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Richard Gaines

Date of birth: 1904-07-23

Place of birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Richard Houston Gaines, Richard H. Gaines

Richard Gaines

Biography

Richard Houston Gaines (July 23, 1904 – July 20, 1975) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 film and television productions between 1940 and 1962.

Movie Credits

Double Indemnity
4.1

Double Indemnity

1944-07-06

A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on he

Ace in the Hole
3.9

Ace in the Hole

1951-06-29

An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.

Nobody Lives Forever
3.1

Nobody Lives Forever

1946-11-01

A con artist falls for the rich widow he's trying to fleece.

Humoresque
3.6

Humoresque

1947-01-25

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neuro

Brute Force
3.6

Brute Force

1947-07-16

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-trippi

Love Me or Leave Me
3.4

Love Me or Leave Me

1955-05-26

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gan

Flight to Mars
2.6

Flight to Mars

1951-11-11

Four scientists and a newsman crash land on Mars and meet martians who act friendly.

The Enchanted Cottage
3.7

The Enchanted Cottage

1945-04-28

A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his

The Invisible Wall
2.7

The Invisible Wall

1947-10-15

A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military.

Ride the Pink Horse
3.6

Ride the Pink Horse

1947-10-08

A con man tries to blackmail a Mexican gangster.

The Howards of Virginia
3.3

The Howards of Virginia

1940-09-19

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries d

The More the Merrier
3.4

The More the Merrier

1943-05-13

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C.

Tender Comrade
3.1

Tender Comrade

1944-05-30

Jo Jones, a young defense plant worker whose husband is in the military during World War II, shares

Unconquered
3.2

Unconquered

1947-10-10

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to esc

A Night to Remember
3.3

A Night to Remember

1942-12-10

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect

5 Steps to Danger
3.1

5 Steps to Danger

1956-11-05

Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?

Dangerous Years
3.2

Dangerous Years

1947-12-07

Jeff Carter has put an end to the town's delinquency with a boys' club. Young hoodlum Danny shows up

Do You Love Me
2.4

Do You Love Me

1946-05-17

Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band leader

Cass Timberlane
3

Cass Timberlane

1947-11-06

Judge Cass Timberlane marries a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Virginia Marshland. A baby i

White Tie and Tails
3.5

White Tie and Tails

1946-08-30

When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up getting involv

Ransom!
3.6

Ransom!

1956-01-24

A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.

Double Exposure
2.8

Double Exposure

1944-12-18

In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistak

A Gun in His Hand
2.9

A Gun in His Hand

1945-09-15

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young man graduates from the police academy at the to

The Lucky Stiff
2.4

The Lucky Stiff

1949-05-26

A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.

Francis in the Haunted House
2.5

Francis in the Haunted House

1956-07-09

A Ha-Ha-Haunted House Has Got 'Em! ...and it's every ghost for himself!

A Kiss for Corliss
2.4

A Kiss for Corliss

1949-11-25

After a brief encounter with the romantic and thrice divorced Kenneth Marquis, Corliss Archer decide

The Hucksters
3.5

The Hucksters

1947-07-17

A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be

Twice Blessed
3

Twice Blessed

1945-05-31

Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced

That Wonderful Urge
3.3

That Wonderful Urge

1948-11-20

When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investiga

Trial
3.4

Trial

1955-10-07

A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom

So Goes My Love
3.5

So Goes My Love

1946-05-01

Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead,

The Great Impostor
3.5

The Great Impostor

1960-12-23

Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and w

Every Girl Should Be Married
3.1

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948-12-25

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Bro

Mr. Winkle Goes to War
3.1

Mr. Winkle Goes to War

1944-07-19

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman finds himself in the

Marry Me Again
0

Marry Me Again

1953-09-22

Bill, a jet pilot hero from the Korean War, returns home with intentions of marrying his sweetheart,

Drum Beat
3

Drum Beat

1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and

The Bride Wore Boots
3

The Bride Wore Boots

1946-06-05

A bookish husband tries to win back the affections of his horse-breeding wife.

Strange Bargain
2.9

Strange Bargain

1949-11-05

Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the co

Don Juan Quilligan
3

Don Juan Quilligan

1945-06-01

When a an overly romantic barge captain marries two women, each reminding him of his mother, he find

The Petrified Forest
3.4

The Petrified Forest

1955-05-30

Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in Fr