Richard Talmadge
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Richard Talmadge (Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Camburg, Germany, December 3, 1892 – January 25, 1981) was a German-born American actor, stuntman and film director. Alberta Vaughn and Richard Talmadge share a cigar in The Live Wire (1935) When he arrived in Hollywood in 1910, he began his career as a stuntman for Douglas Fairbanks, before becoming an actor himself. His films include American Manners, Dancing Dynamite, Speed Madness, and the Pirate Treasure series. He was the lead in The Cavalier (1928), film released by Tiffany Pictures with only a music and sound effects soundtrack. He never got rid of his German accent, so with the advent of the talkies, he started working behind the cameras - as assistant director, stunt coordinator and director. His later work included How the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told and Casino Royale. He was also the stepfather of legendary polo player Sue Sally Hale.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5941 |
| Birthday | 1892-12-03 |
| Place of Birth | Munich, German Empire [now Germany] |
| Also Known As | Sylvester Alphonse Metz, Sylvester Metzetti, Ricardo Metzetti, Sylvester Ricardo Metzetti, Ричард Толмедж, |
1925
The Prince of Pep
0/0
Doctor James Leland is a successful doctor engaged to nurse Marion Nord. Working late one night he discovers his assistant stealing the supply of coc...
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The Prince of Pep
1943
Hitler's Madman
5.5/12
In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.
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Hitler's Madman
1935
The Live Wire
8.667/3
A sailor (Richard Talmadge) journeys to a remote island in search of a rare urn. The film also stars Alberta Vaughn, Charles K. French and Martin Turn...
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The Live Wire
1933
On Your Guard
6.667/3
An ex-con makes for a backwoods town intending to rob the bank, and becomes involved in protecting three orphans from land swindlers instead.
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On Your Guard
1936
The Speed Reporter
5.667/3
Spectacular stunt work by Richard Talmadge, circus acrobat and stunt man for Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., highlights this expose of a big city criminal mas...
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The Speed Reporter
1934
Pirate Treasure
5.5/4
An accomplished aviator sets out to locate treasure hidden by one of his ancestors. He encounters interference from various adversaries.
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Pirate Treasure
1935
Now or Never
8/1
A visitor to a big city gets involved in intrigue when a look-alike jewel thief sets out to doublecross his gang.
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Now or Never
1935
Never Too Late
5.5/4
A young man gets mixed up with a stolen necklace and a gang of ruthless jewel thieves.
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Never Too Late
1935
The Fighting Pilot
7/2
An inventor develops a new type of aircraft. A crooked businessman attempts to buy it but the inventor refuses to sell it to him, whereupon the reject...
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The Fighting Pilot
1932
Get That Girl
6.333/3
A young girl, who is about to receive a large inheritance, is abducted to an isolated sanitarium where a crazed doctor is performing strange experimen...
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Get That Girl
1923
Speed King
10/1
Jimmy Martin, king of the motorcycle speedsters, visits the Kingdom of Mandavia for a race. There he is persuaded to impersonate the king by a traitor...
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Speed King
1931
Yankee Don
7/1
A crook on the run from the law in New York flees to Mexico, where he falls for a beautiful young Mexican girl and tries to help her father save the f...
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Yankee Don
1925
The Mysterious Stranger
9/1
Raoul Lesage suspects his wife, April, of infidelity with Herman Bennett, an artist, and forsakes her, living for the next 20 years in a hermitage sur...
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The Mysterious Stranger
1925
The Isle of Hope
5.5/2
A ship captain's beautiful daughter and a wealthy playboy who is searching for buried treasure find themselves stranded on a desert island.
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The Isle of Hope
1932
Speed Madness
9/1
More mile-a-minute action with the stunt ace Richard Talmadge playing the loafer son of a shipbuilder facing financial ruin. Bob Stuart takes charge o...
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Speed Madness
1926
The Blue Streak
8/1
A young man is sent by his father to Mexico to investigate his mine. On the way he meets a girl, whose life he has already once saved, who is travelin...
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The Blue Streak
1943
Redhead from Manhattan
5.25/4
Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan, where she takes the place of...
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Redhead from Manhattan
1942
Lucky Legs
9/1
Chorus girl Gloria Carroll inherits one million dollars from Broadway playboy Herbert Dinwiddle. Producer Ned McLane persuades her to advance him the...
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Lucky Legs
1948
Black Eagle
6.5/2
Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars as Jason Bond, who stays out of trouble by the sim...
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Black Eagle
1923
Let's Go
7.75/4
The no-good son of a company owner is sent to investigate a problematic business deal.
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Let's Go
1928
The Cavalier
7/1
In old Mexico a masked rider (Talmadge) and an impoverished girl (Bedford) fall in love, against her father's wishes. When she leaves with him, her fa...
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The Cavalier
1923
Danger Ahead
7/1
Produced by low-budget entrepreneur Phil Goldstone, this silent action melodrama starred Richard Talmadge, a German-born former stunt double for Dougl...
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Danger Ahead
1926
The Better Man
8/1
Lord Hugh Wainwright is a Britisher who, on his way to his California ranch, rescues pretty American Nancy Burton from a brutal peddler. Interested in...
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The Better Man
1925
The Fighting Demon
8/1
Richard Talmadge plays John Drake, a safe expert who gets work managing a safe company in South America. On the way to his new job, he gets into a fig...
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The Fighting Demon
1924
In Fast Company
8/1
Richard Talmadge as a man who loves to live the fast life which often results in him getting in trouble. Be it throwing wild parties, losing money, ge...
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In Fast Company
1925
Tearing Through
8/1
Richard Jones is the assistant to the district attorney. He decides to single-handedly expose a drug ring that is terrorizing Madison, a reformer. Mad...
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Tearing Through
1936
Step on It
6.1/5
A cop is fired from the force and attempts to solve a string of truck holdups.
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Step on It
1924
On Time
7/1
A scientist attempts to transplant a gorilla's brain into a man.
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On Time
1924
Laughing at Danger
6.5/3
A young fellow, down in the dumps after a belle breaks his heart, believes his father is setting up staged escapades and dangers in an attempt to get...
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Laughing at Danger
1914
Ethel's Roof Party
10/1
Office worker Ethel decides to host a luncheon party on the office roof while her boss is away. Two male co-workers, Bill and his pal, decide they sho...
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Ethel's Roof Party
1925
Youth and Adventure
9/1
Reggie Dillingham, a spendthrift socialite, is challenged by his lawyer to support himself for six months; Reggie finds a job as a newspaper editor to...
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Youth and Adventure
1923
Thru the Flames
0/0
Dan Merrill is discharged from the fire department where he has distinguished himself because he is physically unable to stay in a smoking room. His e...
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Thru the Flames
1922
Watch Him Step
0/0
Dick Underwood's desire to marry Dorothy Travers receives strong opposition from her father, and the couple decides to elope. Their escape is thwarted...
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Watch Him Step
1924
American Manners
8/1
Roy Thomas tries to obtain evidence of smuggling to prevent his father from ending up in jail.
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American Manners
1926
The Night Patrol
8/1
Los Angeles cop goes undercover to catch a gang of murderous thieves.
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The Night Patrol
1926
The Broadway Gallant
9/1
Young heiress Helen Stuart is engaged to Monty Barnes, a restless young man. Since Helen is not yet 21, her estate is controlled by her guardian and u...
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