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Richard Beymer

Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer
Born: Feb 20, 1938 in Avoca, Iowa
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Cinematographer,
Active: '50s-'90s
Major Genres: Mystery, Drama
Career Highlights: West Side Story, The Diary of Anne Frank, Terminal Station
First Major Screen Credit: Terminal Station (1953)
10 Videos for Richard Beymer
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1997) Under Investigation (1993) The Stripper (1963)
Foxfire (1996) Danger Island (1992) The Longest Day (1962)
My Girl 2 (1994) Twin Peaks (1989) West Side Story (1961)
My Girl 2 (1994)
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Biography:

Actor Richard Beymer has been working steadily on television and in feature films for over four decades. Born in Avoca, IA, Beymer first went before cameras on a Los Angeles children's show at the age of 12, and two years later made his feature-film debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (Indiscretion of an American Wife) (1953).

After appearing in several more films during the '50s, with only two major performances in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and West Side Story (1961), Beymer had a significant role in The Longest Day (1962), sharing the film's unforgettable last scene with Richard Burton.

Beymer enrolled in New York's Actor's Studio in 1963, but subsequently became an active participant in the struggle to allow African-Americans to register for the vote in Mississippi; during his time down South, he also helped to make a prize-winning documentary of the event. In 1974, Beymer directed his first feature film, The Innerview, an avant-garde effort he distributed to various international film festivals.

During the '80s, Beymer became a supporting actor and is best remembered for his regular role as Benjamin Horne on David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide.