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Dick Crockett

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Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett as Morgan from Batman
Dick Crockett as Morgan from Batman
Born
Richard DeHart Crockett

(1915-02-27)February 27, 1915
Maywood, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 25, 1979(1979-01-25) (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, stunt performer/coordinator
Years active1939–1979

Richard DeHart Crockett (February 27, 1915 – January 25, 1979) was an American television and film actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, producer, and director, best known for his work with director Blake Edwards.

Career

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Crockett's first film was Room Service (1938) starring the Marx Brothers. The following year he began acting and doing stunt work in Bachelor Mother and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, respectively. He appeared in Munster, Go Home! and Batman, both released in 1966 and based on their respective television programs. Crockett continued working as an actor and a stuntman until the late 1970s.

Crockett was an associate producer for four films directed by Blake Edwards in the 1960s: The Pink Panther (1963), The Great Race (1965), What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) and Gunn (1967). A few years later, he became a second unit director for Edwards' Darling Lili (1970), and Wild Rovers (1971). In 1976, Crockett appeared in his final acting role as President Gerald Ford (whom he strongly resembled) in Edwards' The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

Death

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His last stunt work was as a stunt coordinator for 10 in 1979. The film was dedicated to him, as he died later that year of a heart attack in Los Angeles. According to Blake Edwards’ wife, Julie Andrews, in her book “Home Work,” Crockett died by suicide.

Filmography

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