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Richard Carruth(1920-1973)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Production Manager
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Richard Carruth was born on 28 March 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for West Side Story (1961), The Great Escape (1963) and In the Heat of the Night (1967). He was married to Lois Jean Lasalle, Marion Frances Curtiss and Evelyn Carruth. He died on 22 August 1973 in England, UK.
BornMarch 28, 1920
DiedAugust 22, 1973(53)
BornMarch 28, 1920
DiedAugust 22, 1973(53)
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"West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961
West Side Story
7.6
  • Music Department
  • 1961
Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape
8.2
  • Music Department
  • 1963
Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates in In the Heat of the Night (1967)
In the Heat of the Night
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1967
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1962

Credits

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Music Department

  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
    Jesus Christ Superstar
    7.4
    • music editor (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Sophia Loren, Peter O'Toole, and James Coco in Man of La Mancha (1972)
    Man of La Mancha
    6.6
    • music editor
    • 1972
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • music editor (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
    Cannon for Cordoba
    5.7
    • music editor
    • 1970
  • Sidney Poitier in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
    They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
    6.0
    • music editor
    • 1970
  • The Hawaiians (1970)
    The Hawaiians
    6.2
    • music editor
    • 1970
  • Ernest Borgnine, Tony Curtis, Brian Keith, Ivan Dixon, Tom Ewell, and Suzanne Pleshette in Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970)
    Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came
    5.4
    • supervising music editor
    • 1970
  • Halls of Anger (1970)
    Halls of Anger
    6.0
    • music editor
    • 1970
  • Beau Bridges in Gaily, Gaily (1969)
    Gaily, Gaily
    5.3
    • music editor
    • 1969
  • Angie Dickinson, Dick Van Dyke, Johnny Mandel, Heywood Hale Broun, Rosemary Forsyth, Connie Gilchrist, Howard Hesseman, Gerald Hirschfeld, Garson Kanin, Zohra Lampert, Walter Mirisch, Melba Moore, Jennifer O'Neill, Elliott Reid, Pippa Scott, Carole Shelley, and Beverly Todd in Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
    Some Kind of a Nut
    4.4
    • music editor
    • 1969
  • Young Billy Young (1969)
    Young Billy Young
    5.7
    • music editor
    • 1969
  • Stiletto (1969)
    Stiletto
    5.2
    • music editor (as Dick Carruth)
    • 1969
  • Jacqueline Bisset and Wes Stern in The First Time (1969)
    The First Time
    5.0
    • music editor
    • 1969
  • Joe Don Baker, George Kennedy, Bernie Casey, Monte Markham, Reni Santoni, Scott Thomas, and James Whitmore in Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
    Guns of the Magnificent Seven
    5.8
    • music editor
    • 1969
  • The Thousand Plane Raid (1969)
    The Thousand Plane Raid
    5.6
    • music editor
    • 1969

Actor

  • Ricardo Cortez, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, and Verree Teasdale in The Firebird (1934)
    The Firebird
    6.1
    • Baker Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Dolores Del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Kay Francis, and Al Jolson in Wonder Bar (1934)
    Wonder Bar
    6.4
    • Page Boy (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Bear Knees (1928)
    Bear Knees
    Short
    • 1928
  • Jack McHugh and Coy Watson in Wild Puppies (1927)
    Wild Puppies
    Short
    • Levitzky Gang (as Dick Good)
    • 1927
  • Leon Holmes in Captain Kidd's Kittens (1927)
    Captain Kidd's Kittens
    Short
    • (as Dick Good)
    • 1927
  • Seeing the World (1927)
    Love My Dog
    7.0
    Short
    • Kid at Dog Show (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Ten Years Old (1927)
    Ten Years Old
    6.9
    Short
    • Birthday Party Guest
    • 1927

Production Management

  • Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
    Jesus Christ Superstar
    7.4
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1973
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • post-production supervisor
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dick Carruth
  • Born
    • March 28, 1920
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 1973
    • England, UK(asthma)
  • Spouses
      Lois Jean LasalleFebruary 17, 1970 - August 22, 1973 (his death)
  • Children
    • William C. Carruth
  • Parents
      Walter Richard Good

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Step father is director Clyde Carruth Clyde Carruth.

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