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Rick Vallin

January 06, 2023

Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966.

Rick Vallin
Vallin in Raiders of Old California (1957)
Born
Eric Efron

(1919-09-24)September 24, 1919
Feodosia, Russia[1]
DiedAugust 31, 1977(1977-08-31) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeEden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California
Other namesEric George Efron[2]
Years active1938–1966

Early years

Born in Feodosia, in the Crimea, Russia, Vallin came to the United States at age there with his South American mother, Mrs. Nardine Thomes, on the S/S Muskegon, which arrived at the Port of Boston on May 6, 1922. His father, an Imperial Army officer, was murdered by the Bolsheviks. His mother, known as Nadja Yatsenko, was a ballerina in Tsarist Russia; in the States, she was billed as a Gypsy dancer.[3][4]

Career

In 1940, Vallin (billed as Eric Efron) acted on stage with the Hollytown Theater.[5] He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year and played minor roles in feature films at various studios.[6] In 1942, he joined the Pasadena Playhouse, and received his first co-star billing in the film The Panther's Claw together with Sidney Blackmer,[7] and showed promise in Secrets of a Co-Ed with Otto Kruger.[8]

Vallin's fortunes improved in 1943 when he was hired as the villain in the East Side Kids comedy Clancy Street Boys. Producer Sam Katzman liked Vallin's darkly handsome looks and convincing delivery of dialogue, and cast him first as a juvenile lead (in Ghosts on the Loose) and then as a full-fledged leading man (in Vallin's only starring film, Smart Guy). When producer Katzman moved from Monogram Pictures to Columbia Pictures, he took Rick Vallin with him. This sealed Vallin's fate as a player in low-budget "B" movies, but it also gave him more than 10 years of job security.[citation needed] Vallin worked steadily in many of Katzman's features and serials, playing a variety of character roles: streetwise reporters, sinister villains, heroic internationals, and savage natives. His voice was also heard as the narrator of coming-attractions trailers.[citation needed]

Occasionally he showed up in such television series as Brave Eagle, Sheriff of Cochise, Bat Masterson, Jefferson Drum, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, The Lone Ranger and Wyatt Earp. He was also cast on The Adventures of Superman, as well in both The Gene Autry Show and The Roy Rogers Show. His last appearance was a guest role on Daniel Boone in 1966.[citation needed]

Death

Vallin died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 57. He is interred at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California.

Selected filmography

Films

Television shows

References

  1. ^ Biodata, ancestry.com. Accessed November 27, 2022.
  2. ^ Naturalization Declaration of Intent, 1942, Ancestry.com. Accessed November 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Smart Guy Due - Rick Vallin Plays Title Role in New Picture", Shamokin News Dispatch, February 19, 1944.
  4. ^ Profile, International Television Almanac - Who's Who, 1961, p. 289.
  5. ^ Von Blon, Katherine (December 2, 1940). "Family Life Well Shown". The Los Angeles Times. California, Los Angeles. p. 15. Retrieved August 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.  
  6. ^ Freshman Year, IMDb.com. Accessed November 27, 2022.
  7. ^ The Panther's Claw, IMDb.com. Accessed November 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Secrets of a Co-Ed, IMDb.com. Accessed November 27, 2022.

