
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

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Bink Sharfells

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie

Lawman
1958
as Jed Thomas

Ben Casey
1961

Rawhide
1959
as Barker / Jed

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sam Dlugash
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Officer

Daniel Boone
1964
as Moses Hennepin

Zorro
1957
as Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)

Father Knows Best
1954
as Officer

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

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sol Durham

Peter Gunn
1958

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

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Man

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Aphrodite

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

Trackdown
1957
as Matt Morris

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Larry / Bill Hart

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Policeman / Officer Burton

Navy Log
1955

Studio 57
1954
as Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow

December Bride
1954
as Steve Farrell

Riverboat
1959
as Carney Kohler

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Squarehead Malloy

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Willis

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Willard Crane

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Carnival Manager
Broken Arrow
1956
as Bartender

87th Precinct
1961
as Howard Pitt

Fury
1955
as Fred

The Thin Man
1957
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Trucker

Frontier
1955
as Hank

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)

Flying Leathernecks
1951
as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bill (uncredited)

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

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

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

Scarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

California
1947
as Blacksmith (uncredited)

High Wall
1947
as Jim Hale (uncredited)

Harvey
1950
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

Fury
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)

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

Missing Daughters
1939
as Brick McGirk

Dangerous Lady
1941
as Officer Donahue

An American in Paris
1951
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)

Tulsa
1949
as Joker (uncredited)

Silver Spurs
1943
as Buck Walters

Unknown Island
1948
as Sanderson, 1st Mate

On the Town
1949
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

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

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

Thieves' Highway
1949
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

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

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Ship Cargo Seaman (uncredited)

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

Beware of Blondie
1950
as Mailman

Texas Carnival
1951
as Concessionaire #1

Brother Orchid
1940
as Buffalo Burns

False Faces
1943
as Detective Mallory

Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Joe

Hollow Triumph
1948
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Deputy (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Backwoodsman

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

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Bailey

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Customer (uncredited)

The Gazebo
1959
as Louis

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

Black Angel
1946
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)

Fall In
1942
as Army Barber

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

Pitfall
1948
as Desk Sergeant

Desert Bandit
1941
as Henchman Hawk

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

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Dutchman

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

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

The Scarf
1951
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy

Racket Busters
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Traffic Cop

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

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Referee (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge

Her First Romance
1951
as Night Watchman (uncredited)

Manpower
1941
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

San Quentin
1937
as Trusty (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Hershel

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Football player

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

The Texas Rangers
1951
as Arkansas (uncredited)

Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective (Uncredited)

About Face
1942
as Bartender Charlie

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

Red River Valley
1941
as Lumber Deliverer

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

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

Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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

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

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

Champ for a Day
1953
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Al

Watch the Birdie
1950
as Man Who Undresses

Flowing Gold
1940
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mailman (uncredited)

Let's Do It Again
1953
as Ajax Moving Man

Over the Wall
1938
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp

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

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Collucci

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

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

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Smittie
Tricky Chicks
1957

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)

The Traitor Within
1942
as Henchman Otis

Sunset Serenade
1942
as Antlers Bartender

The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Sgt. Malone

It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Policeman

The Great Train Robbery
1941
as Gorman

Corky of Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge McKay

Border Cafe
1937
as Jaillbird (uncredited)

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

The Border Legion
1940
as Oscar "Red" McGooney

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)

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

The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Clairborne

X Marks the Spot
1942
as Dizzy

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Eddie Tasling

Cafe Hostess
1940
as Henchman Willie

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Mike (uncredited)

Young Widow
1946
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as Sgt. Mullins

In Old Sacramento
1946
as Oscar

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
as Mailman (uncredited)

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Mr. Liberti

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Harry 'Cueball' Lake
Hectic Honeymoon
1947
as Duffy

The Game That Kills
1937
as 'Leapfrog' Soule

Friendly Enemies
1942
as Delivery man

They All Come Out
1939
as Moxie (uncredited)

Romance on the Range
1942
as Jailer-Deputy

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Chick

Reunion in Reno
1951
as Taxi Driver

Fright Night
1947
as Chopper Kane

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Luke

The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)
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)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951) — as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Bill (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
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