Richard Carlyle

Richard Carlyle (March 20, 1914 – November 15, 2009) was a film, television and Broadway actor.^[1]^[a]^[b]^[2]

Early years

Carlyle was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. His education included attendance at Sherwood Dramatic Art School and the Art Institute of Chicago.^[2]

Career

Carlyle's early work on stage came with the troupe at the Barter Theatre and in stock theatre in Springfield, Illinois.^[2]

On television, Carlyle co-starred in "The Long Walk", the May 30, 1950, episode of Cameo Theatre.^[3] In 1951, Carlyle starred as Jack Casey in the television version of Casey, Crime Photographer on CBS.^[4]

He had a prolific career beginning in the 1950s appearing in a variety of theatre productions and as a character actor on numerous television series. He played Rezin Bowie in The Iron Mistress (1952) and Commander Don Adams in the Oscar-nominated war drama Torpedo Run (1959) starring Glenn Ford. He also had a long tenure with Theatre West in Los Angeles.^[5]

In the original Star Trek series he played Lt. Carl Jaeger in "The Squire of Gothos" (1967).

Death

On November 15, 2009, aged 95, Carlyle died in Los Angeles.^[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
1951	Target Unknown	Brooklyn
1952	The Iron Mistress	Rezin Bowie
1958	Torpedo Run	Cmdr. Don Adams
1960	The Gallant Hours	Father Frederic Gehring
1967	Sail to Glory	George Schugler
1990	Going Under	General Air Quality

References

Notes

^ IBDb has blended credits of the two Richard Carlyles. All credits before 1949 are to the Richard Carlyle born in 1879.
^ The reference book Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series gives Carlyle's birth date as March 20, 1920.

Citations

^ Richard Carlyle at Internet Broadway Database (IBDb.com)
^ ^a ^b ^c Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8.
^ "Television Highlights of the Week". The Boston Globe. May 28, 1590. p. 30-A. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ ^a ^b Lentz, Harris M. III (2010). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 91. ISBN 9780786456451. Retrieved 27 April 2017.