Richard Derr (June 15, 1917[citation needed] – May 8, 1992) was an American actor who worked on stage, screen, and television, performing in both starring and supporting roles.[1]
A life member of The Actors Studio,[3] Derr landed the majority of his leading roles on stage.[1] In 1955, he sang in the lead role in the Broadway musical Plain and Fancy. His other Broadway credits include Dial M for Murder (1952), Invitation to a March (1960), Maybe Tuesday (1957), A Phoenix Too Frequent (1949), and The Closing Door (1949).[4]
Film
On the silver screen, Derr was primarily a character actor.[1] He had a starring role in George Pal's 1951 science fiction film from Paramount Pictures, When Worlds Collide. Derr later starred in the Invisible Avenger (1958), a film based on the radio show and pulp magazine character The Shadow. The character also served as the basis for two television pilot episodes, neither of which was developed into a series.[5]
Television
In the 1950s, most of Derr's work was done on television. On November 21, 1950, he co-starred in "The Perfect Type" on Armstrong Circle Theatre.[6] In 1959, he was the host of Fanfare, a summer dramatic anthology series on NBC-TV.[7]