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In 1898, Garrick enlisted in the [[U.S. Army]]. He served as a corporal in Company M, [[U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment]] stationed in [[Miagao, Iloilo]], in the [[Philippines]] in 1900<ref>{{cite book |title=1900 United States Federal Census |date=June 1900 |publisher=U.S. Federal Government |location=Post of Miagao, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces |page=Roll 1840; Enumeration District 0179, FHL microfilm 1241840 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/105750675/person/430047950047/facts |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> during the [[Philippine–American War]]. When he returned to North Adams, he worked for a time in his father's tailor shop, then struck out on his own.
In 1898, Garrick enlisted in the [[U.S. Army]]. He served as a corporal in Company M, [[U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment]] stationed in [[Miagao, Iloilo]], in the [[Philippines]] in 1900<ref>{{cite book |title=1900 United States Federal Census |date=June 1900 |publisher=U.S. Federal Government |location=Post of Miagao, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces |page=Roll 1840; Enumeration District 0179, FHL microfilm 1241840 |url=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/105750675/person/430047950047/facts |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> during the [[Philippine–American War]]. When he returned to North Adams, he worked for a time in his father's tailor shop, then struck out on his own.
[[File:Garrick-Streetcar.jpg|alt=Richard Garrick, Broadway, Streetcar Named Desire, Jessica Tandy, stage, production|thumb|The Doctor (Richard Garrick) and Nurse (Ann Dere) subdue an hysterical Blanche (Jessica Tandy) in the original New York production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.]]
[[File:Garrick-Streetcar.jpg|alt=Richard Garrick, Broadway, Streetcar Named Desire, Jessica Tandy, stage, production|thumb|The Doctor (Richard Garrick) and Nurse (Ann Dere) subdue an hysterical Blanche (Jessica Tandy) in the original New York production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.]]
He ventured to New York City where he landed roles in stage productions,<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Garrick Credits |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/richard-garrick-41825 |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> among them ''The Boys of Company B'' (1907),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Boys of Company "B" Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-boys-of-company-b-4766#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Lyceum Theatre, New York, NY |date=8 April 1907}}</ref> ''The Flag Lieutenant'' (1909),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Flag Lieutenant Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-flag-lieutenant-6825#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Criterion Theatre, New York, NY |date=30 August 1909}}</ref> ''The Fourth Estate,'' (1909),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fourth Estate: Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-fourth-estate-6852#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Wallack's Theatre, New York, NY |date=6 October 1909}}</ref> and ''The Monkey's Paw''. By 1912 Garrick was in Los Angeles and became a charter member of [[The Reel Club]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reel Club Forms in Los Angeles |url=https://www.silentera.com/taylorology/issues/Taylor47.txt |website=SilentEra.com |access-date=22 December 2020 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=December 21, 1912}}</ref> Through the early 1910s, Garrick acted in, as well as directed, [[silent film]]s, including ''[[Colonel Custard's Last Stand]]'' (1914). In 1915, he joined the [[Gaumont Company]]<ref>{{cite news |title=O'Brien Named Gen'l Manager |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30851754/obrien-named-genl-manager/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The North Adams Transcript |date=29 November 1915 |location=North Adams, Massachusetts |page=3}}</ref> and was placed in charge of the second Rialto Star Feature Company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Garrick Joins the Gaumont Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4MUqAAAAMAAJ&q=%22rialto+star+feature+company%22&pg=PA1835 |website=The Moving Picture World, Vol. 25 |access-date=24 December 2020 |page=1835 |date=11 September 1915}}</ref> By 1916, Garrick was the director general of Gaumont's [[Jacksonville, Florida]], studios.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Blair |title=Almost Hollywood, The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Almost_Hollywood/mwL3lR0fFrgC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |website=GoogleBooks |access-date=18 December 2020 |page=109 |date=10 April 2013|publisher=Hamilton Books |isbn=9780761859963 }}</ref> He left Gaumont to open Garrick Studios Company,<ref name="Dissertation">{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=David D. |title=The Herald's of the Dawn: A History of the Motion Picture Industry in the State of Florida, 1908-2019 |url=http://etd.fcla.edu/CF/CFE0007505/Morton_The_Heralds_of_the_Dawn.pdf |access-date=16 December 2020 |pages=31, 68, 74, 76–78}}</ref> offering a five-acre (20,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) facility in Jacksonville that would house enough equipment and space for 20 companies to work simultaneously. As the 1916–1917 season approached, however, the mood towards making films in Jacksonville shifted, and many residents opposed the industry's presence.
He ventured to New York City where he landed roles in stage productions,<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Garrick Credits |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/richard-garrick-41825 |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> among them ''The Boys of Company B'' (1907),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Boys of Company "B" Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-boys-of-company-b-4766#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Lyceum Theatre, New York, NY |date=8 April 1907}}</ref> ''The Flag Lieutenant'' (1909),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Flag Lieutenant Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-flag-lieutenant-6825#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Criterion Theatre, New York, NY |date=30 August 1909}}</ref> ''The Fourth Estate,'' (1909),<ref>{{cite web |title=The Fourth Estate: Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-fourth-estate-6852#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Wallack's Theatre, New York, NY |date=6 October 1909}}</ref> and ''The Monkey's Paw''. By 1912 Garrick was in Los Angeles and became a charter member of [[The Reel Club]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reel Club Forms in Los Angeles |url=https://www.silentera.com/taylorology/issues/Taylor47.txt |website=SilentEra.com |access-date=22 December 2020 |location=Los Angeles, California |date=December 21, 1912}}</ref> Through the early 1910s, Garrick acted in, as well as directed, [[silent film]]s, including ''[[Colonel Custard's Last Stand]]'' (1914). In 1915, he joined the [[Gaumont Company]]<ref>{{cite news |title=O'Brien Named Gen'l Manager |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30851754/obrien-named-genl-manager/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The North Adams Transcript |date=29 November 1915 |location=North Adams, Massachusetts |page=3}}</ref> and was placed in charge of the second Rialto Star Feature Company.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Garrick Joins the Gaumont Company |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4MUqAAAAMAAJ&q=%22rialto+star+feature+company%22&pg=PA1835 |website=The Moving Picture World, Vol. 25 |access-date=24 December 2020 |page=1835 |date=11 September 1915}}</ref> By 1916, Garrick was the director general of Gaumont's [[Jacksonville, Florida]], studios.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Blair |title=Almost Hollywood, The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mwL3lR0fFrgC |via=GoogleBooks |access-date=18 December 2020 |page=109 |date=10 April 2013|publisher=Hamilton Books |isbn=9780761859963 }}</ref> He left Gaumont to open Garrick Studios Company,<ref name="Dissertation">{{cite web |last1=Morton |first1=David D. |title=The Herald's of the Dawn: A History of the Motion Picture Industry in the State of Florida, 1908-2019 |url=http://etd.fcla.edu/CF/CFE0007505/Morton_The_Heralds_of_the_Dawn.pdf |access-date=16 December 2020 |pages=31, 68, 74, 76–78}}</ref> offering a five-acre (20,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup>) facility in Jacksonville that would house enough equipment and space for 20 companies to work simultaneously. As the 1916–1917 season approached, however, the mood towards making films in Jacksonville shifted, and many residents opposed the industry's presence.


Garrick went overseas in 1919 and directed films in London and Paris. In 1922, he was named production manager of a new film corporation in Italy.<ref>{{cite news |title=American to manage Italian film company |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16482988/the_tampa_fl_tribune_03_dec_1922_sun/ |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=December 3, 1922 |location=Florida, Tampa |page=35|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Overall, he directed 30 silent films during his career. When he returned to the United States, it was to pursue his first love — stage acting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Known in Theatrical Life as Richard Garrick—Gives Interview on Visit to U.S. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30799491/tells-of-movies-of-30-years-ago/?xid=865 |work=The North Adams Transcript |date=17 November 1928 |location=North Adams, Massachusetts |page=16}}</ref> During World War II, he was among the cast<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Little Indians Playbill |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ten_Little_Indians_1945_Playbill–U.S._Army_Camp_Shows_Performance.jpg#/media/File:Ten_Little_Indians_1945_Playbill–U.S._Army_Camp_Shows_Performance.jpg |publisher=U.S. Army Special Service / USO Camp Shows |access-date=29 December 2020 |location=European Theatre of War |date=1945}}</ref> of ''[[And Then There Were None (play)|Ten Little Indians]]'', a production of the U.S. Army Special Service/USO Camp Shows<ref name=nat/> in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
Garrick went overseas in 1919 and directed films in London and Paris. In 1922, he was named production manager of a new film corporation in Italy.<ref>{{cite news |title=American to manage Italian film company |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16482988/the_tampa_fl_tribune_03_dec_1922_sun/ |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=December 3, 1922 |location=Florida, Tampa |page=35|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Overall, he directed 30 silent films during his career. When he returned to the United States, it was to pursue his first love — stage acting.<ref>{{cite news |title=Known in Theatrical Life as Richard Garrick—Gives Interview on Visit to U.S. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30799491/tells-of-movies-of-30-years-ago/?xid=865 |work=The North Adams Transcript |date=17 November 1928 |location=North Adams, Massachusetts |page=16}}</ref> During World War II, he was among the cast<ref>{{cite web |title=Ten Little Indians Playbill |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ten_Little_Indians_1945_Playbill–U.S._Army_Camp_Shows_Performance.jpg#/media/File:Ten_Little_Indians_1945_Playbill–U.S._Army_Camp_Shows_Performance.jpg |publisher=U.S. Army Special Service / USO Camp Shows |access-date=29 December 2020 |location=European Theatre of War |date=1945}}</ref> of ''[[And Then There Were None (play)|Ten Little Indians]]'', a production of the U.S. Army Special Service/USO Camp Shows<ref name=nat/> in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
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His television acting credits include the role of Benjamin Franklin in ''Night Strike'' on ''Calvacade of America''<ref>{{cite news |title="Night Strike" on Calvacade of American, Starring Glenn Langan, Richard Garrick and Russel Simpson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7652801/night-strike-on-cavalcade-of-america/ |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=19 October 1954 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=23}}</ref> (April 29, 1953 and October 19, 1954); and the role of Thaddeus Grimshaw in the episode ''Royal Carriage'' on ''My Friend Flicka''[[My Friend Flicka]] (March 16, 1956).
His television acting credits include the role of Benjamin Franklin in ''Night Strike'' on ''Calvacade of America''<ref>{{cite news |title="Night Strike" on Calvacade of American, Starring Glenn Langan, Richard Garrick and Russel Simpson |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7652801/night-strike-on-cavalcade-of-america/ |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=19 October 1954 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=23}}</ref> (April 29, 1953 and October 19, 1954); and the role of Thaddeus Grimshaw in the episode ''Royal Carriage'' on ''My Friend Flicka''[[My Friend Flicka]] (March 16, 1956).


