Joe Rickson (born Oscar Erickson; September 6, 1880 – January 8, 1958) was an American actor of the silent era.[1] He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1945. He was born in Clearcreek, Montana and died in Los Angeles, California.[2][3][4]
Joe Rickson | |
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.jpg) Rickson in 1920s | |
| Born | Oscar Erickson September 6, 1880 Clearcreek, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 1958 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1945 |
Partial filmography
edit- The Price of Crime (1914)
- The Night Riders (1916, Short) - The Apache Kid
- The Wedding Guest (1916, Short) - Jose Del Barra
- The Three Godfathers (1916) - Rusty Conners
- The Committee on Credentials (1916, Short) - Clem
- For the Love of a Girl (1916, Short) - Cliff Buckley
- Love's Lariat (1916) - Cowboy
- A Woman's Eyes (1916, Short) - Buzzard
- The Devil's Own (1916, Short) - Snake Matthews
- Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (1918) - Neil Ballard
- The Home Trail (1918) - Blackie
- Baree, Son of Kazan (1918) - Perriot
- Cactus Crandall (1918) - Mendoza
- Go-Get-Em Garringer (1919)
- The Little Boss (1919) - Pete Farley
- Outlawed (1921) - Tom Benson
- Flower of the North (1921) - Pierre
- The Purple Riders (1922) - Rudolph Myers
- Brass Commandments (1923) - Tularosa
- Pioneer Trails (1923) - The Sheriff
- Rough Ridin' (1924) - Jack Wells
- Code of the Wilderness (1924) - Tom Chavis
- Rip Roarin' Roberts (1924) - 'Hawk' Andrews
- Fast Fightin' (1925) - The Man
- Beyond the Border (1925) - Blackie Cullen - Deputy
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) - Henchman Dave Slack (uncredited)
- A Two-Fisted Sheriff (1925) - George Rivers
- Baree, Son of Kazan (1925) - Pierre Eustach
- The Human Tornado (1925) - Tom Crowley
- The Bad Lands (1925) - Charlie Squirrel
- Action Galore (1925) - Gil Kruger
- Rawhide (1926) - Strobel
- With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo (1926) - Colonel William B. Travis
- The Flying Horseman (1926) - Henchman #2
- The Buckaroo Kid (1926) - McIntyre (uncredited)
- Whispering Sage (1927)
- Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed (1927) - Darrel (uncredited)
- Border Blackbirds (1927) - Suderman
- The Devil's Double (1927) - Carl Blackburn
- Land of the Lawless (1927) - 'Brush' Gallagher
- A Trick of Hearts (1928) - Black Jack
- The Code of the Scarlet (1928) - Pete
- Yellow Contraband (1928) - Pierre Dufresne
- The Drifter (1929) - Hank
- The Lariat Kid (1929) - Tony
- The Lone Star Ranger (1930) - Henchman #2
- Trails of Danger (1930) - U.S. Marshal Bartlett
- Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931) - Henchman (uncredited)
- A Son of the Plains (1931) - Deputy (uncredited)
- Wild Horse (1931) - Deputy Clark
- Heritage of the Desert (1932) - Joe (uncredited)
- Sundown Rider (1932) - Bates (uncredited)
- Fargo Express (1933) - Lynn - Gambler Who Chases Mort
- Elinor Norton (1934) - Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- The Prescott Kid (1934) - Townsman (uncredited)
- Les Misérables (1935) - Gendarme (uncredited)
- Under the Pampas Moon (1935) - Bazan's Gaucho (uncredited)
- Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) - Herb Layton
- Escape from Devil's Island (1935) - Guard (uncredited)
- Gallant Defender (1935) - Soap Creek Smith (uncredited)
- Song of the Saddle (1936) - Second Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
- Three on the Trail (1936) - Gabby (uncredited)
- Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936) - Henchman Buck
- Arizona Legion (1939) - Dakota - Henchman (uncredited)
- Stagecoach (1939) - Ike Plummer (uncredited)
- The Oklahoma Kid (1939) - Homesteader (uncredited)
- Prairie Law (1940) - Jake - Henchman (uncredited)
- Triple Justice (1940) - Henchman Luke Grimes (uncredited)
- Girl Rush (1944) - 4-Up Driver (uncredited)
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) - Dealer (uncredited)
- West of the Pecos (1945) - Joe - Townsman (uncredited)
- The Sun Shines Bright (1953) - Dink (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ Birchard, Robert S. (2009). Early Universal City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7023-5.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
- ^ D'Ambrosio, Brian (July 8, 2019). Montana Entertainers: Famous and Almost Forgotten. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4396-6733-0.
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