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Viola Richard(1904-1973)

  • Actress
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Viola Richard in Do Detectives Think? (1927)
Viola Richard was born on 6 January 1904 in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Exclusive Rights (1926), Limousine Love (1928) and Never the Dames Shall Meet (1927). She was married to Lawrence McCafferty, Sydney Rusinow and Alexander Kempner. She died on 28 December 1973 in Riverside, California, USA.
BornJanuary 6, 1904
DiedDecember 28, 1973(69)
BornJanuary 6, 1904
DiedDecember 28, 1973(69)
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Known for

Lillian Rich and Gayne Whitman in Exclusive Rights (1926)
Exclusive Rights
  • Actress
  • 1926
Charley Chase and Viola Richard in Limousine Love (1928)
Limousine Love
7.9
Short
  • Mrs. Glenders - the Wife
  • 1928
Charley Chase and Anita Garvin in Never the Dames Shall Meet (1927)
Never the Dames Shall Meet
5.9
Short
  • Beauty Contest Winner
  • 1927
Blow by Blow
Short
  • Viola
  • 1928

Credits

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Actress

  • Scotty Beckett, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas, and Pete the Dog in Sprucin' Up (1935)
    Sprucin' Up
    7.3
    Short
    • Second pedestrian (unconfirmed)
    • 1935
  • Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall, Stan Laurel, Hal Roach, and Charley Rogers in Tit for Tat (1935)
    Tit for Tat
    7.5
    Short
    • Passerby (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Line-Up (1929)
    The Line-Up
    3.6
    Short
    • Alyce Vernon
    • 1929
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
    Should Married Men Go Home?
    6.7
    Short
    • Brunette Girlfriend (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Charley Chase and Viola Richard in Limousine Love (1928)
    Limousine Love
    7.9
    Short
    • Mrs. Glenders - the Wife
    • 1928
  • Blow by Blow
    Short
    • Viola
    • 1928
  • Max Davidson, Polly Moran, Gene Morgan, and Viola Richard in Came the Dawn (1928)
    Came the Dawn
    5.1
    Short
    • The Gimplewort Daughter
    • 1928
  • Thelma Hill and Spec O'Donnell in Dumb Daddies (1928)
    Dumb Daddies
    6.4
    Short
    • Viola
    • 1928
  • Oliver Hardy, Frank Butler, Dorothy Coburn, Stan Laurel, and Hal Roach in Flying Elephants (1928)
    Flying Elephants
    5.9
    Short
    • Blushing Rose (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, and Stan Laurel in Leave 'em Laughing (1928)
    Leave 'em Laughing
    6.7
    Short
    • Dentist's Nurse (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Charley Chase and Anita Garvin in Never the Dames Shall Meet (1927)
    Never the Dames Shall Meet
    5.9
    Short
    • Beauty Contest Winner
    • 1927
  • Oliver Hardy, Max Davidson, and Viola Richard in Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927)
    Love 'em and Feed 'em
    5.9
    Short
    • Viola - Telephone Operator
    • 1927
  • Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Noah Young in Do Detectives Think? (1927)
    Do Detectives Think?
    6.7
    Short
    • Mrs. Foozle (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Sailors, Beware! (1927)
    Sailors, Beware!
    6.6
    Short
    • Society Lady (uncredited)
    • 1927
  • Charley Chase in What Women Did for Me (1927)
    What Women Did for Me
    7.8
    Short
    • Student (uncredited)
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 6, 1904
    • Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1973
    • Riverside, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lawrence McCafferty1953 - December 28, 1973 (her death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following production:

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  • Trivia
    Vivacious actress of several Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy and Charley Chase silent comedies for Hal Roach.

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