Jeff Richards (baseball player/actor)
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Jeff Richards, born Richard Mansfield Taylor , (November 1, 1924 in Portland, Oregon, United States - d. July 28, 1989) was a professional minor-league American baseball player with the Portland Beavers before becoming an actor. He was sometimes credited as Dick Taylor and Richard Taylor.
He is best known for his role as Benjamin Pontipee in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), for which he won a Golden Globe award.
Often cast for his "beefcake" appeal, Richards took off his shirt to notable effect in a scene in 1955's It's a Dog's Life and again for several scenes in 1959's Island of Lost Women. Unlike several other actors of the time, such as William Holden, Richards did not shave off his chest hair for these appearances.
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[edit] Personal life
He was married to Vickie Taylor and they had one child before they divorced.
[edit] Acting
His life as a professional baseball player impacted his roles in his first films.
[edit] Television
Jefferson Drum (1958)
[edit] Films
- Goldy 2: The Saga of the Golden Bear (1986)
- Goldy: The Last of the Golden Bears (1984)
- Mag Wheels (1978)
- Waco (1966)
- The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
- Island of Lost Women (1959)
- Born Reckless (1958)
- Don't Go Near the Water (1957)
- The Opposite Sex (1956)
- It's a Dog's Life (1955)
- The Marauders (1955)
- Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
- Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Big Leaguer (1953)
- Code Two (1953)
- Battle Circus (1953)
- Above and Beyond (1952)
- The Sellout (1952)
- Desperate Search (1952)
- Angels in the Outfield (1951)
- Kill the Umpire (1950)
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