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Dick Winslow

Date of birth: 1915-03-25

Place of birth: Jennings, Louisiana, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Dick Winslow Johnson, Richard Winslow Johnson

Dick Winslow

Biography

Dick Winslow's parents were Winonian Breazeala (a writer) and Sidney R. Johnson. Graduated from Belmont High School in Los Angeles, and first appeared in films when he was five years old. Appeared in the play "Silver Thread" at the Egan Theatre in Los Angeles, and in "The Emperor's Clothes" at the Belmont Theatre in Los Angeles. He played the pipe organ, piano, marimba, bag pipes, accordion, drums, saxophone and other wind instruments. Had appeared in 75 films by 1934. - IMDb Mini Biography

Movie Credits

Avalanche
0

Avalanche

1928-11-10

An otherwise honest gambler, played by Jack Holt, begins to cheat at cards in order to put his son J

Love, Live & Laugh
0

Love, Live & Laugh

1929-11-02

Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't

The Benny Goodman Story
3.1

The Benny Goodman Story

1956-02-02

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of

Do Not Disturb
2.8

Do Not Disturb

1965-12-22

When American couple Janet and Mike move to England for his business, she soon fears he's having an

The Cincinnati Kid
3.5

The Cincinnati Kid

1965-10-15

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time mast

Fatal Judgement
3.5

Fatal Judgement

1988-10-18

A Massachusetts nurse (Patty Duke) is accused of exercising Fatal Judgment in this made-for-TV movie

The Continental Twist
2.4

The Continental Twist

1961-12-12

Sam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and

Frankie and Johnny
2.8

Frankie and Johnny

1966-03-31

Johnny is a riverboat entertainer with a big gambling problem. After a fortune-teller tells Johnny h

The Impatient Maiden
5

The Impatient Maiden

1932-03-01

A maid's dream comes true but are not quite what she expected.

A Tragedy at Midnight
2.4

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942-02-02

The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find

Persons in Hiding
1.3

Persons in Hiding

1939-02-10

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

Donovan's Kid
3

Donovan's Kid

1979-01-07

Timothy Donovan, a con-man, returns to San Francisco to see his wife and daughter. Realizing his fam

First Monday in October
3

First Monday in October

1981-08-21

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a fr

There's Always Tomorrow
4

There's Always Tomorrow

1934-11-01

Ignored by his ever-busy wife and children, a middle-aged businessman finds companionship with a for

Bars and Stripes
0.5

Bars and Stripes

1937-02-20

This "tabloid musical" short showcases bandleader Dick Winslow and singer Veola Vonn in a plot simil

Seed
3

Seed

1931-05-14

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have five ch

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!

So Big!
2.8

So Big!

1932-04-30

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.

Collector’s Item
0

Collector’s Item

1957-12-01

Mr. Prentiss is an appraiser at his firm, the House of Prentiss. He is about to go to Florida to app

Doctors' Wives
2.4

Doctors' Wives

1971-02-03

The wives of several high-powered doctors feel neglected due to their husbands' focus on their caree

Divorce American Style
2.8

Divorce American Style

1967-06-21

After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world

Funny Lady
2.6

Funny Lady

1975-03-15

Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression

Airport
3.3

Airport

1970-03-25

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots

Baby Face
3.6

Baby Face

1933-07-13

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins t

Grand Old Girl
3.3

Grand Old Girl

1935-01-15

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.

Manhattan Heartbeat
0

Manhattan Heartbeat

1940-07-11

A couple can't make ends meet. He is an airplane mechanic and makes extra money testing planes. When

One Exciting Adventure
0

One Exciting Adventure

1934-09-01

One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake of

Navy Blue and Gold
2.6

Navy Blue and Gold

1937-11-19

Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.

Good Girls Go to Paris
3.5

Good Girls Go to Paris

1939-06-20

Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor

Gypsy
3.1

Gypsy

1962-11-01

Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge b

Dancing Co-Ed
3.1

Dancing Co-Ed

1939-09-29

After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his

Sarah and Son
2.6

Sarah and Son

1930-03-14

A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up se

Mutiny on the Bounty
3.7

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935-11-22

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty.

Tom Brown of Culver
2.6

Tom Brown of Culver

1932-06-30

Boy who thought his father a war hero finds he was really a deserter.

