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Richard Selzer(1922-2008)

  • Actor
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Costume Designer
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Richard Selzer was born on 29 August 1922 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Promises..... Promises! (1963), Juvenile Court (1938) and Truck Turner (1974). He died on 19 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornAugust 29, 1922
DiedOctober 19, 2008(86)
BornAugust 29, 1922
DiedOctober 19, 2008(86)
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Known for

Jayne Mansfield in Promises..... Promises! (1963)
Promises..... Promises!
5.0
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department(as Mr. Blackwell)
  • 1963
Rita Hayworth, Georgie Billings, Richard Selzer, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Darro, Joe De Stefani, David Gorcey, Charles Hart, Paul Kelly, Don Latorre, and Allan Ramsay in Juvenile Court (1938)
Juvenile Court
5.8
  • Ears(as Dick Selzer)
  • 1938
Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner (1974)
Truck Turner
6.9
  • Wino(as Richard Blackwell)
  • 1974
I'm Going to Be Famous (1983)
I'm Going to Be Famous
5.6
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department(as Mr. Blackwell)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Melanie Lynskey and Corin Nemec in Foreign Correspondents (1999)
    Foreign Correspondents
    6.3
    • Second Landlord (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1999
  • Mariel Hemingway and Peter Onorati in Civil Wars (1991)
    Civil Wars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Blackwell (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1992
  • Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)
    Blossom
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Richard Selzer (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1991
  • Dane Farwell and John Wesley Shipp in The Flash (1990)
    The Flash
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Art Buyer (as Richard Blackwell)
    • 1991
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Dealer (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1990
  • Lee Horsley in Matt Houston (1982)
    Matt Houston
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Valentine St. Clair (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1982
  • The Brady Brides (1981)
    The Brady Brides
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Mr. Blackwell (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1981
  • Isaac Hayes in Truck Turner (1974)
    Truck Turner
    6.9
    • Wino (as Richard Blackwell)
    • 1974
  • Rita Hayworth, Georgie Billings, Richard Selzer, Hal E. Chester, Frankie Darro, Joe De Stefani, David Gorcey, Charles Hart, Paul Kelly, Don Latorre, and Allan Ramsay in Juvenile Court (1938)
    Juvenile Court
    5.8
    • Ears (as Dick Selzer)
    • 1938
  • Billy Halop in Little Tough Guy (1938)
    Little Tough Guy
    6.1
    • Bud (uncredited)
    • 1938

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • I'm Going to Be Famous (1983)
    I'm Going to Be Famous
    5.6
    • wardrobe: Vivian Blaine (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1983
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • fashion costumes (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1964
  • Jayne Mansfield in Promises..... Promises! (1963)
    Promises..... Promises!
    5.0
    • wardrobe: Miss Mansfield (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1963

Costume Designer

  • Something Special (1967)
    Something Special
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer (as Mr. Blackwell)
    • 1967–1968
  • Mr. Blackwell Presents
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Mr. Blackwell
  • Born
    • August 29, 1922
    • Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 19, 2008
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from an intestinal infection)
  • Other works
    Unsold pilot: Appeared in a pilot for a talk show to be called "Mr. Blackwell's Hollywood".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Most famous role as Mr. Blackwell, annually giving his list of 10 best dressed and 10 worst dressed women.
  • Quotes
    On Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982): He's better as a woman. If I were him, I'd *never* get out of drag.
  • Trademark
    Mr. Blackwell's Best and Worst Dressed Lists
  • Nicknames
    • Mr. Blackwell
    • Richard Blackwell

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