---
name: "Richard Hale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-hale"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 November 1892"
died: "18 May 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T02:56:39.271497+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Richard Hale

Actor. Born 16 November 1892 in Rogersville, Tennessee, USA. Died 18 May 1981.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 November 1892, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA
- **Died:** 18 May 1981
- **Active:** 1953–1962
- **Also known as:** James Richards Hale
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 3 acting, 2 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 74 (1), 1950s 75 (3), 1960s 84 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $25m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hale, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3430837, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0354989/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16055

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Julius Caesar*](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md) (76)

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## Biography

Richard Hale (born James Richards Hale; 16 November 1892 – 18 May 1981) was an American actor, opera singer and narrator. Born in Rogersville, Tennessee, he attended Columbia University on a singing scholarship and graduated in 1914. He began in theatre with Minnie Maddern Fiske's company before pursuing a career as a baritone in opera and concert performance, later turning increasingly to acting in film, stage and television.

Hale's film roles include the Soothsayer in *Julius Caesar* (1953), Nathan Radley in *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), Gaspar in *Ben-Hur* (1959) and A.A. Adamson in *Family Plot* (1976). He appeared in *All the King's Men* (1949), *Friendly Persuasion* (1956) and *The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima* (1952), and made guest appearances in series such as *Star Trek* (1966), *Bonanza* (1959) and *Perry Mason* (1957). His appearance often led to casting as Middle Eastern or Native American characters.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), Fi1m 84, as Nathan Radley — [page](https://film.one/film/to-kill-a-mockingbird.md)
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), Fi1m 72, as Purdy — [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Julius Caesar* (1953), Fi1m 76, as A Soothsayer — [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Ben-Hur* (1959), Fi1m 76, as Gaspar (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)
- *All the King's Men* (1949), Fi1m 74, as Richard Hale (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

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

- *Evil Town* (1987), as Lester Wylie
- *Family Plot* (1976), as A.A. Adamson (uncredited)
- *Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins* (1975), as Reverend Culpepper
- *Dr. Shagetz* (1975), as Lester Wylie
- *Scandalous John* (1971), as Old Indian
- *Night Gallery* (1969), as Doctor
- *Dr. Heidegger's Experiment* (1969), as Mr. Gascoigne
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as J.H. Saulsberry
- *The Invaders* (1967), series, as Fred Wilk Sr.
- *Star Trek* (1966), series, as Goro — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)
- *Lassie, the Voyager* (1966), as Seth Plummer
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Sedgewick
- *The Munsters* (1964), series, Actor
- *Good Neighbor Sam* (1964), as Mr. Vernier (uncredited)
- *Petticoat Junction* (1963), series, as Judge Clarke, Reverend Meadows
- *To Kill a Mockingbird* (1962), as Nathan Radley — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/to-kill-a-mockingbird.md)
- *Tower of London* (1962), as Tyrus
- *The Alfred Hitchcock Hour* (1962), series, as Judge Arthur
- *The Incredible Doktor Markesan* (1962), as Prof. Everett Latimore
- *Sergeants 3* (1962), as White Eagle
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, as Gibson Hunsucker
- *Ben-Hur* (1959), as Gaspar (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/ben-hur.md)
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Chief Winetka
- *The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen* (1958), series, Actor
- *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Megissogwon
- *Alcoa Theatre* (1957), series, as Dr. Alex Farget
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Abner Gordon, George Lutts
- *Short Cut to Hell* (1957), as AT
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Purdy — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Pillars of the Sky* (1956), as Isaiah
- *A Man Alone* (1955), as Judge Witham (uncredited)
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as White Buffalo, El Cuerno, Old Luke Corbin, Miner
- *Moonfleet* (1955), as Starkill
- *Man on a Bus* (1955), as First Prisoner
- *Canyon Crossroads* (1955), as Joe Rivers
- *Drum Beat* (1954), Actor
- *Red Garters* (1954), as Dr. J. Pott Troy
- *The Diamond Queen* (1953), as Gabriel Tavernier
- *City Detective* (1953), series, Actor
- *Julius Caesar* (1953), as A Soothsayer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/julius-caesar.md)
- *San Antone* (1953), as Abraham Lincoln
- *Rogue's March* (1953), as Igor
- *A Star Shall Rise* (1952), as Gaspar
- *Springfield Rifle* (1952), as Gen. Halleck (uncredited)
- *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Pop, Fotheringham, Dr. Kessell, Judge, Bishop, Capt. Harmon
- *Caribbean* (1952), as Ship's Doctor (uncredited)
- *The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima* (1952), as Father Ferreira
- *Scaramouche* (1952), as Perigore
- *Young Man with Ideas* (1952), as Vishto (uncredited)
- *The Man with a Cloak* (1951), as Durand, the lawyer
- *The Unknown Man* (1951), as Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1951), as Dr. Blane (uncredited)
- *The Law and the Lady* (1951), as Sheriff (uncredited)
- *Soldiers Three* (1951), as Govind-Lal
- *Kim* (1950), as Hassan Bey
- *The Desert Hawk* (1950), as Iman, the Holy One
- *Convicted* (1950), as Judge (uncredited)
- *The Pilgrimage Play* (1949), as Pontius Pilate
- *All the King's Men* (1949), as Richard Hale (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-kings-men.md)
- *Port Said* (1948), as Mario Giustano
- *Queen Esther* (1948), as Mordecai
- *The Other Love* (1947), as Professor Linnaker
- *The Man Who Dared* (1946), as Reginald Fogg
- *The Devil's Mask* (1946), as Curator Raymond Halliday
- *Badman's Territory* (1946), as Ben Wade
- *Abilene Town* (1946), as Charlie Fair
- *A Thousand and One Nights* (1945), as Kofir
- *The Girl in the Case* (1944), as John Heyser
- *Knickerbocker Holiday* (1944), as Tammany
- *None Shall Escape* (1944), as Rabbi David Levin
- *Caprice of the Mountains* (1916), as Tim Baker

## Gallery

- ![Richard Hale](https://film.one/media/person/447599/gallery-06b9f7558dce.jpg) Richard Hale — Guild Productions, Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Actor_Richard_Hale_in_1946_Western_film_Abilene_Town.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Richard Hale](https://film.one/media/person/447599/gallery-d2be908723ce.jpg) Richard Hale — Image via TMDB

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