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his South American mother Mrs Nardine Thomes on the S S Muskegon which arrived at the Port of Boston on May 6 1922 His father an Imperial Army officer was murdered by the Bolsheviks His mother known as Nadja Yatsenko was a ballerina in Tsarist Russia in the States she was billed as a Gypsy dancer 3 4 Career EditIn 1940 Vallin billed as Eric Efron acted on stage with the Hollytown Theater 5 He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year and played minor roles in feature films at various studios 6 In 1942 he joined the Pasadena Playhouse and received his first co star billing in the film The Panther s Claw together with Sidney Blackmer 7 and showed promise in Secrets of a Co Ed with Otto Kruger 8 Vallin s fortunes improved in 1943 when he was hired as the villain in the East Side Kids comedy Clancy Street Boys Producer Sam Katzman liked Vallin s darkly handsome looks and convincing delivery of dialogue and cast him first as a juvenile lead in Ghosts on the Loose and then as a full fledged leading man in Vallin s only starring film Smart Guy When producer Katzman moved from Monogram Pictures to Columbia Pictures he took Rick Vallin with him This sealed Vallin s fate as a player in low budget B movies but it also gave him more than 10 years of job security citation needed Vallin worked steadily in many of Katzman s features and serials playing a variety of character roles streetwise reporters sinister villains heroic internationals and savage natives His voice was also heard as the narrator of coming attractions trailers citation needed Occasionally he showed up in such television series as Brave Eagle Sheriff of Cochise Bat Masterson Jefferson Drum The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok The Lone Ranger and Wyatt Earp He was also cast on The Adventures of Superman as well in both The Gene Autry Show and The Roy Rogers Show His last appearance was a guest role on Daniel Boone in 1966 citation needed Death EditVallin died in Los Angeles California at the age of 57 He is interred at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills California Selected filmography EditFilms Edit Freshman Year 1938 Upperclassman uncredited Dramatic School 1938 Student uncredited Newsboys Home 1938 Newsboy uncredited Desperate Cargo 1941 Radioman Stevens Escort Girl 1941 Jack The Corsican Brothers 1941 De Revenau s Friend at Opera uncredited Pardon My Stripes 1942 Red uncredited Sleepytime Gal 1942 Clerk uncredited The Panther s Claw 1942 Anthony Tony Abbot Flying with Music 1942 Juan Breganza uncredited Perils of the Royal Mounted 1942 Serial Little Wolf Friendly Enemies 1942 Soldier uncredited King of the Stallions 1942 Sina Oga Little Coyote Youth on Parade 1942 Customer uncredited Secrets of a Co Ed 1942 Nick Jordan Stand By All Networks 1942 Sound Control Room Engineer uncredited Lady from Chungking 1942 Rodney Carr A Night for Crime 1943 Arthur Evans Chauffeur Corregidor 1943 Cpl Pinky Mason Clancy Street Boys 1943 George Mooney Riders of the Rio Grande 1943 Tom Owens Ghosts on the Loose 1943 Jack Isle of Forgotten Sins 1943 Johnny Pacific Wagon Tracks West 1943 Dr John Fleetwing Nearly Eighteen 1943 Tony Morgan Smart Guy 1943 Johnny Reagan The Desert Song 1943 French Officer uncredited The Desert Hawk 1944 Serial uncredited Army Wives 1944 Barney Secrets of a Sorority Girl 1945 Paul Reynolds Dangerous Money 1946 Tao Erickson Northwest Outpost 1947 Dovkin Last of the Redmen 1947 Uncas The Sea Hound 1947 Serial Manila Pete Two Blondes and a Redhead 1947 Freddie Ainsley Brick Bradford 1947 Serial Sandy Sanderson Bob and Sally 1948 Jim Cooper Jungle Jim 1948 Kolu Chief of the Masai Tarzan s Magic Fountain 1949 Mountain Leader Flaming Arrow Shooter uncredited Shamrock Hill 1949 Oliver Matthews Tuna Clipper 1949 Silvestre Pereira Batman and Robin 1949 Serial Barry Brown Adventures of Sir Galahad 1949 Serial Sir Gawain Life of St Paul Series 1949 Serial Man in Lystra Killer Shark 1950 Joe crewman Cody of the Pony Express 1950 Serial Henchman Denver Chs 1 4 Comanche Territory 1950 Pakanah Captive Girl 1950 Chief Mahala State Penitentiary 1950 Tom Prison Guard Snow Dog 1950 Louis Blanchard Atom Man vs Superman 1950 Serial Power Company Truck Worker Ch 9 uncredited Rio Grande Patrol 1950 Capt Alberto Trevino Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard 1950 Agent McCullough Revenue Agent 1950 Al Chaloopka Henchman