Throughout his career, Garrick performed along with some of the brightest actors and actresses in stage and film history, including [[James Arness]], [[Ed Begley]], [[Marlon Brando]], [[Lee J. Cobb]], [[James Dean]], [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], [[Brian Keith]], [[Charles Laughton]], [[Vivien Leigh]], [[Karl Malden]], [[Victor Mature]], [[Ethel Merman]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Patricia Neal]], [[Donald O'Connor]], [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], [[Anthony Quinn]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Ginger Rogers]], [[Jean Simmons]], [[Richard Todd]], [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[John Wayne]], [[Dennis Weaver]] and [[Richard Widmark]].
Throughout his career, Garrick performed along with some of the brightest actors and actresses in stage and film history, including [[James Arness]], [[Ed Begley]], [[Marlon Brando]], [[Lee J. Cobb]], [[James Dean]], [[Julie Harris (American actress)|Julie Harris]], [[Brian Keith]], [[Charles Laughton]], [[Vivien Leigh]], [[Karl Malden]], [[Victor Mature]], [[Ethel Merman]], [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Patricia Neal]], [[Donald O'Connor]], [[Maureen O'Sullivan]], [[Anthony Quinn]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Ginger Rogers]], [[Jean Simmons]], [[Richard Todd]], [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[John Wayne]], [[Dennis Weaver]] and [[Richard Widmark]].


