Richard Beymer Biography (1939?-)

Full name, George Richard Beymer, Jr.; born February 21, 1939 (some sources cite February 20, 1938), in Avoca, IA; son of G. R. (a printer) and Eunice (maiden name, Gose) Beymer.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, cinematographer, writer
Birth Details: February 21, 1939?; Avoca, Iowa, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Roelf, ages 12-16, So Big, Warner Bros., 1953
(As Dick Beymer) Paul, Indiscretion of an American Wife (also known as Indiscretion, Station Terminus, Terminal Station, Terminal Station Indiscretion, Terminus Station, and Stazionetermini), Columbia, 1954
(As Dick Beymer) Rab, Johnny Tremaine (also known as Johnny Tremaine and the Sons of Liberty), 1957
Peter Van Daan/Peter van Pels, The Diary of Anne Frank, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1959
Bob Bannerman, High Time, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
Tony, West Side Story, United Artists, 1961
Nick Adams, Adventures of a Young Man (also known as Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
Mike Pulaski, Bachelor Flat, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
Philip Harrington, Five Finger Exercise, Columbia, 1962
Private Dutch Schultz, The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962
Kenny Baird, The Stripper (also known as Woman of Summer),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
Dean, Free Grass (also known as Scream Free! and StreetDrugs), Hollywood Star Pictures, 1969
The Innerview (experimental film; some sources cite as The Interview), 1974
Evan Bley, Cross Country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Dr. Newbury, Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out, QuietFilms, 1989
Eddie Di Angelo, Blackbelt, New Horizon Picture Corp., 1992
Peter Webb, My Girl 2, Columbia, 1994
Prosecutor, The Little Death, Island Pictures, 1995
Mr. Parks, Foxfire, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
Chad Leary, The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, 1996
Film Work
Director and cinematographer, A Regular Bouquet (documentary), 1964, later broadcast as an episode of Eyes on the Prize, PBS
Producer, director, cinematographer, and editor, The Innerview (experimental film; some sources cite as The Interview), 1974
Television Appearances
Series
David Fenton, Paper Dolls, ABC, 1984
Benjamin Horne, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
Movies

Allan Breed, Generation ABC, 1985
Ben, Danger Island (also known as The Presence), NBC, 1992
Dr. Matthew Sheridan, A Face to Die For (also known as The Face), NBC, 1996
Bob Haldeman, Elvis Meets Nixon, Showtime, 1997
Episodic
Mark Shannon, "You Take the High Road," The Virginian, 1965
"Show Me a Hero," The Virginian, 1965
Harry Williams, "The Survival School Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1967
"All Creatures Great ... and Not So Great," Moonlighting, 1986
Jeff Larkin, Dallas, CBS, 1987
Morgan McCormack, "The Way to Dusty Death," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Sidney Jarvis, "The Days Dwindle Down," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
John Locke, "The Gospel Truth," The Bronx Zoo, NBC, 1988
Max Winitski, Buck James, ABC, 1988
Charles Lawton Standish, "The List of Yuri Lermentov," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
Richard Lefko, "The Sound of Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
Li Nalas, "The Homecoming," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993
Li Nalas, "The Circle," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993
Li Nalas, "The Siege," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1993
Lou Keramides, "Love and Hate in Cabot Cove," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
Dirk Matheson, "The Dark Side of the Door," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1996
Dr. Jack Franklin, "Sanguinarium," The X-Files, Fox, 1996
Douglas Bradford, "Noir," Vengeance Unlimited, ABC, 1998
Martin Samuel Pfizer, "Ceremony of Innocence," Profiler, NBC, 1999
Appeared as God, "God in the Dock," an episode of Insight; also appeared in Playhouse 90, CBS.
Pilots
Ralph Belmonte, Guilty or Not Guilty, NBC, 1966
Benjamin Horne, Twin Peaks, ABC, 1990
Other
(Television debut) Fantastic Studios Inc., 1949
Dr. Jerry Parsons, Under Investigation, 1993
Dr. Ronald Frames, State of Emergency, HBO, 1994
Television Director
Episodic
Director of episode, Insight.
Television Work
Specials
Photographer, The Juggler of Notre Dame, syndicated, 1982
Photographer and editor, Leadfoot, syndicated, 1982
Other
Cinematographer and editor of television programs, including Clay Feet; Girl on the Edge of Town; Hang Tight; The Soup Man; A Step Too Slow; To Climb a Mountain; The Trouble with Grandpa; Who Loves Amy Tonight?; and Willy Bill.
WRITINGS
Screenplays and Musical Scores
The Innerview (experimental film; some sources cite as The Interview), 1974

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