Richard Whorf
Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, writer and film director.
Life and acting career
Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts to Harry and Sarah (née Lee) Whorf. His older brother was linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf.[2] Whorf began his acting career on the Boston stage as a teenager, then moved to Broadway at age 21, debuting there in The Banshee (1927).[3] He played a famous painter who had resorted to drinking in the 1960 episode "The Illustrator" of The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford.
Directing career
He began his film directing career with the 1942 short subject March On, America and the 1944 feature film Blonde Fever.
He directed a number of television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including early episodes of Gunsmoke, the entire second season of My Three Sons and 67 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. He directed the short-lived series Border Patrol and the 1964–1965 ABC sitcom Mickey, starring Mickey Rooney. In the summer of 1960, he guest-starred in one episode and directed other segments of the short-lived western series Tate, and he directed episodes of the 1961–1962 CBS sitcom Father of the Bride, starring Leon Ames. .
Whorf directed the unsuccessful 1961 stage comedy Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe.[4]
Personal life
In 1929, Whorf married Margaret H. Smith.[5] He was a brother of Benjamin Lee Whorf ((1897-1941)), known for being a linguist, and John Whorf ((1903–1959), an artist.[6]
Partial filmography
As actor
- Midnight (1934) - Arthur Weldon
- Blues in the Night (1941) - Jigger Pine
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Sam Harris
- Juke Girl (1942) - Danny Frazier
- Keeper of the Flame (1943) - Clive Kerndon
- Assignment in Brittany (1943) - Jean Kerenor
- The Cross of Lorraine (1943) - François
- The Impostor (1944, aka Strange Confession) - Lt. Varenne
- Christmas Holiday (1944) - Simon Fenimore
- Blonde Fever (1944) - Chef (uncredited)
- Chain Lightning (1950) - Carl Troxell
- The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) - Film Director Richard Whorf (uncredited)
As director
- Blonde Fever (1944)
- The Hidden Eye (1945)
- The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
- It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
- Love from a Stranger (1947)
- Luxury Liner (1948)
- Champagne for Caesar (1950)
- The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
- Gunsmoke (1958)
As producer
- The Burning Hills (1956)
- Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
- Bombers B-52 (1957)
References
- ^ Richard Whorf myheritage.com
- ^ Carrol, John B. (1956) "Introduction" in "Language, Thought and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf". MIT Press. pp. 2-3
- ^ "Richard Whorf". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Pryor, Thomas M. (October 22, 1944). "Man of Talents". The New York Times. p. X 3. ProQuest 106833766. Retrieved November 7, 2020 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "The Whorf Family in Winthrop". winthropmemorials.org. 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
External links
- Richard Whorf at the Internet Broadway Database
- Richard Whorf at IMDb
- Richard Whorf at Find a Grave
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- Lucinda Ballard (1947)
- Mary Percy Schenck (1948)
- Lemuel Ayers (1949)
- Aline Bernstein (1950)
- Miles White (1951)
- Irene Sharaff (1952)
- Miles White (1953)
- Richard Whorf (1954)
- Cecil Beaton (1955)
- Alvin Colt (1956)
- Cecil Beaton (1957)
- Motley: Margaret Harris, Sophie Harris and Elizabeth Montgomery (1958)
- Rouben Ter-Arutunian (1959)
- Cecil Beaton (1960)
- Lucinda Ballard (1962)
- Anthony Powell (1963)
- Freddy Wittop (1964)
- Patricia Zipprodt (1965)
- Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss (1966)
- Patricia Zipprodt (1967)
- Desmond Heeley (1968)
- Loudon Sainthill (1969)
- Cecil Beaton (1970)
- Raoul Penè Du Bois (1971)
- Florence Klotz (1972)
- Florence Klotz (1973)
- Franne Lee (1974)
- Geoffrey Holder (1975)
- Florence Klotz (1976)
- Theoni V. Aldredge / Santo Loquasto (1977)
- Edward Gorey (1978)
- Franne Lee (1979)
- Theoni V. Aldredge (1980)
- Willa Kim (1981)
- William Ivey Long (1982)
- John Napier (1983)
- Theoni V. Aldredge (1984)
- Florence Klotz (1985)
- Patricia Zipprodt (1986)
- John Napier (1987)
- Maria Björnson (1988)
- Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli (1989)
- Santo Loquasto (1990)
- Willa Kim (1991)
- William Ivey Long (1992)
- Florence Klotz (1993)
- Ann Hould-Ward (1994)
- Florence Klotz (1995)
- Roger Kirk (1996)
- Judith Dolan (1997)
- Julie Taymor (1998)
- Lez Brotherston (1999)
- Martin Pakledinaz (2000)
- William Ivey Long (2001)
- Martin Pakledinaz (2002)
- William Ivey Long (2003)
- Susan Hilferty (2004)