Garrick taught at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]], and in 1930 he opened the Richard Garrick Studio<ref>{{cite news |title=Display Ad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7652540/richard-garrick-studio-adsanta-ana/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Santa Ana Register |date=11 October 1930 |location=Santa Ana, California}}</ref> in Santa Ana, California, to teach drama, English, public speaking, and other subjects to aspiring actors.<ref name="sar">{{cite news |title=Garrick opens drama studio in Santa Ana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016624/richard_garrick/ |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |work=Santa Ana Register |date=October 15, 1930 |location=California, Santa Ana |page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Garrick taught at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]], and in 1930 he opened the Richard Garrick Studio<ref>{{cite news |title=Display Ad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7652540/richard-garrick-studio-adsanta-ana/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Santa Ana Register |date=11 October 1930 |location=Santa Ana, California}}</ref> in Santa Ana, California, to teach drama, English, public speaking, and other subjects to aspiring actors.<ref name="sar">{{cite news |title=Garrick opens drama studio in Santa Ana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43016624/richard_garrick/ |accessdate=January 26, 2020 |work=Santa Ana Register |date=October 15, 1930 |location=California, Santa Ana |page=13|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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==Director<ref>{{cite news |title=Films Directed in Many Lands |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16484014/la-times-29-oct-1933-sun-pg-25/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=29 October 1933}}</ref>==
==Director<ref>{{cite news |title=Films Directed in Many Lands |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16484014/la-times-29-oct-1933-sun-pg-25/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=29 October 1933}}</ref>==
* ''A Heart Reclaimed'' (1912)
* ''A Heart Reclaimed'' (1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Heart Reclaimed (1912) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370648/reference |website=IMDb |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=29 December 2020 |format=Short |date=1 December 1912}}</ref>
* ''The Part of Her Life'' (1912)
* ''The Part of Her Life'' (1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Part of Her Life (1912) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149243/reference |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=29 December 2020 |format=Short |date=31 May 1912}}</ref>
* ''[[The Laird's Daughter]]'' (1912)
* ''[[The Laird's Daughter]]'' (1912)
* ''[[commons:File:Release flier for HIS FATHER'S BUGLE, 1912.jpg|His Father's Bugle]]'' (1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=His Father's Bugle |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401473/reference |website=IMDb |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |date=27 June 1912}}</ref>
* ''[[commons:File:Release flier for HIS FATHER'S BUGLE, 1912.jpg|His Father's Bugle]]'' (1912)
* ''Officer Murray'' (1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Officer Murray |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OfficerMurray1912.html |website=Silent Era |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=1 August 1912}}</ref>
* ''Officer Murray'' (1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Officer Murray |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/O/OfficerMurray1912.html |website=Silent Era |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=1 August 1912}}</ref>
* ''By-Gone Days'' (1913)
* ''By-Gone Days'' (1913)<ref>{{cite web |title=By-Gone Days (1913) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344993/reference |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=29 December 2020 |format=Short |date=12 January 1913}}</ref>
* ''[[Colonel Custard's Last Stand]]'' (1914)
* ''[[Colonel Custard's Last Stand]]'' (1914)
* ''A Wondrous Melody'' (1914)
* ''A Wondrous Melody'' (1914)
* ''[[commons:File:19151211 MPNews A Tangle in Hearts.jpg|A Tangle in Hearts]]'' (1915)
* ''[[commons:File:19151211 MPNews A Tangle in Hearts.jpg|A Tangle in Hearts]]'' (1915)
* ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145833/mediaviewer/rm1238412033/ The Idol of the Stage]'' (1916 film)<ref>{{cite news |title="The Idol of The Stage" Gaumont-Mutual Masterpiece, De Luxe Edition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7692515/idol-of-the-stage-movie-still-and/ |work=Portsmouth Daily Times |date=24 February 1916 |location=Portsmouth, Ohio |page=9}}</ref> - Also acted in the role of Clark Porter
* ''The Idol of the Stage'' (1916 film)<ref>{{cite news |title="The Idol of The Stage" Gaumont-Mutual Masterpiece, De Luxe Edition |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7692515/idol-of-the-stage-movie-still-and/ |work=Portsmouth Daily Times |date=24 February 1916 |location=Portsmouth, Ohio |page=9}}</ref> - Also acted in the role of Clark Porter
* ''The Drifter'' (1916) <ref>{{cite news |title="The Drifter," A Masterpiece Film, and Sammy Burns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7654946/description-of-the-drifter-directed/ |work=The Leavenworth Times |date=9 February 1916 |location=Leavenworth, Kansas |page=2}}</ref>
