Dick Wessel Net Worth
Dick Wessel Net Worth is
$800,000
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Dick Wessel (April 20, 1913 – April 20, 1965) was an American film actor. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wessel appeared in more than 270 films between 1935 and 1966. He is best remembered for his chilling portrayal of the ruthless strangler Harry "Cueball" Lake in Dick Tracy vs. Cueball.Modern viewers will remember Wessel for his appearances in the Three Stooges short subjects Punchy Cowpunchers and as Chopper Kane in Fright Night and its remake, Fling in the Ring.From 1959 to 1961, Wessel co-starred as Carney Kohler in all forty-two episodes of Darren McGavin's NBC western television series, Riverboat, set along the Mississippi River prior to the American Civil War.In 1959, he appeared as police captain Bob Rattigan in the episode "Rattigan and the Cat" of the syndicated Border Patrol series, starring Richard Webb. He also appeared in the John Bromfield syndicated crime drama, Sheriff of Cochise. He was cast as Charlie in the episode, "A Kind of Stopwatch" of CBS's The Twilight Zone. He also guest starred in Jackie Cooper's CBS sitcom/drama Hennesey and on Stanley Holloway's ABC sitcom, Our Man Higgins.Wessel died of a sudden heart attack at his home in Studio City, California, on his 52nd birthday. He had just finished his role as Eddie the garbage man in the Disney film The Ugly Dachshund. Voice artist Paul Frees dubbed in Wessel's voice during post-production. | Date Of Birth | April 20, 1913 |
| Died | 1965-04-20 |
| Place Of Birth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio 57 | 1954 | TV Series | Alvin T. 'Bear' Bristow |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Tom O'Brien |
| Them! | 1954 | Railroad Detective (uncredited) | |
| Untamed Heiress | 1954 | Cruncher (uncredited) | |
| Mayor of the Town | 1954 | TV Series | Henry |
| My Little Margie | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Flight Nurse | 1953 | Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1953 | TV Series | McPugg Assistant, McPugg Sketch |
| Champ for a Day | 1953 | 'Speedtrap' Calhoun - Policeman (as Richard Wessel) | |
| The Caddy | 1953 | Caddy Who Rips Towel (uncredited) | |
| Let's Do It Again | 1953 | Ajax Moving Man (as Richard Wessel) | |
| Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 1953 | Chez Louis Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | |
| Fresh Painter | 1953 | Short | Painter |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | 1953 | TV Series | Bill Hart / Larry |
| Blackbeard, the Pirate | 1952 | Dutchman | |
| The WAC from Walla Walla | 1952 | Sgt. Malone | |
| Because You're Mine | 1952 | Sgt. Grogan (uncredited) | |
| Just for You | 1952 | Master Sergeant, Air Force Recruiter (uncredited) | |
| Young Man with Ideas | 1952 | Eddie Tasling | |
| Rancho Notorious | 1952 | Deputy (uncredited) | |
| Love Is Better Than Ever | 1952 | Smitty | |
| The Belle of New York | 1952 | With Wedding Gift of Stolen Silver (uncredited) | |
| The Lawless Breed | 1952 | Marv (uncredited) | |
| Life with Buster Keaton | 1951 | TV Series | Juicy James |
| The Barefoot Mailman | 1951 | Theron Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Honeychile | 1951 | Bartender | |
| Trouble In-Laws | 1951 | Short | Sandor - Jealous Husband |
| Texas Carnival | 1951 | Concessionaire #1 | |
| Reunion in Reno | 1951 | Taxi Driver | |
| Corky of Gasoline Alley | 1951 | Pudge McKay | |
| Flying Leathernecks | 1951 | Mess Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| An American in Paris | 1951 | Ben Macrow (uncredited) | |
| Strangers on a Train | 1951 | Bill (uncredited) | |
| The Texas Rangers | 1951 | Arkansas (uncredited) | |
| Her First Romance | 1951 | Night Watchman (uncredited) | |
| Francis Goes to the Races | 1951 | Chuck (uncredited) | |
| The Scarf | 1951 | Sid (uncredited) | |
| M | 1951 | Policeman Ticketing Jaywalker (uncredited) | |
| Gasoline Alley | 1951 | Pudge | |
| Watch the Birdie | 1950 | Man Who Undresses (uncredited) | |
