biographyWhile Egan starred in a string of 'A' and 'B' pictures in the 1950s, with the demise of the studio system his film career began to slide, especially after his contract with Fox lapsed in the late 1950s. In the 1960s he acted in such films as Disney's Pollyanna (1960; with Jane Wyman and Hayley Mills) and Mario Bava's Esther and the King (1960; with Joan Collins). Egan shifted his focus to television with his series Empire as well as his appearances in a number of made-for-television films including Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964; with Dee Hartford and Tina Louise ), Valley of Mystery (1967; with Peter Graves and Julie Adams), and The House That Would Not Die (1970; with Barbara Stanwyck). |
the films of richard eganUndercover Girl (1950)From the Universal-International film noir thriller Undercover Girl. LEFT: With Scott Brady. RIGHT: With Connie Gilchrist and Alexis SmithUp Front (1951)Underwater! (1955)Seven Cities of Gold (1955)The View from Pompey's Head (1955)With Dana Wynter in the 20th Century Fox drama The View from Pompey's Head. A few prints of this difficult-to-find film are now circulatingViolent Saturday (1955)Tension at Table Rock (1956)With Dorothy Malone in the RKO western Tension at Table RockLove Me Tender (1956)With James Drury, Elvis Presley, and Debra Paget in Love Me Tender, Presley's first filmSlaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)With Julie Adams in the crime drama Slaughter on Tenth AvenueVoice in the Mirror (1958)From Voice in the Mirror. LEFT: Richard Egan as the alcoholic Jim Burton whose wife Ellen (Julie London) helps him recover and reform. CENTER: Tense scene with Arthur O'Connell and Julie London. RIGHT: With Julie LondonA Summer Place (1959)Scene from A Summer Place with Dorothy McGuire, Troy Donahue, Constance Ford, Arthur Kennedy, and Sandra DeeEsther and the King (1960)With Joan Collins in the 20th Century Fox costume drama Esther and the KingPollyanna (1960)Empire, aka Redigo (1962-1964 TV series)From Egan's contemporary western series Empire. During the show's second season, its title was changed to RedigoThe Destructors (1968)Chubasco (1968)The Big Cube (1969)later yearsIn the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, Egan took occasional film roles and guest spots on popular television series, such as The Streets of San Francisco and Police Story. Egan also taught acting and encouraged young hopefuls. In 1982, he took a recurring role on the TV soap Capitol and remained with the series until illness forced him off the show. Sadly, Richard Egan succumbed to prostate cancer on July 20, 1987, at the age of 65. He was survived by his wife, actress Patricia Hardy (1931-2011), whom he married in 1958, and four daughters and a son. |
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