* ''The Drifter'' (1916) <ref>{{cite news |title="The Drifter," A Masterpiece Film, and Sammy Burns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7654946/description-of-the-drifter-directed/ |work=The Leavenworth Times |date=9 February 1916 |location=Leavenworth, Kansas |page=2}}</ref>
* ''[[The House with Nobody in It]]'' (1915)<ref>{{cite news |title=Princess Offers Thrilling Drama Monday, Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7692927/princess-offers-thrilling-drama-monday/ |work=Santa Ana Register |date=2 October 1915 |location=Santa Ana, California |page=2}}</ref>
* ''[[The House with Nobody in It]]'' (1915)<ref>{{cite news |title=Princess Offers Thrilling Drama Monday, Tuesday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7692927/princess-offers-thrilling-drama-monday/ |work=Santa Ana Register |date=2 October 1915 |location=Santa Ana, California |page=2}}</ref>
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* ''[[According to Law]]'' (1916)
* ''[[According to Law]]'' (1916)
* ''[[A Rank Outsider]]'' (1920)
* ''[[A Rank Outsider]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Trent's Last Case]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Trent's Last Case (1920 film)|Trent's Last Case]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Pride of the Fancy]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Pride of the Fancy]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Romance of a Movie Star]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The Romance of a Movie Star]]'' (1920)
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* ''A Certain Party'' (1911 play)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Certain Party Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-certain-party-5109#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Wallack's Theatre New York, NY |date=24 April 1911}}</ref> - Roundsman Timothy Moline
* ''A Certain Party'' (1911 play)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Certain Party Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-certain-party-5109#OpeningNightCast |website=IBDB |publisher=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Wallack's Theatre New York, NY |date=24 April 1911}}</ref> - Roundsman Timothy Moline
* ''The Deep Purple'' (1911 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Play With a Curious Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7655026/play-with-a-curious-title/ |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=The Labor World |date=23 December 1911 |location=Duluth, Minnesota |page=5}}</ref> - Inspector Bruce
* ''The Deep Purple'' (1911 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Play With a Curious Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7655026/play-with-a-curious-title/ |access-date=17 December 2020 |work=The Labor World |date=23 December 1911 |location=Duluth, Minnesota |page=5}}</ref> - Inspector Bruce
* ''The Mistress of the Air'' (1914 film) - Tom Hendricks, the Villain<ref>{{cite web |title=The Mistress of the Air (1914) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817210/reference |website=IMDb |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=29 December 2020 |date=6 June 1914}}</ref>
* ''The Mistress of the Air'' (1914 film) - Tom Hendricks, the Villain
* ''[[Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film)|Tess of the Storm Country]]'' (1914 film) - Ben Letts
* ''[[Tess of the Storm Country (1914 film)|Tess of the Storm Country]]'' (1914 film) - Ben Letts
* ''[[The House with Nobody in It]]'' (1915 film)
* ''[[The House with Nobody in It]]'' (1915 film)
* ''The Yellow Streak'' (1915 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lyric Theatre Display Ad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7693165/the-yellow-streak-display-ad/ |newspaper=Concordia Blade-Empire |access-date=29 December 2020 |location=Concordia, Kansas |page=2 |date=21 January 1915}}</ref>
* ''The Yellow Streak'' (1915 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lyric Theatre Display Ad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7693165/the-yellow-streak-display-ad/ |newspaper=Concordia Blade-Empire |access-date=29 December 2020 |location=Concordia, Kansas |page=2 |date=21 January 1915}}</ref>
* ''The Collingsby Pearls'' (1915 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Noted Actor, Richard Garrick, at Hippodrome Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30799931/at-the-hippodrome-noted-actor/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Leavenworth Post |publisher=The Leavenworth Post |date=8 January 1915 |location=Kansas, Leavenworth |page=4}}</ref>
* ''The Collingsby Pearls'' (1915 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Noted Actor, Richard Garrick, at Hippodrome Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30799931/at-the-hippodrome-noted-actor/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |work=The Leavenworth Post |date=8 January 1915 |location=Kansas, Leavenworth |page=4}}</ref>
* ''[[Daughter of Destiny (1917 film)|Daughter of Destiny]]'' (1917) - Graham West
* ''[[Daughter of Destiny (1917 film)|Daughter of Destiny]]'' (1917) - Graham West
* ''[[Nell of the Circus]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Nell of the Circus]]'' (1922)
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* ''[[Green Grass of Wyoming]]'' (1948 film) - Charlie - Old-Timer
* ''[[Green Grass of Wyoming]]'' (1948 film) - Charlie - Old-Timer
* ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1947 play)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Streetcar Named Desire Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-streetcar-named-desire-1804#OpeningNightCast |website=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC |date=3 December 1947}}</ref> - A Doctor
* ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1947 play)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Streetcar Named Desire Opening Night Cast |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-streetcar-named-desire-1804#OpeningNightCast |website=Internet Broadway Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |location=Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC |date=3 December 1947}}</ref> - A Doctor
* ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1951 film)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Streetcar Named Desire Movie |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044081/reference |website=IMDb |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> - A Doctor
* ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' (1951 film) - A Doctor
* ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' (1951 film) - Slave (uncredited)
* ''[[Quo Vadis (1951 film)|Quo Vadis]]'' (1951 film) - Slave (uncredited)
* ''[[Viva Zapata!]]'' (1952 film) - Old General
* ''[[Viva Zapata!]]'' (1952 film) - Old General
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* ''[[Law and Order (1953 film)|Law and Order]]'' (1953 film)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quill |first1=Gynter |title=Reagan Gets His Man And Resigns, Twice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7723831/reagan-gets-his-man-and-resigns-twice/ |work=The Waco News-Tribune |date=4 September 1953 |location=Waco, Texas}}</ref> - Judge Williams
* ''[[Law and Order (1953 film)|Law and Order]]'' (1953 film)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quill |first1=Gynter |title=Reagan Gets His Man And Resigns, Twice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7723831/reagan-gets-his-man-and-resigns-twice/ |work=The Waco News-Tribune |date=4 September 1953 |location=Waco, Texas}}</ref> - Judge Williams
* ''[[Powder River (film)]] (1953 film) - Ferry Master
* ''[[Powder River (film)]] (1953 film) - Ferry Master
* '''The Frightened Bride' Episode of [[Mr. & Mrs. North]]'' (1953 television)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Frightened Bride Epidode of Mr. & Mrs. North Television Series |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0651810/reference |website=IMBd |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=17 December 2020 |date=27 February 1953}}</ref> - Amos Stoker
* '''The Frightened Bride' Episode of [[Mr. & Mrs. North]]'' (1953 television) - Amos Stoker
* ''[[Riding Shotgun (film)|Riding Shotgun]]'' (1954 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Movie Still With Caption |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65339939/grand-prairie-daily-news-grand/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Grand Prairie Daily News |date=3 June 1954 |location=Grand Prairie, Texas |page=7}}</ref> - Walters
* ''[[Riding Shotgun (film)|Riding Shotgun]]'' (1954 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Movie Still With Caption |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65339939/grand-prairie-daily-news-grand/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=Grand Prairie Daily News |date=3 June 1954 |location=Grand Prairie, Texas |page=7}}</ref> - Walters
* ''[[Désirée (film)|Désirée]]'' (1954 film) - Count Regnaud (uncredited)
* ''[[Désirée (film)|Désirée]]'' (1954 film) - Count Regnaud (uncredited)
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* ''[[A Man Called Peter]]'' (1955 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Garfield Shows Distinguished Film Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7654892/film-review-the-terre-haute-indiana/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The Terre Haute Tribune |date=16 October 1955 |location=Terre Haute, Indiana}}</ref> - Col. Evanston Whiting
* ''[[A Man Called Peter]]'' (1955 film)<ref>{{cite news |title=Garfield Shows Distinguished Film Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7654892/film-review-the-terre-haute-indiana/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work=The Terre Haute Tribune |date=16 October 1955 |location=Terre Haute, Indiana}}</ref> - Col. Evanston Whiting
* ''[[Violent Saturday]]'' (1955 film) - Mr. Braden (uncredited)
* ''[[Violent Saturday]]'' (1955 film) - Mr. Braden (uncredited)
* ''[[Hilda Crane]]'' (1956 film)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hilda Crane |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049317/reference |website=IMDb |publisher=Internet Movie Database |access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref> - Dr. Joe Francis
* ''[[Hilda Crane]]'' (1956 film) - Dr. Joe Francis
* ''[[High Society (1956 film)|High Society]]'' (1956 film) - Lords' Butler
* ''[[High Society (1956 film)|High Society]]'' (1956 film) - Lords' Butler
* '''The Royal Carriage' Episode of My Friend Flicka'' (1956 television)<ref>{{cite web |title='The Royal Carriage' episode of My Friend Flicka Television Series |url=http://www.myfriendflicka.com/episodes.html |date=16 March 1956}}</ref> - Thaddeus Grimshaw
* '''The Royal Carriage' Episode of My Friend Flicka'' (1956 television)<ref>{{cite web |title='The Royal Carriage' episode of My Friend Flicka Television Series |url=http://www.myfriendflicka.com/episodes.html |date=16 March 1956}}</ref> - Thaddeus Grimshaw
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Richard Garrick
Born
Richard Thomas O'Brien

