Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Soundtrack |
Birth Day | August 25, 1918 |
Birth Place | Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
Age | 102 YEARS OLD |
Died On | 1 June 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 66)\nNorfolk, England |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1934–1982 |
Spouse(s) | Patricia Medina (m. 1941; div. 1951) Beatriz Summers (m. 1960; div. 1980) |
Net worth: $600,000 (2024)
Richard Greene, a renowned actor, miscellaneous crew member, and soundtrack contributor from the United Kingdom, is estimated to have a net worth of $600,000 in 2024. With a successful career spanning various aspects of the entertainment industry, Greene has made a significant impact on both film and television. Known for his exceptional acting skills, behind-the-scenes work, and musical contributions, he has built a solid reputation throughout his career. This considerable net worth is a testament to his talent, hard work, and enduring presence in the industry.
Biography/Timeline
Greene was educated at the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in Kensington, London, and left at age 18. He started his stage career as the proverbial spear carrier in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in 1933. A handsome young man, Greene added to his income by modelling shirts and hats.
His professional career began aged 19 with a walk on role in Julius Caesar at the Old Vic. He did some modelling work and appeared in a stage production of Journey's End and had a small role in Sing As We Go (1934).
Greene co-starred with Sonia Henie in My Lucky Star (1938) and was reunited with Ford in Submarine Patrol (1939). Zanuck put him in Kentucky (1938) with Loretta Young and Walter Brennan.
Greene had a support part in Stanley and Livingstone (1939) with Spencer Tracy and the lead in Here I Am a Stranger (1939). He co-starred with Alice Faye and Fred MacMurray in Little Old New York (1940) and supported Vera Zorina in I Was an Adventuress (1940). He had failed to become a major star but he was still playing leads in "A" movies when World War II began.
He was relieved from duty in 1942 to appear in the British propaganda films Flying Fortress (1942) for Warners and Unpublished Story (1942) with Valerie Hobson.
In 1943, he appeared in the Anna Neagle thriller, The Yellow Canary while on leave. He also appeared in a British comedy Don't Take It to Heart (1944).
He later toured in Shaw's Arms and the Man, entertaining the troops. Greene was discharged in December 1944 and appeared in the stage plays Desert Rats.
After the war he starred in a British musical, distributed by Warners, Gaiety George (1946), which was a flop.
He returned to Hollywood, and appeared in Fox's big budget Forever Amber (1947), but in support of Cornel Wilde. He went to Universal to play the villain in The Fighting O'Flynn (1948) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. At Fox he was third billed in The Fan (1949), based on the play Lady Windermere's Fan.
He had a long love affair in the 1950s with Nancy Oakes, wealthy daughter of mining tycoon Sir Harry Oakes.
In Hollywood Edward Small asked him to play the male hero of Lorna Doone (1951). He stayed on to star in The Black Castle (1952) and support Peter Lawford in Rogue's March (1952). For Small he made The Bandits of Corsica (1953), then he was in another swashbuckler, Captain Scarlett (1953).
During the series' run he made the occasional film such as Contraband Spain (1955), Beyond the Curtain (1960), and Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960), as Robin Hood.
In 1972 Greene was unwittingly embroiled in the Lewis v Averay court case, after a fraudster pretending to be Greene had purchased a vehicle.
Greene died in 1985 of cardiac arrest at his home in Norfolk, England, aged 66. His daughter, Patricia, said he had never completely recovered from an injury sustained from a fall three years earlier. "He still had quite a fan club and was receiving letters requesting signed pictures", she said.
It has been stated elsewhere that he was the grandson of the Inventor william Friese-Greene, who is credited by some as the Inventor of cinematography, but this was finally exploded as a myth, as a result of two parallel lines of genealogical research, conducted by the British Film Institute and Paul Pert respectively, the latter being subsequently published in 2009.