
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

The Fugitive
1963
as Charley Hendricks

Bonanza
1959
as Big Mike Campbell

Wagon Train
1957
as Biff

Lassie
1954
as Fred Brockway

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Delaney / Assistant (uncredited)

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

Father Knows Best
1954
as Officer

Daniel Boone
1964
as Moses Hennepin

Rawhide
1959
as Barker / Jed

Peter Gunn
1958

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sol Durham

Zorro
1957
as Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)

Lawman
1958
as Jed Thomas

Ben Casey
1961

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

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Aphrodite

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Man

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Squarehead Malloy

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Policeman / Officer Burton

December Bride
1954
as Steve Farrell

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

87th Precinct
1961
as Howard Pitt

Fury
1955
as Fred

Trackdown
1957
as Matt Morris

Studio 57
1954
as Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow

Navy Log
1955

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Carnival Manager

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Larry / Bill Hart
Broken Arrow
1956
as Bartender

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Willard Crane

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Willis

Riverboat
1959
as Carney Kohler

The Thin Man
1957
Grindl
1963

The Lone Wolf
1954
as Bill Basey

Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Trucker

Frontier
1955
as Hank

Man with a Camera
1958
Movies (141)

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

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

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

Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bill (uncredited)

It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Policeman

An American in Paris
1951
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)

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

On the Town
1949
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

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

Flying Leathernecks
1951
as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

Fright Night
1947
as Chopper Kane

Harvey
1950
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

The Gazebo
1959
as Louis

Her First Romance
1951
as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

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

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

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

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

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Deputy (uncredited)

Slappily Married
1946
as Eddie--Honey's Fiance

Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective (Uncredited)
Wife Tames Wolf
1947
as Male Character

About Face
1942
as Bartender Charlie

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

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Bailey

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Luke

In Old Sacramento
1946
as Oscar

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)

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

Fury
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Dizzy Yardbird
1950
as Sergeant Flint

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Dutchman

Hollow Triumph
1948
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)

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

Bowery to Bagdad
1955
as Henchman Gus

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

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Mr. Liberti

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

Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mailman (uncredited)

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Corky of Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge McKay

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

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

Watch the Birdie
1950
as Man Who Undresses

Reunion in Reno
1951
as Taxi Driver

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Traffic Cop

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)

They All Come Out
1939
as Moxie (uncredited)

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

Fling in the Ring
1955
as Chopper Kane

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

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

Brother Orchid
1940
as Buffalo Burns

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Eddie Tasling

Let's Do It Again
1953
as Ajax Moving Man

High Wall
1947
as Jim Hale (uncredited)

Pitfall
1948
as Desk Sergeant

Champ for a Day
1953
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun
Hectic Honeymoon
1947
as Duffy

Thieves' Highway
1949
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Tulsa
1949
as Joker (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Collucci

California
1947
as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Black Angel
1946
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Referee (uncredited)

Radio Romeo
1947

Racket Busters
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers
1951
as Arkansas (uncredited)

So's Your Antenna
1946

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as Sgt. Mullins

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Mike (uncredited)

So You Won't Talk?
1940
as Dopey

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

Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Customer (uncredited)

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

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

The Game That Kills
1937
as 'Leapfrog' Soule

Red River Valley
1941
as Lumber Deliverer

The Traitor Within
1942
as Henchman Otis

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Backwoodsman

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

Unknown Island
1948
as Sanderson, 1st Mate

Flowing Gold
1940
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)

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

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

Over the Wall
1938
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Smittie

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Hershel

San Quentin
1937
as Trusty (uncredited)

The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Clairborne

Blackwell's Island
1939
as Convict (uncredited)

Manpower
1941
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Border Cafe
1937
as Jaillbird (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess
1940
as Henchman Willie

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Football player

Silver Spurs
1943
as Buck Walters

Romance on the Range
1942
as Jailer-Deputy

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

Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge

Life with Buster Keaton
1951

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Chick

Young Widow
1946
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Joe

Texas Carnival
1951
as Concessionaire #1

Fall In
1942
as Army Barber

Missing Daughters
1939
as Brick McGirk

Desert Bandit
1941
as Henchman Hawk

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
In Room 303
1947

X Marks the Spot
1942
as Dizzy

Dangerous Lady
1941
as Officer Donahue

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Al

Friendly Enemies
1942
as Delivery man

The Scarf
1951
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy
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
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Bill (uncredited)
- It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) — as Policeman
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