Richard Carlyle
{{Short description|Canadian-American actor (1914–2009)}}
{{For|the Canadian actor of an earlier era|Richard Carlyle (actor, born 1879)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Richard Carlyle
| image = Richard Carlyle in One Step Beyond (Night of Decision).jpg
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| caption = Carlyle in the TV series One Step Beyond, episode "Night of Decision", 1961
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|03|20}}
| birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|11|15|1914|03|20}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years active = 1950–1994
| website =
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Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and Broadway actor.[http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=34572 Richard Carlyle at Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com)]{{efn|IBDb has blended credits of the two Richard Carlyles. All credits before 1949 are to the Richard Carlyle born in 1879.}}{{efn|The reference book Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series gives Carlyle's birth date as March 20, 1920.}}{{cite book|last1=Aaker|first1=Everett|title=Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Co.|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6409-8|page=121}}
Early years
Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Career
Carlyle's early work on stage came with the troupe at the Barter Theatre and in stock theatre in Springfield, Illinois.
On television, Carlyle co-starred in "The Long Walk", the May 30, 1950, episode of Cameo Theatre.{{cite news |title=Television Highlights of the Week |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77082667/the-boston-globe/ |access-date=May 5, 2021 |work=The Boston Globe |date=May 28, 1590 |page=30-A|via = Newspapers.com}} In 1951, Carlyle starred as Jack Casey in the television version of Casey, Crime Photographer on CBS.{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=219|edition=2nd}}
He had a prolific career beginning in the 1950s appearing in a variety of theatre productions and as a character actor on numerous television series. He played Rezin Bowie in The Iron Mistress (1952) and Commander Don Adams in the Oscar-nominated war drama Torpedo Run (1959) starring Glenn Ford. He also had a long tenure with Theatre West in Los Angeles.
In the original Star Trek series he played Lieutenant Carl Jaeger in "The Squire of Gothos" (1967).{{cite news |title=Star Trek |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-tribune-richard-carlyle-1914-2/172880315/ |work=The News Tribune |date=January 12, 1967 |location=Tacoma, WA |page=24 |access-date=May 22, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Death
Carlyle died in Los Angeles on November 15, 2009 at the age of 95.{{cite book|last1=Lentz|first1=Harris M. III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|date=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786456451|page=91|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CH_GCwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Richard+Carlyle%22+actor&pg=PA91|accessdate=27 April 2017|language=en}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Target Unknown | Brooklyn | |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | Rezin Bowie | |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Commander Don Adams | |
| 1960 | The Gallant Hours | Father Frederic Gehring | |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mace | Season 7 Episode 8: "The Old Pro" |
| 1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Dr. Leo Wales | Season 1 Episode 20: "The Paragon" |
| 1965 | Gunsmoke | Carl | Season 10 Episode 18: “One Killer On Ice" |
| 1966 | Harper | Fred Platt | |
| 1967 | Sail to Glory | George Schugler | |
| 1973 | Brady Bunch | Mr Hillary - school principal | 'Bobby's Hero' episode |
| 1990 | Going Under | General Air Quality |
References
Notes
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