Acting
Richard Simmons was an American actor. He played a number of minor parts in MGM movies but finally achieved a degree of fame in the mid-1950s when he starred in the half-hour syndicated TV series, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955).
Highest rated appearances
A Letter to Nancy
as Ben
It's Always Fair Weather
as Mr. Grigman (uncredited)
The Scarlet Coat
as Sergeant with Signalman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Producer / Benefactor (uncredited)
Rear Window
as Man with Miss Torso (uncredited)
Man with the Steel Whip
as Jerry Randall / El Latigo (as Richard Simmons)
Men of the Fighting Lady
as Lt. Wayne Kimbrell
Dragonfly Squadron
as Col. Wolf Schuller
Flight Nurse
as Tommy Metcalf
Remains to Be Seen
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Army Captain
Battle Circus
as Capt. Norson
Above and Beyond
as Capt. Robert A. Lewis (Co-Pilot, Enola Gay)
Desperate Search
as Communicator (Vancouver Radio)
I Dream of Jeanie
as Dunning Foster (as Richard Simmons)
Glory Alley
as Dan
I'll See You in My Dreams
as Egbert 'Bert' Van Alstyne (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
as Larry Moss (uncredited)
The Well
as Mickey McClure
No Questions Asked
as Gordon N. Jessman
Dial 1119
as Television Announcer
Duchess of Idaho
as Alec I. Collins
Look for the Silver Lining
as Henry Doran
The Great Sinner
as Gambler with Betting Story (uncredited)
Act of Violence
as Veteran (uncredited)
The Three Musketeers
as Count de Wardes (uncredited)
Easter Parade
as Al (uncredited)
The Pirate
as Captain (uncredited)
On an Island with You
as George Blaine
Three Daring Daughters
as Mr. Harlow, Nelson's Secretary
This Time for Keeps
as Gordon
Undercover Maisie
as Gilfred I. Rogers
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
as Dane Kittridge
Lady in the Lake
as Chris Lavery
Thousands Cheer
as Fred Avery
Pilot #5
as Henry Willoughby Claven
The Youngest Profession
as Douglas Sutton
Stand by for Action
as Lt. (jg) Royce
Seven Sweethearts
as Paul Brandt, George's Beau
King of the Texas Rangers
as Red Cameron
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Pirates on Horseback
as Cheated Gambler
King of the Royal Mounted
as Const. Carter
One Million B.C.
as Shell Person
