Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos

1930-11-05 – 2016-03-08 (age 85) New York City, New York, USA
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Richard Davalos (born November 5, 1935) was an American actor.

Davalos starred in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean's brother and portrayed the convict Blind Dick in Cool Hand Luke (1967). He won the Theatre World Award for his performance in the Arthur Miller play A Memory of Two Mondays in 1955.

In the Civil War television series The Americans, broadcast by NBC in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother (played by Darryl Hickman), who joined the Union Army.

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.

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Known For

Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke

1967

as Blind Dick

Kelly's Heroes
Kelly's Heroes

1970

as Pvt. Gutowski

Death Hunt
Death Hunt

1981

as Beeler

East of Eden
East of Eden

1955

as Aron Trask

Something Wicked This Way Comes
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times

1955

as Lon Preisser

Snatched
Snatched

1973

as Whit

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff

1979

as Charles

Ninja Cheerleaders
Ninja Cheerleaders

2008

as Don Lazarro

The Sea Chase
The Sea Chase

1955

as Cadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)

The Cabinet of Caligari
The Cabinet of Caligari

1962

as Mark Lindstrom

The Quest: The Longest Drive
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths
Blood Legacy
Blood Legacy

1971

as Johnny Dean

Pit Stop
Pit Stop

1969

as Rick Bowman

All the Young Men
All the Young Men

1960

as Pvt. Casey

Brother, Cry For Me
Brother, Cry For Me

1970

as Michael Noble

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Legacy of Blood