Portrait of Richard Dix

Acting

Richard Dix

Career

Active from 1917 to 1947, busiest in 1923 and 1925 with 7 main titles each.

Leading roles
94
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Dix Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Redemption 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Silent Era 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Old Hollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

100
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 57
The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)
GoodWatch score 61

as Steve Reynolds

The Secret of the Whistler
The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ralph Harrison

Mysterious Intruder
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Don Gale

Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

as John Sinclair / John Carter

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

as William Everest

The Whistler
The Whistler (1944)
GoodWatch score 52

as Earl C. Conrad

The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lee Selfridge Nugent

The Ghost Ship
The Ghost Ship (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Capt. Will Stone

The Kansan
The Kansan (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as John Bonniwell

Buckskin Frontier
Buckskin Frontier (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Stephen Brent

Eyes of the Underworld
Eyes of the Underworld (1942)

as Police Chief Richard Bryan

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Wyatt Earp

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 58
It Happened in Hollywood
It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

as Tim Bart

The Tunnel
The Tunnel (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Richard 'Mack' McAllan

Stingaree
Stingaree (1934)
GoodWatch score 56

as Stingaree

Ace of Aces
Ace of Aces (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rex 'Rocky' Thorne

No Marriage Ties
No Marriage Ties (1933)

as Bruce Foster

Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

as John Day

The Lost Squadron
The Lost Squadron (1932)
GoodWatch score 79

as Capt. 'Gibby' Gibson

Hell's Highway
Hell's Highway (1932)
GoodWatch score 64

as Frank 'Duke' Ellis

Roar of the Dragon
Roar of the Dragon (1932)
GoodWatch score 52

as Carson

The Conquerors
The Conquerors (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

as Roger Standish / Roger Lennox

Cimarron
Cimarron (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Yancey Cravat

The Public Defender
The Public Defender (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Pike Winslow

1920s

48 titles ยท average score 66
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as William Magee

Redskin
Redskin (1929)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wing Foot

Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1929)

as Robert Bennett

Warming Up
Warming Up (1928)

as Bert Tulliver

Moran of the Marines
Moran of the Marines (1928)

as Michael Moran

Shanghai Bound
Shanghai Bound (1927)

as Jim Bucklin

The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender (1927)

as Joaquin Murrieta

The Vanishing American
The Vanishing American (1925)
GoodWatch score 67

as Nophaie

The Shock Punch
The Shock Punch (1925)

as Randall Lee Savage

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

as Frank Claymore

The Call of the Canyon
The Call of the Canyon (1923)

as Glenn Kilbourne

The Wall Flower
The Wall Flower (1922)

as Walt Breen

1910s

1 title
One of Many
One of Many (1917)

as James Lowery - Butler