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name: "Richard Eyer"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 May 1945"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:04:28.604683+00:00"
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# Richard Eyer

Actor. Born 6 May 1945 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 May 1945, Santa Monica, California, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Eyer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2149442, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0264134/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/83315

## Biography

Richard Eyer is an American former child actor who appeared in films and television during the 1950s and 1960s. Born on 6 May 1945 in Santa Monica, California, he began his career after winning personality contests and moved into acting in the early 1950s.

He is known for roles including Ralphie Hilliard in *The Desperate Hours* (1955), Little Jess Birdwell in *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Timmie Merrinoe in *The Invisible Boy* (1957), and Barani the Genie in *The 7th Voyage of Sinbad* (1958). On television he played David Kane in the series *Stagecoach West* (1960–1961) and appeared in episodes of *Gunsmoke*, *Rawhide* and *Combat!*.

After leaving acting he became an elementary school teacher in Bishop, California, retiring in 2006. He is the older brother of the late child actor Robert Eyer.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Fi1m 72, as Little Jess Birdwell — [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Calhoun* (1964), as Hank Laird
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Robert Jackson
- *Mr. Novak* (1963), series, as Jeff Yorker
- *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Jerry Burnham
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Pvt. Kean
- *Stoney Burke* (1962), series, as Davey Cobb
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Bob Eckert
- *Stagecoach West* (1960), series, as Davey Kane
- *Hell to Eternity* (1960), as Guy - as a Boy
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, Actor
- *Johnny Rocco* (1958), as Johnny Rocco
- *The 7th Voyage of Sinbad* (1958), as Barani the Genie
- *Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse* (1958), series, Actor
- *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Montana Kid
- *Fort Dobbs* (1958), as Chad Gray
- *The Invisible Boy* (1957), as Timmie Merrinoe
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Matthew Brant
- *Homeward Borne* (1957), as Tommy Lyttleton
- *Bailout at 43,000* (1957), as Kit Peterson
- *Panic!* (1957), series, Actor
- *Slander* (1957), as Joey Martin
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Little Jess Birdwell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Canyon River* (1956), as Chuck Hale
- *The Kettles in the Ozarks* (1956), as Billy Kettle
- *Come Next Spring* (1956), as Abraham
- *Sincerely Yours* (1955), as Alvie Hunt
- *The Desperate Hours* (1955), as Ralph Hilliard
- *The 20th Century Fox Hour* (1955), series, Actor
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Tommy
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Muldoon
- *Father Knows Best* (1954), series, as Grover Adams
- *The Raid* (1954), as Larry's Friend (uncredited)
- *Ma and Pa Kettle at Home* (1954), as Billy Kettle
- *The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse* (1953), series, as Pete
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Dickie Morris
- *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Tommy Stevens, Johnny Carterville
- *Cavalcade of America* (1952), series, as Tony Lucas, Brian Beck, Tim Kendall
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, Actor
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Jimmy Lane

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