Richard Jaeckel
Richard Hanley Jaeckel (October 10, 1926 – June 14, 1997) was an American actor of film and television. Jaeckel became a well-known character actor in his career, which spanned six decades. He received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in the 1971 adaptation of Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion.
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| Full name at birth | Richard Hanley Jaeckel
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| Claim to fame | City Across The River, Sands of Iwo Jima
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1926
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| Place of birth | Long Island, New York, USA
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| Date of death | 14 June 1997
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| Age | 70 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Malignant melanoma
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 8½" (174 cm)
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| Weight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
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| Pets | German Shepherd named "Cruncher
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| High school | Hollywood High School
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- One of his sons, Richard Jr. died of cancer on June 14, 1997 in Woodland Hills, California.
- He was a mail courier on the 20th Century-Fox studio lot in 1943 when a casting agent spotted him and signed him for a part in Guadalcanal Diary (1943).
- Met actor Robert Blake while they were filming Town Without Pity (1961) and they became good friends, remaining close until the day Jaeckel died. Blake once said that Jaeckel was the only guy he had ever met who was "crazier than me".
- he and his wife owned a German Shepherd named "Cruncher
- Father of Richard Jaeckel Jr..
Richard Jaeckel is known for his role in the TV movie Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989) as Al Gibson.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Dr. Leon Chatsworth.
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