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Richard Beymer

Known for The X-Files · Twin Peaks · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

George Richard Beymer, Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor known for playing Tony in the 1961 film version of West Side Story and Ben Horne on the 1990 television series Twin Peaks. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Beymer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born: Feb 20, 1938
Birthplace: Avoca, Iowa, USA
Known For: Acting

Biography

George Richard Beymer, Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor known for playing Tony in the 1961 film version of West Side Story and Ben Horne on the 1990 television series Twin Peaks.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Beymer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The X-Files

The X-FilesDr. Jack Franklin · 1993
★ 8.4

Twin Peaks

Twin PeaksBenjamin Horne · 1990
★ 8.3

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space NineLi Nalas · 1993
★ 7.9

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She WroteSydney Jarvis · 1984
★ 7.5

Dallas

DallasJeff Larkin · 1978
★ 6.9

Filmography

Movies

Fourteen Hours(uncredited)

1951

Indiscretion of an American WifePaul

1953

So BigRoelf, Age 12-16

1953

Johnny TremainRab Silsbee

1957

The Diary of Anne FrankPeter Van Daan

1959

High TimeBob Bannerman

1960

Bachelor FlatMike Pulaski

1961

West Side StoryTony

1961

Five Finger ExercisePhilip Harrington

1962

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManNick Adams

1962

The Longest DayPvt. Dutch Schultz

The StripperKenny Baird

1963

AR

A Regular Bouquet: Mississippi SummerDirector

1964

Scream Free!Dean

1969

TI

The Innerview

1973

TI

The InnerviewDirector

1973

High PowderSecond Unit Director of Photography

1982

Cross CountryEvan Bley

1983

GenerationAllan Breed

1985

Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!Dr. Newbury

1989

Twin PeaksBenjamin Horne

BlackbeltEddie Deangelo

1992

The PresenceBen

1992

Under InvestigationDr. Jerry Parsons

1993

My Girl 2Peter Webb

1994

State of EmergencyDr. Ronald Frames

1994

A Face to Die ForDr. Matthew Sheridan

1996

FoxfireMr. Parks

1996

The Little DeathProsecutor

1996

Elvis Meets NixonBob Haldeman

The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonChad Leary

1997

Home: The Horror StoryBob Parkinson

2000

An Introduction to David LynchSelf

2001

Postcards From The CastSelf

West Side MemoriesSelf

2003

PP

Playing Patti

2006

Freedom SummerDirector of Photography

2014

IA

It's a Beautiful WorldDirector

2014

Behind the Red CurtainDirector

2017

I Had Bad Milk in DehradunDirector

2017

HowardTony (archive footage)

Television

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1 eps

Cavalcade of America1 eps

Death Valley DaysJohn Owens (as Dick Beymer) · 1 eps

The Danny Thomas ShowThe Boyfriend · 1 eps

The Danny Thomas ShowFreddie Baxter · 1 eps

Navy Log1 eps

Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreShep Jolland · 1 eps

26 Men1 eps

Dr. KildareRev. Jack Elder · 3 eps

The VirginianMark Shannon · 1 eps

The VirginianFrank Colter · 1 eps

BH

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1 eps

1963

Kraft Suspense TheatreWerner Schiff · 1 eps

1963

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Harry Williams · 1 eps

DallasJeff Larkin · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteSydney Jarvis · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteRick Lefko · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteDirk Mathison · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteMorgan McCormack · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteCharles Lawton Standish · 1 eps

Murder, She WroteLou Keramides · 1 eps

Paper DollsDavid Fenton · 14 eps

1984

MoonlightingRay Adamson · 1 eps

The Bronx Zoo1 eps

Twin PeaksBenjamin Horne · 37 eps

Star Trek: Deep Space NineLi Nalas · 3 eps

The X-FilesDr. Jack Franklin · 1 eps

ProfilerMartin Fizer · 1 eps

Family LawRichard Collins · 1 eps

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