Richard Webb

Richard Webb

American actor (1915-1993)

John Richard Webb was an American film, television and radio actor. He appeared in more than fifty films, including many westerns and films noir including Out of the Past (1947), Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948), I Was a Communist for the FBI (1951) and Carson City (1952). In modern audiences, he may be best remembered as the star of the 1950s television series, Captain Midnight, based on a long-running radio program of the same name and Border Patrol.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1942–1971) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1942 This Gun For Hire. Frank Tuttle 8 reels B&W
1947 Out Of The Past. Jacques Tourneur 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Variety Girl. George Marshall 93 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Big Clock. John Farrow 95 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court. Universal 16 107 min 35mm Color sound
1950 The Invisible Monster. Republic Pictures Corp. no. 1-6 8Jun50 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1951 Distant Drums. United States Pictures Inc. 101 min 35mm Color sound
1952 This Woman is Dangerous Warner Bros Pictures Inc 1:40:00 16mm B&W sound
1954 Prince Valiant. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 100 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Town tamer. Paramount Pictures Corp. & A. C. Lyles Productions Inc. 89 min 35mm Color sound
1971 Son of blob Jack H. Harris Enterprises, Inc. ; executive producer, Jack H. Harris ; screenplay by Jack Woods and Anthony Harris ; story by Richard Clair and Jack H. Harris ; director, Larry Hagman. 87 16mm Color sound