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Dick Richards

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Richard M. "Dick" Richards (born 1936) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Known as a storyteller and an "actor’s director", Richards worked with Robert Mitchum, Gene Hackman, Martin Sheen, Blythe Danner, Catherine Deneuve, Alan Arkin, Wilford Brimley, and many others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Richards is the 1,481st most popular film director (up from 1,537th in 2024), the 10,827th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,014th in 2019) and the 403rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dick Richards ranks 1,482 out of 2,041. Before him are Melvin Frank, Tarsem Singh, Semih Kaplanoğlu, Jorge Fons, Allen Daviau, Peter Segal, and Peter Medak. After him are Artur Balder, Callie Khouri, Vincent Sherman, Vera Stroyeva, and Paul Bartel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Dick Richards ranks 527. Before him are M. Scott Peck, James Stacy, Elizabeth Dole, Gary Hart, Dick Cavett, and Akwasi Afrifa. After him are Barbara Sobotta, Roger Staub, Salvador Reyes Monteón, Adán Godoy, Peter Hill-Wood, and Michael Dertouzos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Richards ranks 10,831 out of 20,380. Before him are Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Kathy Hilton (1959), King Curtis (1934), Thomas C. Hart (1877), Chris Klein (1979), Conn Findlay (1930), James M. Bardeen (1939), and Peter Segal (1962). After him are Kevin Moore (1967), Edward Brooke (1919), Jim Nabors (1930), and Keen Johnson (1896).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dick Richards ranks 403. Before him are Dan Gilroy (1959), Ellen Kuras (1959), Ken Burns (1953), Melvin Frank (1913), Allen Daviau (1942), and Peter Segal (1962). After him are Callie Khouri (1957), Vincent Sherman (1906), Paul Bartel (1938), Mick Garris (1951), James Young (1872), and Lesli Linka Glatter (1953).

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