(1878-12-27)December 27, 1878
Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland
DiedAugust 21, 1962(1962-08-21) (aged 83)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor and Film Director
Years active1900s-1957

Richard Garrick (December 27, 1878 – August 21, 1962) was an Irish-born American actor and director.

Life and career[edit]

Garrick was born Richard Thomas O'Brien in the townland of Portlaw, County Waterford, Ireland.[1] His father, James E. O'Brien, was a master tailor in that town, counting among his clients Lord Waterford as well as other nobility and landed gentry.[2] In 1882, James left Portlaw for the United States. He landed in North Adams, Massachusetts, where there were cotton mills[3] and the need for a clothesmaker. Two years later, his wife Johanna and children followed.

In 1898, Garrick enlisted in the U.S. Army. He served as a corporal in Company M, U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment stationed in Miagao, Iloilo, in the Philippines in 1900[4] during the Philippine–American War. When he returned to North Adams, he worked for a time in his father's tailor shop, then struck out on his own.

Richard Garrick, Broadway, Streetcar Named Desire, Jessica Tandy, stage, production
The Doctor (Richard Garrick) and Nurse (Ann Dere) subdue an hysterical Blanche (Jessica Tandy) in the original New York production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

He ventured to New York City where he landed roles in stage productions,[5] among them The Boys of Company B (1907),[6] The Flag Lieutenant (1909),[7] The Fourth Estate, (1909),[8] and The Monkey's Paw. By 1912 Garrick was in Los Angeles and became a charter member of The Reel Club.[9] Through the early 1910s, Garrick acted in, as well as directed, silent films, including Colonel Custard's Last Stand (1914). In 1915, he joined the Gaumont Company[10] and was placed in charge of the second Rialto Star Feature Company.[11] By 1916, Garrick was the director general of Gaumont's Jacksonville, Florida, studios.[12] He left Gaumont to open Garrick Studios Company,[13] offering a five-acre (20,000 m2) facility in Jacksonville that would house enough equipment and space for 20 companies to work simultaneously. As the 1916–1917 season approached, however, the mood towards making films in Jacksonville shifted, and many residents opposed the industry's presence.

Garrick went overseas in 1919 and directed films in London and Paris. In 1922, he was named production manager of a new film corporation in Italy.[14] Overall, he directed 30 silent films during his career. When he returned to the United States, it was to pursue his first love — stage acting.[15] During World War II, he was among the cast[16] of Ten Little Indians, a production of the U.S. Army Special Service/USO Camp Shows[1] in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

In 1947, Garrick was once again on stage in New York City, performing as the mental-health doctor or "stranger" in the original production of A Streetcar Named Desire, which co-starred Marlon Brando and Jessica Tandy. He reprised that role in the 1951 film version of the play. His appearances in both the play and film adaptation marked the start of a second film career for Garrick. During the 1950s, he played small supporting roles in numerous Hollywood movies. His television acting credits include the role of Benjamin Franklin in Night Strike on Calvacade of America[17] (April 29, 1953 and October 19, 1954); and the role of Thaddeus Grimshaw in the episode Royal Carriage on My Friend FlickaMy Friend Flicka (March 16, 1956).

Throughout his career, Garrick performed along with some of the brightest actors and actresses in stage and film history, including James Arness, Ed Begley, Marlon Brando, Lee J. Cobb, James Dean, Julie Harris, Brian Keith, Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden, Victor Mature, Ethel Merman, Marilyn Monroe, Patricia Neal, Donald O'Connor, Maureen O'Sullivan, Anthony Quinn, Ronald Reagan, Ginger Rogers, Jean Simmons, Richard Todd, Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, John Wayne, Dennis Weaver and Richard Widmark.

Garrick taught at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and in 1930 he opened the Richard Garrick Studio[18] in Santa Ana, California, to teach drama, English, public speaking, and other subjects to aspiring actors.[19]

Garrick died on August 21, 1962, in Los Angeles and is buried as a U.S. veteran at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery[20] in San Diego, California.

