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name: "Richard Whiting"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-whiting"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 August 1909"
died: "23 September 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:42.036516+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 Whiting

Actor. Born 17 August 1909 in Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S.. Died 23 September 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 August 1909, Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **Died:** 23 September 1997
- **Active:** 1980–1994

## Biography

Richard Whiting was an American actor. He appeared in a number of films and television series from the late 1970s onwards.

His film credits include *Starting Over* (1979), *Ordinary People* (1980), *Missing* (1982), *Tootsie* (1982), *Zelig* (1983), *Sweet Liberty* (1986), *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993) and *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994). He also had guest roles in series such as *Kate & Allie* and *Golden Years*.

Whiting was married to Frances Elizabeth Swett.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Fi1m 78, as Ancient Puzzler — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md)
- *Zelig* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Other Doctor — [page](https://film.one/film/zelig.md)
- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Priest — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, as Grandfather — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)

## Also known for

- *Missing* (1982), Statesman
- *Six Degrees of Separation* (1993), Mrs. Bannister's Guest
- *Starting Over* (1979), Everett
- *Sweet Liberty* (1986), Johnny Delvechio

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