Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen (born Sylvanus Richard Mattimore) was an American film and television actor. He served as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Flying Corps during World War I. After the war, he went to the oilfields of Texas and Oklahoma and found work as a tool boy. He was thereafter a messenger and sporting editor of a newspaper before going to Los Angeles to act in films, but no producer wanted him. He was a delivery boy for a film laboratory when the motorcycle which he was riding landed him a broken leg outside the Paramount Pictures lot. A sympathetic film director gave him his start as an extra. He appeared at first in silent films before making the transition to talkies. His first important film role was in Vengeance of the Deep. He took time out from his Hollywood career to teach as a United States Army Air Forces flight instructor in World War II. Arlen is best known for his role as a pilot in the Academy Award-winning Wings with Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Gary Cooper, El Brendel, and his second wife, Jobyna Ralston, whom he married in 1927. He was among the more famous residents of the celebrity enclave, Toluca Lake, California. He married New York socialite, Margaret Kinsella, in 1946. In 1939, Universal teamed him with Andy Devine for a series of 14 B-pictures, mostly action-comedies with heavy reliance on stock footage from larger-scale films. They are informally known as the "Aces of Action" series, which is how the stars were billed in the trailers. When Arlen left the studio in 1941, the series continued with Devine teamed with a variety of other actors. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Arlen was active in television, having guest starred in several anthology series, including Playhouse 90, The Loretta Young Show, The 20th Century Fox Hour, and in three episodes of the series about clergymen, Crossroads. In 1960, Arlen was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6755 Hollywood Boulevard for his contributions to the film industry. In 1968, he appeared on Petticoat Junction playing himself. The episode was called "Wings" and it was in direct reference to the 1927 silent movie Wings. Arlen appeared in westerns, such as Lawman, Branded, Bat Masterson, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Wagon Train, and Yancy Derringer, and in such drama/adventure programs as Ripcord, Whirlybirds, Perry Mason, The New Breed, Coronado 9, and Michael Shayne.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 5.201
Birthday 1899-08-30
Place of Birth Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As Van Mattimore, Dick Arlen, Sylvanus Richard Mattimore,
Island of Lost Souls
1932

Island of Lost Souls

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6
1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-6

Alice in Wonderland
1933

Alice in Wonderland

Thunderbolt
1929

Thunderbolt

The Horror Show
1979

The Horror Show

Hollywood
1923

Hollywood

Wings
1927

Wings

The Virginian
1929

The Virginian

Warlock
1959

Warlock

The Coast of Folly
1925

The Coast of Folly

In the Name of Love
1925

In the Name of Love

Accomplice
1946

Accomplice

Submarine Alert
1943

Submarine Alert

The Crawling Hand
1963

The Crawling Hand

Feel My Pulse
1928

Feel My Pulse

Three-Cornered Moon
1933

Three-Cornered Moon

Minesweeper
1943

Minesweeper

Rolled Stockings
1927

Rolled Stockings

Beggars of Life
1928

Beggars of Life

Helldorado
1935

Helldorado

Identity Unknown
1945

Identity Unknown

Sabre Jet
1953

Sabre Jet

Johnny Reno
1966

Johnny Reno

Red Tomahawk
1967

Red Tomahawk

The Four Feathers
1929

The Four Feathers

The Man I Love
1929

The Man I Love

Storm Over Lisbon
1944

Storm Over Lisbon

Tiger Shark
1932

Tiger Shark

The Big Bonanza
1944

The Big Bonanza

The Light of Western Stars
1930

The Light of Western Stars

Blonde Blackmailer
1955

Blonde Blackmailer

Guilty as Hell
1932

Guilty as Hell

Dangerous Curves
1929

Dangerous Curves

The Lady and the Monster
1944

The Lady and the Monster

Artists & Models
1937

Artists & Models

Rogue's Gallery
1968

Rogue's Gallery

Let 'em Have It
1935

Let 'em Have It

When My Baby Smiles at Me
1948

When My Baby Smiles at Me

Only Saps Work
1930

Only Saps Work

Young Fury
1964

Young Fury

College Humor
1933

College Humor

Buckskin
1968

Buckskin

Call of The Yukon
1938

Call of The Yukon

Apache Uprising
1965

Apache Uprising

Three Live Ghosts
1936

Three Live Ghosts

Law of the Lawless
1964

Law of the Lawless

Black Spurs
1965

Black Spurs

Speed to Spare
1948

Speed to Spare

That's My Baby!
1944

That's My Baby!