And One Was Beautiful
3.1

And One Was Beautiful

1940-04-05

A teenager falls hard for an irresponsible playboy.

Love Thy Neighbor
3.3

Love Thy Neighbor

1940-12-27

Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars p

Mystery Sea Raider
1.5

Mystery Sea Raider

1940-10-26

June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship"

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
2.9

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942-06-26

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy

Embryo
2.3

Embryo

1976-05-21

A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mat

A Night at the Ritz
1.5

A Night at the Ritz

1935-03-23

A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

Winter Carnival
3

Winter Carnival

1939-07-28

A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's W

Tom Sawyer
2.8

Tom Sawyer

1930-12-19

The classic Mark Twain tale of a young boy and his friends on the Mississippi River. Tom and his pal

Sudden Money
2.5

Sudden Money

1939-03-31

Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney a

The Apple Dumpling Gang
3.3

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975-07-01

A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumb

Shipmates Forever
3.3

Shipmates Forever

1935-10-12

An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He fi

The Blue Dahlia
3.3

The Blue Dahlia

1946-04-16

Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attem

King Creole
3.1

King Creole

1958-07-02

Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a nightcl

Laughter in Hell
0.5

Laughter in Hell

1933-01-12

In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.

Bombardier
2.8

Bombardier

1943-05-14

A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U

The Shootist
3.5

The Shootist

1976-07-21

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly

The Human Side
0

The Human Side

1934-09-01

The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.

The Secret Heart
3.1

The Secret Heart

1946-12-25

Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death

Bachelor Bait
2.9

Bachelor Bait

1934-07-27

After being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.

The Bad Sister
2.7

The Bad Sister

1931-03-29

Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsemen

The Devil and Leroy Bassett
1.5

The Devil and Leroy Bassett

1973-01-01

Leroy Bassett and his dim-witted brothers go on the lam after freeing their friend Keema from jail.

Female
3.1

Female

1933-11-11

Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of bu

Swing Shift Maisie
3.3

Swing Shift Maisie

1943-10-01

Street-smart Maisie from Brooklyn lands a job at an airplane assembly plant during WWII and falls in

Is Everybody Happy?
0

Is Everybody Happy?

1943-10-28

This is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.

Two-Minute Warning
3.1

Two-Minute Warning

1976-11-12

A psychotic sniper plans a massive killing spree in a Los Angeles football stadium during a major ch

Flirtation Walk
2.8

Flirtation Walk

1934-12-01

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a

Death Sentence
2.6

Death Sentence

1974-10-02

A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and th

Movie Movie
3

Movie Movie

1978-11-01

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals,

The Love-Ins
1.9

The Love-Ins

1967-07-26

A college professor falls in with the counterculture crowd in San Francisco after resigning from his

All the Fine Young Cannibals
2.6

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960-09-15

An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the pro

French Leave
0

French Leave

1948-04-10

Merchant seaman Skitch Kilroy (Jackie Cooper) and "Pappy" Reagan (Jackie Coogan)arrive in Marseilles

The Swinger
2.6

The Swinger

1966-11-13

An authoress writes a steaming sex-novel and proceeds to live out her heroine's adventures.

The Good Fairy
3.5

The Good Fairy

1935-02-18

In 1930s Budapest, naïve orphan Luisa Ginglebuscher becomes an usherette at the local movie house, d

Tars and Spars
2.4

Tars and Spars

1946-01-10

Howard Young is a coast guardsman who has been on shore duty for three years despite his efforts to

Scared Stiff
3.2

Scared Stiff

1953-04-27

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who

Because of You
2.9

Because of You

1952-12-04

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

The Comic
3

The Comic

1969-11-19

An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his fune

Americathon
1.8

Americathon

1979-08-10

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankru

When Tomorrow Comes
2.5

When Tomorrow Comes

1939-08-11

A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he i

Lepke
2.3

Lepke

1975-05-23

Lepke is the feared leader of "Murder Incorporated" in this underworld drama based on the life of Lo

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts
3.5

Man from Atlantis II: The Death Scouts

1977-04-22

A human scientist capable of living underwater discovers similar alien life inhabiting human bodies,

Uncertain Lady
0

Uncertain Lady

1934-04-03

Uncertain Lady is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund.