Richard Buckley was born on April 5, 1906 in Tuolumne, California, USA. He was an actor, known for You Bet Your Life (1950), Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959) and The Ed Sullivan Show (1948). He died on November 12, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.
(Reworking the famous speech from Shakespere's "Julius Caesar"): "Hipsters, flipsters and finger-poppin' daddies, knock me your lobes!"
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(At the close of his shows): "People are a lot like flowers. It's been a pleasure letting me walk through your garden."
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DIG INFINITY!!!
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(On his nightclub appearances): "When I wasn't working a joint...I was smokin' it!"
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(Commenting on Jesus Christ, or as he called him, "The Nazz"): "The hippest cat what ever stomped this green sphere! Cuz when he laid it down...it stayed there!"
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Fact
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His ashes were scattered in Red Rock Canyon, outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Performed both comic and dramatic vocal works, often based on historical figures, classic literature or flights of fantasy, in what one critic described as "word jazz"; a free-flowing, almost improvisational style somewhere between rap and classical storytelling, peppered with inventive slang and visualizations.
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One of his publicity stunts was to be driven around in a casket in the back of a "flower car" hearse, and when the hearse stopped at a traffic light, Buckey would open the casket and announce his nightclub appearance that night.
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Created his "Lord Buckley" persona after buying an oversized cape made for an elephant from a bankrupt circus.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil
1959
TV Series
Wildman of Wildsville / Go Man Van Gogh (voice, as Lord Buckley)
We're Not Married!
1952
Mr. H.D. Graves (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
You Bet Your Life
1956
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ed Sullivan Show
1958-1959
TV Series
Comedian / Himself - Lord Buckley
You Bet Your Life
1956
TV Series
Himself - Comic
Penthouse Party
1951
TV Series
Himself
Versatile Varieties
1950
TV Series
Himself
Texaco Star Theatre
1950
TV Series
Himself - Comedien
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
You Bet Your Life (1956) as Himself - Comic
Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959) as Go Man Van Gogh / Wildman of Wildsville
The Ed Sullivan Show (1958-1959) as Comedian / Himself - Lord Buckley
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