
Dick Wessel
Known for Acting · 183 credits
- Born
- 1913-04-20
- Died
- 1965-04-20
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- Dick Wassel · Richard M. Wessel · Richard Wessel · Dick Wessell · Richard Wessell · Richard Michael Wessel
Known For
TV Shows (42)

Perry Mason
1957
as Transfer Man

Bonanza
1959
as Big Mike Campbell

The Fugitive
1963
as Charley Hendricks

Lassie
1954
as Fred Brockway

Wagon Train
1957
as Biff

The Twilight Zone
1959
as Charlie

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Bink Sharfells

Dr. Kildare
1961
as Sam Dlugash

Ben Casey
1961

Lawman
1958
as Jed Thomas
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Officer

Rawhide
1959
as Barker / Jed

Daniel Boone
1964
as Moses Hennepin

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Assistant (uncredited) / CPO Delaney - USS Farragut

Zorro
1957
as Cpl. Delgado (uncredited)

Gunsmoke
1955
as Sol Durham

Peter Gunn
1958

77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Police Officer (uncredited) / Stan

Father Knows Best
1954
as Officer

The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Tom O'Brien (as Richard Wessell)

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Man

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Aphrodite

Trackdown
1957
as Matt Morris

Navy Log
1955

Public Defender
1954
as Sgt. Willis

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Policeman / Officer Burton

December Bride
1954
as Steve Farrell

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Bill Hart / Larry

Studio 57
1954
as Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow

Riverboat
1959
as Carney Kohler

The Life Of Riley
1953
as Squarehead Malloy

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Willard Crane

Arrest and Trial
1963
as Carnival Manager

87th Precinct
1961
as Howard Pitt
Broken Arrow
1956
as Bartender

Fury
1955
as Fred

The Thin Man
1957

The Lone Wolf
1954
as Bill Basey
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Trucker

Frontier
1955
as Hank

Man with a Camera
1958
Grindl
1963
Movies (141)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days
1956
as Train Engineer (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
1951
as Bill (uncredited)

The Strawberry Blonde
1941
as Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)

Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks
1951
as Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

Harvey
1950
as Mr. Cracker (uncredited)

Fury
1936
as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Small Town Girl
1936
as College Boy in Car (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited)

An American in Paris
1951
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)

Thieves' Highway
1949
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

Tulsa
1949
as Joker (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
1945
as Detective (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Governor of Florida (uncredited)

Father of the Bride
1950
as Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited)

Beware of Blondie
1950
as Mailman

The Howards of Virginia
1940
as Backwoodsman

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
as Grenade Instructor (uncredited)

On the Town
1949
as Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited)

The Gazebo
1959
as Louis

California
1947
as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Black Angel
1946
as Mavis' Doorman (Uncredited)

Unknown Island
1948
as Sanderson, 1st Mate

High Wall
1947
as Jim Hale (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Sgt. Brown (uncredited)

The Ugly Dachshund
1966
as Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited)

Hollow Triumph
1948
as Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited)

Texas Carnival
1951
as Concessionaire #1

Racket Busters
1938
as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Customer (uncredited)

Silver Spurs
1943
as Buck Walters

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Deputy (uncredited)

Brother Orchid
1940
as Buffalo Burns

Fall In
1942
as Army Barber

They Drive by Night
1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)

Canadian Pacific
1949
as Bailey

Pitfall
1948
as Desk Sergeant

Gentleman Jim
1942
as Referee (uncredited)

Flight Command
1940
as Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Cherub Joe (uncredited)

Blondie's Big Moment
1947
as Bus Driver (uncredited)

Blackbeard, the Pirate
1952
as Dutchman

The Texas Rangers
1951
as Arkansas (uncredited)

Manpower
1941
as Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited)

Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective (Uncredited)

All in a Night's Work
1961
as Janitor (uncredited)

San Quentin
1937
as Trusty (uncredited)

A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited)

13 Rue Madeleine
1947
as Gestapo Officer (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as German Machine Gunner (uncredited)

City for Conquest
1940
as Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge

False Faces
1943
as Detective Mallory

The Scarf
1951
as Sid, Drunk Cowboy

Submarine Patrol
1938
as Dock Shore Patrolman (facing camera)

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Hershel
In Room 303
1947

Let's Do It Again
1953
as Ajax Moving Man

Champ for a Day
1953
as 'Speedtrap' Calhoun

Slattery's Hurricane
1949
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

About Face
1942
as Bartender Charlie

Watch the Birdie
1950
as Man Who Undresses

Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Traffic Cop

Blondie's Hero
1950
as Mailman (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live
1941
as Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Collucci

Flowing Gold
1940
as Man on Dance Floor (uncredited)

The Fuller Brush Man
1948
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Sunset Serenade
1942
as Antlers Bartender

The WAC from Walla Walla
1952
as Sgt. Malone

Red River Valley
1941
as Lumber Deliverer

Missing Daughters
1939
as Brick McGirk

Love Is Better Than Ever
1952
as Smittie

Blondie Hits the Jackpot
1949
as Mailman (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
1939
as Cop #2 (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Convict Messenger (uncredited)

The Great Train Robbery
1941
as Gorman

The Jackie Robinson Story
1950
as Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited)

Joe Smith, American
1942
as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)

Border Cafe
1937
as Jaillbird (uncredited)
Tricky Chicks
1957

It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Policeman

In Old Sacramento
1946
as Oscar

The Crowd Roars
1938
as Fighter at Gym (uncredited)

Corky of Gasoline Alley
1951
as Pudge McKay

Her First Romance
1951
as Night Watchman (uncredited)

They All Come Out
1939
as Moxie (uncredited)

The Cowboy Quarterback
1939
as Football player

Cafe Hostess
1940
as Henchman Willie

The Game That Kills
1937
as 'Leapfrog' Soule

Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Eddie Tasling

The Border Legion
1940
as Oscar "Red" McGooney

Half Shot Shooters
1936
as Gunnery Soldier (uncredited)

Hitler: Beast of Berlin
1939
as Buchman - Prison Guard (uncredited)

An Hour for Lunch
1939
as Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited)

Punchy Cowpunchers
1950
as Sgt. Mullins

Young Widow
1946
as Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid
1942
as Al

The Traitor Within
1942
as Henchman Otis

Friendly Enemies
1942
as Delivery man

Steel Against the Sky
1941
as Mike (uncredited)

Wives and Lovers
1963
as Mr. Liberti

Merton of the Movies
1947
as Chick

Yanks Ahoy
1943
as Ship Cargo Seaman (uncredited)

Desert Bandit
1941
as Henchman Hawk

X Marks the Spot
1942
as Dizzy

So You Won't Talk?
1940
as Dopey

Flat Feat
1948
as Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson

Blackwell's Island
1939
as Convict (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
as Harry 'Cueball' Lake

Dangerous Lady
1941
as Officer Donahue

Over the Wall
1938
as Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp

In Spite of Danger
1935
as Monk Grady

The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Clairborne

Pardon My Terror
1946
as Luke

The Desperados Are in Town
1956
as Hank Green (as Richard Wessel)

Hawk of the Wilderness
1938
as Dirk

Three Hearts for Julia
1943
as Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited)

Round-Up Time in Texas
1937
as Henchman Craig Johnson
About Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel is a notable figure in cinema and television, best known for contributions to Acting. With 183 credits spanning from 1935 to 1966, Dick Wessel has appeared in 141 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dick Wessel Movies
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956) — as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Bill (uncredited)
- The Strawberry Blonde (1941) — as Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Planetarium Guide (uncredited)
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