Director[21][edit]

Actor[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Richard O'Brien, Stage, Film Star, Youth Here, Dies". The North Adams Transcript. Massachusetts, North Adams. August 24, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tailoring". The Waterford (IRE) News. Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland. 4 April 1879. p. 2. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ Michalenko, Eugene. "In This Valley: A Brief History of Adams". Explore Adams. Adams Historical Society. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ 1900 United States Federal Census. Post of Miagao, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces: U.S. Federal Government. June 1900. p. Roll 1840; Enumeration District 0179, FHL microfilm 1241840. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Richard Garrick Credits". IBDB. Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "The Boys of Company "B" Opening Night Cast". IBDB. Lyceum Theatre, New York, NY: Internet Broadway Database. 8 April 1907. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ "The Flag Lieutenant Opening Night Cast". IBDB. Criterion Theatre, New York, NY: Internet Broadway Database. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "The Fourth Estate: Opening Night Cast". IBDB. Wallack's Theatre, New York, NY: Internet Broadway Database. 6 October 1909. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Reel Club Forms in Los Angeles". SilentEra.com. Los Angeles, California. December 21, 1912. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  10. ^ "O'Brien Named Gen'l Manager". The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. 29 November 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Richard Garrick Joins the Gaumont Company". The Moving Picture World, Vol. 25. 11 September 1915. p. 1835. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. ^ Miller, Blair (10 April 2013). Almost Hollywood, The Forgotten Story of Jacksonville, Florida. Hamilton Books. p. 109. ISBN 9780761859963. Retrieved 18 December 2020 – via GoogleBooks.
  13. ^ Morton, David D. "The Herald's of the Dawn: A History of the Motion Picture Industry in the State of Florida, 1908-2019" (PDF). pp. 31, 68, 74, 76–78. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  14. ^ "American to manage Italian film company". The Tampa Tribune. Florida, Tampa. December 3, 1922. p. 35. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Known in Theatrical Life as Richard Garrick—Gives Interview on Visit to U.S." The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. 17 November 1928. p. 16.
  16. ^ "Ten Little Indians Playbill". European Theatre of War: U.S. Army Special Service / USO Camp Shows. 1945. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  17. ^ ""Night Strike" on Calvacade of American, Starring Glenn Langan, Richard Garrick and Russel Simpson". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. 19 October 1954. p. 23. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Display Ad". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. 11 October 1930. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Garrick opens drama studio in Santa Ana". Santa Ana Register. California, Santa Ana. October 15, 1930. p. 13. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Richard Garrick Memorial Page". Find A Grave. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Films Directed in Many Lands". The Los Angeles Times. 29 October 1933. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Officer Murray". Silent Era. 1 August 1912. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  23. ^ ""The Idol of The Stage" Gaumont-Mutual Masterpiece, De Luxe Edition". Portsmouth Daily Times. Portsmouth, Ohio. 24 February 1916. p. 9.
  24. ^ ""The Drifter," A Masterpiece Film, and Sammy Burns". The Leavenworth Times. Leavenworth, Kansas. 9 February 1916. p. 2.
  25. ^ "Princess Offers Thrilling Drama Monday, Tuesday". Santa Ana Register. Santa Ana, California. 2 October 1915. p. 2.
  26. ^ "Two Pretty Girls in "The Quality of Faith"". The Tribune. Scranton, Pennsylvania. 14 March 1916. p. 16.
  27. ^ "A Certain Party Opening Night Cast". IBDB. Wallack's Theatre New York, NY: Internet Broadway Database. 24 April 1911. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  28. ^ "Play With a Curious Title". The Labor World. Duluth, Minnesota. 23 December 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  29. ^ "Lyric Theatre Display Ad". Concordia Blade-Empire. Concordia, Kansas. 21 January 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Noted Actor, Richard Garrick, at Hippodrome Today". The Leavenworth Post. Kansas, Leavenworth. 8 January 1915. p. 4. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  31. ^ "This clipping has been marked as not public". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  32. ^ "A Streetcar Named Desire Opening Night Cast". Internet Broadway Database. Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NYC. 3 December 1947. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  33. ^ Quill, Gynter (4 September 1953). "Reagan Gets His Man And Resigns, Twice". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas.
  34. ^ "Movie Still With Caption". Grand Prairie Daily News. Grand Prairie, Texas. 3 June 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  35. ^ "Garfield Shows Distinguished Film Today". The Terre Haute Tribune. Terre Haute, Indiana. 16 October 1955. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  36. ^ "'The Royal Carriage' episode of My Friend Flicka Television Series". 16 March 1956.
  37. ^ "Richard O'Brien, at 76, Soon Flies to France for Film Role". The North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts. 31 August 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

External links[edit]

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