The Man from Montreal
1939

The Man from Montreal

Ladies of the Mob
1928

Ladies of the Mob

Secret Valley
1937

Secret Valley

The Lawyer's Secret
1931

The Lawyer's Secret

Straight, Place and Show
1938

Straight, Place and Show

Dangerous Paradise
1930

Dangerous Paradise

The Blazing Forest
1952

The Blazing Forest

Aerial Gunner
1943

Aerial Gunner

Hollywood: The Selznick Years
1961

Hollywood: The Selznick Years

Wildcat
1942

Wildcat

Hostile Guns
1967

Hostile Guns

A Dangerous Game
1941

A Dangerous Game

Burning Up
1930

Burning Up

The Human Duplicators
1965

The Human Duplicators

The Great Barrier
1937

The Great Barrier

Hurricane Smith
1952

Hurricane Smith

Timber Queen
1944

Timber Queen

Town Tamer
1965

Town Tamer

The Phantom Speaks
1945

The Phantom Speaks

Manhattan Cocktail
1928

Manhattan Cocktail

The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961

The Last Time I Saw Archie

Lucky Devils
1941

Lucky Devils

The Devil's Pipeline
1940

The Devil's Pipeline

Behind the Front
1926

Behind the Front

The Border Legion
1930

The Border Legion

To the Shores of Hell
1966

To the Shores of Hell

Flaming Feather
1952

Flaming Feather

Hidden Guns
1956

Hidden Guns

Alaska Highway
1943

Alaska Highway

Power Dive
1941

Power Dive

Forced Landing
1941

Forced Landing

Silver City
1951

Silver City

A Letter From Bataan
1942

A Letter From Bataan

Mutiny on the Blackhawk
1939

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Old Ironsides
1926

Old Ironsides

The Day of the Trumpet
1958

The Day of the Trumpet

Ready for Love
1934

Ready for Love

Buffalo Bill Rides Again
1947

Buffalo Bill Rides Again

Swing with Bing
1940

Swing with Bing

Hell and High Water
1933

Hell and High Water

Raymie
1960

Raymie

You'd Be Surprised
1926

You'd Be Surprised

The Mountain
1956

The Mountain

The Young and the Brave
1963

The Young and the Brave

Mutiny in the Arctic
1941

Mutiny in the Arctic

Raiders of the Desert
1941

Raiders of the Desert

No Time to Marry
1938

No Time to Marry

Missing Daughters
1939

Missing Daughters

Tropic Fury
1939

Tropic Fury

Legion of Lost Flyers
1939

Legion of Lost Flyers

Danger On Wheels
1940

Danger On Wheels

The Leather Pushers
1940

The Leather Pushers

She Made Her Bed
1934

She Made Her Bed

Flying Blind
1941

Flying Blind

Song of the Eagle
1933

Song of the Eagle

Torpedo Boat
1942

Torpedo Boat

The Bounty Killer
1965

The Bounty Killer

Soaring Stars
1942

Soaring Stars

The Mine with the Iron Door
1936

The Mine with the Iron Door

Caught
1931

Caught

The Sea God
1930

The Sea God

The Return of Wildfire
1948

The Return of Wildfire

Murder in Greenwich Village
1937

Murder in Greenwich Village

Wayward
1932

Wayward

Sex and the College Girl
1964

Sex and the College Girl

Fort Utah
1967

Fort Utah

Black Diamonds
1940

Black Diamonds

Paramount on Parade
1930

Paramount on Parade

Hot Steel
1940

Hot Steel

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

Kansas Raiders
1950

Kansas Raiders

Golden Harvest
1933

Golden Harvest

The Secret Call
1931

The Secret Call

Gun Smoke
1931

Gun Smoke

She's a Sheik
1927

She's a Sheik

Sky Bride
1932

Sky Bride

Waco
1966

Waco

Come On, Marines!
1934

Come On, Marines!

Wrecking Crew
1942

Wrecking Crew

Devil's Point
1954

Devil's Point

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing
1933

How to Break 90 #4: Downswing

The Santa Fe Trail
1930

The Santa Fe Trail

The All-American
1932

The All-American

The Conquering Horde
1931

The Conquering Horde

Sally in Our Alley
1927

Sally in Our Alley

The Blood Ship
1927

The Blood Ship

Figures Don't Lie
1927

Figures Don't Lie

Men of the Timberland
1941

Men of the Timberland

Hollywood Hobbies
1935

Hollywood Hobbies

The Enchanted Hill
1926

The Enchanted Hill

The Best Man
1964

The Best Man

Touchdown!
1931

Touchdown!

Under the Tonto Rim
1928

Under the Tonto Rim

A Whale of a Tale
1976

A Whale of a Tale

Padlocked
1926

Padlocked

The Sky's the Limit
1975

The Sky's the Limit

Grand Canyon
1949

Grand Canyon

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

The French Key
1946

The French Key