Fighting Coast Guard 1951 Marine uncredited Roar of the Iron Horse Rail Blazer of the Apache Trail 1951 Serial White Eagle Chs 1 3 6 12 uncredited When the Redskins Rode 1951 Duprez uncredited Hurricane Island 1951 Coba uncredited Jungle Manhunt 1951 Matusa Chief Bono Yellow Fin 1951 Jan The Magic Carpet 1951 Abdul Captain Video Master of the Stratosphere 1951 Serial Ranger Brown Chs 7 8 11 13 uncredited Lone Star 1952 Apache Brave uncredited Aladdin and His Lamp 1952 Captain of the Guard King of the Congo 1952 Serial Andreov Thief of Damascus 1952 Gate Guard uncredited Blackhawk 1952 Serial Stan Boris Strange Fascination 1952 Carlo Son of Geronimo Apache Avenger 1952 Serial Henchman Eadie Woman in the Dark 1952 Phil Morello Voodoo Tiger 1952 Sgt Bono Star of Texas 1953 Texas Ranger William Vance The Homesteaders 1953 Slim Salome 1953 Sailor uncredited Trail Blazers 1953 Officer Lundig The Marksman 1953 Leo Santee Topeka 1953 Ray Hammond Fighting Lawman 1953 Manuel Jackson The Golden Idol 1954 Abdullah Ma and Pa Kettle at Home 1954 Indian uncredited Thunder Pass 1954 Reeger Riding with Buffalo Bill 1954 Serial Reb Morgan Sign of the Pagan 1954 Cavalry Officer uncredited Day of Triumph 1954 James Bowery to Bagdad 1955 Selim Treasure of Ruby Hills 1955 Robert Vernon Dial Red O 1955 Deputy Clark The Man from Bitter Ridge 1955 Townsman uncredited The Adventures of Captain Africa 1955 Serial Ted Arnold King of the Carnival 1955 Serial Art Kerr The Scarlet Coat 1955 Mounted Lieutenant Escorting Maj Andre uncredited At Gunpoint 1955 Moore uncredited Perils of the Wilderness 1956 Serial Little Bear Terror at Midnight 1956 Police Officer Gaudino Frontier Gambler 1956 Gambler 3 uncredited Three for Jamie Dawn 1956 Policeman uncredited Gun Brothers 1956 Gomez uncredited Fighting Trouble 1956 Vic Savinie uncredited You Can t Run Away from It 1956 Reporter uncredited Naked Gun 1956 Savage henchman Untamed Mistress 1956 Henchman The Storm Rider 1957 Jack Feylan uncredited The Badge of Marshal Brennan 1957 Deputy Jody Jet Pilot 1957 Sergeant uncredited Raiders of Old California 1957 Burt The Tijuana Story 1957 Ricardo Club Manager uncredited Escape from Red Rock 1957 Judd Bowman Bullwhip 1958 Marshal Hendricks Pier 5 Havana 1959 Pablo uncredited The Wizard of Baghdad 1960 Guard uncredited The Quick Gun 1964 Johnson uncredited Television shows Edit The Adventures of Kit Carson 1952 1953 Henchman Piney Bob Mason Deputy Marton Henchman Hopalong Cassidy 1952 1954 Marco Rodriguez Ramon Torres Dr Johnny Tall Horse The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1952 1956 Pete Henchman Melford Frank Norton Death Valley Days 1953 Lieutenant Bob Hastings Rod Ross The Gene Autry Show 1953 1954 Yancy Gunslinger henchman Vasco Gang Leader Doc McCoy Big Tim Brady The Roy Rogers Show 1953 1957 Stanton Jim Wilson Annie Oakley 1954 1956 Henchman Al Al Billy The Abilene Kid Joe McGee Doyle Gil Warren Johnny Storm Outlaw Wyatt Earp 1955 1956 Zach Newcombe Buff Yancy The Lone Ranger 1955 1957 Blue Feather Crazy Wolf Adventures of Superman 1955 1958 Pallini the Human Fly Rick Sable Pruitt Thug 1 Scarface Four Star Playhouse 1956 Officer Highway Patrol 1957 Simpson Official Detective 1957 US TV series episode The Man With The Goatee Goatee The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin 1957 Pacing Bear Gahewa M Squad 1958 Blue Indigo Requestor at Ballroom Bat Masterson 1961 Jenks The Prisoner 1966 Daniel Boone 1966 Sentry final appearance Biography portal Russia portal California portal Film portal Television portalReferences Edit Biodata ancestry com Accessed November 27 2022 Naturalization Declaration of Intent 1942 Ancestry com Accessed November 27 2022 Smart Guy Due Rick Vallin Plays Title Role in New Picture Shamokin News Dispatch February 19 1944 Profile International Television Almanac Who s Who 1961 p 289 Von Blon Katherine December 2 1940 Family Life Well Shown The Los Angeles Times California Los Angeles p 15 Retrieved August 4 2018 via Newspapers com Freshman Year IMDb com Accessed November 27 2022 The Panther s Claw IMDb com Accessed November 27 2022 Secrets of a Co Ed IMDb com Accessed November 27 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rick Vallin Rick Vallin at AllMovie Rick Vallin at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Vallin amp oldid 1124242799, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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