| Frontier Outpost | 1950 | Drill Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| He's a Cockeyed Wonder | 1950 | Delivery Van Driver (uncredited) | |
| Harvey | 1950 | Mr. Cracker (uncredited) | |
| Foy Meets Girl | 1950 | Short | |
| Father of the Bride | 1950 | Moving Man with Chandelier (uncredited) | |
| Love That Brute | 1950 | Fats Leslie, Gangster (uncredited) | |
| The Jackie Robinson Story | 1950 | Tough Lodge Member in Stands (uncredited) | |
| Kill the Umpire | 1950 | Catcher (uncredited) | |
| Beware of Blondie | 1950 | Mailman | |
| Wabash Avenue | 1950 | John Electrician (uncredited) | |
| Fireside Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | |
| Put Some Money in the Pot | 1950 | Short | Landlady's Protective Brother |
| Blondie's Hero | 1950 | Mailman (uncredited) | |
| Dizzy Yardbird | 1950 | Short | Sergeant Flint |
| The Kid from Texas | 1950 | Deputy Bart, the Jailer (uncredited) | |
| Key to the City | 1950 | Washing Car in Hotel Basement (uncredited) | |
| Groan and Grunt | 1950 | Short | Bone Crusher McGee |
| His Baiting Beauty | 1950 | Short | Gorgeous Gus |
| Punchy Cowpunchers | 1950 | Short | Sgt. Mullins |
| Sands of Iwo Jima | 1949 | Grenade Instructor (uncredited) | |
| On the Town | 1949 | Sailor Kovarsky (uncredited) | |
| Thieves' Highway | 1949 | Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| Blondie Hits the Jackpot | 1949 | Mailman (uncredited) | |
| Slattery's Hurricane | 1949 | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | |
| Canadian Pacific | 1949 | Bailey (as Richard Wessel) | |
| Tulsa | 1949 | Joker (uncredited) | |
| The Green Promise | 1949 | Mr. Clairborne (uncredited) | |
| Take Me Out to the Ball Game | 1949 | Umpire (uncredited) | |
| Bad Men of Tombstone | 1949 | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| When My Baby Smiles at Me | 1948 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Unknown Island | 1948 | Sanderson, 1st Mate (as Richard Wessel) | |
| Billie Gets Her Man | 1948 | Short | Mr. McGonagle |
| Good Sam | 1948 | Melvin Z. Wurtzberger, the Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| Hollow Triumph | 1948 | Bullseye's Sidekick (uncredited) | |
| Pitfall | 1948 | Desk Sergeant (as Dick Wassel) | |
| A Southern Yankee | 1948 | Hospital Orderly (uncredited) | |
| The Babe Ruth Story | 1948 | First Mate (scenes deleted) | |
| Dig That Gold | 1948 | Short | Mr. Billings |
| Flat Feat | 1948 | Short | Toledo Thompson, aka Egbert L. Thompson |
| River Lady | 1948 | Logger (uncredited) | |
| The Fuller Brush Man | 1948 | Police Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Eight-Ball Andy | 1948 | Short | Claude Beasley |
| The Mating of Millie | 1948 | Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| Two Nuts in a Rut | 1948 | Short | Horrible Higgins, wrestler |
| Radio Romeo | 1947 | Short | Hotel Detective |
| High Wall | 1947 | Jim Hale - Orderly (uncredited) | |
| Killer McCoy | 1947 | Burns Sr. (uncredited) | |
| Wife to Spare | 1947 | Short | Claude Upton |
| Merton of the Movies | 1947 | Chick | |
| Magic Town | 1947 | Moving Man (uncredited) | |
| Hectic Honeymoon | 1947 | Short | Duffy, House Detective |
| Blondes Away | 1947 | Short | Hotel Detective |
| Living in a Big Way | 1947 | Sailor in Clothing Store (uncredited) | |
| The Millerson Case | 1947 | Clem Ogle, Blacksmith (uncredited) | |
| The Long Night | 1947 | State Policeman (uncredited) | |
| In Room 303 | 1947 | Short | |
| Wife Tames Wolf | 1947 | Short | |
| It Happened in Brooklyn | 1947 | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Nervous Shakedown | 1947 | Short | Second Convict |
| Fright Night | 1947 | Short | Chopper Kane |
| Hot Heir | 1947 | Short | Neighbor |
| Do or Diet | 1947 | Short | Old Boy Friend |
| California | 1947 | Blacksmith (uncredited) | |
| Blondie's Big Moment | 1947 | Charlie - the Bus Driver (uncredited) | |
| Andy Plays Hookey | 1946 | Short | Claude, Andy's Brother-in-Law |
| Gallant Bess | 1946 | Marine (uncredited) | |
| Dick Tracy vs. Cueball | 1946 | Cueball | |
| Slappily Married | 1946 | Short | Eddie--Honey's Fiance |
