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Richard Venture

Date of birth: 1923-11-12

Place of birth: New Jersey, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Richard Venture

Biography

Richard Venture (November 12, 1923 - December 19, 2017) was an American actor, known for Heartbreak Ridge (1986), Scent of a Woman (1992) and Missing (1982).

Movie Credits

Stickin' Together
3

Stickin' Together

1978-04-14

A Hawaiian beach bum finds himself surrogate uncle to five orphaned children, helping them stay toge

Red Corner
3.1

Red Corner

1997-10-30

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key t

Scent of a Woman
3.9

Scent of a Woman

1992-12-23

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the

The Onion Field
3

The Onion Field

1979-09-09

An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loophole

Andre's Mother
0

Andre's Mother

1990-03-07

Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Andre's Mother is the story of Kat

One Special Victory
0

One Special Victory

1991-12-08

A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain

Off the Minnesota Strip
2.4

Off the Minnesota Strip

1980-05-05

A teenage runaway attempts to readjust to home and family life in Minnesota after returning home aft

Being There
3.8

Being There

1979-12-19

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old

Missing
3.6

Missing

1982-02-12

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chil

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
3.1

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977-10-19

A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug

Series 7: The Contenders
3.1

Series 7: The Contenders

2001-01-20

A reality TV program selects six contestants to participate in a free-for-all, no holds barred death

Imaginary Crimes
3.1

Imaginary Crimes

1994-10-14

A recently widowed, small-time hustler struggles to raise his two daughters on his own and still mak

Helter Skelter
3.4

Helter Skelter

1976-04-01

The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseud

Man on a Swing
2.9

Man on a Swing

1974-02-24

When a young schoolteacher is found dead in her car in a parking lot in broad daylight, police chief

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
3.3

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983-02-27

A 47-year-old real estate salesman gets trapped in the insidious web of cocaine addiction.

Dark Intruder
3.1

Dark Intruder

1965-07-25

Police call in occult expert to help solve series of murders.

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
3.6

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

1972-12-20

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive i

Touch and Go
3.1

Touch and Go

1986-08-22

A Chicago hockey star is accosted by a youth gang who attempt to rob him; after he chases them off h

Danger in Paradise
0

Danger in Paradise

1977-05-12

A young man has to battle his greedy stepmother for control of his father's huge estate.

As Summers Die
3.1

As Summers Die

1986-05-18

Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to

Corey: For the People
0

Corey: For the People

1977-06-12

A wealthy socialite is accused of killing her husband. She claims self-defense as a battered wife, a

The Executioner's Song
2.9

The Executioner's Song

1982-09-10

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a length

The Violation of Sarah McDavid
1.5

The Violation of Sarah McDavid

1981-05-19

Sarah McDavid, an idealistic young teacher, takes a job in a rough high school where she is eventual

The Greatest
2.7

The Greatest

1977-05-17

Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassiu

All the President's Men
3.8

All the President's Men

1976-04-09

During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate s

My Kidnapper, My Love
3

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980-12-08

Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealt

A Sensitive, Passionate Man
2.8

A Sensitive, Passionate Man

1977-06-06

The marriage of a wealthy, outwardly happy couple is threatened by the husband's alcoholism.

The Best Little Girl in the World
2.5

The Best Little Girl in the World

1981-05-11

Casey Powell is a teenage girl who is secretly suffering from anorexia nervosa, a mental and physica

The Hunter
2.9

The Hunter

1980-08-01

During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, whi

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
2.8

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980-10-30

Based on the well-publicized Oregon criminal case of the late 1970s, this film dramatizes the unique

Family Sins
1.8

Family Sins

1987-10-25

Gordon has a loving wife and two sons, Bryan and Keith, but he favors his spoiled younger son Keith

The Sicilian
2.6

The Sicilian

1987-10-07

Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leadi

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
2.9

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

1980-11-23

The story of Col. Paul Tibbets and his crew who flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first

Second Serve
2.3

Second Serve

1986-01-01

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it

Heartbreak Ridge
3.4

Heartbreak Ridge

1986-12-05

A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he t

Diary of the Dead
3.5

Diary of the Dead

1976-01-01

An unemployed man who lives with his wife and overbearing mother-in-law sees an opportunity to relie

Street Hawk: The Movie
2.6

Street Hawk: The Movie

1984-01-12

Feature-length pilot of the 1980s action series following the exploits of motorbike riding superhero

Navy Seals
2.7

Navy Seals

1990-07-20

During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discovers that a terrorist group has access to deadly,

The Last Word
2

The Last Word

1979-10-10

When politicians try to force out a renter in a corrupt real-estate deal, the man decides to take ma

The Tenth Month
4

The Tenth Month

1979-09-16

An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist an

The Final Days
3.4

The Final Days

1989-10-29

The Final Days concerns itself with the final months of the Richard Nixon presidency.

Airport '77
2.8

Airport '77

1977-03-11

Flight 23 has crashed in the Bermuda Triangle after a hijacking gone wrong. Now the surviving passen

Chicago Story
3

Chicago Story

1981-03-15

A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a ten-yea

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye
1

Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

1977-01-27

Based on the best-selling book, this movie focuses on John F. Kennedy's first run for a congressiona

The Littlest Victims
0

The Littlest Victims

1989-04-23

A true account of the life of pioneering AIDS doctor James Oleske.

Courage Under Fire
3.3

Courage Under Fire

1996-07-04

A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a