Richard Simmons (August 19, 1913 â€" January 11, 2003) was an American
actor.Simmons was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and his family later
moved across the Mississippi River to Minneapolis. There, he attended
West Side High School and then the University of Minnesota.While
attending the university, Simmons competed in fencing and swimming and
also acted in a few theater productions. Simmons left the Twin Cities
in the 1930s to launch his film acting career in 1937. He soon became
an MGM contract player. Many of his minor movie roles went uncredited
through the 1940s. One even included his portrayal of a Mountie in
King of the Royal Mounted produced by Republic Pictures. Starting in
1943, he began appearing in credited roles, beginning with his
appearance in The Youngest Profession, starring Virginia Weidler. From
1943 through 1949, he would appear in seventeen films, of which ten
listed him in the credits.Simmons interrupted his film career to serve
as a Flight Officer pilot with the Air Transport Command in World War
II.
actor.Simmons was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and his family later
moved across the Mississippi River to Minneapolis. There, he attended
West Side High School and then the University of Minnesota.While
attending the university, Simmons competed in fencing and swimming and
also acted in a few theater productions. Simmons left the Twin Cities
in the 1930s to launch his film acting career in 1937. He soon became
an MGM contract player. Many of his minor movie roles went uncredited
through the 1940s. One even included his portrayal of a Mountie in
King of the Royal Mounted produced by Republic Pictures. Starting in
1943, he began appearing in credited roles, beginning with his
appearance in The Youngest Profession, starring Virginia Weidler. From
1943 through 1949, he would appear in seventeen films, of which ten
listed him in the credits.Simmons interrupted his film career to serve
as a Flight Officer pilot with the Air Transport Command in World War
II.
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