| So's Your Antenna | 1946 | Short | Gangster |
| No Leave, No Love | 1946 | Navy Man at Union Station (uncredited) | |
| Noisy Neighbors | 1946 | Short | Secondary Supporting Role (uncredited) |
| Pardon My Terror | 1946 | Short | Luke |
| Little Miss Big | 1946 | Private Detective (uncredited) | |
| Black Angel | 1946 | Mavis' Doorman (uncredited) | |
| In Fast Company | 1946 | Pete - Cabbie | |
| In Old Sacramento | 1946 | Oscar | |
| Young Widow | 1946 | Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| Blonde Alibi | 1946 | Detective (uncredited) | |
| 13 Rue Madeleine | 1946 | Gestapo Officer (uncredited) | |
| Scarlet Street | 1945 | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Dakota | 1945 | Roughneck in Saloon (uncredited) | |
| What Next, Corporal Hargrove? | 1945 | Military Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| An American Romance | 1944 | Baseball Game Spectator Behind Stefan (uncredited) | |
| Silver Spurs | 1943 | Buck Walters | |
| Yanks Ahoy | 1943 | Ship Cargo Seaman (uncredited) | |
| False Faces | 1943 | Detective Mallory | |
| Action in the North Atlantic | 1943 | Cherub Joe (uncredited) | |
| Three Hearts for Julia | 1943 | Soldier-Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
| A Gentle Gangster | 1943 | Steve Parker | |
| King of the Cowboys | 1943 | Hershel (uncredited) | |
| Assignment in Brittany | 1943 | German Sergeant (uncredited) | |
| Two Mugs from Brooklyn | 1942 | Al - Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| The Traitor Within | 1942 | Henchman Otis | |
| Fall In | 1942 | Army Barber (uncredited) | |
| Gentleman Jim | 1942 | Referee (uncredited) | |
| X Marks the Spot | 1942 | Henchman Dizzy | |
| You Can't Escape Forever | 1942 | Moxie - Greer's Henchman (uncredited) | |
| Highways by Night | 1942 | Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Bells of Capistrano | 1942 | Mug / Sign-Poster #2 (uncredited) | |
| Sunset Serenade | 1942 | Antlers Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | 1942 | The Big Sailor | |
| Friendly Enemies | 1942 | Delivery man | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | 1942 | Union Army Veteran #2 on Caisson (uncredited) | |
| Romance on the Range | 1942 | Jailer (uncredited) | |
| Sunday Punch | 1942 | Maxie - Ken's Handler (uncredited) | |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure | 1942 | First Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| About Face | 1942 | Short | Bartender Charlie |
| Joe Smith, American | 1942 | Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited) | |
| Brooklyn Orchid | 1942 | Al, Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| The Bugle Sounds | 1942 | Jerry - Saboteur (uncredited) | |
| Hay Foot | 1942 | Mailman (uncredited) | |
| You're in the Army Now | 1941 | Supply Man - Shoes (uncredited) | |
| Dangerously They Live | 1941 | Grant, Psychopathic Ward Guard (uncredited) | |
| Steel Against the Sky | 1941 | Mike - Diner Customer (uncredited) | |
| Red River Valley | 1941 | Lumber Deliverer (uncredited) | |
| They Died with Their Boots On | 1941 | SSgt. Brown (uncredited) | |
| Navy Blues | 1941 | Petty Officer (uncredited) | |
| Dangerous Lady | 1941 | Officer Donahue (uncredited) | |
| Tanks a Million | 1941 | Pvt. Monkman | |
| Dive Bomber | 1941 | Mechanic Who Helps Joe with Pressure Suit (uncredited) | |
| Manpower | 1941 | Lineman at Cafe Counter (uncredited) | |
| Desert Bandit | 1941 | Henchman Hawk | |
| The People vs. Dr. Kildare | 1941 | Blood Donor (uncredited) | |
| Penny Serenade | 1941 | Joe Connor, Man Dancing with Dotty (uncredited) | |
| Model Wife | 1941 | Laundry Man (uncredited) | |
| Men of Boys Town | 1941 | Husky Brother of Homely Girl at Dance (uncredited) | |
| The Great Train Robbery | 1941 | Gorman | |
| The Strawberry Blonde | 1941 | Barber Shop Hanger-on (uncredited) | |
| Lucky Devils | 1941 | Simmons (uncredited) | |
| Flight Command | 1940 | Big Sailor on Downed Seaplane (uncredited) | |
| The Border Legion | 1940 | Oscar Red McGooney | |
| So You Won't Talk | 1940 | Dopey | |
| City for Conquest | 1940 | Cab Driver by Fire (uncredited) | |
| The Howards of Virginia | 1940 | Backwoodsman (uncredited) | |
| Flowing Gold | 1940 | Man on Dance Floor (uncredited) | |
| The Ugly Dachshund | 1966 | Eddie - Garbage Man (uncredited) | |
| They Drive by Night | 1940 | Driver in Cafe (uncredited) | |
| Who Goes There? | 1965 | TV Movie | Motorcycle Cop |
| Brother Orchid | 1940 | Buffalo Burns (as Dick Wessell) | |
| Gunsmoke | 1965 | TV Series | Sol Durham |
| Sandy Is a Lady | 1940 | Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Boone | 1965 | TV Series | Moses Hennepin |
| Framed | 1940 | Al (uncredited) | |
| Wagon Train | 1965 | TV Series | Biff |
| Castle on the Hudson | 1940 | Convict Messenger (uncredited) | |
| Petticoat Junction | 1965 | TV Series | Bink Sharfells |
| Cafe Hostess | 1940 | Henchman Willie | |
| Ben Casey | 1965 | TV Series | Theatre Manager |
| Main Street Lawyer | 1939 | Gangster (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Kildare | 1965 | TV Series | Sam Dlugash |
| The Roaring Twenties | 1939 | Fletcher's Mechanic (uncredited) | |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Dusty |
| Hitler - Beast of Berlin | 1939 | Prison Guard Buchman (uncredited) | |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1964 | TV Series | Man |
| Dust Be My Destiny | 1939 | Customer (uncredited) | |
| Death Valley Days | 1964 | TV Series | Jericho Brown |
| I Stole a Million | 1939 | 2nd Cop (uncredited) | |
| The Great Adventure | 1964 | TV Series | |
| The Cowboy Quarterback | 1939 | Gyp Galbraith - Packers Player (uncredited) | |
| Arrest and Trial | 1964 | TV Series | Carnival Manager |
| They All Come Out | 1939 | Moxie (uncredited) | |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1964 | TV Series | Officer |
| Missing Daughters | 1939 | Brick McGirk | |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1964 | TV Series | Stan |
| The Kid from Kokomo | 1939 | Shadowboxer (uncredited) | |
| Channing | 1964 | TV Series | Giacamo Marchetti |
| An Hour for Lunch | 1939 | Short | Drugstore Lunch Counterman (uncredited) |
| The Fugitive | 1963 | TV Series | Charley Hendricks |
| Blackwell's Island | 1939 | Convict (uncredited) | |
| Rawhide | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Jed / Barker |
| They Made Me a Criminal | 1939 | Collucci | |
| Who's Minding the Store? | 1963 | Traffic Cop (as Richard Wessel) | |
| Hawk of the Wilderness | 1938 | Henchman Dirk | |
| The Twilight Zone | 1963 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | 1938 | Man in Pool Room Slugged by Father Connelly (uncredited) | |
| Grindl | 1963 | TV Series | Bus Driver |
| Submarine Patrol | 1938 | Dock Shore Patrolman (uncredited) | |
| Wives and Lovers | 1963 | Mr. Liberti | |
| The Crowd Roars | 1938 | Fighter at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Our Man Higgins | 1963 | TV Series | Joe |
| Racket Busters | 1938 | Truck Driver (uncredited) | |
| McKeever & the Colonel | 1963 | TV Series | Whitey Adams |
| Yellow Jack | 1938 | Cavalryman (uncredited) | |
| Wide Country | 1962 | TV Series | The Bartender |
| Arson Gang Busters | 1938 | Slugs | |
| 87th Precinct | 1962 | TV Series | Howard Pitt |
| Over the Wall | 1938 | Convict in Machine Shop with Gyp (uncredited) | |
| Room for One More | 1962 | TV Series | |
| A Slight Case of Murder | 1938 | Partygoer Popping Cork (uncredited) | |
| The Investigators | 1961 | TV Series | Stanley |
| Prescription for Romance | 1937 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Pocketful of Miracles | 1961 | Governor of Florida (uncredited) | |
| The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble | 1937 | Joe | |
| Frontier Circus | 1961 | TV Series | Smith |
| Submarine D-1 | 1937 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1954-1961 | TV Series | Jay Sandrich / Officer Burton |
| The Game That Kills | 1937 | 'Leapfrog' Soule | |
| Laramie | 1961 | TV Series | Sam Higgins |
| White Bondage | 1937 | Beans Clerk (uncredited) | |
| All in a Night's Work | 1961 | Janitor (uncredited) | |
| Slim | 1937 | Ed (as Dick Wessell) | |
