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 Richard Davalos in Ninja Cheerleaders (2008) | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Birthplace: | The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor/Voice Artist | |||
| Years active: | 1953-2008 | |||
| Spouse(s): | Miriam Davalos | |||
| Related to: | Alexa Davalos (grannddaughter, actress) | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | The Jeffersons | |||
| Episodes appeared in: | "The Arrival: Part Two" in Season 6 | |||
| Character played: | voice of "Red Ryder" | |||
Richard "Dick" Davalos (born November 5, 1930) provides the voice of trucker "Red Ryder" in the episode of The Jeffersons titled "The Arrival: Part Two" in Season 6.
Life and acting career[]
Born in New York City of Finnish and Spanish descent,[1] Richard starred in East of Eden (1955) as James Dean's brother Aron[2] 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 American Civil War themed TV series, The Americans, broadcast by NBC-TV in 1961, he played Jeff, the younger brother who joined the Confederate Army, in opposition to Ben, the older brother, played by Darryl Hickman, who joined the Union Army. In 1962 Davalos appeared on Perry Mason as Lt. Anderson's cousin, James Anderson, in "The Case of the Hateful Hero." In 1964 he appeared in "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands."
Davalos is 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.[3]
