Richard Webb

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BIRTHDAY

September 09, 1919

Bloomington, IL

DIED

June 10, 1993

RECENT CREDITS

Beware! The Blob (FILM) Jan. 1, 1972

The Gay Deceivers (FILM) Jun. 1, 1969

On the Beach (FILM) Jan. 1, 1959

Artists and Models (FILM) Dec. 1, 1955

Three Hours to Kill (FILM) Sep. 1, 1954

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BIOGRAPHY

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Recruited from the stage, Richard Webb was signed to a standard Paramount contract in 1941. After playing bits in such films as Among the Living (1941) Sullivan's Travels (1942) and I Wanted Wings (1942), Webb served as a Captain in World War II. Upon his return, he was briefly groomed for stardom. He played such sizeable supporting roles as Jim in Out of the Past (1947), Private Shipley in Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Sir Galahad in A Connecticut Yankee in King's Arthur's Court, but his only top-billed assignment was the 1950 Republic serial The Invisible Monster. In 1952, Webb landed the role of Captain Midnight in the TV series of the same name, earning the hero worship of kids everywhere--and the animosity of the Captain Midnight producers when he refused to drink the sponsor's product, Ovaltine, in public (he hated the stuff!) Webb went on to star in the 1959 syndicated TVer US Border Patrol, then did guest spots on such series as Gunsmoke, Lassie and Get Smart. In the '70s Webb turned to writing, publishing four books on psychic phenomena, including the 1974 reincarnation study These Came Back. Suffering from cancer and a respiratory ailment, Richard Webb committed suicide in 1993.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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