| Bonanza | 1961 | TV Series | Big Mike Campbell |
| Border Cafe | 1937 | Jaillbird (uncredited) | |
| Thriller | 1961 | TV Series | Mr. Zimmer |
| San Quentin | 1937 | Trusty (uncredited) | |
| Riverboat | 1959-1961 | TV Series | Carney Kohler |
| They Gave Him a Gun | 1937 | German Machine Gunner (uncredited) | |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Edward J. McClusky / Aphrodite |
| Round-Up Time in Texas | 1937 | Henchman Craig Johnson | |
| Pony Express | 1960 | TV Series | Big Zack |
| Ace Drummond | 1936 | Henchman Boris (uncredited) | |
| The Gazebo | 1959 | Louis the Louse (as Richard Wessel) | |
| The Gay Desperado | 1936 | On-Screen Gangster (uncredited) | |
| Hennesey | 1959 | TV Series | Chief Davis |
| Fury | 1936 | Bodyguard (uncredited) | |
| Perry Mason | 1959 | TV Series | Transfer Man |
| Half Shot Shooters | 1936 | Short | Gunnery Soldier (uncredited) |
| Border Patrol | 1959 | TV Series | Captain Rattigan / Mulligan |
| Small Town Girl | 1936 | College Boy in Car (uncredited) | |
| The Thin Man | 1959 | TV Series | Willis Crossett |
| The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | 1936 | Joe (uncredited) | |
| Lawman | 1959 | TV Series | Jed Thomas |
| Bonnie Scotland | 1935 | Blacksmith's Helper (uncredited) | |
| Man with a Camera | 1959 | TV Series | Al Henchely |
| Eight Bells | 1935 | Bosun (uncredited) | |
| Pursuit | 1958 | TV Series | Diner operator |
| In Spite of Danger | 1935 | Monk Grady | |
| Peter Gunn | 1958 | TV Series | Yale Lubin |
| This Is Alice | 1958 | TV Series | Big Louie |
| No Time for Sergeants | 1958 | Drunk Infantryman at Purple Grotto (uncredited) | |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 1958 | TV Series | Bill |
| Man Without a Gun | 1957 | TV Series | Carpenter |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Cedric Wychinski |
| Zorro | 1957 | TV Series | Cpl. Delgado |
| Trackdown | 1957 | TV Series | Matt Morris |
| Tricky Chicks | 1957 | Short | |
| Telephone Time | 1957 | TV Series | |
| The Life of Riley | 1953-1957 | TV Series | Squarehead Malloy / Squarehead Malibu |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1956 | TV Series | Willard Crane |
| Navy Log | 1956 | TV Series | Dante Lacava |
| The Desperados Are in Town | 1956 | Hank Green | |
| Broken Arrow | 1956 | TV Series | Bartender |
| Around the World in Eighty Days | 1956 | Train Engineer (uncredited) | |
| Hey, Jeannie! | 1956 | TV Series | Trucker |
| The Sheriff of Cochise | 1956 | TV Series | Challis |
| Chevron Hall of Stars | 1956 | TV Series | Holt |
| It's a Great Life | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Eddie / Sergeant |
| Andy Goes Wild | 1956 | Short | Andy's Brother-in-Law |
| December Bride | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1955 | TV Series | Driver |
| Fury | 1955 | TV Series | Fred |
| Frontier | 1955 | TV Series | Hank |
| Rebel Without a Cause | 1955 | Planetarium Guide (uncredited) | |
| Stage 7 | 1955 | TV Series | Curly |
| Francis in the Navy | 1955 | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | |
| The Lone Ranger | 1955 | TV Series | Suede Nelson |
| The Eternal Sea | 1955 | Mike, Rivet Tosser (uncredited) | |
| G.I. Dood It | 1955 | Short | Sgt. Flint (as Richard Wessel) |
| Bowery to Bagdad | 1955 | Gus (as Richard Wessel) | |
| Father Knows Best | 1955 | TV Series | Officer |
| The Lone Wolf | 1955 | TV Series | Bill Basey |
| Lassie | 1954 | TV Series | Fred Brockway |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother Orchid | 1940 | performer: "My Little Buckaroo" 1937 - uncredited |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Various characters |
| Lost Island of Kioga | 1966 | TV Movie | Henchman Dirk |
| Studio 57 | 1957 | TV Series | Driver |
| Fling in the Ring | 1955 | Short | Chopper Kane (as Richard Wessel) |
| Squadron of Doom | 1949 | TV Movie | Boris |
Known for movies
Riverboat (1959-1961)
as Carney Kohler
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
as Cueball
Fright Night (1947)
as Chopper Kane
The Gazebo (1959)
as Louis the Louse