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Richard Jaeckel
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Actor Born: October 10, 1926 in Long Beach, NY Death: June 14, 1997 Biography:Born "R. Hanley Jaeckel" (the "R" stood for nothing), young "Richard Jaeckel" arrived in Hollywood with his family in the early 1940s. Columnist "Louella Parsons", a friend of Jaeckel's mother, got the boy a job as a mailman at the 20th Century-Fox studios. When the producers of Fox's "Guadalcanal Diary" found themselves in need of a baby-faced youth to play a callow marine private, Jaeckel was given a screen test. Despite his initial reluctance to play-act, Jaeckel accepted the "Guadalcanal Diary" assignment and remained in films for the next five decades, appearing in almost 50 movies and playing everything from wavy-haired romantic leads to crag-faced villains. Between 1944 and 1948, Jaeckel served in the U.S. Navy. Upon his discharge, he co-starred in "Sands of Iwo Jima" with "John Wayne" and "Forrest Tucker". In 1971, Jaeckel was nominated for a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar on the strength of his... Full Biography
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