Biographies: Richard H. Cutting - Actor

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An American actor, born in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA, as Richard Hiram Cutting. He married a woman named Pauline and had two children. His most important works include Magnificent Obsession (1954), South Pacific (1958), Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957), and The Great Jesse James Raid (1953). He began his career by appearing in commercials and worked on stage in Massachusetts for a long time before appearing in film with a supporting role in the movie Law and Order (1953). He continued his cinematic and television appearances in the roles of a husband, father, doctor, teacher, writer, businessman, servant, driver, worker, aristocrat, cleric, cowboy, waiter, investigator, reporter, lawyer, and party guest. He became a household name in TV comedy series. He was an honorary member of Actors Equity, a member of the Screen Actors Guild, and a supporter of the Motion Picture and Television Fund. He became a regular parishioner of the Methodist Church and curator of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He was also a theater teacher at Pasadena Playhouse for a long time and was so generous that he donated to many schools and libraries. His last appearance was in The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967), and he died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, on March 7, 1972, of kidney disease and uremia.

• 31 October 2021
• Christina Aziz