Richard B. Shull
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Richard B. Shull was a veteran character actor born in Evanston, Illinois in 1929. After serving in the U.S. Army in 1953, he made his Broadway debut in 1970 and went on to appear in films such as The Anderson Tapes (1971), Klute (1971), Made for Each Other (1971), Slither (1973), Hail (1972), Hearts of the West (1975), The Big Bus (1976), Splash (1984), Garbo Talks (1984), HouseSitter (1992), Trapped in Paradise (1994) and Private Parts (1997). He was also known for his title role on the short-lived series Holmes and Yo-Yo (1976). He was nominated for a Tony Award for his work on "Goodtime Charlie" in 1975 and won an off-Broadway Obie Award for "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" (1985). He was appearing in the stage production of "Epic Proportions" in New York when he suffered a fatal heart attack in 1999 at the age of 70.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Writer
Birth Day February 24, 1929
Birth Place  Evanston, Illinois, United States
Age 91 YEARS OLD
Died On October 14, 1999(1999-10-14) (aged 70)\nNew York City, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Pisces
Years active 1965–1999
Spouse(s) Margaret Ann Haddy (1951-1956) (divorced) Peggy Joan Barringer (1957-1967) (divorced) Marilyn Sandra Swartz (1969-1984) (divorced) Deborah Thomas (1998-1999) (his death)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1960

As a Writer, Shull wrote the 1960 play Fenton's Folly, which was adapted as Fentons völlig verrückte Erfindung (1967), an independent German movie filmed in Austria. Shull also wrote the story for the 1966 thriller movie Aroused, and co-authored, with william L. Rose, the dramatic film Pamela, Pamela You are... (1968).

1970

He got his first big break as an actor when he was cast in Minnie's Boys in 1970. Additional theatre credits include Goodtime Charley (in which he sang a duet "Merci, Bon Dieu"; and for which he received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations), Fools, The Front Page, A Flea in Her Ear, and Victor/Victoria.

1971

Shull's screen credits include thirty movies, The Anderson Tapes (1971), Klute (1971), Slither (1973), The Fortune (1975), Splash (1984), Garbo Talks (1984), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), Housesitter (1992) and Private Parts (1997).

1974

His television appearances included Love, American Style in episode "Love and the Locksmith", Ironside "Once More for Joey" aired 1974, Good Times "The Visitor", The Rockford Files "The Great Blue Lake", Alice "Flo's Chili Reception", Diana co star, Lou Grant episode "Samaratan", Hart to Hart, and Holmes & Yo-Yo starred as a police detective, as well as numerous television movies. He also appeared as the judge in an MTV music video, "Keeping the Faith" (1984), by Billy Joel. In 1963 Richard became a member of the historical theater club, The Lambs, served on its council and remained a member until his death.

1995

In 1995, Shull co-founded the North American Araucanian Royalist Society (NAARS) with Daniel Paul Morrison. The NAARS studies the Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia which was founded in 1860 by the Mapuche people of South America. The NAARS devoted a large portion of issue number 10 of their official journal, The Steel Crown, to the life of Shull.

2012

In a 2012 interview, Shull's Holmes & Yo-Yo co-star John Schuck remembered him as "a very funny actor and a unique man," adding that Shull "lived in the ’40s. He bought ’40s clothing, he only used pen and ink, he had his own railroad car which he would attach to trains and travel around the country. He had a 1949 Chevrolet car. I mean, he truly lived in the past. Quite remarkable."

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Tags 1929 births 1999 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from Evanston, Illinois University of Iowa alumni Burials at Kensico Cemetery 20th-century American male actors

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