
1964
as Moses Hennepin

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as CPO Delaney - USS Farragut / Assistant (uncredited)

Zorro
1957
as Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited) / Stan

Peter Gunn
1958

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sol Durham

Father Knows Best
1954
as Officer

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

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Man

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Aphrodite

Trackdown
1957
as Matt Morris

Navy Log
1955

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Willis

Studio 57
1954
as Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Larry / Bill Hart

December Bride
1954
as Steve Farrell

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Squarehead Malloy

Riverboat
1959
as Carney Kohler

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Policeman

87th Precinct
1961
as Howard Pitt

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Carnival Manager

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Willard Crane
Broken Arrow
1956
as Bartender

Fury
1955
as Fred

The Thin Man
1957

Frontier
1955
as Hank
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Trucker

The Lone Wolf
1954
as Bill Basey

Man with a Camera
1958
Grindl
1963
Movies (141)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Train Engineer (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bill (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks
1951
as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)

Harvey
1950
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

An American in Paris
1951
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Fury
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

The Gazebo
1959
as Louis

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

Small Town Girl
1936
as College Boy in Car (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)

Hollow Triumph
1948
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)

Racket Busters
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Tulsa
1949
as Joker (uncredited)

Unknown Island
1948
as Sanderson, 1st Mate

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

High Wall
1947
as Jim Hale (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Deputy (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

Texas Carnival
1951
as Concessionaire #1

On the Town
1949
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Customer (uncredited)

Silver Spurs
1943
as Buck Walters

Thieves' Highway
1949
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Fall In
1942
as Army Barber

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

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Bailey

Black Angel
1946
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)

California
1947
as Blacksmith (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Backwoodsman

The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Dutchman

Flight Command
1940
as Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Referee (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
1940
as Buffalo Burns

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Cherub Joe (uncredited)

They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Beware of Blondie
1950
as Mailman

City for Conquest
1940
as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)

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

Pitfall
1948
as Desk Sergeant

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Traffic Cop

Manpower
1941
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Champ for a Day
1953
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
1939
as Cop #2 (uncredited)

The Great Train Robbery
1941
as Gorman

The Scarf
1951
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy

Blondie's Big Moment
1947
as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Sunset Serenade
1942
as Antlers Bartender

False Faces
1943
as Detective Mallory

Missing Daughters
1939
as Brick McGirk

About Face
1942
as Bartender Charlie

A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)

San Quentin
1937
as Trusty (uncredited)

Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective (Uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Smittie

The Texas Rangers
1951
as Arkansas (uncredited)

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Mike (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mailman (uncredited)

Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Let's Do It Again
1953
as Ajax Moving Man

The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Clairborne

Flowing Gold
1940
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

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

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

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Collucci

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Hershel

The Border Legion
1940
as Oscar "Red" McGooney

Over the Wall
1938
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp

The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Sgt. Malone

Cafe Hostess
1940
as Henchman Willie

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

Friendly Enemies
1942
as Delivery man

Dangerous Lady
1941
as Officer Donahue

In Old Sacramento
1946
as Oscar

Joe Smith, American
1942
as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)

It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Policeman

Desert Bandit
1941
as Henchman Hawk

So You Won't Talk?
1940
as Dopey

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Eddie Tasling

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Al

Round-Up Time in Texas
1937
as Henchman Craig Johnson

Watch the Birdie
1950
as Man Who Undresses

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)

Young Widow
1946
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Romance on the Range
1942
as Jailer-Deputy

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

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Harry 'Cueball' Lake

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Football player

An Hour for Lunch
1939
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Her First Romance
1951
as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Red River Valley
1941
as Lumber Deliverer

Corky of Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge McKay

The Traitor Within
1942
as Henchman Otis

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

In Spite of Danger
1935
as Monk Grady
In Room 303
1947

Border Cafe
1937
as Jaillbird (uncredited)

Life with Buster Keaton
1951

Reunion in Reno
1951
as Taxi Driver

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Chick

Blackwell's Island
1939
as Convict (uncredited)

Flat Feat
1948
as Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson

They All Come Out
1939
as Moxie (uncredited)
Hectic Honeymoon
1947
as Duffy
Heebie Gee-Gees
1952
as Big Dan
Tricky Chicks
1957

The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950
as Harry (uncredited)

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Mr. Liberti

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
as Mailman (uncredited)

Bowery to Bagdad
1955
as Henchman Gus
About Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 183 credits spanning from 1935 to 1966, Dick Wessel has appeared in 141 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dick Wessel Movies
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Bill (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) — as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
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