Richard Xavier Slattery (June 26, 1925 â€" January 27, 1997) was an
American character actor in film, theater and television. Slattery
appeared in such films as A Distant Trumpet, The Boston Strangler,
Walking Tall, The No Mercy Man and Herbie Rides Again.Born in New
York, Slattery was a graduate of All Hallows High School who briefly
studied at Fordham University, where he had scholarships in track and
football. He left Fordham and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he
served as a lieutenant in the Pacific for two and a half
years.Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough,
gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually
as a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an NYPD police officer
for 12 years (1948â€"1960) and started his acting career in police
academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx.Slattery
was a familiar face on series television, appearing in numerous guest
roles including Route 66, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 77 Sunset Strip,
Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, The Invaders, F
Troop, The Green Hornet, The Virginian, Bonanza, The Partridge Family,
The Odd Couple,Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, The Mod Squad,
Emergency!, Run, Joe, Run, The Waltons, Ironside, Kojak, The San Pedro
Beach Bums, and Knight Rider.
American character actor in film, theater and television. Slattery
appeared in such films as A Distant Trumpet, The Boston Strangler,
Walking Tall, The No Mercy Man and Herbie Rides Again.Born in New
York, Slattery was a graduate of All Hallows High School who briefly
studied at Fordham University, where he had scholarships in track and
football. He left Fordham and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, where he
served as a lieutenant in the Pacific for two and a half
years.Slattery was distinguished by a square-jawed look and a rough,
gravelly voice that made him ideal as a "tough guy" character, usually
as a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an NYPD police officer
for 12 years (1948â€"1960) and started his acting career in police
academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx.Slattery
was a familiar face on series television, appearing in numerous guest
roles including Route 66, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, 77 Sunset Strip,
Gunsmoke, Rawhide, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, The Invaders, F
Troop, The Green Hornet, The Virginian, Bonanza, The Partridge Family,
The Odd Couple,Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, The Mod Squad,
Emergency!, Run, Joe, Run, The Waltons, Ironside, Kojak, The San Pedro
Beach Bums, and Knight Rider.
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