Richard Davalos
Actor
- Born
- November 5, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- March 8, 2016 (age 85)
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Richard Davalos (November 5, 1935 – March 8, 2016) was an American actor.
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Davalos starred in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean's brother and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke (1967). He won the Theatre World Award for his performance in the Arthur Miller play A Memory of Two Mondays in 1955.
In the Civil War television series The Americans, broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother (played by Darryl Hickman), who joined the Union Army.
Davalos was the father of actress Elyssa Davalos and musician Dominique Davalos and grandfather of actress Alexa Davalos (The Chronicles of Riddick). An image of Davalos appears on the covers of The Smiths' albums Strangeways, Here We Come, Best...I, and ...Best II.
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Known for
Cool Hand Luke
November 1, 1967
Kelly's Heroes
June 22, 1970
East of Eden
April 10, 1955
Something Wicked This Way Comes
April 29, 1983
Death Hunt
April 15, 1981
The Cabinet of Caligari
May 25, 1962
Ninja Cheerleaders
May 10, 2008
The Sea Chase
June 4, 1955
I Died a Thousand Times
November 9, 1955
Pit Stop
May 14, 1969
Blood Legacy
March 17, 1971
Hot Stuff
August 10, 1979
Acting20
- 2008Ninja Cheerleaders as Don Lazarro
- 2005James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
- 1990Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Something Wicked This Way Comes as Mr. Crosetti
- 1982Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood as Johnny Dean
- 1981Death Hunt as Beeler
- 1979Hot Stuff as Charles
- 1976The Quest: The Longest Drive as Pratt
- 1973Snatched as Whit
- 1971