Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos
Richard Davalos in East of Eden (1955)
Born	November 5, 1930 The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	March 8, 2016 (aged 85) Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–2008
Spouse(s)	Ellen Van Der Hoeven
Children	Elyssa Davalos Dominique Davalos
Relatives	Alexa Davalos

Richard Davalos (November 5, 1930 – March 8, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Early life

Davalos was born in New York City of Finnish and Spanish descent.^[1]

Career

Davalos appeared in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean's brother Aron^[2] and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke (1967). His other film credits include roles in I Died a Thousand Times (1955), All the Young Men (1960), The Cabinet of Caligari (1962), Pit Stop (1969), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Brother, Cry for Me (1970), Hot Stuff (1979), Death Hunt (1981), Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) and Ninja Cheerleaders (2008).

He won the 1956 Theatre World Award for his performances in the Arthur Miller plays A View From the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays .^[3]

In the American Civil War television series, The Americans, broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined the Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother, played by Darryl Hickman, who joined the Union Army. In 1962 Davalos appeared on Perry Mason as Lt. Anderson's cousin, James Anderson, in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1964 he appeared in "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands." He guest-starred in an episode of the espionage drama series Blue Light in 1966.

Personal life

Davalos was the father of actress Elyssa Davalos and musician Dominique Davalos, and grandfather of actress Alexa Davalos (The Chronicles of Riddick).

An image of Davalos appears on the covers of The Smiths' albums Strangeways, Here We Come, Best...I, and ...Best II.^[4]

Death

Davalos died March 8, 2016, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.^[5]

Selected Filmography

List of acting performances in film and television^[6]

Year	Title	Role	Note
1955	East of Eden	Aron Trask
	I Died a Thousand Times	Lon Preisser
	The Sea Chase	Cadet Walter Stemme
1960	All the Young Men	Private Casey
1961	The Americans	Corporal Jeff Canfield	TV series (All Episodes)
1962	The Cabinet of Caligari	Mark
1966	Blue Light	Captain Hegner	TV series (Season 1, Episode 6)
1967	Cool Hand Luke	Blind Dick
1968	The Rat Patrol	Capt. Wansee	TV series (Season 2, Episode 51)
1969	Pit Stop	Rick Bowman
1970	Brother, Cry for Me	Michael Noble
	Kelly's Heroes	Private Gutowski
1981	Death Hunt	Beeler
1983	Something Wicked This Way Comes	Mr. Crosetti
1990	Murder, She Wrote	D. L. Beaumont	TV series (Season 7, Episode 5)
2008	Ninja Cheerleaders	Don Lazzaro

References

1. Highbeam.com
2. Crowther, Bosley (March 10, 1955). "East of Eden (1955)". New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
3. "Davalos Awards" ibdb.com, accessed March 10, 2016
4. Stylus Magazine
5. Cheng, Cheryl (March 9, 2016). "Richard Davalos Dead". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
6. "Richard Davalos Filmography". New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

External links

• Richard Davalos at the Internet Movie Database
• Richard Davalos at the Internet Broadway Database