Richard Whorf

Richard Whorf

  • Birthday: 1906-06-04
  • Deathday: 1966-12-14
  • Place of birth: Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, author, director, and designer. Richard was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts to Harry and Sarah (Lee) Whorf. Richards's older brother was the well-known American linguist, Benjamin Lee Whorf. Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager then moving to Broadway when he was 21. Early on, he was in a production of Taming of the Shrew at the Globe Theatre in New York City. He moved to Hollywood and became a contract player in movies of the 1930s and 1940s before becoming a director in 1944. He appeared in Christmas Holiday (1944), Blues in the Night (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and Keeper of the Flame (1942). He directed a number of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, the best known being the CBS hit comedy The Beverly Hillbillies. He also directed the short-lived 1959 syndicated adventure series, Border Patrol, and the 1964-65 television series, Mickey. Whorf directed the unsuccessful 1961 stage comedy, Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe. Whorf's hobby was painting - he sold his first painting at age 15 for US$100. Many of his small town landscape paintings reflected his American worldview and seemed to be inspired by painters like Grant Wood and Norman Rockwell. In the 17 March 1963 TV Channels syndicated rotogravure newspaper magazine, his painting career was profiled and his studio photographed. For the article, he told a reporter, "Who says that a man has to do one thing? Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Whorf, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Blues in the Night

1941

As Jigger Pine

Keeper of the Flame

1943

As Clive Kerndon

Christmas Holiday

1944

As Simon Fenimore

The Impostor

1944

As Lt. Varenne

Juke Girl

1942

As Danny Frazier

For God and Country

1943

As Arnold Miller

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

As Sam Harris

Chain Lightning

1950

As Carl Troxell

Assignment in Brittany

1943

As Jean Kerenor

The Cross of Lorraine

1943

As François

Midnight

1934

As Arthur Weldon

Blonde Fever

1944

As Chef (uncredited)

Breakdowns of 1942

1942

As Self

Production

Champagne for Caesar

1950

As Director

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

As Director

It Happened in Brooklyn

1947

As Director

Love from a Stranger

1947

As Director

The Hidden Eye

1945

As Director

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

As Director

Blonde Fever

1944

As Director

The Sailor Takes a Wife

1945

As Director

Luxury Liner

1948

As Director

March On, America!

1942

As Director

The Burning Hills

1956

As Producer

Bombers B-52

1957

As Producer

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